New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-19
TRANSACTIONS OF COMMITTEES.

4:40 p In. adjourned.
TRANSACTIONS OF COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON. March 1S.-The Committee
n, Indian Affairs continued the examination OF Chei
OuTav today He was questioned as to whether tHo
agreement lately entered into by the Government anu
the Ues was satisfactory 10 him. ana would DC 10 his
people. In reply he stated that lnasmuch as He ia"
fitted up ranch good deal OF trouble ana eAPnSo'
he would prefer not to move of the reservation nut
whatever would be satisfactory to his people would be
satisfactory TO him. lie desired t. return to the reserVa
ton as soon as possible order 10 obtain The OPINION
~ his people I'm regard To the agreement:
Tbere ,niont br some difficulty n persuading some OF
them to move it explained To them lhAt LOU
all OF them would have 10 move IRON t 20 10
mem. II seemed TO linn the best thing they
could do, in order 70 mmnialn Peacs s,o ousn,
were present during the examination Hu" tn"i,
tested the deepest interest ~ an that ocoul,u ii
OuIay asked II he did not Tear me M4i,es 49, 800,
swindle his people, and eventually get ther @ns Wy
from them, II The proposed aIdntrnon, :" IT, '
them lands In seyeralty IN cdfi'1 iulo rn Win
piled, laughing As understand the "s e.i'lt ~"
the Secretary, the lands are 10 10. lna.rnaoc ID,
i've years and tmik my ptupc VIII '''n " ma
by iat time. II Tot, they ouSI 10 lose ln'n' -"
commH'ce decided 10 lay asia" az oh,. ~
20 on with The examination Thr nope Us 20 conn ~ 81
In tyo days Tie Necessity of employing an IN cpcier
fct man Ourav usrs he utmost crlb.rafiuu Watching
The sicuoLrapheI closely, and cY DENLY Wtis e '1'"
word carefully. Tue committee aJouI"'u u'' ~ 80 "'
The House Committee on WAYS ana Means AGREED TO-
10 amend The laN relasc TO e seizure aud forfeiture
Of ve-ss FOR breach Of the revenue laws an9 ORDERED
iol-e ne eil'o' 90, 90 ~, c .f yr- .tilI IN force
but the hll viii protect them itJW lHIlcliu.t.
The House Committee on Post Ohicc- and Post hoeH7
heard arguments ihs morning upon IN bl g. pay ihr
claim of the chicago Burlington ANA Qun.y Railroad
Tor extra mail service. Me.srs. B'lAnap ana u ihiIl h-
peared Tor the claimants. tnd Judge trcmin
Tor inc Post Office Department TIE Chairman
directed to report 10 Inc tou'e I" ,at,t IN
tie Post Route bil when provides Tor the e.thi-h-
ment 81 5l4 new routes ~ different secLio7 90 the
country. Repr'fentauye SHELLEY, 81 Ala" nh. "iitLcd
the following resolution, the consideration oil "hlch was
postponed tIll tuesday mex;
Inat n the opinion OF ga" Committee ON Posi- Ol'cs
ana Poi Roads OF the House 81 HpIrtrli Do
wise and expcdcnt to cstabll7" ocean mon s' ma 10
routes 20 bc served by American iult vessels Nt q lal
and proper compensation O. sMd Nessc's Tor suih
The House Committee ou The Revision % the Lava
instructed Representative JoWuFhtui, or lluot. TO
aay 10 rcIorl 10 House MT olng etons Ll IcntYc
of the rules TO put ino bin upon is immediate ussage
mingtou, Del. appeared before the Senate COMMITTEE
Commerce To-day. IN hdN"cacy 81 Nn hppi il'lDI
Bayard Introduced tur dcleao1 ana ti9 lhS9 lul.el
tucIr representations. IhcromWitre ei 10 Ne
Allegation thai u recommendation n ihH sort from
Senator Bayafd vas amply sufficient To- secure IaN"ia'r
action: Ine committee took ac lon "h ~ 'gnli,'ion oI
A. e Wells surveyor oi customs Tor sc" O'Iei"''
and decided to report 10 adyer.'iy. ,
t,uucd the consideration OF the hil recommended ty
Secretary -cAurz carry into effect hs agreement WIN
The Utc-. but did not reach % CONCLUSION. Ah'i"ff
speoal NEE -ug wall DC held tomorrow
TbdIlouse Committee the JUDICIARY was a-ain DO ses-
s,Cn ,,v and summoned alrccnf ST., Aralcu i1 ap-
pear with view gaming some further ght upon he
At, |,a,c1 TIA, me- lad moi been t,cfliiird by tue
Committee on Foreign A1nfs - offer any evidence for
the purpose explaining his motives and the judiciary
Commute accorded nan the opportunity to-day Tho
committee Will meet gain iom. wow, and 'rOu day 4"
day uutu some decision is reached ~ me matter
Tno -.unt. Committee on Pubic Buildings aud
Grounds agreed tod to recommend the pac OF ule
bill introduced by Senator Bayard, apprpprlaunc
section OF Ma-sacnustts aud cticuaye, IN rhis
city, ana the preparation Of base for m proposed
statue OF thc LAT, Rear admiral Dupont Inc biil asO
provides tha This circle snail hereafter b. called The
The subject Of the proposed ship canal between tho
ChrsapcaGc and Delaware Bays was again under cuu-id-
Grafton In the subcommittee OF the House on
| Railroads and Cina.s Statements were IN de Dy hr
! W ". Spence, uf The Baltlm.re Boaid OF Trade !;
by Nj. Robert Tyson, OF tue Baltimore Corn and Flour
Exchange by Mr.. Thompson, OF Baltimore, ana ny Mr.
IIayers whO 10 familiar Win Tie navigation oI those
! ba,s. All of these gentlemen expressed d'cidtd
preference tor the southern for ChuptinD route Mr.
Irncke, Maryland, WHO fayOis the sasara- route.
asked two members Of he subcommittee (Mc'sr. Oscar
Turner Of Kentucky, aud Ford o. Missouri wherther
there was an, pIobaDhty OF Congre.s approprat Jung
tne negative. Then they were asked by MI kmmel'
the cna rinan OF the subcommittee Who IaIors me
CnOplank route whether ConBre-S If any more key To
pass Mr.. Hencke's bi, which question was also an
The Senate Exodns Committee continued the examin-
alton OF X. b. Avery OF MISSISSIPPI cxpecla agent Tor
The Southern CLAIMS Commission. The criticised
tho Southern policy of President Hayes aud the speeches
he bis Southern tour. Ia the course Of his tcs-
tmony he stated tnat M thought q Democratic Presl-
dent was elected IN 1850, negroes would all leave
the South; but believing that Republican Prrridcnt
would e elected advised tLc cOlOIe ed people
| remain. Senator Voorhees, asked the witness what
| reason he had think TINT another administration
would be an Improvement upon the present The
witness SAID that he and other SOuhern Republicans be-
ncvrd that lightning Htrlkes twice the same
Mace and that even the Democrats would blunder
INTO going 10 ONO for candidate Tor The Presidency.
10 this Voorhees, dfyly remarked, VIII speak
~ Mr. Thurman about that" az which there con
siderable laughter Mr. Avery thought u doubtful
| sbont negroes getting justice ia Southern courts.
The witness also spoke ~ the immoral association ~
| wne men and cOOTed women. lie mad heard this com
miami uttered publicly by cOlOfcd man IN IA spceCh Bt
! an exodus messing at Huntsville, Ala, In which the
speaker said addressing himself to his White auditors
won will leave our %Omen aiODe VIII be content
| 70 stay" A c0lOrcd woman, who one " "a party
| generating said to HIM, when lie advised her not to
| Isave the South that d" they wanted get away
from a cuIlntry where there respect shown 10
| colOrcd women" The committee adjourned without
| concluding bis examination.
| The House Committee Pacific Railroads gave
hearing tod " TO Joseph Fiannagan VINO spoke In Oppo
efinn 10 me Re xas Pacific Raj road oil introduced
! the House by Representative Elns
The CommItee on Expenditure IN the Interior
Department agreed 10 report 10 inc House the resO
luton calling upon Secretary OF The Interior iOr IN
formation as u the number pi employees In his Depart
| ment their names aud now many OF them served IN
| eiiber The Army on Navy of the United states.
The C0mnittreon Agriculture and Manufactures have
accented The nyitation Of the American Manufacturing
Company 10 ylsil iis establishment at Baltimore and IN
spec the process making Oleomargarine. They viii
morning under escort Oh Professor sell
| homer.
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.