The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-05-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

made a speech In favor of the bill to declare
forfeited the lands granted the New Orleans.
Baton Rouge y Vicksburg Railway company.
The discussion of the shipping Bill was ~.
sumed, and q substitute for one section was
submitted by Mr.. Vest, and accepted bv Mr.
Frye, author of the bill, abolishing all tonnage
dues on United States vessels on entering
United States ports only retaining such dnss
on vessels of foreign countries discriminatinr
in like manner against the United States.
In the house the bill for the relief Of Fitz
John Porter came up with senate amendments.
Mr.. slocum moved to non-concur in the SEN
ate amendments Mr.. Balm moved concur
renee. Mr. keifer opposed the bill, declaring
it GnconstitutionaL Mr.. Slocum said
he was glad the gentleman from
Ohio had attacked Fitz John Porter THE
gentlemen would be glad of il, because he
would regard what the gentlemen said against
him as q compliment, and it would be SO re-
garded by the country. He (Slocuml had only
been surprised that the gentleman from Ohio
had not Charles Garfield and Elder
TO sustain his course as hehad donea few DAYS
ago. Applause on the Democratic side
and Misses on the Republican sidel
MI. Belford said he would take Grants words
as to the injustice to Gen. Porter rather than
the words OF Mr.. Keifer or any other party on
the floor. The motion to refer the bill to the
committee of the whole was lost. and the SEN
ate amendments nonconcurredin.
The lron-clad oath which was provided for
at the outbreak of the war and has never been
repealed, although numerous attempts have
been made to strike it from the statue books,
has at last been abolished The house on
Wednesday, concurred on the bill which passed
the senate some time ago for the purpose, and
1t only needs the signature of the president To
become a law. This oath has always been ad-
ministered in congress, and in courts to per-
soils who did not take part in the rebellion.
while those who did have taken what is known
as themodifed oath.
Senator Van Wyck offered a resolution.
which, at, the suggestion of Conger, was laid
over one day, directing the secretary of the in
terror 70 withhold the granting of patents TO
or recognizing any claim made by the North.
ern Pacific railroad adjoining and on account
OF what is known 80 the Puyallup branch,
built many years ago, until this congress shall
take action on the question of the forfeiture of
lands-granted said road. q resolution was
adopted calling on the secretary Of the interior
for information regarding the cowboy who
shot at Black VOLTS hat on Lame Deer creek,
Mont. This refers to the recent ranch burn.
ing by Black VOLTS band
In the house, Thursday. On motion of Mr..
Ellis all prior bills were set aside, and the COM
mittee proceeded to the consideration of the
bill appropriating 81, 000, 900 for the celebration
Of the worlds industrial and cotton centennial
exposition at New Orleans. Mr.. Ellis briefly
explained the provisions of the bill and pointed
out the safeguards which had been established
ON ON VI 4GS0 hRRAOPAA0ttOh w NAG
United States ont of the receipts.
After further debate, on motion Of Mr.. His
cock an amendment was adopted providing that
the sum appropriated shall only be paid on the
treasurer of the United States being satisfied
that $4,000 U has been contributed by the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton exposition. The
bill passed-yeas 1874, nays 50.
Among the bills reached on the speakers
table the 18th inst, was thesenate bill TO author
ize the secretary of the interior to ascertain
tho oponr1pf di1a osksranaxf Tho TIv;k.1 Ctc+o.
for supplies furnished the Sioux or Dakota In
dams of Minnesota subsequent to August,
1865, and prior TO the massacre of August, 1862,
and providing for the payment thereof. The
bill was referred to the committee Of the whole
on the state of the Union. AS it Is among the
hst bills on this calendar its chance for pas
sage is exceedingly small.
The subcommittee Of the house on Indian az
fairs, having in charge the senate bill to open
the Sioux reservation, have with some amend
ments agreed to the bill, and will report it to
the full committee this week Tho most inn
portant amendment is with regard to the term
of the treaty with the Indians. That portion
of the bill which provides for tho conveyance
of a reservation IN fec to the tribe occupying it,
the subcommittee shall be stricken
out. Inasmuch as the bill provides that the lands
may be allotted in s~overalty to the Indians,
and that at tho end of twenty-five years patents
shall be issued to the several a~llotteos, they do
net fayer pafenting any land to aiHeealt tribes.
The other amendments proposed by the COM
mittee are niInportant, and with tho exception
named, the bill will DO reported practically as
it came from the senate.
Mr.. Hewitt introduced a tariff bin in the
house on Monday, which was referred to the
committee. 1t makes moderate reductions all
round, but no expectations are entertained Of
Its passage.
The bill introduced by Representative ONeil
OF Missouri is as follows: Whereas, the ex-
1Qfino 70 riH fowoo an nrtfnlaO - (An1 <xnnwoana
the cost of living to the people and produce a
large surplus of revenue, therefore be il enact
ed that from and after July IL, 1884, the fol-
lowing named articles be exempt from duty,
viz. Raw sugar not refined, molassess, salt,
rice, rye and barley, potatoes, oatmeal, cur
rants and ~raisins, prunes. peas and beans, but
ter and cheese, live animals, vegetables and
chicory. Mr.. sO'Neill estimates that the bill
will accomplish a reduction of so, 900, 600 in
the revenues.
the Indian appropriation bill MI. Dawes
made a long argument in reply to Mr.. Plumb's
query as to what were the fruits of the
efforts to civilize and educate the Indians. Mr..
Dawes pointed out the good work which was
being done at the Indian schoolat Carlisle, Pa,
whore many Indian boys had been taught such
trades as shoemaking, harnessmaking, and
other self-sustaining employments. besides OBJ
tanning o good common school education. while
the Indian girls were taught dressmaking and
now ON the reservations from which they were
taken, and were Flying their vocations among
the less civilized members Of the tribes with
good effect Mr.. Dawes thought that many
more such schools should be established He
also said that the Indian scholars at Carlisle
raised oil tho food used at the school, and he
had eaten bread that was baked by an Arrapa- |
hoe Indian boy who was taken from the most
unruly portion OF that tribe.
In the debate In the Senate Indian education
bill, Senator Ingalls, of Kansas said he knew IN
dividnal Instance of extreme interest shown By
4, butitdid not make any appreciable change Ia
the Indian character. OfcouTse 1t was desirable,
as far as possible, to ameliorate the condition
Of the Indian tribes; but If an educated Indian