The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-15
FORTY.SEYENTH CONGRESS-.

IN the Senate, March 9th, the committee
on revision of the laws was instructed to in
quire what legislation was necessary to define
the term Indian country" as used in
the Revised Statutes. The bill for the
admission of Dakota was recommitted. The
bill pas ed granting pensions TO the widows
of Presidents Garfield, Tyler and Polk. The
tariff commission bill was briefly discussed.
The agricultural appropriation bill
ported with amendments. Mr.. Calls resolu-
ton in favor OF paying Spanish claims under
the treaty OF 1918 was debated without action.
......ln the House, bills were introduced and
referred aut horizing payment of medical ex-
pertS in the Guiteau trial, not exceeding S25 a
day for actual attendance; authorizing the
issue of $25 600 600 fractional currency; for the
appointment of Il joint committee of fifteen
to investigate the overflow and report meas
ures to prevent recurrence thereof the
post office appropriation bill was reported
ana referred to committee of the whole. The
Garfield Memorial hospital bill was recommit-
ted resolution calling for new extradi-
ton treaty with England was referred.
THE bill to facilitate payment of dividends
to creditors of the Freedmen's Bank passed
the Senate on the 28th. The resolution to re-
tire Crittenden as BIigadier General was re-
ported adversely. The tariff commission bill
was debated under the five minute rule
Amendments offered by Messrs. Vance,
Brown Morgan, Allison, Harris and Gar
land were rejected, and the bill passed-3s to
Is. The commission will consist of nine
members, appointed by the President and
cOnnrm6u by the senate, Win salaries at f1u a
day. In the House, Also, the tarin COM
mission bill was taken up and discussed. Mr.
Carlisle opposed the civilian commission and
had the floor when debate closed. The Secre
tary of War reported 00,000 more rations
needed for the flood sufferers. The Freling
huysen- Trescott correspondence was sub
mitted.
THE Indian appropriation bill came up in
the Senate on the 10Th. AS it came from the
House it appropriated $4,929, 203. The Sen
ale committee recommended increase
of $50 900, part of which was S50,0a0 for
Indian school building. Most of the
moved a substitute for the committee
amendment appropr1ating $1,000 for In
dian children at schools other than those pro-
yided for, as follows: The Secretary of the
Interior is further authorized and directed to
provide for the care, support and education
in any of the States of all Indian children
dwelling west of the Mississippi and not be-
longing TO the five civilized tribes in the lndi-
an Territory, or so many thereof as may be
practicable under regulation and approved
by the President, at a cost not exceeding 500
per annum forcach child, and fort this purpose
there is appropriated $1,000 600, or so much
| thereof as may be necessary. No action was
taken. THE House concurred in Senate
amendment to the bin to pension Mrs. Gar
| field, providing that the widows of Presidents
Polk and Tyler should also be pensiOned. Mr..
stephens called for an investigation of the
removal by the Speaker of one of the official
stenographers. Mr.. Everett spoke in favor of
the tariff commission bill.
THE resolution in favor of trade regula-
tions with Mexico was reported favorably in
the Senate. March 80. The Indian appropria-
ton bill was further amended. Mr.. Hoar sup
ported his S., 900 900 funo for education of In
dian children and Mr.. Plumb opposed it.
Mr.. Williams introduced a bill prohibiting
the importation of neat cattle from Cana
| da......1n the House the steam en-
| gineers' license bill passed. Resolution
| to print the first volume of the census report
was adopted. The bill regulating presiden-
tial elections was ordered printed. Mr.. Dun
nell spoke on the tariff commission bill He
| held that revision was needed and that Con-
gress had no right to put the revision out of
its own hands. A1r. Hewitt opposed the bill
and wanted it supplanted by revision bill.
Resolution for sanitary investigation of the
overflow was referred.
| THE amendment to the Indian bill APP
propriating $1,000 for education of Indian
children was adopted by the Senate, March 81,
nd an additional $3.50 900 was also voted for
education of all indian children outside the
five civilized tribes. The appropriation for
the Indian Commission was reduced
to SLIGO. Passed. ........ The House
went INTO committee on the army
appropriation bill and Mr.. Butterworth stated
the effects of the clause to:retire army officers
| over 81 years old, which would be to retire
| 119 in the next five years. The committee
then rose and a resolution was adopted Offer
ing the use of the rotnnda for a reception in
aid of the Garfield memorial hospital A
| joint resolution for another 100000 for flood
sufferer, was adopted.