The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-09
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SION,

SRSArE--At the expiration ~ the morning
hour Mr. Salisbury said he would not inter.
rupt the debate on the Ute bill to-day by
calling up the Kellogg-Spoflurd case, but
would call II up on Tuesday next
The SENATE then resumed consideration Of
the bill ratfl ing the Ute agreement Argu,
menis for md against the bill, and covering
the question generally were made by Messr',
Dawes, Williams, Butler # South Carolina,
aud Others.
Mr.. Butler approved Of the bill IA one
which ienporizcd eacll aud postponed
final settlement of Inoian affairs lls OPP
posed u bocause II did not do away with the
present expensive and disastrous Indian
policy which had already cot one hundred
and seventy.nno millions Of dollars In an'
nual appropriations, aud thrice that sum for
expenses aud losses through Indian wars.
lie would not vote for any bill which rocog
nized the independence of tribal organlga.
tons. lie would recognize the II dams only ns
individuals subject 10 the same laws ns white
men.
Mr. Coke said he thought Mr., Buffers ar
gument tended TO support, rather than over
throw this bill, since no measure vet brought
before Congress proposed to make such u
radical change in the milan policy MS hi,
II would leave the old shadow tri'
bal relations In existence. He also
was opposed to the present Indian policy,
and favored n transfer e the Indians W lne
War Department; but sin that could not
be accomplished, he would accept this bill
ms remedy for any Of the existing evils. II
il failed in alt else, II would ut least avert n
disastrous war.
After some further remarks by Mcssrs
Teller, Vest and Hill, the Senate adjourned
Householder the cal Of committees
billswere reported and disposed of rs follows
BY Mr.. Barber Of Illinois, from the Com
mittee on Claims; For the relief of Henry
g. Deahna. Placed on the private calendar,
Also for the relief of the German National
bank Of Louisville, Placed on the private
calendar.
The Election committee will hold
Il session to morrow, TO n In the case of
Yates VS. Martin, OF North Carolina. o.
Tuesday next, reports on the Donnelly
Washburne case. The case will be presented
TO the committee, and Representative Man
ming expresses the inttLiJn VI - .aedhareiy
calling the matter up in the House with n
view of reaching an early vote upon the
merits OF the case.
A large number of bills were reported ad-
versely from the Committee on War claims,
and laid on the table,
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the army appropriation bill
Considerable discussion ensuf MS to a
point of order raised by Mr.. Kieier, OF
Ohio, against the supplementary section
which the Committee on Military Affairs
proposed to add to the bill to prevent the
use of the army at the polls
The Republicans generally held that the
Committee on Military Affairs had no juris-
dction over the subject matter OF economy.
Mr.. Conger said that this section did not
reduce the expenditures. 1t must be in
order.
The Chair ruled that the proposed amend
ment would reduce the expenditures aud was
therefore in order.
Mr.. Conger appealed from the Chairs de-
cision, but il was sustsined-l03 to 90.
After considerable discussion of the ques-
ton, whether n general debate should be
allowed on the bill. the Republicans claiming
that such had been the agreement, the House
adjourned.