The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-27
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
FORTY-SIXrH CONGRESS.
LAST SESSION.
SENATE.

Washington, 26.-Ingalls submitted
a resolution that the Senate be ready
10 receive the House of Representa-
tives in the Senate Chamber on
Wednesday, February 9sh, at II m :,
for the purpose of being present at
the opening and counting of votes for
president and Vice-president of the
United States; that two persona be
appointed tellers on the part OF the
Senate to make list of the votes for
president and vice-president OF the
United States as they shall be de-
clared; that the result shall be de.
livered to the President of the Senate,
who shall announce the state vote,
which shall be entered in the journals,
and il it shall appear that q choice
has been made sgrseably to the Con-
s!itution, such entry on the journals
shall be deemed sufficient deciara.
ton thereof.
White objected to the present con-
sideration, and the resolution was
laid over.
Harris reported favorably the bill
relating to the quartermaster' stores
furnished the forces OF General Lew
Wallace, during the Morgan raid
through Indiana snd Ohio.
The joint resolution rRtifying the
settlement of the taxes made by the
district commissioners with the Balti-
more and Ohio road, was taken up.
White explained that the district
commissioners OF the two houses had
succeeded in ehecting an adjustment
of a dispute, which had lasted four
teen years, as to the taxes on the
company's property in the district.
The compromise resulted in reduc-
ton irem $4,000 to $4,000 as the
amount payable.
After further debate third read
ing Of the bill was ordered-ayes So,
noes 7.
The bill then passed finally.
Window said he had proposed 10
call up the naval appropriation bill
to-day. but would defer it until to-
morrow, il the Senator from Texas,
Coke, believed the pending Indian
land in severalty bill would be dis
posed Of to-day.
Coke replied, in his opinion, the
final vote could be relched on the la
ter to-day.
Consideration OF the land in sew
crafty bill was then resumed, the
question being upon Morgan amend.
ment, adding a proviso to the amend
ment of Hoar, comforting citizenship
On Indians taking lands in sevsralty
under the provisions of the bill. l.
Morgan withdrew bis amendment
temporarily.
doar's amendment was elected
ayes II. noes 60.
Plumb moved to amend the fifth
'ecti0n, which provides for the issue
1f patents for land in the names of
and that the lands shall be in-
alienable and free of taxation for ,
twenty. five ye -, by the addition of
|. proviso that lands may be leased for
uch term and on such conditions as :
nay be prescribed By the secretary OF .
be interior.
Dawes opposed the amendment as !,
making the Indian a landlord with =
enantry, and as designed to utterly :
es.roy the bill.
Plumb asserted that the object OF .
was to make the Indians VI
elf supporting, and objected to the q
i'll as It stood as creating a landed h
among Indians, and en- .
bling them in their shiftlessness to -
ock up vast domain against cult. =
alton, thus msking constant source :;
irritation between them and the y
by which they were :,
- y
A lengthy colloquy here ensued :,
stWeen Plumb, Dawes and Hosr -
pom the record Of Massachusetts in -
le early history OF the country in :,
with the alleged extinction
the Indians within her borders.
KerDan moved an executive SEES
on.
ingalls, remarked that the Indian fr
nes;ion had now been under debate a
80 years, month and days. He az
ad hoped it might be finally and
settled to day, but sppre. Fl
ending that some one would want as
continue the debate another day,
g would yield fer q motion for IT,
session. tr,
Thurman, pending Kernan's
otion. moved to adjourn. Negatived tn
yeas 19, nays &c. on
Booth, from the committee on ap. On
OPERATIONS, reported without amend
ent the pension appropriation bill. cle
aced on the calendar. dis
Kernan's motion was then agreed be
and the Senate vent into executive
;sion, and when the door0 reopened erl
journed. mi
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