Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1881-01-20
THE NEWS.
XVI. CONeRESS.-sECoND SESSION.

XVI, C0NGRESS---SEC0ND SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE senate took
mp the bill for the relief of Ben Holiday.
hr. Mcpherson opposed it. He thought II
ought TO be amended so as to embrace 9TH
er than actual damages-The district
tramp act was taken up, discussed and
laid aside without action-Mr. Slater
introduced bill to reduce the price of the
even numbered sections of public lands
within the limits of any railroad, military
or wagon road grant, to pre-emptiOn settlers,
TO Sl.75 per acre-Mr. Bayard, from the
committee on finance reported favorably
the house bill TO amend section of the
revised statutes, so as 10 authorize a charge
for smelling and refining bullion when at
" above the standard.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-ln the senate,
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, submitted a
resolution instructng the committee on
finances to inquire into the adyisability of
a change in the organization Of the treasu-
~ and other departments, 50 rs TO divide
the accounts, etc. Tabled and ordered
printed-Mr. Logan called up the joint
resolution extending the franking priYi-
legc 10 oil official business sent through
the mails by senators, representatives and
delegates in congress, and in all other re-
spects Ia be under the limitation of exist
ing laws. lie said that under the present
law, while department clerks could frank
official business, this privilege was denied
~ members Of congress. A discussion fol-
lowed upon the cXpedicncy Of restoring
the fTanking system, in which the abuses
which caused It's abolition were referred to.
WASHINGTON. Jan, l3.-In the senate
the bill fOr the paymrn, Of damages which
may be occaSiOned To Indians on MinncsO-
"a reservations by the constructions Of
reservoirs at the headwatcTS Of the Mis-
-issippi, was taken up and passcd-The
resolution TO cNtcnd.thc tranking privilege
10 senators was taken up, discussed and
referred.
WAsHINGroS, Jan. 1.-THE house went
into committee Of the whole on the private
alendar-Somc discussion arose in refer
-nce TO the bill for the relief of VIM. Re
dus for cattle taken from him by the Usage
Indians. The opponents Of the bill. while
not disputing its Justice, conlpmdmg that it
would be dangerous for congress to enter
upon system OF paying such claims, as
-erting that there were similar claims
pending to the amount Of four million of
N'lldl1' M - llhp'l luNNENN l4lt lItNtll
bill showed the necessity of creating a
court for hearing all private claims. To
have congress pass upon them was bad for
the government aud bad for individuals
The committee rose and reported Il dozen
private bills, hut upon the first bill nclcd
upon, no quorum voted. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WAsHINGroN, Jan. 1.-THE house went
into committee on the Indian appropria.
tion bill-lhe pending amendment was
that offered yesterday by Mr.. llisccck, ap.
prOpriating ten thousand dollars to drfray
the expenses Of the commission of ten citi
zens, provided for in the act of 1879. and
striking out the clause repeating all laws
creating or authorizing such commission
After discussion, the amendment was
finally adopted by standing vote of 81 Il
IB--Nr. Hooker offered an amendment
providing for the transfer of the manage
ment Of Indian affairs to the war depart
nent after the lSt OF July ncXt-Mr
Haskell made 4 point of order that the
amendment changed the existing laws
which point was Ovcrrulcd By the chair
Mr.. Haskell then made point Of order
that the substance of the amendment was
embodied in the two bills now pending he,
fore the house, and that therefore the
amendment was not in order After a
short and noisy discussion, the point Of or.
der was sustained and the amendment
ruled Out-On motion OF Mr.. Ryan, q
motion was adopted providing that all ad.
veHisementS for contracts shall be made al
least sixty days before any such contracts
arr awarded. The committee then rose
and reported the bill to the housr--.The
amendment adopted in the committee rcla.
tive TO the Indian commission was reject.
I'd, yeas, lGi nays, III. The bill then
passed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l?.--'rhe house went
into committee of the whole on the funding
BILL with Mr.. Covert in the chair. The
pending amendment was that offered by
Mr.. Wood to make the rate of interest
per cent. He believed that 3 per cen
bond could he liOatcd If congress wOult
repeal the tax on deposits. Mr.. Weaver
N Iowa, argued that il would be idle I,
say 81 per cent bond could not be ilOatetl
He was opposed TO long time per cen
bond. Mr.. McMillen, of Tennessee, advu
Gated the amendment to tax bonds. MI
FRYE, Of Maine, after Il few remarks, sal
ha would vote for ~ per cent bono
After further discussion, Mr.. Randa
moved TO strike out so much Of the sectiO
~ to make the bonds rcdeemablc In fort
years After further discussion, the con
mittee rose, and the house adjourned.
WAsHISGToY, Jan. l3.-Thc house wei
into committee on the funding bill. II
pending amendment was that offered l
Mr.. Randall authorizing the issue Of bont
In m amount moi exceeding S6l0,OOO, viii,
shall bear interest at the rate Of 3per Gel
redeemablc after blank years-After
knU debate pun,bpr gf nj tlpr u1unu