Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-05-10
Forty Eighth Consress---First Session.
WASHINGTON, May 9.

SENATE-After the introduction of num-
Der of bills. at 2 O'Clock the chair announced
that the unfinished business was Mr.. Beck's
appeal from the decision of the chair in
ruling the motion for conference committee
on the shipping bill in order. Mr.. Harris
stated that the Senator from Maine was I'M
avoidably absent and the matter went over
till Monday.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up. Mr.. Dawes, who has the bill in
Charge said the estimate for the Indian SER
vice was So, 466, 800. The amount of the
The Senate committee proposed amendments
increasing the amount by 1851, Alb. The
amount appropriated last year
was $5,373, 655. The main in
crease this year is in the appropriation
for Indian schools.
Mr.. Hawley moved to increase the appro
priation for the support and education of In
dian children n Alaska from $4,000 to
$25 600.
Mr.. Plumb in opposing the amendment at
tackled the whole system of education as ap-
piled to Indian children. The only way of
relieving these children from ignorance, pau
perism and vice was to take them away from
the reservations and give them a chance to
earn living in civilized communities.
Mr.. Oonger characterized this speech as
one of the most extraordinary ebullitions
against civilization, religion and Indian edu-
cation ever delivered. He then went ON to
defend the education of Indian children as
one of the great humanizing influences of the
age.
At $3.50 the Senate went into executive sesr
sion and shortly afterwards adjourned.
HoUsE-The House went into Committee
of the Whole on the private calendar. Two
N. Arnold of Henderson, Tenn, 5000 and
the other to refund to Hiram johnson and
others of the same place certain sums of
money. These claims grew out of a rebel
raid by which property to the amount of
$1,000 belonging to the United
belonging to the claimants was taken.
To facilitate consideration of the two propo-
sitions the johnson bill in substance was
offered as q substitute the amount proposed
to reimburse, being the amount of the net
assessment less the So, $50 lost by the govern
ment On the adoption of the substitute the
note resulted: n yeas, sc nays, thirty less
than quorum. The committee then rose
and reported the absentees to the
House, 1876 in number. quorum
having subsequently answered to their
names, the committee resumed its session
and the vote was taken again and resulted in
the adoption of the substitute; ayes 80, nays
70.
The committee rose and reported a bill for
the relief of Hiram johnson and others of
Henderson, Tenn, to the House with q ia
vorabie recommendation.
Mr.. Follett, of Ohio, from the Committee
on Appropriations. reported the District of
Columbia appropriation bill and it was placed
on the calendar.
The chair laid before the House q eemmun-
ication from the Secretary of War recon-
mending an appropriation of 800. 900 for
the relief of sufferers by the Aood
on the lower Mississippi river; referred to the
AM
The bill to relieve certain soldiers of the
late war from the charge of dessrtion, which
came over from April IS as unfurnished
business, was voted on and no quorum being
present the House agreed that when it sd.
journed to-day it shall be to meet on Monday
next.
Recess until O'Clock
At the night session twenty-six pension
bills we're passed and at $40 p. m. the House
adjourned.