Morris tribune., 1880-04-15
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-

an additional appropriation Of 1866 600 to meet
additional pay and bounty of soldiers. Sew
eraI bills were introduced among them one TO
authorize the retirement 0fnOn commissioned
army officers OF thirty years service. The bill
was opposed and discussed and went over, and
the Senate resumed consideration OF the hill
rattying the Ute agreement. SenetOr Margo
OF Alabama said the bill was important in two
ways, it could take but $4,HO0OOO and would
settle the relations to hereafter exist be-
tween the government and the Indians. Mr..
Dawes made a speech in opposition TO the bill
to executive session and adjourned.
HOUSE, April 5-Under the call of
States. number of bill were introduced. At
the conclusion of the call of the States, Mr..
Manning rose to question of personal prive-
lage This brought up the alleged attempt to
brlbe Springer in the Observation-Disclosures
case. Remarks OF much length ensued from
Manning, and Springer, raising a question of
veracity between them. Springer assailed
Henry H. Finleyas the auth@ OF the anonymous
letter offering him So 0OO to vote for seating
Donnelly, and charged Donnclly with COM
plclty In sending such a letter. Manning
closed the discussion. He defended Donnelly
from the imputations made against him
by Springer, and represented the absurdi-
ty of supposing that Donuelly had anything
to do with the sendiEg of the
anony nous letter. Mr.. Weaver moved to sus-
pend the bills and adopt resolutions in refer
ence to metallic and paper currency. A de-
bate arose. at the conclusion of which the resO-
lutions were defeated, yeas 81, nays lit. Mr..
Townshend of Illinois, moved to suspend the
votes so as to discharge the committee from
further consideration of the bill placing
printing type, printing paper, and materia!
used in the manufacture of printing paper, on
full list, and put it on its passage. The mo-
ton was defeated, yeas 112, nays so, not the
necessary two. thirds in the affirmative. The
House then adjourned.
SENATE. April 6.-The Senate insisted
on its amendment to"the census bill and a
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 a 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 OIL
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 $l4 3S5797.
The army appropriation hill was considered.
The bill aprropriates $26, 425 600. 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 long debate, vote was
attempted on the amendment, but quorum
not voting the 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
be employed in certain cases was rejected.
Yeas 88, 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 drec..
Great excitement was produced. Afterwards
Sparks explained and withdrew his offensive
words. Mr.. Clymer also explained. A mo-
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 committee: mo money ap-
propriated in this act is appropriated or shall
be paid for the subsistence, equipment, trans
pOrtation or compensation of any porto
the army of the United States to be used As
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 THE Vice President
gave notice of absence, and Mr.. Thurman was
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 SaHtee Indians from
Nebraska to the old Ponca reservation came
up. The general Indian policy was dis
cussed and its many defects pointed out. Sem
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-
tion, and that it would encourage indians to
commit more crimes, finding they are not pun
ished for them. He " ould vote for the amend.
ment of the SeRator from Iowa, Kirkwood.
Senator Kirkwood said he was willing to
amend his amendment so as to provide the
agreement shal! 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
who committed Outrages after the massacre.
The amendment passed: yeas 35, nays IL Sen
ator Dawes offered an amendment providing
that the $25,NOO 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.
tion of the President. Senator Pendeton 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 TEN
plars encampment at Chicago in August was
opposed on the ground that government pro
petty should not be lent to private organiza.
| tions Resolution passed yeas 81, nays 90.
communication was received from the secre
| tary Of war recommending appropriations o.
| 5000 to build wagon road from Fort Bridge
to Wintah reservation, and 100000 to build
a military post at or near the junction Of Gun
neson and Grandrivers. Referred. Bills were
| introduced. The House joint resolution Il
lend artillery, tents ETC., to the Soldiers reun.
| ion at Central Citv, 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 ot
bills was reported adversely from the com
| Mr. Reagan reported 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 raise,
against the amendment prohibiting any of tn
appropriation being used for the subsistence
or equipment. transportation or compensation
of any portion of the army to be used as pc
lice force to keep the peace at the polls at an
election held within the State, MIR. Kiefe
argued in support of the point of order, con
tending the amendment changed existing th
law without reducing expenditures. The re
mainder of the session was consumed o.
points of order, appeals from the decision c
the chair, and the House adjourned.
SENATE, April 9.--House bill appro
priating $500 for the erection OF publi
buildings at Padueha, Kentucky, passed. TIL
bill to repair and extend public buildings a
Cleveland, Ohio, was reported favorably.
resolution to enquire into losses OF revenue
evasion of the laws was passed. The Hous
resolution for printing 5000 copies Of the re
port Of the commissioner of agriculture fo
1879 passed. Mr.. Logan submitted resolr
ton directing the secretary OF war to furnis
the Senate with any facts in his possession
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