The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-03-11
The Senate sustained the motion to

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ed in discussion on the Pension Appro-
priation Bill, or rather that part Of il which
appropriates 100000, to buy up the
Seminole Indians. 1t is represented to
the War Department by General ARMS.
tead now in command in Florida, that the
Indians are willing to treat and remove
West of the Mississippi, upon something
like the following terms. viz. The Gov
eminent to pay each chief $4,000, and
thirty dollars head for all the other In
dians; give to each blanket, and supply
each man with rifle gun, and certain
amount of ammunition. understand that
an agreement has been entered into on
these terms, and it only waits the action
of Congress to enable the officer to per-
feet it.
Several Senators were opposed to this
manner of terminating the war. They
thought it bad precedent, and an exam
pie to other tribes, which would have a
pernicious influence. The principal op.
position, however, ca me from Mr. Sewer,
Of Arkansas. He objected to the placing
of these hostile Indians on the frontiers
of his State, and putting into their hands
the very means of pursuing, if they chose,
the murderons course they have BEEN
A number of speeches were made, many
of which / did not hear, and therefore
will not attempt to notice them in their
order. The bill was finally adopted, with
an amendment proposed by Mr. Sewer,
viz: That the arms, &c, proposed to be
furnished the Indians, should not be de-
liyered to them until they arrived in the
country assigned them West of the Ar
kansas line. l suppose we may now
consider the Florida war at an end. If
the Indians have not been whipped out
they will be bought out, and the present
administration being no longer able to
throw fat contracts into the hands of its
partizans by this means, it is willing that
hostlites shall cease. The amendment
adopted by the Senate was subsequently,
agreed to in the House.
In the House, bill was passed in the
morning authorizing the State OF 'fennes-
see to issue land warrants on certain lands,
after which the House went into Commit,
lee of the Whole, (Mr Bell in the Chair
On the General Appropriation Bill. The
discussion on portion of this bill occu.
pied the whole day. The first effort was
an attempt to strike out the sum of 81 500
to pay man for signing land patents
Motions were made to strike out several
other items, when motion was made to
reduce the compensation of the Solicitor
of the General Land Office, a debate
sprung up which lasted the remainder of
the evening, and which had about as
much connection with the subject as the
edicts of the Sultan. After some other
speeches, Mr. Vanderpoel made speech,
in which he took a tilt at Gen. Harrison,
the new administration, the Wing party
and the universe. A considerable portion
of his remarks could not understand the
force of, but large share of them were
directed to Henry A. Wise, whom he
seemed already to regard as partly co.
laborer i'll the field of Loco Focoism. He
said, however, Of MIR Wise, that she
did not know that he was worth knowing
when he was found.'
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 16, lS4l.
| have but little of interest to send you
to-day from either end of the Capitol
The day has passed, furnishing its usual
amount for reporters of speeches, but fur
nishing but little of interest to one who
does not pretend to report the proceedings
in erteaso. The letter writers from
Washington, and their legion, pretend
only to give the skeleton of what trans
pires here, and, even that, in many cases,
is prevented. This manner of reporting
is the better plan. 1t gives view of
things as they transpire, a connected his
tory which every reader can understand.
and if it was more generally adopted
would, believe, cut off many of the long
speeches. The city papers here attempt
to journalize the proceedings, thing We
ry proper, but which, as made out, seldom
conveys any idea of the real state of feel
ing or transaction in the House. The
National In,elligencer is at an expense of
about $4,000 per annum for reporting the
proceedings Of the two Houses; yet, not
withstanding the accuracy which charac-
terizes these reports, they are but seldom
copied, editors generally preferring the
letter writer's reports, as more graphic
and satisfactory.
This writing is overdone. There
are grea. many here engaged in the bu-
siness. Some of them endeavor honestly
to give full and fair view of the pro-
ceedings, but there are many others who
l believe will not hesitate to forge false
word, or assume things as true which
have no foundation, if by so doing they
can give to their letters more Interest,"
Instances Of this have come to my know
ledge during my stay here. have been
told also, that with some whom gold will
bride, it has been the practice of members
to give money to them to induce them to
speak well of them, in other words to
puff them. How contemplate must any
member of Congress feel who resorts to
such trick to secure greatness.
In the Senate, to-day, after the dispatch