New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-09
XLIVTH CONGRESSES SESSION

TIE HOUSE BILL. To PAY Mr.. EhDS ~ MONEY POST
po,Ep BY THE sENATE--INDIAg APPROPRIATION
BILL PASSED - THE IMPRISONED RETURNING
Observation-Disclosures APPROPRIATION BILL
SENATE Wv AsHINGroy. Feb s. 1877:
Tho Senate resumed its session Mt 10 o'clock
and the formal reading OF the Indian Appropriation Dill
took place in accordance with the agreement OF ycstcr
day. Tho reading concluded Mt 1880 O'clock and
the took another until IL o'clock Upon
CHAIR laid before the Senate the Gre
dentals Of A H. Garland elected United States senator
from Arkansas for six years from March a. 1877 Paccd
on gle
Also letter from the Secretary OF War inc'oslng the
recommendation of the Third Auditor OF the Treasury
that an appropriation OF $4,000 be made TO pay the
Montana Claims ard $1,000 10 pay the Daho'' wal
claims. Laid on the table. . .. -. ,n,ro
Mr. whsT Rep La from the Committee on Ap,U
lin with various amendments Ordered 10 DC pf'h'ou
NJ. MORRILL, Rep. VT introduced bill to authorize
the taking certain parcels Of lands or tne the
sona Library and for Other pnr"scs nsisrfe' u
Mr. WINDOW ep.. MIMI called up the'iiose oi 10
Eroyd for TIE OF Sane Pa, OF the Mississippi
Mr MORRILL, Rep, VT inquired OF the Chairman OF
the COMMITTEE ON Appropriations pir. Wnd6m) as to
when the $500 900 became due 20 Mr. Ea'is. ,,o ,,v
Mr. WINDOW replied on the 10Th OF January, inc Ky
mon when me Secretary of War Issued the warrant III
The dscnsson was carried at longth and the Gies
tion being up N indefinite postponenent OF tho ouse
BILL which appropraies the money 10 p3G Nars 81
Mr. WEST Q;ep, LaI from the committee on APpr ,P
pros. reported back the amena SuTa wy last ny
Mr. Honfn, apprOpriaing $50o.oOo 10 cohnlc mai MAJ,
CHINA or one year aud authorizing tho
erai 10 contract tn the Pacific Mai stea. snip CON
many for slch service without comm niati"h.
MI SARGENT (Rep., CALI submitted an amendment, 10
that of Mr. Haniin, providing tina. the whole number
I'D the Steamers OF said company, be landed at any
plare or places the continent of America OF tbe
boring Islands, shall at no time exceed one passenger io
every fifteen registered TONS and on any VOCATION q,
this provision piyInen,s ron '"S "pp'opr'"'o" '''
'' MIR, DORSEY (iiep, Arki submitted amendment to
the SundTy Civil Appropriation D appfolrlinS pa 10
800 Ia retiace and marx the boundary between ArKhsas
and tho Indian Territory Ordered 10 DE prlhteu' ,,
rGo senate resumed the consideration OF tne iidi IN
Appropriation bill, and various amendments Tepoteu %
the Committee on Appropriations were arrecd TO- among
them he following: -, 90 =, IN
Increasing the compcnsat IL three In nan inspect
or Hh az aocs rom 900 TO 10000
the purchase flour and nts' for the crow humans
ihr M, az additional employees at tno several az nces
for th- Sioux in NcDaS6a ana DahoIi aPpropil"tms
strIcton al necessary budngsand the removal OF me
YanEton ho Missouri River aud Increasing me
appropriation snbstenre OF said Indians ana the
Ponce. nom Sl,O0o,OOO 10 Pl 10000. ,,
TS s@mmtge reported ,rp PSernska to
TIE Indian Territory. Agreed to. Nh PADD Oh moved
riate l50O ior thG reno'aa ~ 'E T,nry
sioux Indians rom Nebraska 10 the nlih Ierr.o!,
Rejected The House of Representatives inserted
era ~
And The i1csldon United hereby directed TO
prob b le remOyai OF any Poto ~ he he,.aiier a
~, = lar ~ 1?InInee on Appropriations reyOrted
amendment strikng out tDai causr ana 1t was agreed
10. Othor amendments reported " me eoIittee W.rc
Trcon of agency buildings upon the southern portion
OF the Ute reservation; increasing the Appropriation iof
the Sioux Intans at Fort Pcck Ascncy-AsSinaDOlies
and eros Vcntits-irom $4,000 10 S1OOOD0; increasing
tie appropriation FOR t.e support Oi SCHOOLS NOT othC-
Wis, oyided or from So 900 to $4,000; appOprlt-
klil
y.itiOs and S5S,USJ Tor me paSuChtOi sum lHcA-
beers Of The Miami and cOnfedcr,ied bands of kaskas,
Peoria Pankcsnw and Wca indians az eject 10 become
citIzcns the Unt-d states tncir proportion 81 the
and Little Usage find for tho education OF 40 Indian
youths yrJds institutions OF learning Ill me United
Staes Apprup! Tor Inc!d- uta expenses OI ne
In han service were increased as follows: Ia Arizona
and California irOm $1,000 to TIOOW oach Dikota
end Oregon from $4,000 10 TZo.OOV each; Ne"-heAeo
from II 900 10 so. 0OD
Ine Committee Appropriations reported an amend
re siihng thc fourth section of the D as II came
from the usc 81 Representatives. authorizing tbc coh-
missioner Indian Affairs to use the money appropi
aod FOR one tribe iOr another wherever ih ms Jhush'ht
il be advntaseousy used for such other rine'
Dufi1g the debate upon an lnmportant amendment
rcutii. 10 the Usage Indians. Mr. INGALLS, iep. kanl
spoke ~ inn oeing capable Of seIgCVernincht ana
Mr.. oAGGlNI G;ep., CAiJ denied that these Indians
vriD civilized. and SAID AL nonsense 10 IAN dDOu
,ucin Is uong capable Of scll-goyernuicnt.
MI ING ALiS IA reply SAID the Indians were 40 ca
pablo o. representing state uloh tlr moor as .hc oci-
Mr. sAi.GESl said he had not nter-ed to the re-
a.
ts Isga-j but since that senator ha followed up thc
Z marx tudt was exceeding! discOuricOGs, he
OR oar-cnU disdIncd 10 MAX any reply.
Mr.. iNGALL.S-VeIy we'll, 4 can stand as 1t Is; am
~4tisn "a
Ine uii having been considered ~ the Comnitce OF
lhe Wnoia, "as reported 10 INC oeLale 'hu l.ie teh,
-u., made committee cOHrulrcl IN. Inc Olll
va, ti.cn read 4 thIrI Iime anG passed.
N,ssT-. Wduu, sherman, ana iiiace were appointed
member conference committee Oh the bllI al-
nominating ~1JOUDO provide :OLa Il, hcieucy IN ne
appropriation puDc printing ani binding dntiHg the
present n-caI year.
The BALE at 4:jJ H. went into Executive session.,
and Nn,n the we're rc0penci took Rec until ~
O'Clock "a. 10 tU-inOrrUW.