The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-04

pay the money provided for in this bill In the
course of his remarks he characterized the bill
as an insult to American citizenship. The bill
was then laid aside. and the bill providing for
the taxation of railroad grant lands was taken
up.
Mr. Plumb while sympathizng with the pur.
pose of MIR Hoars amendment. feared it would
embarrass the operations of the bill, and sug.
gested that Mr. Hoar withdraw his amendment
and embody it in separate bill with properly
detailed provisions. in which form Mr. Plumb
would support it He Mr.. Plumb did not be-
lieve that any man ought to own any more land
than he could reasonably use and he would
pledge himself to vote for any bill that would
make reasonable limitation of landholding, so
as to prevent speculation in land
Mr. Hoar. not wishing to embarrass the bill,
withdrew bis amendment.
After considerable debate the bill was passed.
Mr. VanWyck then called mp the House bill on
the same subject, and, on his motion, the com.
.nittee on public lands was discharged from it'd
further consideration. He then moved the Sem
ate bill as an amendment in the nature of sub
stitute to the House bill The motion was agreed
to, and the House bill was amended accordingly.
In the 'disagreeing vote" of the two houses,
thus brought about, the Senate, on motion OF Mr..
VanWyck, ordered committee of conference.
This has the effect of avoiding the delay which
would result from the consideration of the Sen.
ate bill as an original proposition in the House
of Representatives, and put it at once in the
hands of a conference committee.
the postoffiee appropriation bill which, he said.
he did not expect to call up before next week, as
the principal subject Of difference was one on
which several Senators would desire to speak.
Mr. Dawes, from the committee Indian
affairs, having reported back the resolution of
Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, calling for an investigation
Of the matter of appointment of Indian traders,
with a recommendation that special committee
Of five Senators be appointed to make investlga-
tion, it was agreed to, and the President pro
tempore of the Senate designated as such COM
mittee Messrs. Wilson of Iowa. Teller, Spooner,
Harris and Wilson of Maryland. Messrs. Will
| son of Iowa, Teller and Spooner asked to be ex.
cused having already much COMMITTEES work
| as they could attend to, and they were excused
Mr. Dawes said the Commissioners of IndiaE
Affairs asked for through investigation.
Mr. Allison. from the committee on appropria-
tions, reported the consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill, with amendments. The agere-
gate appropriation has been increased by the
Senate committee by $40, 100
Mr.. Evarts called up the bill to indemnify the
Chinese for the losses incurred by the riots at
fore the Senate. Mr. Evarts addressed the Senate
on It, He characterized the acts complained OF
as disgraceful to any community In which they
occurred, and disgraceful to any government
that would not punish the guilty parties, and re.
pair the damage done. This he repeated, and
would not qualify. The persons perpetratinG
the wrongful acts he said. were subject to our
laws, and we are responsible for their conduct.
The question was not complicated by any ques-
ton of State laws interfering with the jurisdic.
tion of the United States laws. 'Our people,
he said, "must rescue itself from the foul blot
on our civilization
Mr. Call regarded the outrages complained Of
as constituting barbarism so foul that language
failed to adequately describe it. He supported
the bill
The matter then went over till tomorrow.
Mr. Edmunds had the Clerk read letter re-
ceived by him Mr.. Edmunds] from the Secre-
tary of the Interior. In this letter Mr. Lamar
acknowledged the receipt of letter from Mr..
Edmunds iuquiring as to the total number Of
pensioners appeals now before the Secretary of
the Interior, and when the appeal in the Of
Adrian L. Woodward, late surgeon in the
Fourteenth Vermont Volunteers, would be
during the year 1885 there were 2,621 appeals
filed, of which about six hundred have been do
cided, and that the cases appealed in March,
1888. we're now being considered The ap.
peal in the Woodward case. he says, was
filed on May 6, 1885; that there were still about
400 cases ahead of this, and it would not be
reached in it's order for about three months.
During this year the number of appeals filed was
over ], 20O. making total OF over 3, 600 cases
pending on appeal before the department..
After the readirg e of the letter Mr.. Edmunds sub.
mitted a proposed amendment to the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation BILL which,
on his suggestion, was referred to the committee
on pensions The amendment is as follows:
To enable the Secretary of the Interior speedily
dispose of the appeals from the Comm issioner Of
Pensions to him in pension the President of the
United States is hereby authorized by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate appoint not
exceeding special assistants to the Secretary of
the Interior for the consideration of such at
compens sation not exceeding $40 a day for period
not exceeding twelve months-$2l COO.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed
THE HOUSE.