American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

JAN. 31.-In the Senate, Mr.. Dawes deliv.
cred set speech on the Ponca Indian ques..
ton, In which he criticised with some severity.
the course pursued by Secretary Schurz I'm re-
ed Secretary Schurz and his entire admins
| tration of the Interior Department In the
request. bill Similar 10 that introd@ced so9s
days ago by Mr. kirkwood (R; Iowal, relative
also biz HS'% ts psoadep for oG fhe n.y.
praisement of telegraph lines, property
and effects of companies acting under
| provisions of the act of July a. 1885, and to
| procure information cc..ccrning the postal
te,egraphs of other Countries By the provi-
paniss are rcquired to accept from the
United States the amount of appraised value
of their property, and all three of the COM
panies no " prominently before the public have
each filed its acceptance of this provision of
amount of its appraised value when the
same is rendered. by the United States.
The bin was referred TO the Postal Committee.
Mr.. Frost 3D., MOI introduced q bin Ito re-
serve the public lands for the people and dis
of the SOIL" Referred to Committee on Public
Lands. The Agricultural Appropriation bill
miscellaneous items are the following: For
the purchase and distribution of seeds. $50. 900;
for continuing experiments in connection
rs 600; for continuing investigation relative
to insect injuries to agriculture, $1,000; for
FEB. LIN the Senate, Mr.. Morgan, from
the Committee ON the Electoral Count, re-
ported Mr.. ingalls, joint resolution with a
substitute amendment as agreed upon by the
counting shan take place IN the hall Of the
House of Representatives in the presence OF
to preside; that one person be appointed
teller on the part of the senate.
and two on r., the - part Of the House 9Sss
shall be declared, that the result shall be de-
hvered to the President of the Senate, who
shall announce the state of the vote and the
persons elected, to the two Houses assem-
bled aforesaid. which shalr be deemed "a
and vice-President OF the United states:
Mr. Edmunds objected to the present
was laid over day under the rules.
The Ponca troubles were again brought up by
Mr.. Dawes and he and Mr.. Kirkwood had quite
an animated discussions. Mr. Logan said he
had intended to call up the Grant retirement
nifty, he now asked unanimous consent TO
make it the special order for THURSDAY
rcmarking he thought the bin could wait a
week longer without any injury to it or the
cd%d a sad t ne tn a am b"nr
talk about dead Indian it might be disposed
to find a little time for, live General After
discussion, Mr.. Logan gave notice of hisinttsn,
ton to move to take up the bill o-morrow.
The Chinese treaties were reported with rec
calendar The Pension Appropriation bill was
then taken up, but laid aside upon a motion
to go into executive session. ~. THE House
spent the entire day in Committee of the
Whole on District of Columbia Affairs.
FEB. 2.-The Senate passed the concurrent
resolution for counting the Electoral vote,
with an amendment providing for tive teflers
on the part of the Senate instead of one. The
Republicans supported an amendment, offered
by Mr.. Edmnnds, that the count should take
e eSsn any sp' faTsS S0n pnr passed. DIVISION
reported and the Pension Appropriation bill
taken up and considered at some length.
In the House. after the reading of the Presi-
m nj Indian Reagan
Grafton Of his Inter State Com@erce bill. but
Of the s House to TO- take up the the
Apportionment bill. and the cues question on,
a vote of $50 to 81. was given the preferences.
Mr. COY then made 'd speech Of some length ;iI in
reported from the committee and passed
FEB. AIN the Senate, Mr.. Morgan called
up the joint resolution heretofore offered by
him, declaring the President ofthe senatenot
to deternine what Electoral votes shall be
counted Tie Republicans hlibustered agninst
fhe PASSED By party Vote. with the s1
ception of Mr.. Conkling. who voted i'm its
favor, and Mr.. whyte. who voted aaainst it.
long political debate in the House, which was
cut off by an adjournment
FEB. 4.-The Senate Finance Committee
reported the Refundng bill with amendments,
the principal ones being that the bonds shall
be five-twenfies, and the rate of interest
them, well as ON tie one ten certificates,
shall be three and one-h half per cent. per an
mum, payable semi annually. The section of
the bill known as the "Carlisle amendment"
which provided for the compulsory use
of the new bonds security for Ma
tional bank circulation is stricken out
Mr.. Logan made another intellectual effort
to take up the Grant retirement bill, the
negative votes being about the same as those
the bill to provide for fthe sale of certain
New York Indian lands in Kansas, introduced
by Mr.. Scales 3D.. n. ca at the sec
ond session. (This bill as passed fixes
the price to settlers at 81, pur-
chasable in tracts not to exceed Ito acres,
be made in three annual install
ments, one third at date of entry, one third
at the end of one year and the balance in two
years. with interest. at 6 per cent. Any of
these lands not entered within one year shall
that fixed in the bin. Tho Pension Bin was
considered in committee and laid aside with
favorable recommendation.