The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-16

cussion of the resolution, and the reso
| luton, thus giving rise to debate, j
went over under the rule until Mon
day next. Mr.. Goodin, from the committee
on public lands, reported a bill providing fol-
the sale of the Usage ceded lands in Kansa:
to actual settlers. Passed. Adjourned til
Wednesday.
In the house on the I'd, aster the rad
ing of the journal, the house went into com
mittee of the whole on the Indian appropri
alton bill. There was considerable progress
made in the bill, with the usual discussion
about Indian outrages, but the section for
the transfer of the Indian bureau to the war
department was not reached when the COM
mittee rose. The consideration of the bill
for the distribution of the Geneva award was
fixed for Monday next. The house then took
a recess, the evening session to be for gen.
eral debate on the tariff bill.
In the house on June 1st, the bill to
amend title 50 of TIE revised statutes, relat-
ing to merchant seamen-it provides fGI the
appointment by the secretary of the treas
ury of a commissioner TO be known as ship
ping commissioner, for every port of entry
which is also port of ocean navigation
passed. Mr.. Thompson offered a resolution
calling on the secretary of state for copies of
the correspondence between the state de-
partment and the government of great Brit
ain in reference to the sequestratiUn of
lands and property i'll New Zealand claimed
by William Webster to have been bought
from native chiefs previous to the possession
of the island by the British. Adopted. Ad
journed
The house, ON the Both, took up the
consideration OF Louisiana contested election
case of the Spencer VS.. Marcy, and was adj
dressed by McCrary, who supported the mi
nority report of the committee on elections.
After long discussion the minority resolu-
tiOns were rejected. Yeas, -. Noes, 100.
The majority resolutions, declaring Mr.. Mo-
rey, the sitting member, not entitled, to his
seat, and Mr.. VIM. B. Spencer, is entitled to
it, were adopted without diversion. Mr..
Durham from the committee on the revision
OF laws reported bill to perfect the stat
utes of the United States, he also stated that
the bill was the joint work of the two COM
tees of the house an | senate, perfecting the
statutes as they were on the 1st ef January.
1873, no new legislation has been entered
upon, but it was simply correction of er-
rOrs and Perfecting of the statute. Adj
journed.
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
reached the point of the bill providing for
the transfer of the Indian bureau fcom the in
terror to the war department, Mr.. McCrary
made point of ORDER that it changed the
existing laws, and did rot on its face retrench
After discussion the commit
zee rose with the understanding that the
point of order would be decided when the !
iouse next went into committee. Mr.. Ran
iall, from the committee on rules, reported |
IN amendment to rule seventy-four, author- |
zing the committee on banking aud current |
y to report at any time. Opposition to the |
'ule was made by Mr.. Kelly and others, and |
without coming to decision the house ad- |
ourned.