The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-09
INDI,fN APPROPRIATIONS.
| The Monaghan and the Aboriginal A nertcnn
"A the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. SIN tho Senate, Mr.
West rep. Ln.). from the Commlttee on Appro-
priations. report ii back the Post Office Appro-
priation hill with various amendments. Or
dcred 10 be printed and lie ON the table. The
House bill to provide for the payment Of James
u. Elds iorthc construction Of jcttica at the South
Pass OF the Mississippi river was discussed and
postponed.
Mr.. West. from the Committee on Approprla-
tons. reported back the amendment to the Post
Office Appropriation bill appropriating 100000
to continue mail steamship service between san
Francisco Japan. and China for one ycar. and
authorizing the Postmaster General to contract
with Che Pacillc Mail Steamship Company for
such service. without recommendation.
Mr.. Sargent rep Call submitted an amend
mcnt providing that the whole number Of pas
scngers OF Asialc birth or descent received on
Nltd tne st"amcrs Of sad company. to be
hinu'd ~ any place or rn"cs on the continent
pi Amcricgl, or the npitshbOring islunds ahnil INF
no time exc, ed ono puss sngcr for every fifteen
rtRiSl''rru tons, ana on any violation of this
snail cease. Ordered to be- printed
=, INC Senate then resumed the consideration Of
.ne inulnn Appropriation hlll. and various
proprintions were agreed to- among them the
following:
Increasing Tho nunhcr OF Indian agents from sixty.
Indian lnsncc tors 500 spJ cach and the an.
Grow Indians nom s!9,oo to si9lc%, apprSpriad"S
aqcncic Tor ID Sioux IN SoGrasfa and nakoiaH
pratnr F-uubD Tor the -crctnn ni location aud r The
ron.truc ton necessary buildings aud the rrmnvn nf
The ienkon sioux to NJ Missouri river. aud nercans
the Poca sioaS rom soIo,G to 81 .95ooS '"O'''' anu
The committee reported an amendment mp
prOprating sl5 900 for the removal OF the pnnrna
from Ncbraska To- the Indian Territory. Agreed
to. Tho House inserted "a clause as follows:
Al We President Of ne United states shcrcby directed
Indian. III, Indian Territory unless tc same shall be
hereafter authorized by Congress.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations re-
ported an amendment striking ont that CLAUSE
ana " was agreed to. Other amendments re-
ported by the committee were agreed 10 us fol-
lows:
Approrratnr silooo for the erection Of agency hnlld
ing upon the southern portion OF the TIE reservation
Pork Aso, N.lnil~ines and UrSs Vrntpf,"t i,',n
s'D. ,y W, ~ ine5,a-ins ne appropriation iar uc
10 s'nvp apprppraung $1,000 for Indian police in the
OF such members Of The ami and r,nc rat"d bands of
kaskas Peoria. Pankc shaw aud wea Indians elect to
become citk'ns OF the United states their proportion
Great and Little Usage find fr t education of foriy In
dan Youths at various institutions Of learning in the
Approximations for incidental expensos of the
lndian service wore increased IA follows
, IN arizona ami California from s2nnn To -3oro each
lla~nin aud Oregon. from $1,000 10 $1,000 each, New
Mexico from $1,000 To s2i.vU.
The committee reported an amendment strik-
ing out the fourth section OF the bill ns il came
litnh lii' ~ lll~ o, uuttnrlIinL IN commissioner
of Indian Affairs to Use the money appropri-
uDd for onr tribe for another whenever in his
Judgment II can be- moro niNantagcOusly used
Tor surl other trihe and II was agreed to.
tn" hill having hren considered In the Com
mltt'c of thu WHOLE WIS referred To the senate
IN" appointments made ia commit ~ were con-
cured in. and the bill was then read "A third
time and rasaod
The Chair laid before tho $ ,natn the bin in
formNlly lnii aside yesterday to amend the Pa
.uif ltailrpat acts 80 AZ f. provide sinking
iund for thu lpuidat on Of the Indebtedness due
the Government hv the Pacific Railroad Com
puni.s. in order that it should come up a. un-
finished business tomorrow.