The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


WASHINGTON May q, 1873
Under the call OF States the follow pg bills werc In
troduced ana refcrrcd:-
BY Mr.. WOOD. tcem.) Of N. Y.-ro establish Dor.
manent sinking fund.
1t provides that there shall be appropriated for the
fiscal year, commencing July, 1878, for each sue
ceedn, year, out OF tho customs revenues the
S10p, 000, o00 which shall pc applied.
firs,--ro pay the interest on tho public debt
.Second-To tho redemption or purchase OF much
Of tho outstanding principal OF the public debt as
can be purchased or redeemed at not more than par
and accrued interest; all bonds so purchased or re-
deemed 20 to bear interest and cancelled
and destroyed 1t also repeats the net providing for
annual sinking fund.
Section OF the bill Prov des that the act shall DO
known the Sinking Fund act OF 1878
Mr.. BANNING, (deml Of Ohio. moved TO suspend the
rules adopt the resolution for adjournment OF tho
House IRON Wednesday to Friday next, In order 10
observe with due respect and reverence the day on
which tho graves Of dead heroes Of the late war arc
decorated. Agreed TO.
ARMY BILL
The House then. nall past twelve, went into Com
mt,ee OF the Whole Orr Springer, OF Illinois, IN tho
chairl on the Army Appropriation BILL the question
beng on the amendment offered by Mr.. Scales, tdeml
OF n c. TO transfer tho control OF the Indians 10 the
War Dcpari menI
Sir. STEPHENS, tdcm.) OF Ca, opposed the amend
ment. Ali tie tribes mad presented 10 The House
through him unsniInous protest against the chan 90
the grand principles OF American government rested
on IDEAL ernncnt and II he had DO other rca-
son Tor doing so hat protest would cause him TO vote
against tie Indian transfer lie thought would bc
bad, unwse ana unfortunate step Ito was Ia favor
Ut letting we'll enough alone.
Mr. pnLLlrs, ueP) Of KAN, favored the amend.
mcnt. IL would bring peace aud security the fron-
tier, and did not mean determination.
Mr. Cox, tdcm) of y. r., said that tho transfer
would not prove economical, humane or Judcious.
wished TO make the transfer would live repent IT,
not merely on account ot the cxtravagancc which
would eDsuc but ON account OF tho wrongs which
would he done to an innocent race OF people.
Mr. BANNING. Of ONO, thought that the Indians
could not be mucn more wfonged than they we're at
present. Whea the indian Bureau had been under
the War Departments tho annual expenses OF that bu
rcau had been ss14,0oo Now tue expenses amounted
to over 81, O0J 700. Then there bau CON-
plant against tho infringement. Now complaints
came from every quarter.
Amendments 10 exclude from tho operations OF tho
act the Indians OF New York and OF inc lndi N Terri
tory were made aud rejected aud then Mr scales
amendment was adoptod--l13 10 1oZ
RESTRICTING TnE TROOPS
hr. KNOTT, tdem.l OF n.y., moved an amendment
prohioI,ing luhder penalties Of fine and sonmenD
tho employment OF any part OF tho army as a pose
eopatuS otherwise, under the pfctcxt or Tor The
purpose Of executing tho laws, except In cases
ana under such circumstances as such employ N ut
OF troops may DO expressly authorized by act OF Con-
gresa
After long discussion on a point Of order made by
Mr. GARFIELD ofoDio, the amendment was ruled TO be
Ia oruer
la tho course oil a long discussion tho amend
mcnt Mr.. BrRcnARD, frcp.) 81 Illinois, suggested That
u would prevent the use OF troops III enforcing the
internal revenue laws and suppressing Illicit Gstilis.
tton.
Mr. scuLKcuER, tdem.l OF Texas. wanted to exclude
from It's operation the state oil Texas and tho execu
ton Of the neutrality laws.
IL was suggested by ME LApHAs trepJ OF N. v. that
would be better not TO pass the bill AZ all and dis
band the army al once
Ii was claimed by Mr.. KNOTT that IT the President
could use the army without law the pretext Of ms
being republican government, was sham and
fraud.
II was intimated By Mr. ALpRIcm frcp) Of M that
"MooDshncrs land perhaps othcrs) In Kentucky
would be delighted with the amendment, and sent TO
tho clerks desk ana had read n memor al from the
municipality OF Chicago Tor mn army Of 100, 600 men
Ii was asserted by MI Southard dem OF ono that
the laboriDg men OF mo country as honest and
law abiding as any other cIass and that the army
should not DO kept ~ on the threat OF ovcraw ng tho
aDoring mon, and u was proclaimed by Mr Herbert
OF Alabama, that as long there was chronic dispo
sition the republican side 10 tho army Tor IN.
Ian iul ppxnoscs SO LONG thero would chroniQ dls