St. Landry democrat., 1882-04-22
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IN the Senate, March 9th, the committee
quire what legislation was necessary to define
the term "1ndian country as used in the
Revised Statutes. The bill for the adj
mission OF Dakpta was recoInmitted. The
bill passed sranttng pensions to the widows
of Presidents Garfield, Tyler and Polk. The
tariff commission bill was briefly discussed.
The agricultural appropriation bill was re-
ported with amendments. Mr.. Calrs resolu
ton in favor of paying Spanish claims under
the treaty of 1918 was debated without action.
......n the House, bills were introduced and
referred authorizing payment of medical ex
perts in the Guiteau trial, not exceeding S25 a
day for actual attendance; authorizing the
issue of GOO fractional currency; for
the appointment Of a joint committee of tif-
teen to investigate the overflow and report
measures to prevent a recurrence thereof,
The post office appropriation bill was re-
ported and referred to committee of the
whole. The Garfield Memorial hospital bill
was recommitted. \ resolution calling for a
new extradition treaty with England was re-
ferred.
THE bill to facilitate payment OF dividends
to creditors of the Freedmens Bank passed
the Senate on the 18th. The resolution to re-
tire Crttenden as Brigadier General was re-
ported adversely. The tariff commission bill
was debated under the five minute rule.
Amendments offered by Messrs. Vance,
Brown, Morgan, Allison, Harris and Gar
land were rejected and the bill passed-3s to
Is. The commission will consist of nine
members, appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate, with salaries at $40
day.. In the House, also: the tariff com
mission bill was taken up and discussed. Mr..
Carlisle opposed the civilian commission and
had the floor when debate closed. The Sec
rotary of War reported S00.0U0 more rations
needed for the flood sufferers. The Freling-
huysen Trescott correspondence was sub
United.
THE Indian appropriation bill came up in
the Senate on the 10Th. AS it came from the
House it appropriated S4,929,2o3. The Senate
committee recommended an increase of
$23OO0o, part of which was $4,000 for an In
diem school building. Most of the amend;
a substitute for the committee amend
ment ,appropriating $1,000 for In
dian children at schools other than those pro-
vided tor, as follows: The Secretary of the
Interior j. further authorized and directed to
provide for the care, support and education
In tsfy of the States of all Indian children
longisFg to the five civilized tribes i'll the In
dian Territory, or so many thereof as may be
practicable, under regulation and approved
by the President, at cost not exceeding 500
per annum for each child and for this purpose
there is appropriated 100000, or so much
thereof as may be necessary. No action was
taken. 1.-The House concurred in Senate
amendment to the bill to pension Mrs. Gar
field, providing that the widows of Presidents
Polk and Tyler should also be pensioned. Mr.
Stephens called tor an investigation of the
removal by the Speaker of one of the official
stenographers. MI. Everett spoke in favor of
the tariff commission bill.
THE resolution in favor Of trade regula-
tions with Mexico WAS reported favorably
in the Senate, March So The Indian appro-
priation bill was further amended. Mr. Hoar
supported his 100000 fund for education
of Indian children and Mr.. Plumb opposed
it. Mr.. Williams introduced bill pronib-
iting the importation of neat cattle from
Canada......In the House the steam en-
l,fIn
to print the first volume of the census report
was adopted. The bill regulating presiden-
tial elections was ordered printed. Mr. Dun
nell spoke on the tariff commission bill He
held that revision was needed and that Con-
gress had no right to put the revision out of
its own hands. Mr.. Hewitt opposed the bill
and wanted it supplanted by a revision bill
Resolution for a sanitary investigation of the
overflow was referred.