National Republican., 1882-12-19

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could not have lc,n invested unless it had
l,y Nat appropriated,
hr Allison nXulaiu,d that these Indians
had nd large tract of land, which was sold
u.. .,D proceeds invested in United states
bonds These bonds were "Callcd' and paid
ior and the money deposited In thc treasury
Mr. Beck said he had called for Information
in regard TO the discrepancy between the ap-
preparation and the reported expenditures,
aud he thought 1t was satisfactorily explained
in the communication Of the secretary of the
interior.
Mr. Dawes in charge of the bill, made
brief statement of its provisions. The csti-
mates for the year was S6625,OOO the bill as
il came from the house appropriated S12OS,OOO,
and the senate committee added Fl5i,2OO. The
amount appropriated last year was S5415,OOO,
so that the appropriation this year would be
$1,362, 600 less than the estimate and Sl12,2iS
less than the appropriation last year. The
bill was then read, and nearly all the amend
ments reported by the committee on Indian
affairs were agreed to.
Mr.. Dawes offered an amendment authoriz-
ing the use of 5000 of the appropriation for
Joseph's band of Nez Perccs Indians in the
Indian territory, to pay the expense of re-
moving them to more favorable location.
Mr.. Slater opposed the amendment and said
that if these Indians were to be sent back to
their home in Oregon there would be trouble
about it.
The amendment was not agreed to.
In the discussion Mr.. Beck said that making
appropriations to pay teachers, backsmiths
&C., upon the reservations, in accordance with
our absurd treaties, was mere waste Of
money. These appropriations were made
from year to year, while among many of the
tribes no school-houses We're ever opened. The
young Indians could hardly be caught with u
lasso, much less confined in school-houses, and
the money was spent upon supernumaries.
A PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Brown rose to personal explanation,
and had read at the desk an article in n WASH
ington paper stating that the committee of
senators and representatives who attended the
funeral of Senator Hill, of Georgia, had tray
elcd in special car, had been extravagant
generally, and had incurred bills amounting
TO $500. Mr. Brown said the committee had
not Travelled in a special car, and had not
been eXtravagant, their whole expenses being
Dnly Sl,O25. 1t was true, he believed, that
the undertaken had presented to the sergeant
at-arms bill of over $4,000 for the funeral
expenses of Senator Hill, but not with the ap-
proval of the family or friends of the de-
ceased. There was no precedent for the pay
ment by the United States of the burial eN-
penses of senators and representatives, and
Senator Hill's family and friends asked
nothing but what was customary.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Mr.. Hoar, from the committee on the judi
ciary, reported, with amendments, the bank
ruptcy bill which was recommitted to that
committee last week.
The amendments are:
First. Excepting from the term GRADER" as
used in the bill, persons who buy goods and mer-
chandise for sale only to their tenants, employees,
Second. Providing that the attorney general
shall annually lay before congress tables showing
nhar OF fha ifFra tnrtr
aud involuntary, the amount of dividends paid,
expenses of procedure, &c.
shall be- deemed have eommSd iPesdynS an so
bankruptcy the following: "Or shall after the
passage of this act sell or buy, agree to sell
buy, for delivery at future period, longer than
three days from the date of such sale or purchase
any stocks, bonds or other securities, or any grain
food, provisions provender or cotton, wool, sugar
salt or tobacco, without such yender being at the
time of making such contract the owner or asst
gnee, or trustee of the property sold or agreed to
be sold, or the authorized agent of such owner
assignee or trustee"
Fourth Providing that If the proceedings in a
sion within nine months from the time of filing
the petition, the proceedings shall be dismissed
POSITION tic as regards ther rgts Rse as debtor o SAND and
creditor as they held at the commencement of
the proceeding.
THE DEATH OF MIR. ORTIZ.
The house resolutions in relation to the
death of Representative Orth were received
and laid before the senate.
Mr.. Harrison said the announcement of the
death of Mr. Orth would bring sorrow to
very wide circle of friends and as a token of
respect to one who had had a long and very
honorable career In the public service he
moved that the senate adjourn. ., .- ,-,r-..
The presiding officer appointed as the COM
mittee on the part of the senate to attend the
funeral Messrs. Harrison, Lapham, and
Saunders.
The senate then, at 4 o'clock, on Mr.. Har-
rison's motion, adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the senate yesterday:
John +, Olmstead, of the District OF Columbia,
TO be commissioner of the District of Columbia.
Ordnance Department-Lieu Col. Thomas G.
Baylor to be colonel Mai Alfred Mordecai to be
lieutenant coloneli Capt. Frank II. Phipps to be
major; First Lieut. James Rockwell TO be captain.
ATtilery-Second Lieut. Frank Il. Hobbs, second
artillery, to he first lieutenant.
Postmasters-Edgar s. Hill, Webster. Mass
Horace Dodd Bloomfield, N j.; Thomas H. Med
ford. Cambridge, Nd. Thomas II. Blake. Leb-
anon, Ohio; Henry Biehm, Ripley, Ohio Thad-
deus W. Fancher, Lorain, Ohio; Dorsey c. An
dress MENDOZA, ILL.,; Bernard Goldrck, Bardstown,
KY; Julius Ropes, Ishpeming Mich; William
Verbeck, Holland Mich: John Pickert, st.
Charles, Mimi; Hamilton r. Crenshaw, Marengo
Iowa. s. W. McElderry, Alton, Iowa; Thomas L.
Hoffman. Fairfield, Iowa; Luther r, Palmer 81.
MQry'S, kan,; Thomas Mein, Nevada City. Cal.