The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-21

aud eighteen dollars and sixty eight cents.
TOT salary OF clerk eight hundred and t"ehyoet aoe''
For Of oOe for superintendent, thousand doars
For stationery fuel lights, &c for office Of supennend
ent, two hundred and seventy i've dollars.
For msssenger expenses, &c., four bundled douan.
lars. ~ =
For presents and provisions for Indians visiting supen
tendent official business, thousand dollars,
For travelling expenses OF the superintendent and the
necessary attendants, thousand live hundred dollars
For furniture for superin'endents office thousand
dollars.
For iron safe for supentendeets Office one thousand
dollars.
For erection of buildings Tor the use Of superintendent,
seventeen thousand dollars.
For erection oil warehouse for the storage OF Indian goods
and public property, eight thousand dollars PROVIDED,
That the entire of tho budings for the Of the
peanendent and Of the WAREHOUSES aforesaid all
coed tho sums hereby appropriated including tho expense
For United States flags for distribution among tho tribes
five hundred dollars.
Mr., HUNTER | hope the question will be taken
upon all The items except those for erecting buildings
am opposed TO those two items but in favor OF the 9th
ers hope The question will hEs be taken upon all bu
those two
The question being then taken upon the amendment,
with he exception OF the items for the erection OF the
buildings for The of the superintendent and the
uon OF a warehouse, nc, II was agreed 70.
The question then REQUIRED upon the following item,
VIZ @alH
For erection OF buildings for tho Of superintendent
seventeen thousand dollars" ".
Mr.. GWIN. think can give good reason why
II you do not pass it, you will have TO pay about that
much rent every year This is the entire expenditure
for the buildings complete, while without II, you will
have continually TO pay to rent, and rent IN that
try is most enormous Besides, too, the superintendent
ought 10 be located entirely away from the cities, 10 have
his residence where the Indians will not be tempted by
the dissipation OF tue cities He must be where he
be surrounded by the lndianswhere he can have them
around him AT all times and it is absolutely necessary
that the superintendent should be located at some point
where they reach him at all times, and be removed
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that country enormous The government is paying
now Tor custom houses, post Offices and United States
courts about $4,000 year. This item oil $4,000 Is
to be the entire Of the buildings for this superin.
tendcnt 1t IS 10 be limited 10 that.
AS Tor The stoehouses IL seems TO me that VIII be
absolutely necessary to treat with the Indians there
we'll elsewhere and il will be necessary 10 keep
llces on hand 10 give 10 them presents, sc. They
must be Kept SOMEWHERE and think the better econo-
my would be 10 put up these buildings at These
the estimates Of the department by which the matter
has been thoroughly examined.
Mr. HUNTER Ny impression in relation TO these
buildings is, that we had better postpone them until we
know where they are 10 be located, until we know
something more about The mater-unul we know where
they may be ocatedso that The natural OF the
country may enable 10 build them most advantageous
y for the government believe the estimate for store
house IN Oregon was stricken out IN the House OF Rep
resenlaliyes and TOR some such reason as that pre-
sumo. However, the amount is not very large one,
and The Senate can do as they deem proper
Mr.. GWlN. The site has already been selected the
agent has been instructed TO select the site, and Nature
cy. Laughter The best that can be done, all that
ought 10 be done has been done select the site for the
erection OF the building That object is accomplished,
and, with this limitation as to The amount the building
will be put up al once and will then be clear OF
Mr. CASS Where is the location OF the supern,en-
denti
Mr. GWlN. The agent has had his instructions, and
the location has been agreed upon the confluence OF the
Sacramento and the San joaquin rivers where they empty
into the Bay OF San Francisco that they can then
hat munlra with he lni he
best location that could be made II pointed out by Ma
iure the proper place Al the same time that the In
dams removed from the influence OF all the towns
they within two and halt hours run from San Fran
cisco by means OF steamboats, which can ascend those
great rivers for long distance II is the best location that
could possibly be selected in the State
Mr. CASS. Thequeson is about expanding so large
sum oil money Tor temporary purpose, IL seems 10
be impossible that that long be station where the
Indians will resort In very short time they will pass
away far beyond that portion OF the country. J. there
iore doubt the expedency oil expendlng so large
OF money Tor such purpose.
Mr. GWlN. | am ~ hopes that the senator is right
in bis expectation. | hope they will pass away.
However, there is vast number OF them there now.
MIR CASS. What mean by passing away is, that
they will soon go away beyond the white settlements in
Mr. GWlN There is vast number OF Indians in
California, vaousy estimated al from 100000 10 100 900.
This point that speak OF is the most convenient point 10
have communication with all the Indians This is the
very place where this agency should be situaed-at the
mouth oil these two rivers OF them north and
Tue otcT sOu and hey come togeDeT AT t0s pont anu
there enter the Bay of San Francisco The Indians
north aud south upon these rivers, and between them ard
the mountainS and they down these rivers 10
this point upon the Bay OF San Francisco Take II al
together this IS an extraordinarily favorable position for
the location OF this SUPPLEMENTARY.
AS Tor It's permanently why, sir the superlnendency
in Missouri has existed for thTyodd years and there
still necessity for IT, although The Indians have passed
away in great degree. ! am perfectly confident that
this osght 10 be made permanent that this appropriation
ought to be made in order enable the superintendent
10 bring the Indians around him, where they will not be
exposed the influence OF the customs aud habits oil our
people in the cities.
MIR. CASS | doubt myself, from my knowledge and
experience OF the Indians, the expediency OF bringing
them there at all within The influence Of the whites.
doubt il il will DO any good II they have any business
10 IT, But ! doubt the expediency Of bringing them 10
this point do not think II will result 10 their benefit ;
the contrary, manifest danger and injury TO them
resulting from such course.
Mr.. GWIN II is not intended 10 bring large bodies OF
Indians there, but TO bring the principal men to have in
tercourse with the superintendent The supentendency
there will be established upon the principle
enden in Missouri has intercourse with the Indians
far distant the Rocky mountains Now, ii il is in.
tended have any such agency IN California, this is the
most convenient place in the State Tor its location There
is need OF there, and when located think il ought
to be permanent one Now, am sure that If you have
this superintendent and do moi make appropriation 10
build him house, you will force him 10 90 into the
towns and hire houses, and IN my opinion put him where
he will moi be useful.
Mr. ATCHlSON. [ do not know whether the object
of this appropriation is to erect dwelling house for this
superintendent, merely for erecting office for his
use.
Mr. GWIN. lie must have house 10 live 10, pre-