New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-21
PROCEEDINGS OF COMMITTEES.

PROCEEDINGS OF COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, March 2O-Ihe Senate Com
litt. o, tl- REMOVAL rir Ponc to-day examin a
Colonel f. j. Brooke. clict clerk OF tie lnsian Bureau
HrroIuccd accounts and records on Tile 10 me
Department ana based his mony wholly upon cn,
as hc came n-o office after tie TRANSACTIONS took p' re.
IN reply 90 questions wiz the Indttn Ohicc rcmo' Il
M P.c.s 20 he-IudiIu Territory IL se fec OF tr, ~
siIplat us guaranteeing t. them ther Dakota rcstiva
lion. ue showed That The Department recon eu d
Ar removal to the ulua reserve, w0era they wished
tp go. and tina Congress thercuPon directed htl re-
roval to Indian territory, cOndu ucd up 'g tlr
conscat and LoXt explained that the Department NJ
fcit obliged 10 oNr5 I'D. i"N' to"-" in '''l.L',
n'iou of treaty sdpnauons; because the L led
state. supreme Court mad decided That
uelty may b. sun r-eded by act or congress-
and tlat "Hct Of Congress iof dae sub,e1u 't 4,
tr,atD must pre- al ns me treaty were a9t an element
to Hc considered" hc'.% I. en- asked Mh .ihci tAe
Pouo, cols,n ut was given. he replied: Hardly sucA
cousrnt as my Su ma 81 !" oe removed uh1.t.
IN answer 10 ihe question: " Vu Nh II hulloiNy
Of law, theu were the Fonc 5 taken 10 The Indian
yrrr;oryV me replied: " II any, under TO
Go,.ia.cat as Tie guardian Of tie Indians"
testiael before ihe tSOiuo Committee ms morning
tuut no h.t conyrl-cu Tlth many 90 ored omlcritis
was mat thcy were unable {" get far is lng IA tho
ltn I'D account oi bad laws amt cheating ant lor
wines read large number oi extracts rom letters
60 I! hf farmer ana ~ nnfciurers IN Indiana
a.An- him. As incr.s 20 IA Inc exodus movcmc ut.
s2n hat the Democrats we're gong INTO tho c0oL-
brnisI Hy white mon from Nor,u Carolina 10 Indi fnn,
win ~ I'D -rcrc NOR votes lorthe ID mocrat pa4ty.
aYl -hiug that 5lr. Wind ok into the matter. Tho
committee stioliuei u'..l' Moada'.
occutc canal az th,r meeting to-day instructed .neir
chairman. Representative King. OF Louisiana, 10
HIN "a the House, wirh view OF Oh:
tainnS "a, .ogn as pq''' PIN t M c vlsWS o,
Fsar.yie Pcnr.. tmbcr OF the Society Of American
Ergluccr> aurcar,d before the committee, aud sub
Mite az argument IN support of ms plan ir an inter.
occ.uic ship railway. Ills plan differed from that OF
Transportation "i e shp, h' popVSen to use cdlSson
containing - suhccut Cepfa OF water 10 h)at tue
largest rhp H. 'noSGns tAAs n, de2sn OF 20
estimate of the cost Of rail cad such as be mad pro
posed 6-OOO.CO0. lie asserted tLat j. would De mn
praot tab, buid cradle such Mr. Eads proposed
Which could larry -o ~ snc w'' "a to resist me
would De IN uuseaworthy condition when again pus
socr,t,ry Shrrman ant United States Treasurer Gil
nliau appeared before the House Committee on Coinage
Weights AMI Measures to-day ID sponse to an invita-
ton OF tie committee 10 furnish Information reasyc 10
Tie alleged o. tnc SubIrraSuy at Ncw-Nurk
win ms New-York Gearing House and IN regard tho
MEASURES t4keu 10 fIcAi ate rcuuN Of thc suO.
sdav silver rom the Treasury into tae channels oil
circulation. In he absence OF Nh stephens. OF GEORGIA
Che chairman Of thc coHmtteel the w0ra OF IN.
a., ",d M obrl n1.ur O, his ntcrrogatlons M regatd
tn I'M clearing House directed al That
rule OF resolution WDich he receipt ar silver CON IN
nav,cni nt balances IS prohibited. Nh Warner treated
br consent OF nr Treasury Department to that rule as
virtual ahdcatlOn Of the night OF option witch me law
y ~ over The mode of pa yment of Government cre,i-
iors whether ~ gold silver Or paper MI sherman.
wble expressing his disapprovn of the rule.
| oissented iro.a That interpre alton 81 II,
and commended that In agreeing to nave
| an the balances paid in United States notes he
%as merely exercising the option OF toe Government.
NE law permitted tue Government TO enter INTO such
An arrans ement and the business dealings OF the sub
Treasury with sume seventy bangs In Ncw-lork we're
such that became 10 enter MIRO SOme ar
raugtment the dlY setting OF balances that tne
connection with the Clearing use, while m3tUIiy
! advantas eous, Particularly 50 20 the Gov
| ernmeut. While the contract between the banks
| and tue Clearing House strictly stipulated nat
silver coin should paid ont IN tie settlement
of balnnccs Treasury Department could aDiogate
entirely modify II wav that The interests oil On:
! G0yerncnt might demand upon giving III. q days
notice: lh ut present II was perfectly convenient 10
pay OUT gold aud paper IN settlement OF balances, as
there was an ample amount OF each III the Treasury Ia
meet all sueu demands The committee adjourned Win
| ont taking any action upon the mater.