The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-04-14
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-

SENATE, April 6.-The Senate insisted
on its amendment to-the census bill and
committee CT conference was appointed. The
resolution to lend U. s. flags to the centennial
commissioners at Nashville, passed. The bill
to retire non-commissioned officers after 80
years services was debated by number of
Senators, and the morning hour having ex-
pired the bill ratifying the Ute agreement
was taken up. and Senator Pendleton advocat-
ed the bill. Other Senators joined in the dis
cussion, and after an executive session the
senate adjourned. ),
HOUSE, April 6.-Night sessions were
ordered for Wednesday and Thursday of next
week to consider naval affairs. Reports on
various subjects, on the call Of the speaker,
were presented. The naval appropriation
bill was reported and referred to the commit
tee of the whole, it appropriates S14 3s6,797.
The bill sprroprfates s2e, rs 900. An amend.
ment was offered providing that contract sur
geons shall not be employed until all commits
stoned surgeons shall be assigned to duty
with troops. After a long debate. vote was
attempted on the amendment, but quorum
not voting tho House adjourned.
HOUSE, April 7.-Several bills were
reported and referred. Mr.. McCook asked
leave to offer resolution reciting the alleged
outrage perpetrated upon johnson Whitta-
ker the colored cadet at West Point. Mr.. Cox
hoped the resolution would be adopted Mr..
Aiken objected. The House went into CON-
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Springer in the
chair on the army appropriation bill, the PEND
ing amendment, that contract surgeons should
Yeas So, nays 81. Mr.. Sparks said he would
demand vote in the House. An angry pas
sage ensued between Sparks and Clymer, in
which the former gave the later the lie direct.
Great excitement was produced. Afterwards
Sparks explained and withdrew his offensive
VvNr - oil r1oir A
ton to censure Sparks was made for
the use of unparliomentary language
and subsequently withdrawn end the House
proceeded with it's proper business. Mr..
Sparks offered the following under direction
of the military committed: mo money ap-
be paid for the subsistence, equipment, trans
portation or compensation of any porto
the army of the United States to be used AZ
police force to keep the peace at the polls at
any election held within any State Mr. Kiefer
raised the point of order, pending which the
committee rose and the House adjourned
SENATE, April 1.-THE Vice President
chosen to preside. The diplomatic appropri-
alton bill was reported back and placed upon
the calendar. Several new bills were intro
duced. The removing the Santee Indians from
Nebraska to the old Ponca reservation came
up. The. general Indian policy was dis
uUs IL.
ator Beck was opposed to making treaties
with Indians. He thought we would never
have peace with the Indians while their man.
agement was under the control of the interi-
or department. We must co two things with
the Indian, treat him fairly, and punish him
at once when he does wrong. He feared this
bill was not good settlement of the Ute ques-
ton, and that it would encourage indians to
commit more crimes, finding they are not pun
ished fer them. He would vote for the amend
ment OF the Senator from Iowa, Kirkwood
Senator Kirkwood said he was willing to
amend his amendment so as to provide the
agreement shall. not take effect until the gull
ty men are shown to be dead or to have left
the United States. he thought that a clause
should be inserted, 80 as to pre- lude the men
who committed outrages after the massacre.
The amendment passed; yeas IS, nays II Sen
ator Dawes offered an amendment providing
that the $25,OOO set apart by the agreement of
1874 shall be expended IN practical individual
education of the youth of the Utes. Senator
Teller, ingalls, and Allison opposed the amend.
ment, thinking the distribution of that fund
should be left, as by the treaty, to the direc-
ton of the President. Senator Pendleton I'd
vOcated the amendment. Pending the debate
the Senate adjourned.
SENATE, April 8.-The joint resolution
Of the House to lend flags to the Good Tenn
plars encampment at Chicago in August was
opposed on the ground that government pro-
pelty should not b. lent to private organiza-
tons. Resolution passed yeas 81, nays 20.
communication was received from the secre-
tary Of war recommending appropriations of
5000 to build wagon road from Fort Bridge
to Wtntah reservation, and 100000 to build
military post at or near the junction of Gun.
neson and Grandrvers Referred Bills were
lend artillery, tents etc., to the Soldiers reuuD
ion at Central CITY, Nebraska, passed. Dis
cussion of the Ute treaty was resumed and oc-
cupied the remainder of the session. Ad-
journed.
HOUSE. April S.-A large number of
bills was reported adversely from the COM
mittee on war claims and laid on the table.
Mr.: Reagan reported q resolution
calling on the secretary OF war for informa-
ton relative to the ice harbor at Chester, Pa,
Adopted. The House then went into COM
mittee OF the whole. Mr.. Cox in the chair, UP
on the army appropriation bill, the pending
question being upon the point OF order raised
against the amendment prohibiting any of the
appropriation being used for the subsistence,
or equipment. transportation or compensation
of any portion of the army to be used as po-
lice force to keep the peace at the polls at any
election held within the State. MIR. Kiefer
argued in support of the point of order, con-
tending the amendment changed existing the
law without reducing expenditures. The re-
mainder OF the session was consumed on
points of order, appeals from the decision of
the chair, aud the House adjourned
SENATE, April 0..-House bill appro-
priating $50 600 for the erection of public
buildings at Paducha, Kentucky, passed. The
bill to repair and extend public buildings at
Cleveland, Ohio, was reported favorably. A
resolution to enquire into losses of revenue by
evasion of the laws was passed. The House
resolution for printing 5000 copies of the re-
port of the commissioner Of agriculture for
1879 passed. Mr.. Logan submitted resolu
ton directing the secretary of war to furnish
the Senate with any facts in his possession in
reference to tn. recent mutilation of one of
the cadets at West Point. Senator Voorhees,
said he was in favor of every possible investi-
cation OF the administration of West Point
academy. He regarded those who had gradu-
ated from that institution with wonder as hav-
ing survived regime of brutality, inhuman-
ity and very uncivilized conduct. I have
known for years, he continued, of young
men going there, not colored young men
men but white young men, who have been
driven away by a system of conduct on the
part of students there so disgraceful that in
tend to lend my aid, humble though it may
be, on all occasions to every kind Of investiga-
ton, and to swell public opinion as far as am
able to assist in doing it, to humanize and civ
Lize and, if possible, to christiaGizs West
Point. That ought to be done or the institu-
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