Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

On motion Of Mr.. HOUSTON, the House resolved itse
into Committee of the Whole the state Of the Union
dr STUART of Michigan in the chair and resumed tn,
consideration of the bill to supply deficiencies in the
preparations for the service Of the fiscal year ending h
Both of June, 1852.
Many amendments were offered and discussed under hs
five minutes rule; the following the which
adopted:
On motion Of Mr. FITCH 800 500 was inserted for tn,
expenses Of removal and subsistence of the Pottawata
mics of Indiana.
On motion Of Mr. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas, from the
Committee Indian Affairs, $4,000 WIS inserted foi
expenses Of removal and subsistence Of the Choctaws
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, from the
Committee Indian Affairs the item which reads % for
this to arrearages for and account Of
tingencies of the Indian Department, $4,000, was
amended by increasing the amount to 500 500.
On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON, from the Committee Of
Ways and Means the item which provides for office
rent fuel stationery, &c. for the Superintendent Of Indian
Affairs in Oregon, 81 900" was amended by inserting be-
fore the word Office the words clerk hire" and by
increasing the sum to So, 400.
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, from the
Committee Indian Affairs, the following item in
serted:
For expenses of continuing the negotiations with the
dian tribes of Oregon lying west of the Cascade mountains
$4,000"
On motion of Mr. HOUSTON, from the Committee Of
Ways and Means the following item was also inserted:
For completion buildings of the superin-
tendent and Indian Agent in Oregon, $3,00o."
On motion of Mr.. SIBLEY, the item which provides
" for binding the revised statutes of Iowa. $780,
amended by making it read for necessary extra clerks
during the latter part the session Of the Legislative AS
semby of Iowa, binding the revised statutes and other
necessary Incidental expenses So, 1000"
On motion Of Mr. SHELLEY, an appropriation of 81 500
was also inserted for the payment of Messrs Babcock
Wilkinson Holcombe, who revised the laws, 5000 to be
paid to each.
On motion of Mr.. BAYLY, Of Virginia. from the Com
mttee Foreign Affairs appropriation of So 600 was
inserted to supply deficiency in the appropriation for
the relief of American citizens lately imprisoned and
doned by the Queen OF SpaiH
On motion of Mr. HOUSTON, from the Committee Of
Ways and Means, the appropriation of So 200 for COM
piing, printing, and binding the Biennial Register for
lS5l IN addition to the amount appropriated per act OF
the Sd March, 1851, reduced to 81 $780,
On motion of Mr. HOUSTON, from the Committee of
ways and Means, appropriation OF 600 was inserted
Michigan.
On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON from the same committee,
the bill further amended by inserting appropria
ton Of $500 deay the expense incurred in laying gas
pipes and fixtures into and around The northeast executive
building.
On motion Of Mr. HOUSTON, from the same committee
an appropriation Of vas inserted for prchas
ing wang and ditchng piece of land the city Of
Mexico for cemetery burial ground for such officers
and soldiers Of army in the late with Mexico
fell in battle who died in and around the said city, and
for the nerment of American citizens who have died
may die in said city.
On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON, from the same commit
tee the following section added to the bill:
and Be II further enacted That there be appropriated out
sufficient TO enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay
for printing four hundred and fifty copies Of the estimates Of
appropriations for the service Of the fiscal year. 1858, the
paid by him for the printing Of the Treasury Department
by contract under the provisions Of the 18th section of the
of the 26th August, 1912.
On motion of Mr.. WOODWARD, the following section
was added to this bill
"Aad be further enacted That no part Of the appropra-
tons herein made for the benefit Of tribe part of tribe
of Indians shall be paid attorney agent of such tribe
part of trbe but il shall in every be paid directly
to the Indians themselves to whom shall be due, TO the
tribe part Of tribe per capita, unless the mperous int
rests the Indians shall require the payment be made col
ecyely shall the Executive branch Of the Government
hereafter recognise contract between any tribe part Of
tribe and attorney agent for the prosecution Of
claim against the Government under this act"
The committee then and reported the bill to the
House
motion made that when the House adjourn to-day
| 1t adjourn to meet Monday next; which was dis
agreed TO-
The question then being concurrng in the amend
ments reported from the Committee Of the Whole
The House adjourned.