The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-08


United States allowing unrestricted emigration from
| China 10 the United SIXTIES might wisely DO modified
and calls the attention Of the Executive 10 the subject
RETIREMENT OF LEGAL TENDERS.
The call TOR resolutions having been reached. Mr..
| CocKRELL, oil Missouri called up The House bill
10 forbid the further retirement Of United States legal
tender notes, which was read Tor the FIRST time yester
! day, that II might be read second time to-day
Mr. MORRILL,, of Vermont moved that II be referred
| to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. CockEELL said he hoped not and demanded the
yeas and nays upon the motion
The bill was then read AT length. wnen ME CoSK-
the point Of order that IL could not receive
second reading to-day unless by a vote oil the Senate,
as he understood tho bill had just been road Tor In
mr. Co,KRrLL then moved to tako the bill up that il
nigh: DO read second tme Agreed to-yeas 90
IsAs.Mes.,s Bailey nses Booth Butler cGsArs s,
jones ca' S. LAMAR. a Mecrssry Mcdonald asass
s' Tiass vos'ssss sD
.nea Ellison ss'9Hy
hoss HOVE Ksrnsn krkSood MeMlldan Matthew,
Salisbury. Wadeigh White. windo:n-a5
Tne question being. shall the bin be read second
was read yess 81, nays %.
SIR. MORRILL,, OF Vermont then moved to rcfer tho
not see why objecicn made TO its reference, rs
the Finance COMMITTEES had never attempted 10
smother any Dill
Pending discussion The morning hour expired and
the Senate resumed the OF the unfinished
business, being the Pension Appropriation bill
Mr. SARGENT. rep OF CAL, in charge OF that bill,
said he was III error yesterday IN stating that ~ 20
had been added 10 the pension rolls this year.
Tnat was the NUMBER estimated 10 be added during
the whole year, aud TO- 49l had been added up 10 this
time.
The pending question being on inserting as a substi-
tute the second section OF the bill the amendment
opsry sss term Of oce all pension AGENTS
snail expire, and thereafter honorably discharged,
wounded or disabled soldiers, or me WIDOWS or
daughters OF such soldiers shall be appointed TO said
Office
Tue Senate, by vote OF yeas l6, nays SO, refused
to insert the amendment as Substitute lor the Sec
ond section OF the bill.
Mr. EumUxps moved to strike out the second Sec
ton OF the bill, which as agreed upon roads,
From tho Of this act ia case vacancy
from any the Office OF pension agent shall be filed by
daughters OF Union soldiers.
In support Of his motion Mr.. Edmunds said the
polcy to leave these appointments with the
President and DIS constitutional advisers.
Tho motion OF Mr. Edmunds TO strike out the sec
ond section Of the bill was rejectcd-yeas 20 nays 30
as follows
conoSer. Eaton. Edaauds. Eastis, Garland. Grover,
Ksasr smsr Cree Matthew'S Nancy
Merrmon, Morgan, Randolph. Ransom. Salisbury Whyte
Withors-z9
NAYs-Messrs Allison, Anthony. Blaine. burnside. But:
Ter, cameron Of Wisconsin, coesrol conklins p@ys Of
iioai. Ingalls, Kernas, kirEwsod, McanIan dischell
ss a Teer. VOORHEES,. wsdoisG. @ndom 80
The bill was then reported TO the Senate, the
amendments made in tho Committee OF tho Whole
Wero conCurreu ID, ana was Tcau tnlfu tlme ana
passed.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. ALLISON, trep.) OF Iowa. called up the Indian
Appropriation bil and in explanation thereof said tho
Committee Appropriations had made very few
amendments to The bin as II came from tho House.
The amendments were unimportant. He movcd that
the i've minute rule De applied TO tho discussion OF
amendments. Agreed TO-
A large number OF amendments reported by tho
Committee on Appropriations, increasing tho appro.
prati0n tor some agencies lew hundred dollars and
decreasing IL few hundred dollars Ia other cases,
were agreed to; also an amendment authorizing the
Com missioner OF Indian Affairs to employ Two spe.
cial indian agents NJ large At q compensation not
exceeding $4,000 each per annum.
Mr. MAxEy, tdom OF Texas, moved TO amend the
House bill SO ms TO provide for the removal OF tho
Nez Perces Indians OF Joscpn's band now held
prisoners OF war at Fort Leayenworth, Kansas, TO
idaho Territory ins tcad OF 10 tho Indian Territory,
the House proposed.
Mcssrs. MAxEY INGALLS, DORSEY and others opposed
tho OF those dians 10 the lndan Territory,
upon the ground that wild and unclviiized Indians
should not DO placed thorein where peaccabe tribes
now lived.
Mr. INGALLS,, lrep.) OF Kan, argued that the gov
crnm territory in the Indan country which
il could use as reservation Tor these Ipdians. II
had right send them there without 3hc consent
oil other Indians IN tho Territory.
lengthy discussion ensucd as TO whether tho
Indians preferred 60 TO tho Indian Territory
back Idaho, what the Interior Department desired
In regard to them, &c
Pending this discussion the Senate on motion OF
Mr. SARGENT went into executive session, and when
doors were reopcuod ut twenty minutes past Two
p. NJ, adjourned.