National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-22
CONGRESS YESTERDAY,
Indian Appropriation BiH Passed-COn.
tested Election Casea Settled.

Indian Appropriation Bill Passed-COn.
tested Election Cases Settled.
Mr.. CAMERON, of Pennsylvania, presented vari-
Gus petitions and among others one from citizens
OF West Chester, Pa. for action to prevent the en-
croachment of white settlers upon the Indian Ter
rtory, &C., and to protectthe Indians in the enjoy
ment of all their rights
On motion of Mr.. EATON, the memorial of Davis
Hatch which was tabled at the last session. was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. LOGAN, from the Committee on Military AT
fairs, reported favorably the Senate bill to author
ize the Secretary of War to grant the use of certain
land at Fortress Monroe, Virginia for the erection
of hotel.
Mr.. ROLLINS bill to determine whether the New
Hampshire Legislature of 1880 or the one OF 1857
shall elect the next United States Senator occupied
the remainder of the morning hour.
Mr.. EDMUNDS offered an amendment, giving
definite construction to the language of the statute
governing the subject, and making the bill applI-
After debate, the bill was laid aside without
action.
The naval appropriation bill was received from
the House, and referred TO the Committee Oh Ap-
propriations.
Messrs. WITHERs, MCMILLAN, and ROLLINS were
appointed the Senate committee of conference on
the bill to authorize the construction of bridge
across the Potomac at or near Georgetown, IN the
District Ct OF Columbia, and for other purposes:
Mr.. HARRIS gave notice he would call up the
District code bill. which he was prevented from
calling up to-day by the pendency of the Indian
was disposed Of
The morning hour having expired the Indian
land in severalty bill up the regular order
and was laid aside informally
On motion of Mr.. WALLACE, the Indian appro-
prlat1On bill was tak9R up.
Mr.. WALLACE who reported the BILL stated
specifically the amendments made by the Senate
committee, and explained their necessity.
The total of the amendments was 81 900, making
the aggregate of.the bill 81 597 S660S this being
S26lOOO less than the estimates and S70,l40 less
than the appropriatAHs& the bill of last session
The items of increSsS subsistence were the fol-
lowing: Arapalrp% Zines, Apaches, Kiowas
C0manches, and We SS5 600; Joseph's band
SboSona 81 Gsn PeFee Sgihn Territory S
removed from Malheur fServatiOn 81, ,OO0 The lat
ter was q new item, and was 5000 less than the
estimates. The removal of the latter Indians would
leave for sale by the Government about one and
a half millions of acres of land. The committee
the manner which the Indian Department deemed
wise ana proper, so as to keep them from raids
and wariike demonstrations. The committee had
inserted a new item of 5000 (one-half the amount
asked 10 AID the Creeks i'll rebuildin z the TaIa-
hasSee mission schoOl-building in the Indian Ter
rtory, destroyed by fire December 10, 1880 The
item inserted by the House abclishing the Indian
commissioners had been stricken out and the orig
mai Item OF $1,000 for the expenses of the commits
sion restored. The item inserted by the House re-
quiring all advertisements of contracts to be
made sixty days before the awarding of the con-
tracts had been stricken out
IN Committee of the Whole (AIr WHITE in the
chair the amendments to the bill We're agreed to-
The bill was then reported to the Senate, the
amendments cOncurred in, and the bill passed
finally.
An adjournment till Monday was ordered-29
to 27.s
At 400 the Senate went into executive session,
and when the doors were reopened adjourned
until Monday