The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-04-13
HOUSE..
WARRINGTON, d. c., April ).

i Mr. (CDN from the mItfpp hank
ing and currency. reported a bill to repu
late the winding up II the national banks
| He e,nlained that the object of the b,I
was to facilitate the liquidation. and tina
the insolyent banks NAV be perfectly and
speedilv closed M in the interest of m,
npblic The bill passed
A message was received from the Senate
informing the House that the Senate ha,
orranized for the trial of the impeacbmen,
of ~ w Belknap and was ready tn re-
ceive the managers at its bar
The impeachment managers then pre.
sented themselves at the bar of the House
ard stated. through their chairman. tina,
thew had proceeded to the bar of the Sen
ate aud that the Senate had fixed Monday
the l7tn inst. as the day on which they
would make the process returnable agains,
w. w Helknap. late Secretary of War.
The House then went into committee O,
the whole. on the bill to transfer the In
dian bureau from the Interior to the Wa,
Denartmedt
Mr. SPARKS smoke in favor of the hill
Mr. COX opposed the bill. ,ugpestino
that the nresent svstem was hell and the
Indian was hell and the lowest deep was in
the Interior Department. The still lowe,
deem that was Threatening To deyour him
was fonnd in the War Denaytment. He
end, rod the recommend.t;on of tho Jna;,n
Commission annointed in 1867 10 confide
the Indian service 10 an indenendent de.
partment. and TO let i,s head he . member
~ the Cabinet Tben the service vonld be
at once emanc;nated from ia confnsed
condition Dis,nrbances ou,b,e.t. and
rnle
The committee then rose. and the Hons.
tool . r.c.ss iii 20 ,bs .,.n;nn 800
be;no for the co,s;der.t;on of Tho leo;sI,
tive anpronriation bill.
Mr.HALMAN. from the committee m
appropn alton. reported back Senate hill
firing the Presidential salary. after the All
of Mach 49, AT sos 600 P.,sed iii.
ont discussion,
The House then resumed consideration
of the bill to carry into operation the Ha.
waiian treaty.
Speeches in support of the bill we're made
by Messrs. Garfield and MAR.
Mr.. GIBSON spoke in opposition.
Mr.. WOOD. Of New York, who has
charge Of the bill, gave notice, a. there
were but two more speeches to be made on
ii, he would endeavor to get it TO a vote
next Monday.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole on the legislative appropriation
bill, and at half-pass four took recess till
7:3O, the evening session to be for the
same business.
The evening session opened with attacks
on the committee OF appropriations, carried
on by Joyce, Dunall, Townsend and Will
lams, which attack was rePelled on the
part OF the committee BY Messrs. Randall,
Whltehouse and Willard.
An amendment was offered to insert an
Item Tor stenograPhar for the Comptroller
Of the currency, but was, after half-hours
deoate, rejected by . strict party vote.
AFTER progressing as lar a. the 10Th page
OF the Dill, the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
WAsHISGToS, D. C., April This
being private bill day, committees we're
called upon for bills Of private character.
The only bill Of any public interest was
that reported from the committee on mill
tary affairs. to allow Gen. Godfrey Wi,zel
to accept the Office of trustee of the (incin-