The Osceola times., 1876-06-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
NENATE.


In the senate on the Sd, Mr.. Allison
called up the senate BILL providing for an
agreement with the Sioux nation in regard TO
portion of their reservation aud for other
authorizing the president, by and with the
advice and consent of the senate, to appoint
n commisson; to consist of FIVE persons, to
visit AS soon as possible, the tribes of Sioux
Indians with a view of negotiating with
them treaty or agreement for the ccssion to
TO the United States OF the right of said tribes
to the country known as the Black Hills, and
appropristing $4,000 to pay the expenses of
the commission and collect the Indians in
one place for conference. After discussion,
Mr.. Ingalls, suggested to Mr.. Edmunds to
amend his substitute so as to authorize the
commissioners to treat with the Indians for
relinquishing the Black Hills, and otherwise
for the preservation of peace. Mr.. Edmunds
accepted the suggestion, and modified his
substitute accordingly. Mr.. ingalls, sub
mitted an amendment, providing that any re-
port made by the commissioners shall be
transmitted to the president, together with
any agreement made with said Indians who
shall transmit the same to congress for ap-
p.oval Agreed TO. The bill was then read
| n third time, and passed yeas, 80 nays, 8.
| The senate resumed consideration of cnhn-
ished business, being bill making appro-
| prations for legislative, executive and jldi-
cial expenses of the government for the year
ending June 80, 1877. After the finishing
clause in regard TO appropriations for war
and navy department, the senate went into
| executive session, and when the doors were
| re-opened, adjourned.
In the senate on the 9th, the senate re-
sumed the consideration of unfinished bust
ness, being the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill. The amendments
Of the csmmitteee on appropriations restor-
ing the compensation of clerks in the Office
to. Other amendments restoring the sala-
ries of the employees in the general land of.
| tce, pension and patent Offices were agreed
TO. All other amendments of the committee
| G ring the salaries of employees in the bu-
reau of education, postofiice department and
the departments Of justice and agriculture,
were agreed to. Also the amendments max
ing appropriations for surveyors general and
their clerks. Many other amendments, re-
storing salaries, etc, were agreed TO, and the
senate adjourned.
In the senate on the 9Th, during the
morning hour a number of bills on the cal
endar of a private character were passed,
and at one o'clock legislative business was
suspended and consideration Of articles of
impeachment was resumed. Mr.. Merrill
| (Me.) said the question of fixing the time for
| this trial was very important He moved
| that the galleries be cleared and the doors
| closed that the senators might confer upon
| that question. Agreed to, and the senate
went into secret conference. Mr.. Whyte
presented the petition of Gen. G. 7. Beaure-
gard, OF Louisiana, for the removal OF his po-
| litical disabilities. Referred to the judicia-
| nv committee. At 800 the doors were re-
| opened, and the chair announced that an
| order had been agreed upon, as follows: Or
| dered, that on the sixth Of July, at one
o'clock p. M, the senate, sitting as a court of
| impeachment, will proceed to hear the evil
dence on the merits of a trial of this case.
On motion Of Mr.. sherman, the senate, sit
ing as u court of impeachment, adjourned
until the 10th inst, It being understood that
| the cotAt would meet that day to receive the
answer of the respondent under the order
| adopted. Legislative business was then re-
sumcd and the chair laid before the senate
the unfinished business. Pending discussion
the senate adjourned.
In the senate on the 7th a resolution
proposing u common unit of money and ac.
counts for the United States and Great
Britain passed. The house bill extending
for one year the provisions of an act Of De-
cember 2s, 1874, SO Ms not TO deprive home
stead settlers driven from their homes by the
locust plague, of their rights, passed. The
senate resumed consideration Of unfinished
business being the legislative, judicial and
| executive appropriation bill which was read
| ba frI IN. 10
called up the fortiication appropriation
bill, reported by the committee on appropri-
| ations. without amendment, which was read
| the third time and passed. The senate then
took up the silver bill, with the understand.
ing that it should come up rs unfinished bust
| ness tomorrow, after executive session. Ad.
journed.
In the senate on the sth. at the expi-
ration of the morning hour, bill to amend
the laws relating to legal tenders Of Silver
coin, known as the silver bill, was taken up,
aud Mr.. Morrill, tVt) spoke against the bill
as reported by the committee on finance.
| Mr.. Gordon from the committee on military
| reported iavcrahly on the senate bill 10 au-
thorze an increase in the number of officers
| of the army detailed TO teach military tactics
| throughout the country, with an amendment
| increasing the number of such officers IRON
twenty to thirty. The amendment was
agreed to and the bill passed. The senate
then adjourned
nOUNE.
In the house on the Sd, the house went
into committee Of the whole, Mr.. Springer
in the chair, on the Indian appropriation
bill. The day was consumed in the discus
sion of a variety of amendments, most of
them offered by Mr.. Seelye and most Of them
rejected on vote. Among them was one to
forbid furnishing rations TO white men living
with Indian women. The committee having