Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-17
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wAsHnoroS. April 16.-On motion
OF withsrs, the pending and al prior
orders were postponed and the Senate
considered the pension bills on the cal.
sndsr that were favorably reported.
A number OF pension bills we're passed.
Maxey. from the Postal Committee.
reported the Postal Route bill. Ordered
printed and rsoommitted.
After the morning hour the Geneva
Award bill was considered, the question
being on Hoar's amendment striking
out the provision for the payment Of
undsrwritsrs' losses.
Thurman said the adoption Of this
would defeat the principal object OF the
bill.
After Q tilt between Blaine and Conk.
ling, regarding Thurman's complaint
that the Senate was violating Q custom
In making him close the debate. without
hearing objections to the bill from the
other side. Blaine made q long speech
against the bill, and In concluding
asserted that In the history OF the pres.
snt generation there has not been known
- d~o.nothiug and idle q Congress a. the
present.
Thurman said hs would AJAX the Senate
10 fnish the bill on Saturday or Monday.
Adjourned.
Houss.
An evening session was ordered for
Thursday 10 oonsidsr the immigration
bill.
The bill for the construction fund Of
the navy passed without debate.
Also, the bill for the expedition to the
Arctic seas.
After the morning hour the House In
Committee Of the Whole considered the
Indian Appropriation bill.
Baker moved to increase the appro.
priation for clothing the Sioux BY $780,
900.
Haskell said the Indian wars were due
to insufficient appropriations for the
indians. The Committee on Indian
Affairs have been investigating the Ute
outbreak and found that the chief cause.
Bakers amendment was adopted.
Baker moved TO increase by sos, 900
the appropriation for the subsistsnos Of
the Sioux.
Fort opposed Il. Tho bill appropria.
Ted 81. 400. 900 for the Sioux. or $3, 900
for each Congressional District in the
country. The longer the Sioux wsre
supported In idleness, the more idle and
vseran. they would become.
Wright said there were poor white
men In the land quite % deserving Of
caro- and protection - red men,.
Maginnis OF Montana thought that.
inssmuch ~ the government purchased
peace. the best thing Congress could do
vas 10 pay the purchase money. He
denied that the people Of the West de.
sired TO get up Indian wars. When the
people Of Chicago would burn down
their city, or the people OF Memphis
would import the yellow fever into theirs
for the sake OF Eastern subscriptions,
then would the people OF the West de-
sire Indian wars for the sake OF the few
dirty dollars which Washington contrao.
tors would get.
After . long debate the amendment
vas rejected.
Baker submitted an amendment In.
srsasing from $500, 900 to $3.50, 900 the
appropriation for the subsistence OF the
Apache Indians.
After debate Il was rejected.
Ryan, Of Kansas, submitted an amend.
ment providing that all bids for pro-
visions for the Indians aud for the
transportation Of the same shall be
opened and contracts awarded al some
suitable place In the Mississippi Valley
or In the Missouri River Valley.
Pending the discussion q recess was
taken.
The evening 10 for the consideration
OF Naval Committee bills.
xvrSINo SESSION.
Conger made some humorous but sar.
castle remarks on the West Point out
rage, In which he confessed, incredible
a. L might seem. that the Democrats
had been right in d~snouncing West
Point Academy, and perhaps the govern.
msnt was educating men to feel 90 much
above Congressmen that they could not
associate with those Of . different color
from themselves.
The House passed several bills and
adjourned.