The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-10
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS - FIRST
sESsION.

WAsHrsoroN, Nay 0 -[Press. 1.-The chair
laid before the sepris the resolution III req
Yesterday by Mr.. Van Wyck, directing the
secretary oil the treasury u withhold pat.
-Bts TOR land on tho Pas -all-up branch oil
the Northeru Psc fc ruilHav until congress
decides the ques.ic OF forfeiture OF such
,anda.
Pending action on the res luton, Mr.
Dawes moved 10 take mp the Indian appro-
pri ,bicn oil. Agreed to and the resolut on
,ss p,aced on the calender.
B,fgro taking mp the Indian bill, The
chair laid before the senate tho pending ap
psai of Mr.. Il ok from the decision " The
chair, regarding tho motion OF Mr. Frye
for conferences committee on the shipping
all.
Mr.. Harris sid Mr.. Fsy was necessarily
ilsgut from the city anu had EXPIRE ssd u
wish that the matter might go over Ill
Monday. The matter went over accord.
ingy.
o opr .,ion b II aud Mr. Dawes briefly re-.
c.pitulsted its provisions. Tn" estimates
or "A y sr, be sad, we're SIS ,iB6 $40. The
lmouut OF thn III 80 /; came from the
nouss was IS 45G $3.50. Toe amendments
pfoppre by tue sena'e Increased amount
to S757 4l3; total reported to ne ssuste Tor
fndian service OF the Coming year, SO 2l3,
S02 Th,s exceeds the Indian bill OF last
crease, Mr. Dawes said, WAS The amou nt for
toe Ildiin schools.
Tue bill va ,nsidared by sections agd
c,uaidera Is progress made without debate
kept upon the appropriation Tor educs.
non IN Alaska. The committee had re-
dnced the amount from $t5 900 allowed by
che bonse 10 $40 COO.
Mr.. Hawley moved 10 make the amount
s25 90.
Mr.. Plumb opposed the motion. He
thought the education of the Indisn was
costing u great deal to- much. 1t Was
merely spending money with
ont any practical results. The
urches were doing the work
at much less than the govsrpment was
paying. The ednction Of the lndian should
ne of u practical Oh 1racter. L. was no uEs
trying 90 educate 6n IHdian up TO the idea
that he was prince Of the blood. Mr..
Plumb ridiculed the Efforts OF interested
parties 10 IL fluence congress 10 appropriate
money for schools in Alaska.
SIR. C1ag,r defended the indisns.srd the
voI /; Of tn If educston. lt was a woik Ia
which many noble, philan hrophic men
and women were engaged and shouid be en-
couraged, He favored LIBERAL appropriation
Tor u.
Pending debate on tho amendment. the
senate wont into executive session, an
when the doors we're reoD ned adjourned i
to morrow. About 90 0Ck tomorrow, the
,-uatOrs will proceed Ia "a body 20 attend
the unwilling OF me Murshall memorial
statute.
WASHINGTON, May 0.-[Press. willis
1 Tesouted the rtm )psrance OF the Louis
vile board OF trade against the enactment
81 the bankrupt law. Referred.
The bill granting I'D additional pension
10 the widow Of General X. Z. Blair passed,
IL grants her IS, 900 for her husbsnd's ser.
vices in organizing troops and iucfe 4tes her
pension to $50 month.
The house then went into committee 81
he whole, Cox, Of New York, In the CHAIR,
en- the private calendar.
ColIett, frrm the COMMITTEES on appro.
priations, reported ba * the District OF
Oolumbis appropriation bill. Referred 10
the committee o, the whole.
IL was ordered that when the house adj
journed to-day II be "a Monday, and the
speaker requested the members IN assem-
BILE Ia the houss tomorrow, Ia order II nt-
tend In q body the unwilling OF the Statue
OF Chief Justice Marshall.
The speaker laid before the house COM
municstion from the secretary or war,
that an additional appro-
priat on of 500 eco be made for the rtlief OF
suif.rsrs BIZ the floods III the lower Miss.s-
eippi valley. Referred.
The house took recess until 8 O'Clock, the
eveniDs session to be for the consideration
o. pension hills.
The house at the evening session passed
twenty .'eht pension bills, and adjourned