American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL.

MAY 1S.-Senate-Mr. Plumb, from the
Committee on Public Lands, reported favora-
bly, on the bill Creating an additional land
district In Kansas. Passed. Mr. Plumb from
the Committee on Military Affairs, also re-
ported favorably on the Senate bill making
an additional article of war prohibiting gam.
bling. Placed on the calendar. Mr.. Paddock,
the On pmes Lan .hs
act to provide additional regulations for
se sna s 1er sna
wa, WAS received from the House and referred to
Nsss was. l laia , Sssers ne sRs cs Ser:
t Ting re e soason a Ms4 M to ~
a concurrent resolution. lie objected to it's
second reading. and it was therefore laid on
the tab table Mr. Morsan then spoke in favor
did not think that former cases
decided by the Senate had es-
In ths House. the Pension Dencieneg bi1i
passed and the Agricultural Appropriation
Whole The bill to establish an assay ofice
in st. Louis was referred to Committee of the
Whole.
MAY 19.-Senate-Mr. Coke, from the
Committee on Indian Affairs, reported q bill
to provide for the allotment of lands in sew
crafty to Indians on various reservations and
to extend protection of the laws of the States
and Territories over the Indians, and for
the expiration of the morning hour consider
alton was resumed OF. the Kellogg case.
s and against the committee's resoiptions.
He quoted Mr.. Hills remarks to the effect
that Senators voting against the resolutions
would be governed by other considerations
than the law, the evidence, or Constitution;
that there were whispers of bargains. etc..
impugned. MIR. Butler inquired why the hon
orable Senator from Georgia had employed
poisonous words Of ambiguity in SO grave
u matter? What does the Senator mean by
some other reason than the evidence, law or
other reason? If so, why has he not said so
in unambiguous, unmistakable language?
Mr.. Hill wished to state that, as the Senators
from South Carolina had insisted on miscon-
STRUNG his remarks. he should at an early day
Hoase@The ' Asrieultur "a i APPROPRIATION bill
passed. Among the amendments included in
for sinking t@o artesan Pes on shs
plains east of the Rocky Mountains; appro-
priating $4,000 to enable the Commissioners
of Agriculture to continue investigation
upon the subject of forestry. Upon motion
OF Mr.. Tucker 3D., Va.) the House went into
ousiy stated his intention of calling up the
Tariff bill. The Funding bill being fiji st in
der, Mr.. Tucker moved that it be laid aside
and the Tariff bill be taken up. The motion
was lost-yeas, 81; nays. 80. This action is
generally regarded as test-vote on the new
Tariff BILL
MAY 20.-Senate.-The bill to establish
retired list for non commissioned Army
of the resolution unseating Kellogg, and
was replied to by Mr.. Kellogg himself. The
Legislative, Judicial and Executive Appro-
Ghe S the rpef the of s sa
tiers upon the Usage trust and diminished
reserve lands in Kansas passed.
and sixteenth articles of the treaty between
the United states and the Great and Little
Usage Indians passed. Reports of the Com
cred in Committee Of the Whole
and several bills were disposed of.
MAY 21.-Senate-Mr. CockrelI, from the
Committee on Claims, reported with amend
ments the House bill making appropriations
for the payment of claims reported allowed
by Commissioners of Claims under the act of
March 3, 1871. Placed on the calendar. Mr..
Cockreil, from the Committee on Military At
fairs, reported adversely on the Senate bill
to regulate the promotion and fix the rank of
line officers in the army. indefinitely post
poned. Mr.. Bayard moved to postpone the
calendar and take up the Marshals bill.
Agreed to, and the bill passed by a strict par
tn vote. On motion of Mr.. Morgan, resolu-
ton pro,yidins Joint vote for counting the
upon motion of Mr.. Davis, of Illinois,
the resolution was temporarily laid aside
for consideration of the Legislative APP
at some length and passed. motion to
take up the Kellogg resolutions was defeated,
to Senator Morgan's resoi9tions, which were
The bill passed making appropriations
allowed by the Treasury Department..
Mr. Cox Cd, n. ". Chairman of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, reported back the res
olution calling on the President for informa-
ton in regard to the expulsion of Israelite
citizens of the United States from st. Peters,
burg by the Russian Government: Adopted:
(, ON the Committee of the Whole relative to
public lands, and passed several pension bills.