The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-21
XLVTH CONGRESS---Extra Session
WASHINGTON, November 30. 1877.

iXLVTH CONGRESS---EXtra Session.
WASHINGTON, November 30, 1877.
SENATE.
During the morning hour several bills
were introduced and referred.
The bill naturaliZing Indians was post
poned to December. During the debate
Mr.. Thurman said he saw no necessity
for the passage OF this bill. There was no.
thing in our laws now to exclude IN Indian
from naturalization, the word "white Z"
having been stricken out. The provision
in this bill allowing the Indian to retain his
tribal interests would work mischief 1t
would enable the Indian to become clti-
zen, and at the same time give him the ben.
| eft OF the immense sums annually dlstrbu-
| ted to his tribe by the Government. lie
was apprehensve that the bill, II 1t
should become 4 law, might give little
| trouble If that chief, Sitting Bull Tor, rs
the French called him, BoueG Asseynt,
should happen to come over on this side OF
| the line. AS our commissioners did not
succeed in tolling him over they were not
60 fortunate as the commissioners who went
TO Louisiana and toled Packard's negroes
away. TLaughter.1 Ii they had tollcd Sit
ting Bull into this country, and one OF his
braves should become citizen OF the United
States, and should then claim part OF the
annuity that belonged to Sitting Bull and
his band, he (NIr. Thurman) ventured that
Sitting Bull would say to him, not exactly
| in the words, but exactly with the idea,
:.Under which King, Bezonian speak or
die" Under King Sitting Bull or King
Rutherford? Renewed laughter.]
Mr.. Thurman, continuing his argument,
expressed the hope that the time would
come when the Indians would adopt the
habits of civilized life and become citizens
! of the United States. Until that time the
Government should treat them kindly and
keep all the treaty stipulations with them.
After executive session Mr.. Thurman, OF
Ohio, submitted a resolution that the Conn
mittee on Privileges and Elections be dis
charged from the further consideration Of
the credentials OF NJ. G. Butler as senator
from South Carolina.
Mr.. Conklng, OF New York, suggested to
his friend from Ohio (Mr. Thurman) that
the resolution be withheld until tomorrow
| morning unless something was to be gained
nv taking it up this afternoon. The motion
| to discharge the committee was unexpected,
and several senators who would like TO be
heard in regard to this matter were not
here to-day. The Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Edmunds) was out OF the city to-day,
but would return tomorrow. 4 single
objection to-day would prevent the con-
sideration OF the resolution, though he did
not desire to make such objection.
Mr.. Thurman said he had not lntmafed
that vote on this resolution would be taken
to-day. He merely desired to have it taken
up now so as it would come up Us the untn-
ished business tomorrow. II there should
be other business then OF more importance
a majority of the Senate could lay this rcso.
luton aside.
The matter, after long discussion, went
over.
The yice-Presdent appointed MeSsrs
Davis Of West Virginia. Beck OF Kentucky,
Allison of Iowa, ingalls, Of Kansas, and
Cameron OF Pennsylvania, as the special
committee to examine the books and &C.
counts of the Treasury Department in re-
gard to the alleged discrepancies, &C., au.
thorized by the resolution OF Mr.. Davis,
and. agreed to yesterday.
Mr. Thurman argued that the resolution
submitted by him was a question OF priv.
leee, and it should be disposed Of with all
due diligence. He said he offered this rcso'
luton with reluctance because he knew
the members OF the committee would be
apt to regard it as reflection upon them
but the State OF South Carolina had had but
one senator OH ILLS AooA oiuSo tuc 1th vi
March last. Five weeks OF the present ses.
sion had elapsed, and no report had been
made on the credentials OF Mr.. Butler. He
did not propose to go into the merits OF the
case now, but as far as he had been informed
there was no controversy whatever between
the contestants from South Carolina (Messrs,
Butler and Corbin) about the facts; so there
was no necessity OF going outside OF the re.
cord to learn the facts. He had also been in
formed that il was not the desire Of the con-
testant to 60 outside Of the record or take
testimony aliunde. No report the Commit II:
tee on Privileges and Elections could make
would prevent discussion OF the case IN
the Senate. Ordinarily, it was the duty OF
the committee to ascertain the facts IN
case, but In this case the facts were al
upon record, and the sooner the matter !;
came before the Senate the better. Il