Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-03
FoTty-Sixth Congress.
WASHINGTON, April 2.

WASHINGTON, April 2. sENArE.-Mr. Conkling introduced bill to estab- United States On motion of Mr Cockrel the bill in troduced by him yesterday to establish mail service to Brazil was read second time and referred to the Committee Postofices and lost Roads.
 Mir. 6ruce, from the special committee investigating the afai of the Freedmen's bank, introduced bill to amend the charter of the Freedmsn's bank, and also bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury Bruce sl4o submitted report of the investigation of the committee.
 ness up, being the bill ratfying the agreement with the Ute Indians Mir Coke addressed the Senate the b He said the policy of the bill to break up the large reservations to localize the Indians, to break up their tribal relations snd place them under self supporting In word the bill designs to place them the hig hway Of American civilization. The towards the Indian tribes. The bill further recop- nizes the logic of events that it Is impossible to lock up ths large reservations against the invasion of whtes and therefore it gives land to each and ass them to acquire independent citizenship. He ssio that the Secretary ot the Interior regarded this as important bill and it was necessary that it should be passed at once.
 Messrs. Teller and Hill, of Colorado, also spoke in Mir pendleton, from the Census Committee, report- sd back Senate bill 865 with the House amendments with adverse report on the latter. Mir. Psndleton moved that committee Of conference be appointed St 4:S0 the Senate adjourned till Monday morning Whole the Star route bill. MT. Cannon advocated
 
 Mr Valentino of Nebrask., opposed any effort to strike down tho expedition of the service. If the House wanted to do justice to the great West they would pass the bill as it from the Senate. ferring to Mir Blackburns alluson to General Brady mudsi clerk he said the remark not credita. bIe to the gentleman.
 Mir, Befora, of Colorado argued that the mail ser- vice could not be regulated by matter of sxpendi- snd receipts He cared nothing for the but in the interest of the people he wanted the service retained.
 MT. Haskell, of Kansas, defended the action of tRe Postofice department and its officials He asserted that the Eos master General yielded to the demands Of the people aud gave them increased service. He wrote letter to the committee on the subject, and ths committee had pocketed that let. ter and never let it coue out for three months or more.
 MT. Blackburn-That is not true.
 MT. Singleton also indignantly denied the state ment.
 Fir. Haskell refused to notice the Interruptions and said that for four months this information lodged (Hsskal) the Postmaster General and 8 simple politician he would say to the Appropriation Commit tee that he would stop the service if he cid not get money.
 heretofore advanced, accusing General Brady of latlon of the law and defyng the commands of Con- Rress in the in which he had expended the propraton for the Star aervce He asserted that the knew at the beginning of the session that there would be deficiency, and yet the Postmaster General had not called attention to the fact for time.
 At the conclusion of Mir. Haw1ey' remarks the com ittee vote of S8 to 78, concurred in the Senate amendments. The committee then rose, and on a yes and nay vote in the House the amendments cured in, 91 to 63.
 After discussion it agreed there should be ses- sion for debate only, and House then at 5:2S p. m adjourned.