The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-04-06
XLVIIth CONGRESS.
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SENATE

The bill to admit Dakota as State was
recommitted to the Committee on Territories.
The bill passed granting pensions to the widows
OF Presidents Garfield, Tyler and Polk. The
agricultural appropriation bill, with amend
ments, was reported back. The amendments
change the House items as follows: Appro-
priations of S25, 900 for the experimental
manufacture Of sorghum sugar and $40, 600 for
the continuation Of experiments in connection
with the manufacture of sugar from beets and
for the cultivation of beets, reduced to one
item of $4,000 for all such purposes. Other
changes were made in the bill.
The resolution to retire crittenden 40 Briga--
der General was adversely reported. The
tariff commission bill passed without amend
men[many proposed amendments being re-
1ected by decisive votes-yeas 8S, nays Is. The
vote in detail is as follows: Yeas-Aldrich, Al
lison, Anthony, Bayard, Blair, Brown, Butler,
Camden, Cameron CPa.), Conger Davis CIV.
Va.), Dawes, Frye, Gorman, Groome, Hamp-
ton, Harrison, Hawley, Hill CCol:l Hoar,
MCPHERSON, Malone, Miller (Cal), Miller IN.
-, Mitchell, Morrill,, Platt, Plumb, Rollins,
Saunders, Sawyer, Sewell, Teller, Voorhees-3S.
Nays-Beck, Call, Coke, Davis Qll.) Farley,
Garland, Harris. Jonas, Ma1ey, Morgan, Pugh,
Vance, Vest, Walker, Williams-15. The bill
provides for commission of nine members, to
be appointed by the President and confirmed
by the Senate, who are to receive as compensa-
ton for their services ten dollars per day when
actually employed and travelling and other
all the various questions relating to agriouitu-
raj, commercial, mercantile, manufacturing,
mining and industrial interests Of the United
States SO far as the same may be necessary to
the establishment Of judicious tariff or the
revision of the existing tariff and existing sys-
tenn OF internal revenue laws upon a scale of
Jusuce to all interests, and is to report to Con-
gress from time to time and to make final re-
port not later than tho first Monday in Janu-
ary, 1888.
MIR. Pendleton reported favorably his civil
service bill. The Indian appropriation bill was
discussed. The Senate next took up, and Mr.,
Hoar earnestly advocated his amendment to
appropriate s2 O00, 600 for the education Of all
Indian children Except those of the five civil
lied tribes west Of the Mississippi Riyer) at
$500. each per annum. Mr.. Plumb antagonized
the positions taken by Mr.. Hoar as to the duty
Of the American people to the Indians, and Mr.
Hoar announced that he would modify his
amendment by reducing the appropriation to
$500, 600. An amendment was adopted appro-
priating $5, 900 for schools, lands, agricultural
implements, and seeds for the Seminoles in
Florida.
During the consideration Of the Indian ap-
preparation bill, an amendment appropriating
$250, 900 for the education of Indian children
wasadopted by vote-yeas 49, nays 1s. The
amendment as adopted is as follows "The
Secretary Of the Interior is further authorized
and directed to provide for the care, support
and education Of all Indian children dwelling
west of the Mississippi, and not belonging to
the i've civilized tribes in Indian Territory, or
so many thereof as may he practicable, under
such regulations as may be approved by the
President, ip any of the States or Territories,
ut cost not exceeding 5000 per annum for
each child and for this purpose there is ap-
propriated $3.50, 900, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary"