Year: 1867




FHB SENATE RRFUSRSITOICONCURSIN THE INDIAN TRANS


PER BmL,-LARGB APPROPRIATION FOR THE PARIS
EXPOSIT1ON-ACTION OF THE HOUSE ON THE APPRO-
PRIATIoN BLLS--THB TARIFF BILL NOT TAKEN Up


NO vOTR ON THB TAX BILI--A CABINET SESSION ON


THB RECONSTRUCTION PRoPOsrnoN-TIIE HOUSE iLoAN


BILL IN SENATE CoMMGTTBB-THB BANKRUPT BILL IN


PERIL.


In the Senate to-day most of the time was taken
up in the discussion of the bill in relation 10 the III
dian Bureau. A number of speeches were made tor
and against the proposed transfer TO the war Depart
ment, and at o'clock vote was taken, resulting III
non.eoncurrence with the House amendment. So
the Indian Bureau stays where il is for the present
ut least. Many of those who voted against the
shange are understood to be in favor of making II at
seme future time but deemed it neXpedlent to DO so
now owing to the unfavorable relations existing be-
tween certain Of the Indian tribes and the Govern
ment at the present time. The ordinary course OF
legislation would be to appoint Committee OF Con-
ference but the propositions of the House and Senate
differ so widely from each other that 1t difficult
10 see how an adjustment can be effected 10y Con-
ference Committee. The Senate proposes to appoint
Board of Inspection TO make annual Investigations
of Indian Affairs When this went to the House,
mbstituto was adopted to take the Indian Bureau ont
Of the Interior Department, and place it under the
uharge of the Secretary of War The indications are
that both propositions will fail for the present ses-
ton Gen. Grant was on the floor of the Senate to-
6ay while the debate was in progress and expressed
himself to several Senators in favor of the House
bill. joint resolution regulating the duues OF the
Commissioners to the Paris Exposition, and making
additional appropratons TO enable the United States
TO be represented there passed. also number OF
bills of minor Importance. No evening session was
held The Indian Appropriation bill Will be called
up tomorrow.


The House today tried its best to accomplish


- ,,11 f,sfs in, in
dulging IN unnecessary debate, and adjournment
found little progress. The appropriation Committee
reported a number of bills Friday is known as pri-
vate bill day. and Mr. Delano, Chairman of the Claim
Committee has the privilege of the floor To-day
Mr. Delano reported bill for the relief of the IRON
clad contractors and after hard fight the bill rs re-
ported was lost The whole question was referred 10
the Secretary of the Navy who is authorized TO In
vestigate the matter fully and report his recon-
mendatiOns to the XLth Congress This action is re-
Garded as death to the bill. The vote on this ques-
tiOn was 105 TO 42. The lobby interest
in this matter has been very powerful, and
there are many disappointed contractors IN Wash
ington tonight. From irOn-elads the House went
20 the Tax bill in Committee Of the Whole, Mr. Bout
well in the chair, andi Mr.. Hooper in charge of the
floor i'm debate Slow progress made. Members
will talk so much small matters that the bill is
not likely to be disposed of before Monday A strong
effort will be made to finish it tomorrow. To ac
eomplish this end Garfield endeavOred TO have rule
adopted cutting off debate when any minor change
was suggested The tax on cotton grown in the
United States stricken out by vote of GA TO 53
An attempt was made to alter the Income Tax but
failed II remains at five per cent over $1,000 Dar
hing strongly advocated the repeal of the tax on sew
ingmachines but failed mainly by the efforts Of Ros
eoe Conkling who was again in his seat, after alb
sence Of two weeks, who took an active and prom
inent part in the discussion Of the bill Other minor
changes were made.


On the reassembling of the House, at the evening
session, Mr. Pike from the Special Committee to in
vestgate the murder of three Union soldiers in South
Carolina, gave in the Committees report, and the
same was ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr..
Wilson Of Iowa. the bill for the protection from ar
rest and punishment of military officers for all acts
during the war, performed in obedience to orders
from their superiors, taken up and the further
consideration Of it, after brief discussion, post
pOned until tomorrow when an hours debate will
be permitted. The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the Tax BILL and the PROPOSE
tion not to prevent the continuous distillation
of spirits caused an exciting debate between
Conkling Wilson of Iowa, Blaine, ONein,
Garfield, Allison, and other leading members, during
which the three former denounced the Secretary of
the Treasury very foreiby for appointing and insist
ing upon continuing in office persons of known in
competency and dishonesty, merely on political
grounds. No changes in the Tax bin were effected,
and discussion will be resumed tomorrow.


A protracted session of the Cabinet was held to-
day to consider the Military Reconstruction bill
The President would sign the bill but for the first
section which provides for dividing the ten States
into five Military districts The other features of
the measure are not so Objectionable, although he
much preferred the simple Blaine amendment. 1t is
understood that the Cabinet take nearly the same
view.


The most earnest supporters of the Reconstruction
bill, now in the hands of the President. affirm
that although he will veto the bill, he will on
Monday OF Tuesday return it to the House Of Repre-
sentatives in which it originated, thus affordng an
opportunity for Congress to take action upon the
measure.


The Senate Finance Committee had under consid-
Grafton to-day the bill which passed the House yes
terday providing for the redemption of compound
interest notes they fall due in legal tenders The
matter was discussed at considerable length, but,
without coming to any conclusion, it was postponed
until tomorrow. The Committee are decidedly Op-
posed to the House provision and viii probably re-
port as substitute for it their own measure The
Senate, however, may accept the House scheme as
nearly all the Western members favor 1t. 1t will
probably give rise to debate in the Senate when
1t is reported for action.


The Bankrupt bill is in very great peril There have
been here for some days a number Of leading mer-
chants from New-York and Boston working hard
against the bill They allege that if it is passed,
they with Others. will lose several million dollars
Of debts in the South and West These persons have
made some impression on the House. and the friends