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The Forty-seventh Congress.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-A communica-
ton was received from the attorney general
in response to a resolution of the 2Sth inst. :,
transmitting correspondence with Dallas
Sanders. Temporarily tabled, and ordered
printed
On motion of Mr.. Butler, a resolution was
passed reimbursing Mr. ingalls,, of Kansas,
for expenses incurred while defending his
title TO his seat to the amount of $S,l9S.
On motion of Mr.. Jonas, senate bill for
the erection of public building al Shreve.
port and appropriating 100000 therefor
passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Garland, the house
joint resolution authorizing the use o
rations i'll the districts overiiowed by the
Mississippi was passed.
Mr., Brown asked and obtained indefinite
leave of absence for his colleague, Mr.. Hill
He said that the accounts he had received
of that senator's condition were favorable
but that his physicians could not say al
what time he would be able to return to
the senate.
The senate resumed consideration of the
Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hoar withdrew his $2OOO,O 600 educa.
tional amendment, and offered a substitute
calling tor S50O.OOO for the same purpose
and debate on this proposition proceeded.
Some members were inclined iayorably
toward Mr.. Hoar' proposition as an expert.
ment in the right direction, bat objected
to the amount called for.
Finally Mr.. Hoar accepted q modification
suggested by Mr., Window, fixing the ap
preparation at $250,0O0.
The amendment as modified was adopted
yeas, %; nays, Is.
The amendment as adopted, is as follows
The secretary of the interior Is further au
thorized and directed to provide for the
care, support and education OF all Indian
children. dwelling west of the Mississippi
and not belonging to the five civilized tribes
in the Indian Territory, or so many thereo
as may be practicable under such regua
tions as may be approved by the president
in any of the states or territories, at u cos
not exceeding 500 per annum for eacl
child, and for this purpose there is appro
priated $4,000 or so much thereof as may
be necessary. w
The bill was then reported from the com
mittee and passed.
After an executive session the senate ad
journed.
~ HOUSE.
The house, at 1885 p. m, went into com
m ittee Of the whole on the army appropri
alton bill
The committee rose temporarily, an,
on motion of Hiscock, of New York, Join
resolution was passed appropriatlng 500,
600 to enable the secretary of war to issu,
rations to persons rendered destitute b,
the overflow of the Mississippi river Com
mittee then resumed its session.
Butterworth concluded his explanation
| nf tho hill which ;at as NO1 lnr nnu
being $7lS,29S in excess of the appropria
ton for the current year. El''E, = 7
Houk, of Tennessee, argued'in opposition
against the feature of transferring to tn,
court OF claims claims now pend
ing. in the quarter-master gen
| erals department, contending tha
such transfer would work great inius
| tice 70 the claimants, particularly TO thos,
| adjudication ofwhose cases had been about
completed. The aggregate amount o
claims remaining was about $1,000, 900, anC
| he did not think congress should chang,
the whole policy of the government ant
erect new tribunal for the adjudication o
this class of claims after having held ou
for twenty years that the quartermaster
generals department was the tribunal I,
which claimants should make their appli
| cations. III II were proposed to protect th,
treasury against disloyal claimants thii
manner of quartermaster investigation
should be keptup, II was utterly impossi
bic for disloyal or dishonest claim L
creep in under the present system Of adju
dicalion. These claimants had run ever,
conceivable character of investigation ans
had been tleeced once or twice by CLAIM
agents, and he protested against giyin,
claim agents another opportunity to ileec,
them.
Debate on this proposition occupied tn,
time until the committe rose, when th,
house adjourned.
Executed.
CMATmAM. VA. March 93..-Doc Wright