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Show GENERAL. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS continued from eikst page. SENATE. Bills were introduced and referred as follows : Christiancy To regulate elections and the elective franchise in the tcr ritory of Utah. Conover introduced a bill to authorize author-ize the secretary of tho navy to dia-nose dia-nose of unserviceable material, and lor other purposes. It directed him to dispose of such an amount of unserviceable un-serviceable material in possession of the navy department as may be necessary to conduct experiments to determine the practicability of converting con-verting the present cast iron guns now on hand into etlicienL rifles, and , to transmit to congress at its next session, the report of the progress, costs, and result of said experiments. Anthony, from the committee on printing, reported back the resolution submitted by him in regard to the publication of the debates in the congressional con-gressional J&eonl, without amendment, amend-ment, and asked for its immediate consideration He said it had been suggested to him that a week was too long to allow a speech to be reserved for correction. He had no objection ;o making the period shorter if the senators desired to have it so. Anthony moved to amend the resolution reso-lution by striking out all the latter part in regard to correcting speeches, the time iu which they shall be returned re-turned to reporter, etc. Freiiughuysen moved to recommit the resolution to the committee on printing. Agreed to. The senate then resumed consid-ierationof consid-ierationof unfinished business, being the bill conferring exclusive jurisdiction jurisdic-tion over Indian reservations upon the United States courts, and for the punishment ot crimes committed by and against Indians, the pending amendment being that of Allison providing the the section shall not be construed to prevent the cutting of titubc-r or grass or the use of stone od any Indian reservation, as may be necessary tor the army or the use of the several agencies located on such reservations. Agreed to. Allison moved to amend the third section so that it would read, "That any person found upon any Indian reservation contrary to law, and who shail refuse or neglect to remove therefrom upon the order of tiia president presi-dent of the United States, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor," etc. Agreed to. Paddock submitted a substitute for the second section providing that the president may, by executive order, prohibit all persons, not Indians, trom cutting or removing wood or stone from any reservation, and any person violating the order shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500, and imprisonment not exceeding two years. Windom opposed the substitute, tie moved an amendment to the substitute providing that the provisions pro-visions of this act shall not apply to that part of the Sioux reservation lying ly-ing between the north and south torki of Cheyenne river, and cast of the east line of Wyoming territory. He was determined that the people of the United States should have tho right to go to the Biaek Hills, and develop tho wealth ol that country. A long discussion ensued involving the questions of Indian civilization, opening up the Black Hills to miners, treaty obligations, etc. Adjourned. IIC L ME. White introduced a bill to provide for the speedy settlement of all pej-sion pej-sion claims. liobins offered a resolution calling for information as to army officers holding consular or diplomatic appointments. ap-pointments. Adopted. Whitehouse ollered a resolution declaring that the commercial, manufacturing man-ufacturing and business interests cf tho country are so seriously depressed in consequence of the uncertainty ol the future financial policy of the government, that it is unwise and inexpedient to legislate in regard to any radical change in the tanlf Jaws until alter the resumption of specie payment. PiCgau objected to its consideration and tne resolution went over. Morrison ollered a resolution authorizing the sub-cominittecsof the several committees that are charged witli investigations to have power to send for papers and persons. Adupttd. Port, from the commitllce on territories, ter-ritories, reported a bill to prevent useless slaughter of buff do in the territories. After discussion the bill passed. Tho bill makes it unlawful fur any person, nut an Indian, to kill, wound or in any manner destroy any female, buflalu, or any greater number uf bu Haloes limn arc needed (or food or for market. Tho home went into committee of the whole, Blackburn in tho chair, in ihe bill amending the lawn granting grant-ing pensions to the soldiers uud sailors in the war of IS '2 and their widows. Il directs the ?ecretary of the interior to place on Hie pension rolls the nanus of tho surviving officers and enlisted arid drafted men, including militia and volunteers of military nnd naval hctvico of the United States who served lor ten days in that war and were honorably discharge:!, dis-charge:!, und the surviving widows of Mich utliccr and men, providing the. uiilowd wero married prior to 1S0. l'ci;.-ion3 arc lo ho nt tho ran.- of $- per month. It directs restoration to the pension rolls of all namcri.tlriclccn therefrom on account ol fy m pal by with the rebellion, and in case of their death their widows are to be en titltd to the pension and to arrearages. arrear-ages. li;i.ikins moved to amen 1 bvivirr P-u,:(jiis to tho.-i; who p(tu in tin: wi'.r live iitad uf t- a dav dpi-vid.tl dpi-vid.tl by the bill. Ad.ptt.,; C .ball mijvtd to sirik-; out t',e proviso pro-viso which provides tu..t widows of soldiers must have b.-eu married previous pre-vious to IS.jO, adopted. B.di-T moved to strike out all that portion which provides for returning to tiie pension roils the names of Lhu-u soldieis stricken therefrom on account ac-count of sympathy with toe rebellion. In the course of Ihe discussion Hunter Hun-ter said that the number of pensioners who would bo n stored to the pen.-ion rolls under tho bill would be only loO and their annual amount of pen-dons would be only $;!,'Jdo. Tim amount of airearagcs wan not exactly known. Caswell moved to amend it by forbidding for-bidding the payment of arrearages. Hale remarked that the democratic side of the house was not exhibiting a spirit of liberality in cutting down the necessary appropriations, reducing reduc-ing tho salaries of olhuials and in turning out of office hundreds of do-serving do-serving men and women, ail this was done on the ground of the necessity of economy. Kj remincied tnem that there had been suspicions and suggestions that every dollar saved by tins paring policy would bo eaten up by certain claims of one sort or another, coming from tiie southern part of the country. Hunter responded and reminded , Hale that when tho annual pension i appropriation bill was before the house no member on tho democratic 1 sido manifested any opposition and he had never supposed anybody would raiso a question about the crippled pensioners of the war of 1S12. Banks remarked that there wns arimo reason in Hale's suggestion, but still the necessity of retrenchment retrench-ment was so obvious that no member could safely refuse to vote for it, but tho question was entirely different, it was an obligation, a debt on the part of the government. He thought tiie exception proposed liy Caswell ought not to be made. Tho amendment offered bv Caswell was further opposed op-posed bv "Harrison, IU., Huge, Town-send Town-send and Cox, X. Y., and others. Without disposing of it the committee rose and the house adjourned. |