Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-15
rIFrsssm CONGRESS-.
WAsnINGrsN, April Il. 1855.
senate.
The Senate vac not in session.
b0nac OF RcnreScuta,Ax.s


Mr. Randall. from The Committee on Ammo.
priauon-, reported the Legislative executive. and
!SS'val appropriation bill aud IL was rolered 10
the committee OF the Whole
Tho Committee or Pubic anCs reported back
sona'o pli 10 relieve purchasors Il and 70 IN
1ehlly certain states fer swamp and over.
nowed lands. Referred &c the Committee of the
Whole. " Wv
A bill was reported ana placed unon ,he cal.
Snuat ior me erection - a. pgOlic building at
Charlotte. y. {. ~
The Pension Committee reported with amend
mcnts senate hill granting PENSIONS 20 ex.eol-
dicrs and sailors who are iucapacifatcd for Inc
performance OF manual lnn0T, and iroyldirg
pensions for depeuoeat relatives Of deceased
soldiers and sailors. Committee OF the Whole
Ia the morning hoIr tho House IN Committee
OF tho Whole took mp The bin authorizing inc
secretary 81 the Treasury - scttio AND nav no
claim 81 tbs state 81 Nurila on account 81 cx-
pendilurSs made IN supervising Indian hostile
ties An hour was consumed ia reading tho re-
port, which "a q ioDg document aud a brief
statement by Nj. Nansur, OF Missouri Rs 10 tho
outbreak az the Indians IN Fio.ida in 1877 mo
suppression oi which was tue foundation Of tho
claims. aud the bin went over without action
The consideration OF the homestead hill hav-
ihg betn postponed until next SATURDAY. the
House went INTO Committee OF The Nho.e on the
Indian appropriation bill
Mr.. Perkins. OF Kansas said that Tho hill pre-
sentcd ne new legislation, but II did contain a
provision Tor The payment OF tho Choctaw tudg-
menL Tho claim Of the lnliauq had been refer
REQ 10 tho Court OF ClGim., which had rendered
lA2rWcnt against he Government, INA mat
judgment hal been aflrmsd 10y the Supreme
Court This judgment, amounting 10 s., 100000
was now drawing , per cont interest, and
he could see no relief for the Government
except by an act OF reputation. There
foTo tho Committee on Indian Affairs
had provided Ia the bill for the payment
Of the Judgment 1hon passing from tho sub
ie't OF the Indians, Mr.. Perkins addressed him
self 10 the question Of the tariff. his remarks
being directed principally TO replying 20 what
he called The recent Hee-trsde speech OF Repre-
sentative Nelson. Of MunesOts. In the course
Of his speech no sent 70 the CLERKS desk and
had read, for ths purpose Of Showing southern
sentiment ON tho subject Of free trade aud labor,
eENacts from he Confederate Constitution,
which led 10 an Inquiry from Mr.. Allen, OF Nchi-
gar, - 10 Nhat Democratic platform The Clerk
va roafing from.
2r. Perkins criticised tho MilIsbiu a. striking
down The products Of the geld and putting tue
lsherers Of America ia competition with the
lahorsrs OF the Old World, except perhaps in the
case - the rice growers Of the South and in the
case of those Wh5 were binding cotton. who got
their iron bands Tree Of duty, wniie the northern
farmer must pay duty on hoOp-irOn for hopping
hay. lie hoped that ia the coming debate
there would be no hypocTisy. he hoped that
the mask OF hypO 'risy would he removed md tho
hidcous lace OF Free Trade exposed with all its
deformities. Wbile Messrs. Iownshend and
Springer and others hsd boon allowed 10 indulge
IN Piatitudes, tho gentlemen from the South had
ee-n e1monisksd 70 sit etll, Dat no hoped that
BOW they would demand % 20 heard. They gave
70 the democratic party 1873 electoral votes. and
10 was well that they should be consulted. After
they had lhbusierec against the bill which pro-
posed 70 pay 100000 10 the northern states II
was right That the Democratic House should sur
rsE Ter 10 them. ltpplauso.l
Nr. Allen. OF Mississippi. thought that II was
great pity that the gentleman from Kansas
could get his head above board and walk square,
y Up 70 tire issues of the day Instead Of going
back 20 slavery and rebellion. The gentleman
from Kansas reminded him Of the stOTy Of tive
men who whom travelling went 10 sleep 10 a
asked the other ~ look out the wiadow
ana see what kind OF a day II was
gong TO be-. The latter by mistake
opened the cupboard window and after looking
around awhile exclaimed: at is dark as he'll
aud smells ike cheese" lLaughterl The gem
tlemau from Kansas instead Of getting his head
out into the daylight OF 1855 bad got into Tue
cupboard Of the rebellion aud everything was
dark and smclled Of slavery. ILRuGhtcr) II
was n the credit OF tire Democrats OF the House
that they has something better 10 talk about
than issues which had been dead for twenty i've
years and u any Democrat got up ard ipsteai
Of discussing living issues had notbing 10 tslk
about but dead issues he hoped that lie would
De expelled from the Democratic SIDE and
made 10 take a seat beside the gentleman from
Kansas where Re could stck his nose in the
cupboard where that gentleman had his. laugh
teri ] be gentleman had read from the Confed.
crate Constitution Did the gentleman know mat
80 was twenty. seven years since that COnsttu-
ton had bsen adopted That Constitution ana
what g contained were not matters OF Interest
people represented by The gentleman who had
reported the bin.
Nr. Alien declared that no man on the Wevs
and Means Committee was In favor OF elave
labor. They all had "a much respect for white
labor in this country a. had the gentleman from
Kansas OF any other person VINO wsuld vote
against tho bill.
Now about tbs black labor9 " asked Mr.. Per-
kius
"It is as free and independent as the white
Ia or IN Kansas. - replied Mr. Allen.
How about the voting: then queried Mr.
Perkins.
Nj NcNinin, Of Tennessee: They vote as
they please
Arkansas and IeXssr"
Mr. Allen: " / know this that there is no law
in Mississippi or Arkansas that does not con-
sgR white fel0n 70 the clHin-caog Just as QUICK
" as a black one. Ah3 81 the gentleman were
there VIA his prospects would be- Laughter.
Mr. Joseph OF New Mexico, addressed the
committee ia favor Of admitting New Mexico as
8 state 20 tho Union.
The luaiau bill Was then considered by sec
fiors An Amendment was adopted addisg ST.
cl0 for an independent herd of Sioux IN hlune-
sota. No other Affirmative action was takcn.
Without finishing tire consideration OF the plii
the committee rose aud The House at O:lU al
f1rIrufl.