National Republican., 1880-04-17
CURRENT CAPITAL TOPICS.
Abolition of the Board of Indian
Commissioners.
The Proposition Acted on Tavorably in the
House-rransfor OF the Buronu Pond
Ing - Meeting of the Cabinet -
A Greenback Convention
Delegates to Chicago
Elected, Etc, Etc.
Congress Yesterday.

The Vice-President laid before the Senate q
communication from the President inclosing
lettcr from tho Secretary ofState in response
to Senate resolution in relation to the awards
made to Benjamin We'll and the La Abra
Silver Mining Company, in which he intimatos
that in the absence of further expression Of the
will of Congress the claims will be paid.
The bill granting pension to Jesse f.
Phares, scout, was discussed during tho
morning hour without conclusion being
reached.
The Gonoya Award bill was then takon up,
and Ny. Jones' of Florida, spoke against the
measure. Mr.. Carpenter commenced speech
in support of the bill, but gave way for II
motion for an executive session, at tho close
Of which tho Senate adjourned to Monday.
In tho House tho Senate bill for tho re-
moval of the political disabilities Of Roger A.
Pryor was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Cox, chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported resolution request.
ing the President to take steps to abrogate the
CInyton-Bulwer treaty. lie reported it, a' lie
said, merely for printing and recommittal,
nnsmuch as the committee had taken no
defnitve action upon 1t. Tho resolution was
ordered printed and rccommitted.
Mr.. Wilson, from the same committee, ro
ported joint resolution for the disposal Of
tho Chinese indemnity fund. Refer cd TO the
Committee of tho Whole.
The Speaker announced the appointment of
Messrs. Carlisle, Gibson and Garfield as the
members OIL the part of the Ways and Means
Committee to take into consideration the losses
of revenue arising from tho alleged evasion Of
tho stamp tax on cigars aud other articles sub
ject 10 excise duty.
The morning hour was dispensed with, and
the House resumed consideration of tho In
dian appropriation bill.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Hooker
and adopted by the committee repeating all
laws aud parts of laws creating the Board Of
Indian Commissioners. This, ii it remains in
the bill, effectually wipes out tho board after
Juno 80, 1881.
A number of minor amendments were made
finally concluded.
Mr. Hooker offered an amendment, as an adj.
ditionul section, transferring the Indian Blu
reau to the War Department.
Mr.. Haskell made the point of order, first,
that the amendment did not come from
a committee; second, that it did not
reduce expenses, as 1t substituted for
agents at from $1,000 to $1,000 mill
tary officers, which cost tho Government
So 900 each; third, that it was not germane to
this bill, as it did not tako effect till after
tho period for which the bill made provision,
and, fourth, that it was in tho nature of a
substitute for two bill already pending in the
House.
The point or order was discussed at some
length, but before u ruling was made the com,
mittee rose, and after some opposition re-
cess was ordered until 1880 p. M, tho night
session to bo for the consideration of Invalid
pension bills. 1t was, however, subsequently
agreed to substitute Tuesday evening of next
week for the last evening, and the House ad
iournel,