Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-23
CoNGREss--Isrs SESSION,
SATURDAY, MARCH 20 1852.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


motion of Mr. Orr OF S. c., the message Of the Pre-
int with the accompanying papers, relative to the
Il prosper NJ Wemore, were referred 10 the Judiciary com
mitee. !, srr. -
sd 10 be printed calling for the of monies belong
inc 10 that Stale, which had been appropriated by the Gen.
I Government, and increase Of the salaries of the
VI Johnson OF Arkansas moved for The unanimous
@ Of the House TO extend The debate on the deficiency
IN one hour enable him TO enter into explanations rea
's n es which the committee of ways and had
scted agreed that the debate should be prolonged
wa hours; when The House went into committee the
,r,e of The Union, and took UP the bill.
Wr Johnson chairman of the committee on Indian az
h, after abiding the objection Of thirteen items out of
Ssny-sx and the reduction Of three others, connected
vih Inc Indian appropriations BY tho committee of why's
ana u,esrs proceeded discuss those which more
.nmpca,ed and difficult leaving the others 10 be debated
rnIsr the five inutes rule Among the Indian claims TO
70 rh State OF New York, for between thirty and forty
hussnd dollars of which they had been defrauded several
wears since BY dishonesty of an aaen and another
ih,lf Of Inc Creek nations who he stated, had been de-
Odd OF from million ond hall to five millions OF
,nj subsequent, 10 the last var with Great Britain.
The hour expired before Mr.. Johnson had finished his
soih and Mr. Brooks OF New York followed, expressing
m pret that the chairman Of ways and meanhad been
united 10 give an exposition of the deficiency BILL he
Wr would no, have been called upon to defend bill
wsch has only been indirectly assaed lie attributed the
ss.,v for an annual deficiency bill TO the circumstance
d The fiscal year terminating on the end OF June which rem
m impossible for The Government to furnish estimates
s,s 10 scau and for which held responsible He
IN 10 show that deficiencies had always existed and cited
hose 10, which provisions had been made by Congress du
rag recent administrations.
Re said was impossible for the government, 10 foresee
what amount shall required for the general service Of the
country Of The clerks Of the House had called
q, 100000 Deficiencies, s7o 900 OF which is in
udi in BILL and attributed 10 the increase of territory
Dce The Mexican By which the extent had been
Il auhled it being previously $4,000 square miles while
M additional territory is 900 square mes. Hence
I'd expenditure OulrterulaStere
msn caused by the necessity Of defending the frontier
against Indian warfare and protecting the Mexican frontier
,paus, American Invasion, by aithess 10 their
Nv and di,honoahe civilization, and which called for
be maintenance of armed force in that direction. IL.
lsn advcrtcd the hostile attitude assumed by the Inc
tribes generally Of which there less than sixty Ave
In Oregon ne the of subduing which may be esti-
mated from tat attending the Florida war; where only ee
ven hunired DC conended against aud concluded
with General defence OF the administration.
The hour having expired motion was made and carried
,ha, the committee rise after which the House adouned
previous which, message received from the Presi
Dent informing the House OF bills TO which he had given his