The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-01

The PRESIDENT. Order! The senator from Obi.
MI. DAVIS, Of Mississippi, The term "defsud" al
ways means something.
Mr.. EWING. merely wish to say that advance,
in my mouth mot al a, all when he rose and state,
that had, explained to him that had advanced NJ
such thing He chose to make his speech. and did no
up his mind 70 reply 10 what he intended to mpuie to me
and did not like TO deprive him OF doing IT, But ad
vanced no S1 such doctrine as he pu! in mouth at ALL
the senator from Ohio said + think was right II
i Mr.. EWING. Not at all.
Mr.. DAVIS. q Mississippi If he did not say ,ha.
being admitted into the Union ask him what he did
Mr.. EWING said that they had lost the power ia
do il in particular They had lost the means to
establish their ownlo local alcades BY their own authority
because the power Of these alcades was destroyed III
III a G ri Sss Gsss
establish that species OF local government in these par
cuar diggings which they had established for them.
Mr.. DAVIS. Of Mississippi Before the senator can
make anything out OF disposition he will have to show
that we acquired something over California by her ad.
Mr. EWING. Not at all.
Mr. DAVIS, OF Mississippi II the authority was
complete ~ the United States over il when Territory
i the soil belonged to the United States when it was
Territory, there was no higher authority than to estab.
sh courts without our PERMISSION then than there is
now The senator from OHIO made an argument evil
IDENTIFY without knowing TO what il wopld lead. drew
the conclusion which every must make AS to his
Kindness 70 permitting me to make speech permitted
him TO make one, and then drew the conclusion which
every man must have drawn.
Mr. EWING. think no man drew it hut yourself
presume no other man in the Senate understood me in
/ Mr. PEARCE. II requires the unanimous consent of
the Senate 70 put this bill upon lis final passage al
this time shall object to il, in order to get other
Mr. GWIN. hope the senator will consent 10 its
passage at this time think we can pass it at once.
Mr. PEARCE. II i can be passed without further de-
bate, have no objection.
The question being taken upon the final passage Of the
bill, It was agreed to-
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
| On motion by Mr. PEARCE, the Senate as in COM
mee Of the whole, proceeded to the consideration OF
the bill making appropriations for the current and con.
ingen expenses OF the Senate. &c. for the year ending
The committee reported the bill with certain amend.
ments, the first OF which s
'ln lines n and 2s strike the words two thousand
and insert instead thereof the words fifteen hundred"
| Mr. PEARCE stated that the Committee on Finance
had already made appropriation Of $780, which applies
so lar to the same object that they reduced this general
appropriation to 81 500
The question being taken upon this amendment it was
agreed TO-
i The second amendment is this
| "Ater line Is, inserts
"Eo, The erection and repairs OF buildings for the choc
For essclion Of buildings for the Creek Indian agen.
=. For erection OF buildings for The Cherokee Indian
agency, TO be located according treaty pulatons)
Ror the OF agency house for the use OF the
sub-agent Tor the Usage tribe of Indians, $500.
| Mr.. PEARCE. The committee satisfied OF the
various agencies AT the Cherokee agency the buildings
are so diapdafed that the agent has been compelled
ask and has received quarters among the troops Fort
Gibson which any exigency OF the military service with
out quarter may oblige him TO abandon Besides, the
treaty sIpuaies that the site Of the agency shall be
lec,ed by the United States, and the council of the Chero-
/ nafo and N M ha
The buildings at the Creek agency are in an equally ruin
Gus condition.
agency requires some five hundred dollars OF repairs
but sufficient storehouse is required We frequently
have at this agency from $4,000 TO $4,000 in money
and goods which liable plage and attacks have
already been made and the security OF the public property
requires this appropriation.
The plan and estimates submitted to the committee
seem TO be unexceptionabe.
Al the Usage agency there is only dilapidated log
house, which will not even shelter any from the rain
Only $500 are asked for this.
The question being taken upon this amendment, il
agreed TO.
The next amendment is this
"G line iS ,s after hs wGIa years. insert the words
The question being taken upon this amendment was
agreed TO.
| The next amendment reads
In line los, suike frs and insert instead thereof
Mr.. PEARCE stated that this amendment is merely to
correct an error OF the House
The PRESIDENT That will be corrected without
taking The question.
I The next amendment is this
After iiue IA nser To supply deficiencies In former
appropriations TO tile Chppewas Of Lake Superior and Mis-
sissippi.
For limited annuity in goods for i've years. payable "a
the plager band, stipulated in the 4h article OF the treaty
OF the 2f of August 1877, TO supply deficiency for this
amount nthe appropriations fot the year ISIS SO, 800
For Limited annuity io iorysfr years TO be paid 70 the
treaty Of the 2 OF August lST 10 supply deficiency for
this amount IN the appropriations Tor the year 1913
4 Sl,0O0."
/ Mr. PEARCE. When these treaties were made with
the Indian tribes provided for in these clauses an
appropriation made for the purpose OF paying the
nuiiies in compliance with the terms Of the treates for
year But the appropriation late, that before
paid the annuity ot the next year already due
and this appropriation for the purpose o bringing up the
hack account that hereafter the annuitcs shall be
paid when due. 9@E nt
The question being taken upon this amendment, IL was
agreed to.
4 The next amendment, is this;
"ln line l49 after the wold ~ en,y insert and tho
ninth article Of tho treaty Of the 2Dh o January Is25
Mr.. p, said that this was necessary, because the
treaty was not properly described in the bill as il came
from the House
The question being taken upon this amendment, il
agreed TO.
The next amendment is
stoke out all s.r the word shop, in line l5o 70 ant
in 'nding the words 'tweny-ive, u, line l52 "
II The amendment was agreed 10.
u The next amendment is:
"ln line i5s strike The word Seventeenth and oser
instead thereof SIXTEENTH
The question being taken upon this amendment il wa,
4 agreed TO.
4 The next amendment is.