The Tribune

FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.

The Business of General Interest Transacted.

SENATE.

Mr. Allison (Rep.), of Iowa, called up the Senate bill providing for an agreement with the Sioux nation in regard to a portion of their reservation, and for other purposes.

Mr. Edmunds (Rep.), of Vermont, offered a substitute, authorizing the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint a commission of five persons to visit the Sioux, with the view to negotiate with them a treaty or agreement for the cessation of the right of those tribes to the Black Hills, in Dakota Territory, and appropriate $50,000 to pay the expenses of said commission. Agreed to, and the bill was read a third time and passed—yeas, 30; nays, 8.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill making appropriations for the legislative, executive and judicial expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1877, the pending question being on the amendment of the committee on appropriations to restore the salary of the President to $50,000 from and after March 4, 1877, and it was agreed to—yeas, 31; nays, 11.

Other amendments of the committee restoring the salary of the private secretary to the President, and the salary of employees in the Department of State, the Treasury department, and the Army and Navy departments, were agreed to.

Mr. Sherman (Rep.), of Ohio, called up the concurrent resolution proposing a common unit of money and accounts for the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It provides for a convention between the United States and Great Britain. It provides that sterling money shall be converted into dollar money by computing the pound sterling as equivalent to five dollars, the shilling to twenty-five cents, the sixpence to twelve and one-half cents, the penny to two cents, and the farthing to one-half cent. It further provides that the action of the convention shall take effect when approved by the respective parties thereto, and when laws shall have been passed by the respective countries to carry it into effect.

Amendments proposed by the finance committee, declaring that the action of the convention shall be subject to such modifications as may be agreed upon by the contracting parties, and shall take effect when approved by the respective parties, etc., were agreed to.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill. The amendments of the committee on appropriations, restoring the compensation of the clerks in the office of the secretary of the interior, were agreed to. Other amendments of the committee, restoring salaries of employees in the general land office, pension and patent offices, were agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Edmunds (Rep.), of Vermont, the appropriation for stationery, carpets, repairs of building, printing, etc., for the pension office was reduced from $25,000 to $17,500.

All the other amendments of the committee restoring salaries of employees in the bureau of education, Post-office department, and departments of justice and agriculture were agreed to as were the amendments making appropriations for surveyors-general and their clerks.

All the amendments proposed by the committee having been acted on, Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, submitted an amendment providing that all powers of transfer and suspension of officers held by supervisors of internal revenue shall hereafter be conferred upon the commissioner of internal revenue, and the other powers of supervisors shall hereafter be exercised by collectors of internal revenue. The amendment was agreed to.

Mr. Sherman (Rep.), of Ohio, called up the concurrent resolution from the committee on finance, proposing a common unit of money and accounts for the United States and the kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Passed.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the Legislature, Judicial and Executive Appropriation bill. After several amendments had been rejected, the bill was reported to the Senate, and the amendments made in committee of the whole concurred in. The bill was read a third time and passed—yeas, 33, nays, 7.

Mr. Morrill (Rep.), of Maine, called up the Fortifications Appropriation bill reported by the committee on appropriations without amendments. He said the estimates of the service were $294,000, but the House had appropriated $315,000 only. The bill was read a third time and passed.

HOUSE

The House went into committee of the whole, Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in the Chair, on the Indian Appropriation bill, the question being of order made by Mr. McCrary, of Iowa, against the section to transfer the Indian bureau to the War department. The Chairman overruled it.

Mr. Maginnis, of Montana Territory, offered an amendment providing that any person desiring to trade with the Indians shall receive a license on the certificate of a district judge or a judge of the supreme court of any Territory that he is of good character. Agreed to.

The committee reported the bill to the House, and it was passed.

The House went into committee of the whole, Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in the Chair, on the Indian Appropriation bill, the question being of order made by Mr. McCrary, of Iowa, against the section to transfer the Indian bureau to the War department. The Chairman overruled it.

Mr. Maginnis, of Montana Territory, offered an amendment providing that any person desiring to trade with the Indians shall receive a license on the certificate of a district judge or a judge of the supreme court of any Territory that he is of good character. Agreed to.

The committee reported the bill to the House, and it was passed.

The House proceeded to consider the bill reported from the committee on public lands, repealing the section of the revised statutes making restrictions in the disposal of public lands in the States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida. It repeals that section which confines the disposal of public lands in those States to the provisions of the homestead law. It provides, however, that the repeal of the said section shall not impair the right of any homestead settler, and that the said lands shall be offered at public sale as soon as practicable.

The bill was passed—yeas, 106, nays, 97.

Mr. Cannon (Rep.), of Illinois, from the committee on post-offices and post roads, reported a bill providing a penalty for mailing obscene books, and prohibiting lottery circulars passing through the mails. Passed.

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