National Republican., 1882-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings in the senate aud House OF
RsprrscntativeA Yesterday.


In the Senate several resolutions were presented.
| Mr.. Dawes presented two bulky packages tastily
decorated with colored ribbons, inclosing numer-
| ous petitions for the better Observance OF treaty
stipulatlons with the Indians, asking that they be
/ given lands in severalty. &c. He said that year
ago he had presented like number Of petitions TO
| the same effect
Messn. Plumb, Teller and others depicted the
! hcndishness Of the Indians and their breaking of
| every treaty obligation. Amer discussion the de-
| bate terminated by the reference Of the petitions
| TO the Committee on Indian Affairs.
! Mr.. Morgan offered n resolution, which was
/ adopted, providing foran adjournmentfrOm Tues
| day until Thursday as n mark OF proper and be-
| coming respect and honor 10 the memory ofGeorgc
| Washington
on motion Of Mr. Hale the Senate lat 1;A5) took
up the House apportinnment bill
Amer remarks by Messrs Ingalls, and Hoar, the
| bill passed 10y uiUd rOce vote
The resolution declaring that the law granting
arrears OF pensions and the amendments thereto
Mr.. Beck gave notice of an amendment directing
provision to be made for keeping posted up in post.
offices printed lists Of the names Of all pensioners
and pension applicants, &c, so as to detect frauds
A motion TO limit the amendment declaring IN
favor Of pensions TO the soldersof the excan and
Indian wars. so as TO omit the word NEEDY" ana
apply II only TO those disabled In the line of their
duty was discussed and rciected-ayes, 10; noes, 20
additional propositions by way OF onlargng the
scope Of the declnratlOns of the resolution were
suggested, one by Mr. lIoar providing that those OF
the Mexican and Indian war soldiers who In
ment and have not asked to have their disabilities
removed shall not be included with the pensioned
Mr. Hawlcy and Mr. Bnyard commented upon
the imprudenCe of the Senate committing itself
by votes upon the amendments, Ia favor Of or
against legislation of character at variance with
that treated Of by the resolution rs submitte
Amer remarks by MCssrs. Williams and ingalls,
n motion by Mr. Hawlev to lay the whole subject
on the table was carrlcd-ycas, &c; noes, %.
The following was the vote:
AYEs.-Nfessrs. Anthony, Bayard, Beck, Cameron
OF Pennsylvania, Cameron Of Wisconsin, COckrell,
Coke, Conger, Davis of West Virginia, German,
Mihcs a0hnSto 1oneS a, 81 t1rha p hnpa
Rollins Sawyer, Slater, Vance. and windom-2G.
NOES -Mcssrs, Allison. Blair Brown, Butler, call,
Harrison. Ingnlls, Logan, McDill, Maxey, Plumb,
saunders, Teller, NNn Wyck, Vest, VOORHEES,,
Walker and Willinms-23.
On motion ofMr. Logan the Grant retirement
bill was taken up and laid over as the unfinished
business for Thursday.
On motion of Mr. Hoar the House bill authoriz-
| ing n change of the location and name of tho
Lancaster National Bank OF Massachusetts was
| passed.
The chair submitted messages from the Prcsi-
| dent transmitting from the Secretary of the In
| terror the following letter recommending that
| authority be given for the payment of certain
damages which Unexpectedly occurred to the
property of private persons on the Government
| reservation Mt Hot Springs, Ark, in consequence
OfwOrk performed under the direction of the super
/ intendCnt. Also communication relative to the
necessity for u deficiency appropriation FOR the
payment of the salaries of CLERKS and laborcrs in
| the Patent Office during the present fiscal year.
| Also communication enclosing one from the
| Commissioner of Pensions, recommending that
| more adequate provision be made for the payment
of the expense of obtaining evidence ofthe extent
of this disability of pensioners and pension appli-
| cants residing in foreign countries
AT i.JO, after thirty minute executive session,
| the Senate adjourned until Thursday.