The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-05-05

modified oath. The house took Up the sehat
bill to fefea1 the act making restriction il
the distribution of public lands in Alabama
Mississippi, Arkansas and Florida, confninJ
them the provisions of the homestead law
No action was taken on the bill. The pro
ceedings in the evening session were entirel!
devoid of public interest.
In the house, on the Goth, bills verr
introduced and referred as follows: To gran
to Ohio the Hnsold and unsppropriated pub
lie lands IN that state; to limit the power &
courts to punish for eeh'eMppSS; also, to en-
large the ttss..ssiiieges of the writ of habea.
corpus Mr.. Singleton, from the committee
on appropriations, reported back the senate
appropriation bill, and moved that they be
concnrred in. Agreed to. Mr.. Wells reported
back the senate smeedlmests t5 the def.
cheney bill, grr.e 81 which were reflected and
some e6pfurred in Without SeinS, fsssA y ttSYe
house. The bitl 10 ta4ssFE tie ne Indian bureau
to the AZ department was then taken; up,
SGa Mr. consep a e21 ePsae aSs aRst tns 6sms s Eli Il
the ehafchss {. tne country, of all religious
denominations, which would look with
amazement at this effort to substitute the
sword for the bible. Mr.. Mills advocated
| the bill, in the interest of the white men of
the frontier; NJ, Huntoh moved al, q, attnshd- r
be enpIesed Is fSdlSE sssBts. s1Idopted. a.
| Wy. Gssks SEefed an additional section
providing for the admission to United States
\ citizenship of any indian @ec Wy prove to
the satEfpction 81 a court nearest to the
: reservation of his tribe or nation that he is
sufficiently intelligent and prudent to con-
duct his own affairs and interests and that
he has adopted the habits of civilization.
Adopted. Without making a fnai disposi-
ton OF the bill the house ADJOURNED
In the house, on the 2ist, Mr.. Khott
Introduced biil IL ksE5at.aasse the privilege of
eahile writ of habeas corpus in certain cases.
Referred. 1t provides that the supreme
court shall have original and exclusive turis.
dictiOn to issue the writ of habeas corpus in
all cases where the party. shall BE Detailed or
restrained OF his liberty 6y authority 81 TN
der ordsts OF either mouse of congress; that
whenever it shall appear by petition that the
party is detained or restrained of his liberty
by authority of either house of congress,
before state or United States Judge or court
other than the supreme court of the United
States, the writ shall b. drh!ed IL hot Issued,
or dismissed II isstied; that if any snch state
OF United States Judge OF court. other iean
the supreme court StFbtt z Writ ot habeas
corpus W e@cn cases, the supreme court may
award writ of prohibition, and that If the
supreme court shall not be IL sse33i6n at the
time, any Judge IF sucn court may take such
setsoi with the right of appeal to the supreme
court. Mr.. Burchard reported a bill concerto
ing corporations engaged ip the bHsihss5 os
distillihg. After 1 good zeal of discussion
the bill passed. Consideration of the bill to
transfer the Indian bureau to the war depart
ment was resumed. The bill then passed
139 to "a. 1t provides that after the first of
July next the secretary OF the war depart
meht shall exercise the supervising and ap-
pelate powers and possess the. jurisdiction
now exercised and hossessed bs- The secsetary
Of The ihtsriot il relation to Indian affairs;
that ne shall from time to time make details
of army officers to administer the affairs of
the Indian branch of the war department.
that the commanding officers of the geo.
graphical departments shall be eS.oficiO in
charge OF Indian affairs in their departments
and shall make details of officers; iuoluains
officers on the retired liss, To administer the
affairs of he IDdian service, and that the
Inspector general of the army shall discharge
the duties of inspector of Indian affairs. The
act is not to be construed to authorize an
increase in the number, rank, pay or allow.
ances of army officers. All contracts fof
Indian supplies and srahsnSr' ati8h are to De
made in the sarhe manner and at the same
tire, when practicable, as. those for Tie
army. All religions denominations are 10
enjoy free and edbel Eight to erect and
maintain rk3rSnes and school buildings on
indian reservations. Individual Indians who
nave duOpJcu the idDlto u cINlIiNeo hiS may
become citizens of the United States without
fOrfeiting their right to their SHARE of tribal
property. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 24th; the following
we're among the Bib fnit''dHced and referred
under tks Call OF the states; To recrgani4e
the navy. II provides that there sGsli a5te on
the active iist "a iear admiraIs, eighteen
eatnt. OGores, fifty captains and seventy-five
commanders, and that the promotions in
these grades shall cease until those numbers
shall be reached. To permit the national
banks to issue circulating notes sdi;al 80
amount to one .tandSsa pSf cent of the cur.
rent rtArket value of the bonds deposited by
them. Mr.. Sayler presented petition from
the tobacco manufacturers of Cincinnati and
CovIngton, for a reduction of te1 on TOBACCO
to sixteen cents per pound. Referred: Mr.
Blaine took the hoof; and proeeedeH to hiake
a personal e1plthasi6h II ?egard to the news
paper charges Connecting him with The Union
Pacific railroad. In refutatioh of the charge
that he had received, in some indirect nah
ner, the large sum OF si+ty-fodr thousand
dollars in laFi, which allegation was based
Partly upon the authority of Morton, Bliss
d Co., bankers, of New York, through whom
a draft for sixty-four thousand dollars was
said to have been negotiated for his benefit,
Mr.. Blaine presented letter from the firm
denying that any draft, nete or check hed
ever passed through their hands III which he
was supposed to have shS interest direct or
indirect Other documentary evidence was
submitted to the same tenor, and in stthE!hg
up the senator denouneed ehe charges, each
and all, as %iteoat shadow of truth. The
ho'lee then resumed consideration of the dis
trict tax bill, but without action ad iourned.