The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-24

luton. referring 20 the Committee ON FL
nance the answer Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury a. the resolution relative 70 ga.
amount Of silver coin rcccivcu " payment ~
In the conrss OF his remarks on the bill, MI.
Beck charged that secretary shermnn's re-
ply was di-ingcnuous: and nlisgeu sh nn, ne .,
the United States {loo.0ooW. The Dill
70 amend the patent laws was thcn taken
up. but not disposed OF. After attending the
funeral services Of the late representative
Hnrtridge "a the House. the Senate returned
% It's own chamber and adjourned. Sin the
House the day was dsloted g Ga. funeral
Of Georgia.
In the Senate. on the 10th, the Indian APP
priation bin was taken up. Amendments
proposed by the Committee on Appropria-
tons were agreed 10 ~ follows: For the
pay Of II Indian agents instead OF "A, A. In the
tS en Sor g chssennes and Hrspsoss rom
So 900 70 So 800. aud that for the sioux OF the
different tribes from $4,000 20 ~. too The
out of the House bill the clause directing the
President ~ prohibit the removal Of the
Apaches and other Indians Of Arizona and
New Mexico 20 the Indian Territory. Mr..
Maxey moved 10 non concur IN the amend
ment of the committee. and said that the five
civilized tribes now residing IN the Indian
mental q s those im2ians as ~" well as to the
States bordering ON that Territory, 20 bring
wild tribes Of Indians among them. Mr. Ingalls,
said, during the last az years the process
ing unfriendly Indians into the Indian Terri
tory. The Modocs, Northern Cheyennes and
various other bands had been concentrated
there. In September last In consequence Of
the unlawful concentration Of the Cheyenne
Indians IN the Indian Territory, not less than
thirty citizens OF Kansas were massacred I'm
cold blood by these Indians who had been
placed In the Indian Territory by the Execu
tive Department of the Government with
out authority Of Congress: Hundreds OF thou
sands Of dollars worth Of property was de-
stroyed. AZ the proper time he would move
TO enlarge the provision OF the House bill 90
~ 70 forbid the introduction 81 any Indians
into the Indian Territory without the consent
Of Congress. After some further discussion
the senate refused TO concur IN the amend
ment OF the Committee on Appropriations
70 strike out the clause by vote Oh
yeas :, nays a. The following amendments
Of the committee were agreed 10. Increasing
the number Of privatcs for Indian police from
400 to 800 and the number of officers from 80
70 100; aud the appropriation for that service
from $4,000 10 10000. An amendment
reported by the committee 20 strike
thorizing the Secretary OF the Interior.
under the direction OF the President, to
use any surplus that may remain IN any nf
the appropriations made by tho bill for the
purchase Of subsistence for the several In
dian tribes and to supply any subsistence de-
nciency that may occur Tor any tribe. proyid-
fulfill i treaty ' "biirations sRn not be-
used. was agreed 70. The bill hav-
ing been considered in Committee
the senate The amendments made in the
committee were concurred i'm, and the bill
was read a third time and passed. The sen
ate went into executive session ana when the
doors re-opcned adjourned until Monday...--
In the House Mr.. Hatcher introduced "A bill 10
declare forfeited lands granted Missouri % aid
in the construction of the Iron Mountain Rail
road Mr.. Eden, from the Committee on War
Claims, reported back the senate bill author
ling the secretary of the Treasury 60 exam
Inc the evidence ia regard 10 payment made
IN the state of Missouri since ls,g - the mill
tia OF the state for military services reformed
ly IL in the suppression Of the rebellion.
Passed. The bill 20 reimburse the William
ana Mary College for losses suffered during
the War then taken up. and after a long
discussion was deieatcd-yeas, 81; nays l27.
Adjourned till Monday.
No business Of importance was transacted
In either house on the 18th. on account OF the
funeral services OF Mr.. Schleicher which took
place In the hall cf the House and were at
tended ~ the members Of both houses In a
body. A joint committee was appointed to
escort the remains 10 Texas.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr. Davis, Of
West Virginia. called up the resolution sub
United BY him early ia the session to promote
the agricultural interests OF the country, ana
made "A long speech upon the subject. MIR.
Thurman called up the substitute for the
House bill 10 divide the Western District ~
Missouri into two districts. andto prescribe
the time and places for holding Courts there
in and for other purposes. Passed. The bill
to amend the Patent law was discussed ~
some length but laid aside. and the Senate
went int executive session. In the House
by "A vote of liz yeas ~ iO3 nays, the Geneva
award bill was postponed, and the House went
into Committee of the Whole on the bin for
the payment OF pensions 70 survivors
OF the Mexican and other wars without
action the committee rOsr. The
speaker announced the following ap-
pointments TO nh vacancies on committee:
Mr. forncy, Of Alabama. District
OF Columbia, Mr.. Townsend, pf Illinois; For-
cign Aflairs Mr.. Acklen; Mnffia, Mr.. Young.
Of Louisiana: Expenditures in the War De-
partment. Mr.. Bailey. OF New York: Expen-
ditures IN the Department OF Justice, Mr.. i
Young, OF Louisiana.
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