National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-04
CONGRESS YESTERDAY.
The Apportfoument Bifi Passed-The Veto
and other In,portanf Matters.

Yesterday in the Senate the Vice-PfesI-
dent submitted resolutions of the Milwaukee Mer-
chants Association commemorative of the late
Senator Carpenter Read and ordered to be en-
tered in the Record.
The supplemental funding bill, received from
the House on the previ9us evening was laid before
the Senate by the Vice President, read second
time and referred to the Finance Committe e.
Mr. Wallace. chairman of the subcommittee on
the subject reported back from the Committee on
Appropriations, with amendments, the deficiency
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Mcmillan offered resolution, which was
adopted, directing on inquiry by the Committee
on Public Buildings into the expediency OF the
appointment of a joint committee to investigate
the various systems Of electric lights for illumi-
mating purposes, with view to the selection for
use In the city of Washington and for the Govern
ment buildings of the United States of the most
satisfactory as well as economical process; all ex
periments to be at the expense of the owners OF
the patents Offering such examination.
On motion of Mr.. Whyte. the bill granting a
pension to Saliie M Buchanan. widow OF General
Robert C. Buchanan United States army. was
taken up, and, afser an explanation By Mr.. whytc,
was passed. Notwithstanding an adverse report.
The Senate insisted upon its amendments to the
Davis OF West Virginia, and Window the confer
ence committee on the bill on the part Of the
Senate.
The regular order being the calendar, Mr. Har-
ris moved its postponement to take up the House
bill to incorporate the Cherokee and Arkansas
River Railroad Company
A long discussion followed upon whether the
treaty rights of the Indian tribes through whGze
lands the road was to run were sufficiently pre-
served by the bill.
fhe bill was fnallytaken up--ayes, noes. p
bat after further brief discussion was laid aside
without action.
On motion of Mr. Wallace, the deficiency appro-
Whole the bill was read and the amendments of
tIfe,Senste Committee agreed to as reached. The
amendments include the following items of in
$4,000 to he Internal Revenue service, with
49, 600 additional for dies, paper, and stamps !;
$4,000 to the Quartermastefs Department; $50,
600 to the naval bureaus of construction aud re-
pair and steam engineering, and S16,250 to the
Government Insane Hospital. The committee
provide for the withholding of annuities to the
Kiowa. Comanche and Sioux tribes to reimburse
the Government for money paid by this Congress
for depredatious by that tribe; and recommend
the striking out of the sections in regard to the
Miami Indians.
The amendments appropriating S165 900 to indem-
nifty the Ponca Indians for losses in their removal
with additional sums for those of the tribe in the
Indian Territory of $4,000 for purchase of land
and $4,000 for distribution per capita and for
those of the tribe in Dakota, as follows: For the
erection of dwelling houses, 5000; for agricul-
tural implements, stock, and seed, 5000; for
school purposes s. 900; for distribution per CAPITA
$4,000; and $4,000 to be held as permanent fund,
and the interest thereon TAT five per cent) to be
distributed annually in cash among all the PoncaS,
gave rise to a discussion, devoid of special inter-
est, upon Ponca Indian affairs, which was partici
pated in by MesSrs. Teller, Allison, KirkwOod,
Plumb. Dawes, Hoar, Morgan, and Saunders.
Mr. Dawes moved to amend that part of the
amendment which declares the purpose of the
s165,000 indemnity to be to secure to the Poncas
lands in seyeralty on either the old or new reSer-
walton, in accordance with their wishes by adding
that this shall be in accordance with the expressed
assent of the individual members of the tribe.
Upon division no quorum voted the vote result
ing Is to 23). when the amendment was Withdrawn
in order not to embarraSs the bill.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Cockrell was
adopted appropriating $4,000 to continue the in
vestgatiOn of claims provided for by the act of
July T. 1864, relating to quartermaSter and commits
saFy stores furnished the United States in Tin
Mr.. Hoar's amendment for three per cent. loan
with modification proposed by Mr.. Morrill, en-
bodying the substantial features of the refuuding
bill without the compulsory (fifth) section, was
taken up, On motion of Mr.. Morrill,.
Mr.. Wallace and other members of the Commit
tee on Appropriations raised the customary points
of order against the amendment.
The Vice-President 0yeTTuled the amendment,
but withdrew his decision and submitted the ques-
ton of order to the Senate.
Pending vote, Mr. Hoar said that as the Demo-
cratic side had manifested no disposition to regard
the amendment with favor he would not press it
further.
Mr. Morrill, made like statement as to his pro-
posed modification.
The amendment was accordingly Withdrawn and
the matter dropped.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to insert 5000 for ex-
penseS of the unwilling of the Farragut statue.
Agreed to.
The bill was then reported to the Senate, read
third time, and passed.
A concurrent resolution, submitted by Mr.. VoOr-
hees, was adopted, continuing until the next Con-
gress the Joint Select Committee on the Library.
The apportionment bill was received and re-
ferred to the Committee on the Census.
At five p. m, on motion of Mr. Wallace a recess
was taken until half-past eight o'clock p. IN.