SPRINGER. of Illinois. occupying the chair in. committee. and he decided not only it was germane. but was in the line of retrenchment. and therefore was not subject to the point of order. Afterward the gentleman from Virginia introduced an amendment to the Indian appropriation bill with many provisions such as are contained in this amendment. but with some additional provisions. and the point of order was again made. The gentleman from Illinois. who was then in the chair. sustained the point of order. but for the reason that there was a section of the bill that related to the naturalization of Indians. and for that reason .alone. But. sir. at the last session of this Congress. the second session of the Fortyfifth Congress. this precise bill. word for word. was offered as an amendment to the Army appropriation bill just as we offer it today. The gentleman from Illinois being then in the chair. decided that the amendment was not only germane. but that upon its face it bore the marks of economy. and was in the line of retrenchment. and therefore that it was not subject to the point of order.
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