The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-13
FoRTY-s1xTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April 12.
SENATE.

Mr.. Pendleton, from the Conference
Committee on dissgrceing votes OF the two
houses on the census bill, reported that
IL 9 result OF the conference was that the
statutes regarding the ownership Of the
public debt be taken by special agents, in
stead OF the enumerators that the copies
ol the returns may not be sent to the
Offices OF the various States, that Alaska
be included in the census, and that various
other changes be made In the bill. The
amount appropriated Is reduced from
$3.50, 900 to Sl25, 900. The report was laid
aside temporarily 10 allow Its examination
by Mr.. Edmunds.
Mr.. Ferry introduced bill to regulate
the promotion and fix the rank OF the line
OF officers OF the army. Referred.
The Geneva Award bill was informally
taken up Tor the purpose Of allowing Mr..
Mcdonald, who has to leave town to-day,
to speak upon It. Mr.. Mcdonald sup.
ported his substitute for the bill reported
By the Committee on Judiciary. When
Mr.. Mcdonald had concluded his speech
the Veto bill was taken up, and after some
debate was passed by vote OF 81 to 16.
The principal amendments made TO the
bill during the debate were as follows:
striking out the reservation regarding the
giving up Of the guilty Indians, which
permits the act to 60 into effectii the Pres
ident shall be convinced that every posi-
BILE effort to effect such surrender has
been made, thus making their absolute
surrender condition precedent TO the
payment OF money appropriated. Devo-
ling SIC, 900 to the industrial education Of
the Youths Increasing from 400 to 600
dollars annuities to Mrs. Meeker, Miss
Meeker and Mrs. Price, and from 200 to
800 dollars to that OF Mrs. Post, providing
said act shall cease TO be ot effect and the
Indians be protected in their present
rights, and the agreement is not ratified
within four months after its approval.
Allowing the settlement OF any Indians
on the Uintah reservation II they wish TO
90 there, and providing that no Indian
chall be compelled to remove from the
lands claimed in severality under former
treaties.
The conference report on the census bill
was takon up and adopted.
The President pro tenn declared the un-
finished business to be the Geneva award
bill: on which Mr.. Garlond has the floor.
Mr.. Eaton announced that he would
move TO lay the Geneva award bill aside
and take up the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill tomorrow.
On motion OF Mr.. Harris the Senate ad-
journed. -
After the expiration Of the morning
hour the House went into Committee Of
the Whole, Mr.. Springer in the chair, on
the army bill, all general debate to be
closed in three hours. At the termination
Of the general debate, several amendments
were offered and rejected. Among them
the following:
Mr.. Keller offered an amendment to
the amendment by adding the words, "ex.
cept as authorized by the Constitution Of
the United States" Rejected by 70 to 9S.
Mr.. Williams, OF Wisconsin, moved an
amendment to the amendment so as 10
prohibit the use Of troops instead OF an
ordinary civil police force. Rejected by
90 to 90.
Mr.. Butterworth offered an amendment
providing nothing herein contained shall
effect the right to employ any part ot the
army or navy TO execute the laws in such
cases as such employment may be author:
lied by the Constitution, or by an act OF
Congress. Rejected, by IS to 81.
Mr.. Sparks amendment was amended
on the motion OF Mr.. Hurd, by adding TO
It's proyiso, at shall not be construed TO
prevent the use Of troops to protect 1t
against domestic violence on the applica-
tion OF the Legislature Of any State, or eI-
ecutiye, when the Legislature cannot be
convened" The amendment as amended
was then adopted and the committee rose
and reported the bill and amendments to
the House, The main question was Or
dered and the House adjourned.