American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-03-20

on absentee Shawnee lands I'm Kansas
Mr., Johnston D., va,), from the same com
tary of the Treasury to ascertain and report
the amount OF money expended and indebt-
sion and supervising hostilities and Mr.. Epson
ID, Tex reported similar bill. All were
of the morning hour the Political Assessment
bill, being the first bill on the calendar, was
taken up, and Mr.. Hostctter d., Ind) spoke
thereon.
MARCH 10.-iSendte-The Vice President
presented a message from the President
transmitting the agreement between the
Secretary of the Interior and the Ute indians,
and recommending its ratification. Re
ferred. The motion made yesterday by
Mr.. Thurman to refer to the Committee on
Judiciary the remonstrance Of Indian chiefs
s5Sl,a q $50 court in the Wi indian dn
posed the motion, saying the Commit:
tee on Territories. who had reported
the bill, included several good lawyers fully
able to draw the bill, and there was no reason
to refer this any more than any other bill to
the Committed on judiciary. Pending dis
considerat1on was resumed OF the PHI
Mcdonald having the floor. At the close
of his remarks, Mr.. Garland offered a resolu
ton that on account of the many intricate lc-
gal questions presented by the bill under con-
sidcration, it be referred to the Judiciary
Committee for examination and report. Mr..
ton the Senate adjourned. Honsc-Mr.
Reagan 3D., Tex) presented a resolution in
which he offered as substitute for the reso
buttons o It,, OF the regnar Committee Bills
p p1aa 'e 100000 for the relief Of
the poor of Ireland; to restrict Chinese emi
from the States into the Indian Territory; to
prevent the withholding of pensions from
pensioners under the acts OF 1861 and 1873:
Consideration was resumed of the Political
Assessment bill, and the House was addressed
by Mr.. Young (R;. o.. An evening session
disposed of.
MARCH 11.-Scnate-Mr. Sharon present.
cd petition of newspaper publishers for a
reduction of the duties on paper, after which
his long absence from his seat in the senate,
which he said was occasioned by an eIner-
gency in his business affairs, involv-
reason, he said, would compel
his absence for some weeks to come. lie
added in conclusion, that his resignation
at the disposal of his constituents whenever
reclamation of arid and waste lands passed.
1t authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to
contract for the sinking of two aftesian
tains, the wells to be in the center of a reser
walton of four square miles. The bin for the
Mr.. Jones, of Florida. having the floor. At the
conclusion of his remarks n motion was made
aa th e ns be
bill
session the Senate adjourned.
House-Bills were reported from the Commit
ferred to Committee of the Whole, for the
erection of public buildings in the follow
W. S saeS n.y. tsbnrs Ta
Quincy, Illinois; Maysviile, Kentucky;
Minneapolis, Mimi; Denver, Colo; Houston,
mouth, o.; greensboro, KY, and Louisville,
Ky. The Political Assessment bill was taken
up and after some debate, Mr.. Hostetter d.,
Ind }, demanded the previous question: On or
dering the demand the Republicans refused to
vote and the result showed no quorum. A. call
of the House was then made, and showed the
presence of more than a quorum Several
more vain attempts were made. but the Re
and ,er some
debate. Mr.. Aiken d.. s. Is moved
to lay the bill upon the table, which was de-
with the exception of Messrs. Aiken Is. CO,
FELTON, (Ga }, and Morse (Mass-) who voted in
the Affirmative. The House then adjourned.
MARCH 12.-Senate-Mr. Bruce, from the
Committee on Education and Labor. report
ed adversely on the bill to provide for the in
vestment OF certain unclaimed pay and cOun-
ty moneys in the Treasury and to facilitate
the education of the colored race. Indefi:
unanimous consent for the present CON
sideration of his resolution for
Sana and II Mas taken up bnt after some de
bate it was withdrawn and the resolution of
Mr.. Plat, requesting the President to com
to foreign Governments the desire
of this Government to secure neutrality of
any transit route across the Isthmus, was re-
i Ra1asions to Aa ae n iii mondaS
House-The morning hour was dispensed
with and Mr. Mcmahon o., reported back
Committee. The Committee
amendment appropriating
of q. s. MarshaIs and their General Deputies
for the present fiscal year, thus making the
tota amount appropriated by the bill 81 49,
mittee of the Whole to consider the bill.