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

know the difficulties that California abors undsr i i,
ton 10 these Indians, and would be Willing n eIS'
large, liberal sum TO relieve her from those dfRcu,.a
Blu, tbs 'h,nk y peglnniIs entirely al the wIoag end
and, so lar from relieving her Iron these dihicu's
think Il would be increasing them. The Appropriated,
asked for are as lollowsi 8 B. . '"'
gFor salary Of saperialandsnt, thousand thro. h.
diod aud sshleen dollars and sxtyeight cents. uh'
For salary OF clerk, eight hundred and twenty do
For Of ONCE for superintendent. ono thousand dO,
For stationery lue ghts etc, Tor Office Of supeTaIand
ent two hundred and seventy hve dollars. '''uo
For messenger expenses, etc, four bundled dollars
For labor miscellaneous items, aud contingent
Of the supernendeney two hundred and seventy five All
For presents and provisions for Indians visiting ,nr.
tendent on official business, one thousand dollars
For travelling expenses OF the superintendent and III,
necessary attendants two thousand hvs hundred dollar,
For furniture for snperntendenfs office, thousand
dollars .H 4s.
For iron safe for superatendents Office one hou,,rt
dollars '
For erection Of buildings for the of superintendent
seventeen thousand dollars. -
For erection warehouse for the storage of Iudan so
and public property, eight thousand dollars ProsldS
perineuden and Of the warehouse aforesaid shall moi an
ceed the sums hereby appropriated including the expense
OF procuring sites. u
Now, sir, this looks TO permanent establishment, and
u we. build houses at the public expense in Caluma
II ought 10 be done everywhere else Our Indian afain
have grown up until they lead TO enormous eypenl
ture on the part OF the government The principal sx
unfortunately the result has been that they have moi i'm
proved the condition of the lndansit has been rather
the reverse, Pie principal thing. in my opinion, that
this superintendent will have to do for some Years il h,
does his duty, will be 10 travel about and visit these In
dams. They are not going TO him at this point
that is proposed for his location they will not come
there as general thing, A lew oil those who may Learn
the tricks OF cheating the art Of getting blankets and
presents and things OF that sort, may about him
But those who commit depredalions which il is his bus.
ness 10 have stopped, will not come about him.
IATA In a,,aaf.
enormous outlay OF money. And il we do il in this in.
stance, we must do il elsewhere The expenses Of our
territories are now very large, The Indians are
course il we do what is asked OF here mus, make
large appropriation for permanent buildings iron Safes
and everything OF that sort. for the superintendent
New Mexico It will be the same thing in Oregon; it
will be the same case in Texas
Nov, my objection TO all these great appropriations is
this: do not know OF any officers who have Improperly
exered their authority and powers in this matter viii
not say that any have done So But II is temptation 10
populations and frauds upon the government Here an
appropriation of SIT 900 10 build house You tempt
man to give false Teturns to have his house built Tor five
or ten thousand dollars and then TO make returns that
the house cost The amount you have appropriated /
know nothing in regard 10 this matter; but nmy opinion
il is i'll dgested plan. We appropriate large sum Of
money and, SO lar as can see, without accomplishing
the object have in vewthat OF keeping the Indians
quiet and preventing their depredaions upon the settle
mens. Indeed is rather inclined the other wayio in
crease instead OF preventing them.
Mr. GWlN do not wish 10 detain the Senate about
this matter But the gentleman from Texas Mr.. RusK
Is altogether mistaken when he says thai this is an und
gestei plan lt has been examined in the Department Of
the lDerior. They have ascertaned that within few
years II will cost much for The rent of Offices in San
francisco, where you will have TO pay at least $500 per
month"; as the appropriation that is now asked for per-
manen building. In addition TO thai you will have 10
erect store houses Tor the purpose of putting your goods
IN The rents alone will amount in two years 10 The
whole amount here appropriated Ii the senator Is
oil the great expense Of building in that county,
10 hp that 4 thiu
amount OF money 10 put up these buildings And will
say also 10 the senator that these buildings ought be
permanent.
The men who are sent out as agents to the Indians can
not live and sleep IN tents upon the ground as the In
| dians do.
The superintendent OF Indian affairs is the admnis'ra
tive o1cer the only examiner OF the accounts oil all he
agents under him IN California He has the power OF re
moving Them necessary OF experimenting the accounts
OF all the sub agents 10 California, and has the entire
troll and management OF Indian affairs there Now, II the
senator from Texas lMr. Rusgl will look into this
particular BILL he will find that provision has alreadyben
made, and is now being carried out. for establishing su
pernteudency in Ofegoa and building houses there Tor
that purpose do not know OF superintendent OF ln
dian Affairs in the United States, with the exception Of the
IN Missouri. where rents cheap. where they have
no houses for him Now. IL you intend to give any e6.
cheney 10 this Office you ought TO have establishment
where the chief OF The Indian tribes could come and
have intercourse With the superintendent ! expect him
to travel provision Is made Tor him TO travel and exten.
svey too But II seems to me that he must have an Of.
fee where he keep the moneys store house Tor the
other articles which 10 pay the annuiles 10 these 10.
dams, IN order TO get them TO to other places
These estimates made al the department, and most
fully and thoroughly examined know il is economy
OF the public money TO put up these buildings al once
The question being then taken upon The item 10 appo
pirate 900 for erecting houses for the superintendent
upon division II was not agreed to-ayes 4, noes moi
counted.
| The PRESIDENT stated the next question 10 be upor
the next item as follows:
For erection of for the storage OF Indian good
public property eight thou sand dollars Provided Ths
the OF the buildings Tor the Of the supenn
tendent and Of the warehouse aforesaid shall exceed
the sums hereby appropriated including the expense
procuring sites.
Mr.. HUNTER. thought that included with III
one for the superintendent house,
The PRESlD DENT. The question just taken was onl
upon the building for the superintendent
MIR. BR0DHEAD The Senate having stricken on
the previous item, il makes II necessary TO amend the
now under consideration
The PRESIDENT. II this item is retained by III
Senate, 1t be amended alter 90 into the Senate on
OF the committee OF the whole.
The question being then taken, It was not adopted
[To BE Continued
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
After the reading of the journal.