Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-07
Forty-Sixth Congress.
WAsHINGroN. April 6.

WASHINGTON, April 6. HoUsE-Mr. Atkins chairman of the Committee The bill approprates s2s. 10 appro- priatsd in the bill for the current year. The bill
 The House refused to dispense with the morning hour and the committees called for reports,
 At the expiration of the morning hour MT. CIymer W6oe on nhis the gG b CT
 Mr. Springer antagonfzed this with motion to take discussion the question put upon taking up the Curtin Yocum case and it was defeated.
 The House then went into committee the Army bill, Mr. Springer in the chair MT. olymer explained the provisions of the bill. The estimates upon which the bill was based as furnished by the department, called for $27627, ,475.7s. Ths gross amount of the 6 reported Tor pSsTage s g being sl2o1s taken up consideration by clauses. MT. Dibrel, number Of majors shall be 2is instead of 24s and that the paymasters of the army shall consist of brsa five msjors The object of the amendment was to re- duce the number of paymastsrs from fifty to twenty S62 per annum and the service would not be at all injured by 1t, as the paymasters were not employed many days in the months, there being too many of them. After discussion the amendment was rejected by vote of 62 to s2.
 geons shall not be employ ed until all the commissioned surgeons shall have been assigned with corps, and then only upon the requlsiton of the commanding of- fcsr, approved by ths general of the army.
 Mir. Browne offered amendment providing that Soldiers Home boards Of medical examination, engaged on the navy surgical history of the war
 After discussIon and pending vote on MT. Sparks' amendment the committse rose, and the Houae at s p. nl., adjourned.
 SENATE.-Pending ,considsration of the bill to put non commissioned officers the retired list, the morning hour expired. The Chair appointed on the part of the SsnHte conference committee on the Sen ate amendments to the bill relative to the taking of the census Messrs Pendleton, Harris and Morrill,! He a- SO announced the appointment Of Mesars. Hamhn and Beck visiting committee to the National Military Academy.
 Mr. Voorhees, said that he had given his intention to c. up his financial resolution the expiration Of the morning hour to-day, but the pending bill important, woulG not insist it's present con- siderstion, but would call up at an early date.
 Unfinished business came up being the bill to ac- capt and ratify the agreement with the Ute Indians Mir. Pendleton favored making the Indiana individual property holders under the laws of the United States
 Ths letter sad it the duty of the Government to move in this matter without consulting the VIII Of the Indians. There was but way to settle the Ind1 a question: and that is for the Government to take abso ute control of the Indans put them on farming land in 6 congeniat climate, where the Government ca keep them in control.
 MT Hill Of Colorado said that while the bill nigh not be nality, 1T would open the reservation to mi IT. rs who are now pressing upon it. The system giving lands in severay to the Indians is now be adopted by many tribes of their own accord, and to be he only system likely to secure tae saftt aud welfare of the Indians and t!ers. He eamate that the entire outlay enquired by the bill woult onl be S4le0O0.
 Mir. Coke said he would try and reach vote to- Enorrow.
 At 1885 p. n the Senate went into executive sef- sion, and at $50 p. adjourned