Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-11
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Decisisn Am rme d,

Decisisn A N rmed,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The Sec.
retary of the Interior, on the 9th
inst, affirmed the action of thu
Commissioner Of the Land Office
in denying the application of Petel
D. Jessup to enter q tract of lane
In the Olympis district, Washing
ton territory.
Tine Right OF cong ress Conceded.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1Oth.-Dele
gate Cannon to- day, referring to thu
recent Supreme Court decision, ad.
mitted the right of Congress to
legislate against polygamy, but hil
people had more to fear from per.
secution than from prosecution un.
der the act of 1862. He feared the
enemies of the Mormon people
would institute continuous prosecu.
tions for unlawful rehabilitation
against parties whe would other.
wise escape under the plea of tn
statute Of limitations. Mormons
would be cravens and poltroons II
they yielded tn cir religious prinei-
Piles to dictate of the Supreme
Court.
COnYrt ssieuaI.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-SENATE
Davis, of Illinois, presented q psti.
tion Of wholesale grocers and deal
ers in sugar of Chicago, remon.
strating against the recommenda.
tion of the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry that high and low grades OF
sugar be admitted at one rate OF
duty. Referred.
Window said the amendments to
the approprion bill were but few.
AS 1t passed the House it appropri-
ates $4,6S1,27S. The estimates
were 81, 1888, ,244. The net amount
added by the Senate Com mittee on
Appropriations was $58,577, and
the most important items In the
amendment were $25O0 for the
Northern Cheyenne and Arrapa-
hoe Indians; $23. 400 for the Sioux,
and $29, 400 for the Indian police.
The amendments proposed by the
Committee on Appropriations were
agreed to, as follows: For the pay
of II Indian Agents, instead of "a,
as in the House bill; increasing
the appropriation for the Northern
Cheyennes and Arrapahoes from
$35, 900 to $37, 500 and that for Sioux
of different tribes from $l5, 200 to
$38, 400. The committee reported
an amendment to strike out of the
House bill the clause directing the
President to prohibit the removal
Of the Apaches and other Indians of
Arizona and New Mexico to the
Indian Territory.
Maxey moved non.concurrenc ce
in the amendment of the Commit
tee and said that the five civilized
tribes now residing In the Indian
Territory were prosperous. 1t was
detrimental to those Indians, as
well as to the States bordering on
that Territory, to bring wild tribes
Of Indians among them.
Ingalls, said that, during the past
six years, a process had been going
on gradually for concsn trating un.
friendly Indians In the Iudian Ter
ritOry. The Modocs, Northern
Cheyennes and various other bands
had been concentrated there in
September last. In consequence
of the unlawful concentration
of Cheyenne Indians in the
Indian Territory not less than
ten citizens of Kansas were mas.
sacred in cold blood by those In
dians, and thousands of dollars
worth of property had been de-
stroyed. At the proper time he
would move to enlarge the provis.
ion of the House bill SO as to for.
bid the introduction of any In.
dians into the Indian Territory
without tue consent OF Congress.
Alter some further discussion
the Senate refused to concur In the
amendment of the Committee on
Appropriations to strike out the
clause, by q vote of ayes 8, noes 80.
The following amendments of the
Committee were agreed to: Increas.
ing the number Of privates for In
dian police from 400 to 800 and the
number of officers from SO to 100, and
the appropriation for that service
from $50, 900 to $780, The amend
ment reported by the Committee
to strike out of House bill the
clause authorizing the Secretary of
the Interior, under the direction Of
the President, to use any surplus
that may remain in any appropri-
ations made by the bill for the pur.
chase of subsistence for the several
Indian tribes and to supply any
subsistence deficiency that may oc-
cur for any tribe, providing, how.
ever, that the funds appropriated
to fulfill treaty obligations shall
not be used, was agreed to.
The bill having been conside red
in Committee of the Whole 1t was
reported to the Senate and the
amendments made in committee
were concurred In and the bill read
a third time and passed.
Adjourned.
HoJsE-Eden, from the Com
mittee on War claims, reported
back the Senate bill authorizing
e Secretary OF the Treasury to
pine the question of the pay
Of the civil war claims by
of Missouri. Passed.
20 went into Committee
de, Burchard In the
rivate calendar.
and Mary College
Conger said that,