The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-04

and Indians deteriorsted either. He would
tberefors let them marry. let them amslesmste,
would ,s.% no ss.y do s soossS n os
Francc-sokDowiedRe themselves man and wife.
He also expressed the opinion, m reference TO
another amendment about eduostion, that edu-
cation only tended 10 make Indians worse thar
they were before.
Mr.. seelve expressed his establishment at the
theories put forward BY Mr.. Harrison that the
best wav TO olvllize Indians was to cut on
scbools and TO bring In such processes az he
Mr.. Coz (Dem.. N. " also expressed his dis
cent from the views put forward by the repre-
recognized mong the Indian tribes. daughter
The miscegination which he encouraged would
bring the remnant Of the indian tribes down to
the line Of railroad civilization. This was an
earnest question, and one that could not be dis
happily defended the Marine Band. 1t was
an entirely different question: Mr.. Jener-
son SON II Pts notes o,. yrsSbis refer;
said they we're men Of i'm aSiu alton, OF rhetoric
and although "Oid virginia might now and
then have In her DISTINGUISHED men some Indian
blood, still, as a general rule, "Old Virginia"
did not 60 In that direction. but kept In the line
Of the Madisops, the Jenersons, and the Har-
nsons.
Mr.. Hsrrison-Jenerso had Indian blood in
Mr.. Cox-I am yet to learn that from authen.
tic history, and II he had any OF II In him, will
never, never, never vote for him again as long 10
live. Ills imitation OF Mr.. Hsrrisons stvle
greeted With general laughter aud applause).
The amendment was rejected.
The committee having reached the point OF
the bill providing for the transfer Of the Indian
Bureau from the Interior to the War Depart
ment, MIR. Crary Qiep., Iowa. made spoint Of
on It's face y retrench eIpenditures. "N u'' NV
Mr.. Seelye (Rep., Mass.) also supported the
point OF order, and argued that the proposed
transfer was no more q measure OF economy on
Its face than 1t would be for party to break up
housekeeping Thereby getting rid OF Its ser
Mr.. Randall Dem, Pa, In reply to Mr.. seelye,
said he had seldom known a gentleman
who grated so much about economy ana voted
50 regularly against It. As to the economy Of
the Committee on Appropriations, IL had
been ascrlbed to partsanship. IL was not
partsanship, but 1t was giving ex preston to tn
voice OF the people Even II It were partisan.
ship IL had ceased to be partsanship, and had
to-day, according to information from the
Treasury Department, become necessity. The
receipts Of the Government for the present
fiscal year were from seventeen to twenty
millions below the estimates, and the receipts
for the next fiscal year would probably be from
thrty-nve to forty millions below estimates.
He therefore said to all new corners on this floor
or elsewhere. that the expenses OF the Govern
ment for the next fiscal year had to be red ced
to the extent to which It had been determined
by the Com mittee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Kelley-why not permit the revival OF busi-
nces and replenish the Treasury.
Mr. Randall IL my colleague will suggest a
way to do that he Will do more than any other
memoer on that side has done. There Ia but
one way to revive the industry ofthe country. 1t
Is to rettench eItrayaeance and set good ex-
ample to private citizens.
After further discussion the committee rose,
with the understanding that the point Of order
would be decided when tho House next went
into committee.
Mr.. Wood Dem, N. ", from the Committee
OF Ways and Means, made report In regard to
the Alaska fur seal fishery lease, generating
ofhoers Of the Government aud Of the company
from all allegations OF fraud. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Randall, from the Committee on Rules,
reported an amendment to rule "a, authorizing
the Committee on Banking and Currency to re-
port at any time.
Opposition to the amendment was made by
Mr.. Kelley and others, and without coming to a
decision upon II, the House at $50 p. 81. ad-
journed.