Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-08

!, : = one. m, ~ .s' .As'' allefths .cs,.
fsn.F's enough q hi. House ,o !. '.sa'
claim. The fact now .pp.ss. ,,'''' 'hs
that the debt !. contracted .ss y. ss,
parties 3 concerned we're no, prsp ~ V
snsw how i bad been done, st ~, ~
s :, matter Of confidence from Il. W. alsa
mat 80 much should be given d -, I''''s
the old seOfs; and $4,000 dollars = q e's,'p
anew: Now, Mr.. R. said, with , : osla
confidence 10 the Departments. h. sss'dia
put 10 the Head Of each Of them !, would
confidence officially. as be Womb o'ss
worthy member from New Yo. : zoe
member from Kentucky, ., =, !" : zoe
member ofthis House. He did y, 0'a''
eelve there was any magic in lis,, s'a :,
hands. Or that taking a man l,.~ !. o.
House and putting him al th. bead :, a''
ofrhe Departments gave him 49, !" one
title to confidence than be Oo.....' , ae's
fore. Twill, said Mr.. R. 20 l;,,,s D 0e.
further Twill give to the bead. :, = ' %
partnents foil as much Of NY co.;a. =.
as they give of theirs 10 one aaoth., -
4. went on TO say, tina. be bad ,... -.
known, until he had so under,o,a =
Chairman Of the coumilteeof W.. ~
Means this morning, that that c,m,.;,. %
had at the last session felt any .cruule 80.
to the appropriations for The lnd;..-n
parlment. With that view Of the .ub;se,
he looked at the transcending The ann o.'
piiations ofthe last year asa yerv .s,;.,,.
matter. II the officers oflhe goysrum,.,
set your limitations at defiance. said /.
we have indeed an Augean Stab, ~
cleanse, &c. IMr. R. made some o,h..
remarks on this head, the point Of vb,b
escaped the reporter.] He went on 10 Al
Jude TO the subject Of the extinction of
the title Of the Indians to the land, Win.
in the limits OF Georgia. The expenses Of
which, It had been suggested, were inc\u.
ced wIihln the expenses Of ,he Indian
Department, denying that any malem
part ofthe title to those lands had vi
been extinguished. &c. Mr.. K. cSusIu.
ded his remarks by expressing bis opin
ion that the proper course would be loap
propriate 5000 dollars in part ior d. u.
penses OF the present year, leaving lh.d..
cision on the appropriation Tor Ibs re.
maing 10000 dollars, until the dark cloud
which appeared to him 10 rest on lhsl re.
QUESTION should be a lite cleared up
Dir. Ross entered into general ELAN.
ination Ofthe various subjects relating 10
the Indian Department. and passed Id re.
view the various sources OF expenditure
that were incident to it. Among other
remarks showing the imprordenl uea.
sures that had been adopted in relation 10
the subject, be adverted particularly 70
toe unnecessary expenses incurred by "a
tions to the hungry Indians, and equally
hungry and curious whites, who attend
the making of Indian treaties, andto Ibs
implements Of agriculture-lhe haHow'
and ploughs that we're made 10 the Dis
trict OF Columbia aud transported 10 the
Indian settlements beyond the western
mountains. He thought the whole sub.
ject required a reform. Experience had
shown that the Indian Agents Who BAD
gone out poor bad come back reb, and
the most proper remedy that the people
could apply to cure these evils ". %
withhold supplies through tie medium Oh
their representatives.
MIR. Smith explained al considerable
length.
Mr.. Chambers entertained .oomuen re-
spect both Tor the committee and l0r H'h'
sell to detain them long on the subject
II had appeared to BIN THAT there Ns''
10000 dollars in arrear for the last ys1'
which It would be necessary to supply y
some appropriation. Presenting tna' wv
debt had been fairly incurred DC "''
willing to assume it. He presumed y
member OF that committee was WINS
that the Secretary Of War should fem''
70, 900 dollars minus for coutracl' eur -,
ed into 10 behalf OF the government. :
also thoughtthat the sum OF $4,000 o0'. :
might be necessary to meet conIInSe".',
that should accrue before the reno'N'
system which lie hoped would be auVpN,
could 70 into operation lie dld "