Morris tribune., 1880-04-22
FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS-
SENATE, April 1O.-Not in session

FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS
SENATE, April 10.-Not in session.
HOUSE April 10-The House concurr-
ed in the Senate resolution appointing joint
committee on the alleged loss of revenue from
the evasion of the tax ON cigars and other ar
| ticles subject to excise duty. The House went
into committee Of the whole on the amend
ment to the army appropriation bill prohibit
ing the use OF troops at the polls as police
force. After a somewhat lenghthy debate the
House adjourned without coming to vote.
SENATE, April 12.-Mr. Pendleton
ing TO the votes Of the two houses on the GEN.
sus BILL reported various changes. The Gem
eva award bill was informally taken up for
the purpose of allowing Senator Mcdonald to
make speech upon It. When he had con-
cuded the Ute bill was taken up, and
considered, various amendments being pro-
posed and finally passed, yeas 81, nays 10.
The principal amendments to the bill during
debate were as follows: Striking out the re-
servation regarding the giving up of guilty
Indians which permits it to gointo effectf the
President shall be convinced that every posi-
bic effort to effect such surrender has been
made, thus making their absolute surrender
condition precedent to the payment Of the
money appropriated; devoting $4,000 to the
Industrial education of youth; increasing from
$500 to 5000 the annuities to Mrs. Meeker, Miss
Meeker and Mrs. Price, and from $500 to $500
that to Mrs. Post; providing that the act shall
cease to be of effect and the Indians be pro-
tected in their present rights If the
agreement is not satisfied within four
months after its approval; allows the set
uement Of any Indian on the Utah reserva-
| ton, If they wished to 60 there, and providing
no Indians shall be compelled to remove from
lands claimed in severalty under former treat
fh0
was taken up and adopted. The President
pro TEN declared the unfinished business to be
the Geneva award bill, on which Senator Gar.
land has the floor. Senator Eaton announced
he would move to lay the Geneva award bill
aside and take up the consular and diplomat
Of Senator Harris the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, April 12-The Senate bill ap-
propropriating 100000 for protection of the
Rio Grand frontier passed. The Senate
amendments to the House bill for erecting
public buildings at Paducah, Kentucky, were
concluded. Under call of the States several
bills were introduced. The House went into
committee of the whole on the army bill, all
debates to be closed in three hours. Discus
sl0ns followed, and various amendments were
offered. The committee rose and reported the
bill as amended to the House. The main cues
ton was ordered and the House adjourned.
SENATE, April Ex-senator Bayard,
from the commttie on finance, reported with
amendments to the Senate bill to provide for
the appointment of a commission to investi-
gate. The commission will consist of nine
members, to be appointed from civil life by
the President by and with the advice of the
Senate, the first named to be President; the
commissioners to receive SO per day each
during the period engaged in active duty and
active travelling and other necessary expenses.
1t shall be the duty of the commission to take
into consideration and thoroughly Investigate
all various exertions relative to the agricul-
tural, commercial mercantile, manufacturing,
mining and Industrial interests of the United
States, SO far as the same may be necessary to
the establishment of a judicious tariff, or re-
vision OF the existing tariff, upon basis OF
justice to ali interests and for the purpose of
fully examining matters which may come be.
fore It. Such commission is empowered
to visit such different portions of the country
as it may deem advisable. They shall report
to Congress the results of their investigations
and the testimonies taken from time to time
and make report not later than the first
Monday in December 1881 A bill forfeiting
unearned lands granted to the Oregon Central
railroad company was referred. A joint reso-
lation legalizing the health ordinances of tie
District Of Columbia was passed. The Gen.
eva award bill was taken up, and Senator Dav-
is OF Illinois made speech against it. At its
conclusion Senator Blaine and Carpenter had
collovuy in which personal threats were
made. Senator Thurman took the floor in
the Senate went into executive session and
adjourned.
House, April 13.-The House resumed
the consideration of the army appropriation
bill. The question recurred on the bill, and
the amendments were adopted without divi-
sion, and that in relation to troops at the polls
| by strict party vote, yeas 116, nays 96. This
| bill then passed. yeas 11S, nays 95, another
strict party vote. The conference report on
| the census bill was agreed to. The Indian ap-
preparation bill was referred to the committee
| of the whole. The bill amending internal re-
| venue laws was reported back and referred
| to the committee of the whole. A bill was
passed granting pension of SO month to
| the widow of Major General Curtis, of Iowa.
| The House took a recess till evening At the
evening session the House went into commit
| tee of the whole, Mr.. Stevenson in the chair on
| the private calendar. After having expended
| two hours in passing five bills, the committee
discontinued consideration of bills on the cal
| endar in regular order. and few bills were
agreed to at the request of individual men,
bers The committee then rose, and the House
after passing the bills reported to 1t adjourn
ed.
| SENATE, April 14.--Bills introduced
and referred. Senator Voorhees, introduced
Q resolution instructing the committee on
pensions to report bill authorizing pensions
to surviving sailors and soldiers of the Mexi-
can war, Senator Pendleton from the COM
mittee on Indian affairs reported a bill for the
relief of the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota
| and Dakota. Ordered printed and recommitted.
A resolution was passed authorizing the Secre-
tary of war to permit members of the soldiers
union at Milwaukee in June 1880, to have
artillery, flags and camp equipage belonging
/
was taken up and Senator Call spoke against
it. At the conclusion of his speech the bill
was laid aside and the consular and diplomat
ic appropriation bill taken up. The amount
appropriated is $1,146,135. An increase of
$4,000 over the bill as passed by the House.
Senator Eaton, from the appropriation COM
mittee, offered an amendment appropriating
$4,000 for compensation and necessary ex-
penses OF the commissioners appointed to act
with the envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United states to China
to negotiate and conclude a treaty and settle
ment of matters of interest to the two govern.
ments, now pending between the same. Ag-
reed to. The bill then passed and the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE, April 14.-The bill passed
thorizing the secretary of the interior to
dispose of part of the Fort Dodge military
. reservations, to actual settlers under the pro-
. vision Of the homestead law. The House went
into committee of the whole on the In
! dian appropriation bill. A brief statement OF
, the money features of the bill was made Mr.
Baker said that to many people it was a mat.
ter Of surprise that the United States govern.
; ment failed to govern the Indians as well as
: the Canadian government Year after year had
passed away without the establishment of any
, system which looked to anything bat robbing
the Indian and plunging the country into
war. The only fixed policy which the govern.
ment seemed to have in regard to the Indian