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the construction Of Pier. This substitute was
ordered To be printed
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. JONES Tenn. Loco.) moved that
half hour be devoted to the reference Of the Sen
ate bills Oh the Speakers table.
Objection was made.
DEFICIENCY BILL
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union, and took the
Deficiency Dill.
An amendment, appropriatiBg S2S,505 for
the Sereca lncisns, being the amount withheld
from them by Mr.. Striker. the Agent was adopted
The clause appropriating SIS 900 for
compensation to three Special Agents and four In
terpreter for the Indian tribes Of Texas and for the
purchase OF presents, having been read,
Mr.. Books my, Whig) moved pro-
yiso that one of these agents shall be directed oy
the President to confer with the proper authorities
OF Texas, with view TO an arrangement for p &C
ing the Indians in that State under the control Of
the General Cover ment, and Of reserving TO them
some territory " which they may be secured in their
possessions. He SAID itwould be better and cheaper
to pay millions OF collars at once than to spend
.hree or four millions per annum for the mainse-
nance of an army in Texas. boundary eetween
the Indians and whites is Necessary to prevent on
croachnents BY the latter on the former, and to pre-
serve peace.
Mr.. JONES Tenn. Loco) opposed the
other ten millions 70 Texas in consideration of lands
she may set apart for the Indians.
Mr.. MARSHALL Ky. Whig) was opposed
to this Government taking the initiatve. 1t should
frat hear the views Of Texas II Is designed 70 be-
gin another contract with that State for more land,
1t becomes Congress to pause and consider:
Mr.. HOWARD (Texas Loco) denied that
the whites of Texas ensroach on the Indiana lands
The Spanish laws never recognized the poesessory
other colonIsts. When Texas seeded she assumed
that position. BY the articles of Annexation, the
General Government undertook to take care OF the
Indians.
Mr. SAcKE1T, IN. Y. Whig) said the
II We take lands of her for Indian purposes make
ourselves liable TO the extent Of the lands We may
acquire OF her.
Mr.. BRooKs's amendment was rejected.
Mr. FITCH, Qnd Loco offered an amend
msnt, sppropriating twenty five thousand dollars for
lands of the United States His object was, instead
Of negotiating with Texas TO have nothing to do
with her.
Mr.. Howard said Texas would rather
have the indians sent away from her soil.
After further debate on this subject, Mr..
Fi!ch's amendment was adopted.
The item of Sl7, 900 for continuing and
publishing Indian Statistics was read, when
Mr.. DUNHAM Qnd. Loco) moved to strike
it cut, being opposed to the further distribution Of
splendid books among members. Government has
been turned into an immense book concern and 1t
Is u WlCkeu pefveIBOn OF CODstlluSO1dl power
MIR. JOHNSON ARK. LocO) asked Mr..
Durham, didn't you take the books last Consressp
MIR. DUNHAM-Certainly. Laughter.
Mr.. JoHNsoN-And | took mine. He
then defended the appropriation. 1t was the only
way in which an authentic history Of the Red Man
could be collected and preserved.
Mr.. VENABLr IN. C.. Locs) had always
been opposed to making the Government book
making concern, but as the policy seems to have
been settled that this publication Of Indian history
shall be carried on, ne was for continuing IT, He
said, incidentally, that he would vote appropria
ton to buy Leutze's Painting OF Washington
crossing the Delaware, nov exhibiting in the Ro.
tuhda.
Mr.. STANTON Tenn. Loco) took sim
liar course.
Mr.. DUNHAM's motion to strike out was
Deeatyed.
Mr.. JOHNSON ARK. Loco) moved an
amendment approprissng $1,000 for 600 copies Of
the first volume of that work, to DO distributed
among new members, the old members having re.
ceived theirs.
A debate ensued, during which Mr..
JONES, Of Tenn, said there s rule which prevents
personally interested. Now II the asw members
don't vote shall we not be left without quorum
Laughter
Mr.. WALSH, md, Whig)-This is not
personal si, but put into HANDS for public pur-
poses.
MIR. JONES Yes, but ssme Of the MEM
bers sell their books.
Mr.. JOHNs0N's amendment was adopted.
The Committee then rose and the House
Adjourned.