The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-21
In the Senate the Indian Approprla-
tiOn Bill Receives Attention
Views are Freely Inter.
changed as to the
Policy of Teaching the Aboriginal
Young idea How TO ShOOt-The
Bill Passed.
The Bonded Spirits Bill Is Next Dis.
cassed- II Deyelopes Sectional
Feeling.
In the ROuse Mr. Mills, of Texas,
Orers Resolution Of In.
- quiry.
Ben ButterwOrth Energies from the
I SnOw.Heap Under
Which He was Buried In the Last
Election.
Provisions and Restrictions pf the Army
Bill.
Other Capital Notes and Incidents.
Provisions and Restrictions Of the Arm.
Rill.
Other Capital Notes and Incident


Other Capital Notes and Incidents.
E,rty-seventi Congress-Second. Session
SENATE.
lWAsHINrToN, Dec. 1S.-Several petitions
WIRE presented asking prompt action in re-
lation to the reduction of the tobacco
Mir. Sherman presented substitute for
hduse bill providing for the entry OF dis
titled spirits in warehouses, whlch was
agreed upon in the committee to-day. .u
Mr.. Sherman attempted to have the blil
considered today, but Mr.. ingalls, objected,
and it goes over until tomorrow,
The bill extends the time within which
spirits heretofore entered in distillery ware
ho4lses shall be Withdrawn.
Mr.. Vest submitted the minority report
froh the shipping commission. Ordered
t Air. Plumb, from the commission on pub.
lie lands, reported, and asked present con
poshl of part of the Fort Dodge military
reservation to actual settlers, but Mr.. Con-
ger objected. -.
MI. Allison.reported the consular and dip,
on motion of Mr.. Morrill,, the bill to
amend the act to repeal discriminating
dutifs on goods produced east n Of ans.d the cape
Nh Pugh, of Alabama, offered an elabo-
rate amendment to the pending civil SER
vice bill, and a number OF bills were intro
ducdl, after which the Indian appropria-
ion kill came up, the civil service bill be-
ing hid aside informally,
MrNBeck said he had called for informa-
ton il regard to the discrepancy between
approximations and reported expenditures,
and I'D thought it satisfactorily explained af
the inferior.
Mr.. Dawes, in charge of the bill, made a
brief statement of its provisions.
The bill was then read and nearly all the
amendments reported by the committee on
Indian affairs agreed to.
In. the discussion, Mr.. Beck SAID that
makine appropriations to pay teachers,
blacksmiths, etc upon reservations, in ac-
cordance with our absurd treaties, was
mere waste Of money. These
spptopr ations we're made from year
70 year. while among many ofthe tribes no
school-hlusos were ever opened. Young
Indians could bardly be caught with a
iasso, much less confined In schooihouse,
aud money was spent upon supernumer-
aries.
Mr., Brown rose to personal expiana-
lion and had u ad at the desk an article in
a Washington District OF Columbia, paper
stating that lie committee of senators and
Representatives. who had attended the fun
eral of Senator Hill had travelled in a
special car, been extravaeant generally
ard incurred bills to the amount of S3,SOO.
Mr.. Brown said the committee had not
travelled in special car and had
not been extrayagant, their whole
expenses being only S1,025. 1t was
true, he believed, that the undertaken
presented the sergeant-at-armsa bill tor over
81, 600 for the funeral expenses OF Senator
Hill, but nbt with the approval OF the fam
Iy or friends of Drt6saent the aeceasSa: for
payment BY the United States of burial
expenses Of senators or representatives
and SenatoHHiIl's family and friends asked
nothing but what was customary.
Mr.. Hoarl from the committee on Ju-
dietary, repbrted with amendments the
bankruptcy pill, which was rccommitted to
that committee.
Last week a amendments were, first, the
exchange frotn the term trader" as used
in the bill, tot'persons who buy goods and
merchandise Tor sale only to their tenants,
employees and laborers;" second, providing
that the Attorneys general shall anu
ally lay before congress tables
showing tlp NUMBER OF DdfkIuplCy
proceedings, Voluntary and involuntary:
the amount Of dividends paid, expenses OF
proceedings; third adding to the clause spec
Tying who shall be deemed to have COM
mitted an act ii banksutcy, the following:
"0r shall, afte1 the passage of this act sell
or buy OF agrel 70 sell or buy for delivery at
future period longer than three days from
date of such sah, or purchase any stock or
other securitiel. or any grain, food, provi-
sions, proyendlr, or cotton, wool, sugar,
salt or tobacco with out such vendor being
at the time of making such con-
tract, the owner or assignee or
trustee of the lproperty sold, or agreed
to be sold, or tbt authorized agent Of such
owner, assignee br trustee; 4th, providing
that II proceed''gs n a bankruptcy case
are not pose uted 10 con-
clusion within nine months from the
time Of fling tn pttition, the proceedings
shnl be dismbFd by the court and the
pait PLACED in q same position as re-
gar Be- their report debtors and creditors
as they held a. ths Commencsmept OF pro-
cee,iings.
T bouSs rcSol In relation to the
deaf 0f ReprsseudtiFe Orth were laid be-
fore The sfuat8.
M. Hsrdson sail the announce
men ol the ciltl OF Orth would
bring sorrow b a WY sioe circle Of friends,
and d token q BpeCt to one who had
long ard very holJrable career in public
servig Do moved tis senate adjourn.
TIE prusi,,Ing o or appointed as the
comI1ittee % attent 49, funeral, Harrison,
Lapham and Saundsrs.
Adjourned.
The death lof 0ri,, Of Indiana, was re-
ferred 10 in touchinf words BY the chaplain
Of the house. The Cesk Of the late repre-
sentative was deckedin black.
Bnttsrvorth, Of Ohio, offered q resOlu-
tioo, necitiDg the fac that the agitation OF
the question Il redudng or sbolishiDg the
internal reve1ue tat on tobacco bss
greatly injured and cDnlinuss 70 injurs The
trade IN thft Aricle, and that the
allowance Of rtbste on stock on
hand AZ r-rvsrf damage TO The
trade rucl nc1ed. "a declaring u 20
be the senas n she hos fhsi iu CAS- intsr-
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