The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-12-25
SENATE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s-The VICl
PRECEDENT laid before the Senate . com
munication from the Secretary of the
Treasury, giving information concerning
the effect upon the revenues and upon
consumers of the repeal ct the duty on V.
and coffee in 1872. Referred.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Senator CoKs-To provide for the
appointment of . commission to ascertain
and report the losses sustained by citizs o.
of the United States BY reason of Indian
deprrdatione.
Senator PENDLEToN, from the COMMITTEES
on Indian Affairs, reported, with amend
ments, the Senate bill to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to deposit certain
Indian funds in the United States Treas
ury in lieu Of investment. The amend.
men. changes the rate of interest to be
paid BY the Treasury on such monies from
five to four per cent. Placed on the CAL
endsr.
Senator SAUIsBURY, from the Committee
On Privileges and Elections, reported Q
resolution that an attachment issue to the
Sergesnt-st-srms, commanding him to
bring to the bar of the Senate for cooaempt
Smith and other Witnesses, and issue the
necessary subpeuas BY the sub committes
to investigate the charges against Senator
Ingalls,, who have refused to testify.
Adopted.
Tue resolution Of Senator DAVIS Nv. Va.),
instructing the agricultural commissions
of both houses to consider the subject of
agriculture and report what ought to Be
done BY the government to promote the
agricultural interests, was adopted.
Tbs pension appropriation bill passed.
Senator VOoRHE1 resolution for the
appointment of . committee to Investigate
the CAUSES of the negro emigratlop from the
South vas taken up, and Senator VOORHEES,
spoke upon it.
Senator VooRHKB detained political
motives in offering his resolution. The
negroes were evidently being deluded and
his resolution Wa offered in the interests of
humanity and justice
senator WMDoM spoke briefly in support
of his amendment instructing the commit
Tee TO inquire into the expedieucy of setting
apart territory for the negroes.
Senator HILL spoke sgainst the reeolu.
ton. He Wa tired Of those investigations
OF uuimportant questions. The negro
emigration question would settle itself.
The negro vas no longer . word; he was
free to 60 where be pleased. The negroes
were coutented in proportion to the length
of time the Southern States had been under
home rule. In Georgia, from "a. 900 to co.
600 coloFed children are attending school |
and the blacks own $4,000 in real prop
erty. The talk about this question was |
all Cannon. 1t va kept up By designing
and unscrupulous men.
Ssusiof WuDoM's amendment vas re-
jectsd-yeas, Is; nays, Is.
Senator RAAsoA denied, With much
warmth, the::allegasions Of ill.treatuent BY
the whites of the neGroes in his State and I
cited in support. Of his statemsuts such
- ex.0overpoe Holden, |
United States District Attorney BADGER.
Martin and ex- Represents |
live Smith.
Senator IHaAILs said be vs. greatly in
IN sympathy with the exodus movement. |
II it assunsd large peopoetion il would Be
DISASTROUS b thsaf moving aid TO those
s~ooR whom thsy eettled. He had con.
vsEsed With many Of these negroes and had
yst 70 find o. Who did not say his reason
Ioe lsaving IL South ~ To hope Of
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