The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-01
XLVIIth Congress list Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March ST.
resolution to reimburse Mr.. ingalls, to tho
amount of $6,195 for expenses necessarily in
CURED by him in defence of his title of bis seat
was adopted.
The bill for the selection Of site aud the
erection thereon of building for United States
Courts, Internal Revenue, Post Ofiiceand 9th
er government uses at Columbus, ONO, at a
cost not exceeding $3.50, 600, and appropriaung
500 900 therefor, was passed.
The bill for building post office at Hot
Springs, Ark, at an expense not exceeding
$4,000, was passed.
MIR Rollins introduced a bill for the pur-
chase of site or sites for additional buildings
for the accommodation of the Interior and
Post Office Departments. 1t creates the Post
master General, Secretary OF the Interior aud
Attorney General, commission for the pur-
pose. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron of Pennsylvania,
the Senate bill for a building for United States
Circuit and District Courts, Post Office and
other government offices at Erie, Pa, at cost
not over 100000 and approprlating 100000,
was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Jones of louisiana the
Senate bill for building of like character in
Shreveport, La, and appropriating Sl0O,ooo,
was passed.
The bill on the calendar to amend the reyis-
ed statutes in regard to mineral lands was
passed.
The Indiana appropriation bill was then pro-
ceeded with.
The pending amendment offered by Mr..
Hoar as substitute for the committee amend
ment appropriating $4,000 for education Of
Indian children at schools other than those
provided for in the bill, was temporarily with
drawn and the latter adopted.
Mr.. Hoar then submitted modification OF
his proposition for the education of Indian
children generally, so as to provide for the APP
preparation of $500, 900, instead of 5000 coo
Mr. Bayard favored the amendment.
Mr.. Dawes in charge of the bill confessed to
some embarrassment between his duty TO the
committee on appropriations to maintain the
bill in its entirety and his personal inclination
to support the amendment. He enumerated
the provisions of the bill ana expressed the be-
lief that every dollar expended in educational
purposes was dollar saved from outlay for
subsistence and care of the Indians.
Messrs. Hale and Beck regarded the PROPOSE
ton an experiment in the right direction. but
preferred dimunition of the amount, and after
further discussion by Messrs. Hoar, Maxey and
Salisbury, Mr.. Hoar accepted the modification
suggested by Mr.. indom fixing the appropri-
alton at $780, 900, and the amendment as modi-
fed was adopted Yeas 30, nays IS.
At this point debate was temporarily sus-
pended, and on motion of Mr. Allison the
House resolution granting the use OF the
rotunda for a reception in aid of the CARRIED
Memorial Hospital, on the first Saturday In
May, was concurred in.
The House joint resolution authorizing the
issue of ratons in the district of the Mississippi
overflow was passed.
Mr.. Brown asked and obtained an indefinite
leave OF absence for his colleague (HilD. Ac-
counts received of that Senator's condition
were favorable, but his physicians could not
say when he will be able to return to the
Senate.
Debate was resumed and Mr. Teller replying
to Mr. Hoar's argument of the previous day,
defended the people of the border. and partic-
uiarly in he trouble of late years by I'M
Dr0yokpGiv attacked friendly tribes
An amendment by Mr. Hale appropriating
$4,000 to continue the Indian commission,
was lost, and the item on the subject adopted
as amended by the committee, The bill was
reported from the committee of the whole and
passed.
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
After some uuimportant business the House
went into committee of the whole on the army
appropriation bill
Mr. Butterworth explained the provisions of
the army appropriation bill, pointing out the
increase in the amount appropriated and
changes made in existing law. Before he con-
cluded his speech the committee rose.
Mr.. Randall offered a resolution granting
the use of the rotunda and adjacent rooms to
ladies' of the National Aid Association the
Garfield Memorial Hospital for the first Satur-
day in May for the purpose of holding recep-
ton to raise funds for the association.
Adopted
joint resolution was passed appropriating
100000 to enable the Secretary of War to is
sue rationS 10 persons rendered destitute by
the overflow of the Mississippi river.
The committee then resu ned its session.
Mr. Butterworth concluded his explanation
of the bill which appropristes $27 ,406 $685. be-
ing $71S, 1893 in excess of the appropriation for
the current year. After considerable debate
on the provisions for compulsory retirement
and for the transfer of certain claims to the
Court of Claims the committee rose.
The speaker laid before the House certain
correspondence touching the protection of
American citizens and missionaries in Persia,
which was referred.
Adionrned.