New-York tribune., 1878-05-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

In the House, to-day, under tIe call Of
States the following bills introduced aud r.trrr:
nv Mr.. WILLIS Dcm., y. lJ-Io regulate t'c safe of
I;y Nj. WOOD dem, y. ITO o-tnJi.sha permanent
Ey yr' +, .cKER Dem. vrJ-ro authorize rnr wrst
Point Commercial company Of Virginia To- do hu-,n'a,
By MT VANCE Dem. y O. To prevent fraud IA o'.
tanning discharge 30 bankruptcy.
By Mr.. CIALNIi:~ dom, Ni-~)-lo encourage aud
nd The higher education Of the c"!ord Lac" m i' '-
tIct u Columbia AMI the several states IiIc hll IT,
quirc, ..OOOO OF cpur,l soldiers, unclaimed bounty,
invested lur the benefit "t th" Howard University,
which i- to furnish cdurJiunHi faculties, without
charge students u tho cpurcd race who have passed
through the pubic schools "f IA" District ana !" t"o
Iy Mr. NAL ll;rp., Oh.oJ-Io establish " National
University al Washington.
Mr.. BANNING WcIn., Oh.ol moved to suspend the
rules adopt resolution for the u'ur"mrut OF tho
House from Wednesday until Friday ncAt account OF
Decoration Day. Agreed 10.
Mr. sOUTIIAI:D Dem, OIioJ. from th' Select Com
mlttcc On Counting the Votes for President and Vice
President, rcport.da bill on that sub,,t
Mr. ONEIIL Gcp. Penn presented resolutions Of the
,mcni oi the law which created board to tr5t Irou,
steel, and other metals.
Lively TIuES OVER 1uE ARMY BILL.
The House then at hhrpa,t l. went int Committee ~
the Whole with Mr. sprlnScr lDcm., M in the chair
OH the Army Appropriation bin the question being on
the amendment offered by Mr. Scales dem, y. e.
to transfer the control Of the Indians 10 the War De
partncnt. ~
MI STEPHENS Dom, GIl opposed the amendment,
hrcau-r all th" tribes bad TIr.ruicd 10 the House
tarpusu INN q uu1uimuu, protest against the change.
Sir PHILLIPS jl,rp. kIul favored the amendment, us
II would probably bring peace ana security To tEc from
fer aud did not mean determination.
MI cox - suI y - said that tho tran. fer would
NOT prove economical, humane. or IuiIr.'g~.
M. BANNING D,n., OhiuJ Thought tIat the Indians
could not bc much more WrOnE'd tlLu tncy are At
UTt-'ui.
Mr. HANNA H:,p, IndJ objected TO tie abandonment
ul the peace policy.
Nj IL A. dem, KiuJ ul-o opposcd the transfer
MIR TAIII.l;-ON dem, tuly stated that as matter
Of humanity. and matter ot lu-c" both To the In
Government over the Indians which, Tiuu IL IS hut
uIur Wall also Dee 1tIDu. aud powerful.
~. A-kLIiII.. D., kduJ entered his solemn protest
g.uIu-l the tIJu-i,I Hich NHuI hr bitterly repeated
of hy every man who NOW ad, Gated TO-
MI SChLL- dem, y. O. spoke IN favor OF the
Amendments 10 exclude from tho operations of the
pr Inc Indians uI NrW York and ul tine ludan Territory
y.Ir made aud rejected, aud turH ar scalr'1 amend
m,ut W., adopt al 10 Iu5.
Nd. KNOTT Dru., hyD moved an uunuIWcut pro
hililng tnr employment ul any part OF the army a' q
lu,.r ,uuIfI., otherwise, under lur protest or Tor
r purpose cArruuu lie laws, rrPi u such rJs.,
and under such circumstances as turh rmpoN ntht "i
ffuo, be expressly authorized u' act oi Congress.
Aiirru l,ua disc -luu on pu,Hl of order mad BY
Nh GARFIELD U."p, Ohoh tine amendment Wa r"l'd
to be- In order.
I'm tIc cuuIsc ~ long iii ,cus,ou the amendment,
Mr. BUKDliAHD U;ap., III aug.'ai"d that it would
prevent tho use ct troops ~ ruiurDlug Nlr IhttI'I
Revenue laws suppress sing Illicit dstiial"u Mt
SCIlIElC IILE Dem, TDN.l wanted 10 exclude from
s oUcrutiuu the stale ut Texas ana the execution
OF the neutrality laws. IL was suggested by
10 pass the bill at all aud dIsaand tho army ni once
Mr. KNOTT tDcu., XVI claimed tuai lI The lIthlltnl