The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-04


Government of the United Slales, ~ s1aat.
proper FORM, adopt measures ~ ana
the cor troyersy betw cen Chill and peru; hna
prevent the forcihle acknowledgements OF Peru;
The resolution, which also approves tine chil
for congress of the nations 81 Sosa., $3.50
and Central America, was ordereu 'tiieeu;;
The bill to retire GEN. Grant was u-cussea
and committee amendments were auoL. 49,
Mr. McPnersan offered s1n',.,in's tIat the
Senate adherrs TO t1e principe ihiti l5'ts,oA9
Ahall be computed from the time 81 uIs tptat,p,
and directing the Pension Coinmsft g y pllnI
In n bin hv witch the business OF the fehSioh
Bur au may be expedit anu ifisuds ue,
tected and punished. ..The tousf piIls s'a
neSe ifideln,lifv fund sf,i91 3l4, 10 the Japa-
f1ese @overnment, with the exeep ION oi -,
600 which shan be paid TO ,, the nn,ing
resolution authorizing the secft tify Oh
TO grant Immediate I. lief, by ISSUING rstlths
ara, III the He'd River Valley, was referred.
Afr. Buckner introduced Dlii Tor toe con-
struction of n bridge across the aSsissappt
near the northern part OF the "a OF D.
Louis
MIR. DAWES presented petition In behalf
of the Indians in the senate on the Goth, say
ing that 100000 persons had signed similar Pc
titions now before Congress, and urged that
40 universal ii demand az wealthy and inteiii-
gent citizens should accomplish It's p4fp Sc
and the nation should keep It's pledged
laith and trsnt the Indians Justly Mr.
Plumb den ed that the pos ton ana vein
Judges OF Whit VA. a wise aud Just treat
Ineut of Indians than were the people VINO
lived among them. ar. Teller said petitioners
We're fun 81 pairio' ism tervor and ignorance,
ana devoid OF common sense. Nnfttl ousltt 10
govern LEGISLATION The people OF the IRON
! tier could not consistently be clafsed " lln
I having wantoniy violated the treitttes or NAL
treated the Indians He demanded Tor west
ern settlers the sam measure OF protecIi IN
asked for on behdf of red men, and con-
trasted the led sgniti : heaped upon them By
ln.iian outlaws with the care anu en-
sideration ayished BY the government up',n
tHeir barbarous neighbors. The petf1oh was
referred. The Apportionnent bih passed by
iva voce vote. The pension arrears reso-
went into Committee of the Whole on tue
Post office appropriation bill. The clause Tor
the TRANSPORTATION of mails across the ST.
I.ynts bridge was amended as 10 authorize
the PoStmast General to pay Tor special
service three. n II over S35 900 annually or more
than the lowest private bid for the service.
Congress adjourned until the sd.
| THE bill placing Gen. Grant on the re-
tired list, with an amendment by Mr.. Sber-
man making the retirement additional TO the
number already authorized by law, passed the
Senate on the sd by vote 50 to Il, ali the
Republicans voting for il, with Brown of
Geor ria Davis of Illinois, Jones of Florida,
ana Hanson of North Carolina. The remain
ing Democrats voted against it, Mr. Logan
reported from the Military Committee joint
resolution introduced early in the day BY Mr.
| George for the Ielet OF destitute persons
in districts flooded by the Mississippi and its
tributaries. 4 substitute authorizing the ex-
penditure of Sl09,HJ0 by the Secretary of " ar
In co operation with state authorities, was
consideration of Mr.. Holman's amendment TO
the Post Office appropriation bill, providing
| that when ever any contractor shall sublet his
contract for the transportation Of mail
o. any route for less than he contracted to
perform the service, the Postmaster=Ge neral
may declare the orig Nal contract at tan end
and enter into agreement with the sub con-
tractor, wirhout advertising, TO perform the
service on the terms a. which he has agreed
I Wit n nal or tn hn
same. Mr.. Atkins offered an amendment
providing the sub contractor shall enter
good and sufficient bond, and that the orig
inal contractor shall not be released from his
contract until bond has been male by the
sub contractor The amendment, thus
amended, was agreed to--99 10 s3. The Sl00, 900
relief measure passed without question.
A RESOLUTION by Mr.. Davis. OF West
Virginia, requesting the Committee on Mi
taiy Affairs TO inquire into the expediency of
giving more aid than is now provided to the
various States and Territories in order
to promote and encourage the or
gftnzatlon OF the militia fn3c of the
country and strengthen their efficiency,
was adopted on the 24tb. Mr.. Van Wyck
urged Investigation of alleged frauds in the
township survey system. He said Surveyors
general and other Government officials lad
combined to make surveys of worthless lands,
and then TO use the scrip they would get in
return for deposits for surveys to purchase the
most valuable Government lands Of the
West. Deposits amounted last year to about
8, 900 eco, but most OF t.e survey ere value
less to the Government because of the worrh-
,~sness of the lands surveyed. Referred to
Committee on Public Lands. The immediate
deficiency appropriation bill was further
amended and passed without opposit on.
After executive session the senate adjourned
until the 21th......In the House, Mr.. Belmont
offered a Feso utiOn directing the Committee
on Forei gn Affairs to inqui q into the abstTac-
ton from the lilies OF the State Department of
certain letters and documents referred TO in
the letter OF the Secretary of sta G, February
Il. Mr.. ka-son offered as a substitute the
f 1loWing.
Whereas It is alleged, in connection with the
Chiii-Peruvian CORES pondence recently and
Officially published on call of the two houses
/ OF Congress. that one or more Ministers PEN
ipOtentialy OF the United States we either
personally interested orinpropetIy connected
with a business transaction in which the lnt er-
vention of this Government Mas requested or
| expected; and whereas, it is alleged that Ger
1 tain papers in reIa ton to the same subject
/ have been improperly LIST or removed from
! the files of the State Department; therefore,
4 be it
ResGIred That the Committee on Foreign
Affairs be instruct d to inquire into said ale
| CATION and ascertain the facts relating there
/ to and report the same, with such recon-
mendations n may be deem d proper.
| Mr.. Belmont accepted the suDsti ute and il
was adopted without Objecti N. Some private
| bills were passed and the House adjourned for
| one day.