The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-11

for the Senator and IT, instead of laundering forth
cenuncations, he had his and obiec
under playful or Joking remark his conduct
0up to have been looked kindness rather
deserving contempt How his course had been
roved he was content TO leave to the Senate ard
try.
Mr. Brshts motion then agreed to- and the Senate
took up
rFxAs DEBT BILL.
MI PEARcE (vhe) of Nd addressed the Senate at great
length in statistical examination OF the history Of tha
Texas debt The BILL proposed to be amended by him
authorizes the issue Of eight and third millions OF
three er cent bonds payable in twenty years. to be paid
TO he creditors holding bonds OF Texas secured by
pedge OF revenue on imports, in proportion to their
Mr. HUNTER (dem) of Va. followed in earnest opposi.
ton to the bill conending that the United States
not legally or morally bound, under any circumstances
Mr.. Housres (dem.) Of Texas, got the floor and the
Senate adjourned
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Feb TO- 1858.
WAREHOUSE BILL
Mr. SEYMOUR, Cdem.) of N. Y, made Intellectual mo-
ton to have the Senate Warehouse bill referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
REGISTER STEAMSHIP AIRATRoss
On motion Of Mr. BRiees (whig,) of N. Y, the House
took and passed the Senate bill authorsng the Secre
tary of the Treasury to issue register the American
built steamship Albatross.
THE TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON
The House proceeded TO act the bill establishing the
on concurrng in the amendments reported from Com
mittee of the Whole on the state Of the Union.
Mr. JONES (den of Tenn moved to lay on the table
Neeativcd by ayes rs, noes 90.
The question being stated agreeing to the title OF
the BILL to change the from Columbia to that of
Washington.
Mr. kyAss (whig) of Nd said he supposed that there
was not in the whole United States dissenting voice
against doing all honor to George Washington but he
wished possible to cnange the of the proposed
territory for the single reason that there are two hun
ded towns and counties called Washington His object
was TO avoid confusion in nomenclature.
Mr. STUART, (dem of Mich, remarked that he did not
Ike the name Of Columbia changed but seeing it the
will Of the majority to substitute that of Washington he
would interpose no objection.
where He thought it far proper to call the
capital OF the Union after the name of Washington and
trusted one Of the beautiful Indian names would be even
to the new Territory.
The title of the bill then changed to- the Terrto
rial Government of Washington"
The bill afterwards passed. by 12S to 90 nays
The House went into Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union, on the bill organizing
THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT NEBRASKA.
Mr. HowARD (dem.) Of Texas opposed the bill, be-
the lands Of some eighteen tribe. Of inaianshus vo
atng the spirit of treaties with them which expressly
stipulated that those tribes shall not be incorporated
within the limits Of State organized Territory Be-
Sides this Territory ought not TO be organised because
there was not population enough there If the Territory
Is to be organized ought not to be until after negotia
tions with the tribes interested, and their removal to
some other place.
Mr.. MILLER, (whtg) OF No. called attention to the fact
that the bill contains provso that nothing in the act
shall be construed to impair the rights Of person pro-
per'y pertaining to the Indians In the Territory
long such rights shall remain unextngushed by treaty
between the United States and such Indians, &c.
Mr.. Howard replied That is to keep the treaty to the
ear and break it to the hope BY organizing three hun
drel and forty thousand square miles extent you
eli de to,e Indians and surround them with white popu
at and thus prepare the for the ultimate extnc
tion of the Indian title. He also objected to the BILL
among other because would defeat the humane
policy in the settlement Of the Indians
Mr.. BALI (dem of Mo-, replied, II the argument Of the
gentleman amounted to anything, was this that Ne
congratulated the gentleman his constituents, and the
country ut large. the wonderful change which has
had supposed that according to Texas politics and morals
the Indians have no rights.
Mr.. HOWARD explained saying that it was we'll known
to the gentleman and the country that according to the
laws Of Spain and Mexico from which Texas derived urs
dicion the Indian tribes title to.eccupancy
sided in them. Spain said to them IL you become cvi
sed will give you land in fee. 1t is therefore, dis
ncton in law and the insinueti0n that Texas
has treated Indian rights with disres pec entirely with
out foundation and cannot be supported by law
dent.
Mr. HALL replied. 1t might be that uadar the Spanish
law the Indians have rights Whatever but he would
ask the gentleman from Texas whether If he wished to
net in the spirit Of justice, he could go home and insist
that the Indians who have lived tho lands for so
many years, should be driven away under the old and
crs el spanish law!
Mr. Howard responded, that far as he was
ed he had always urged Texas to set apart country
for the Indian tribes but because Texas did not pursue
that course is not justification for Congress to violate
treaty observation-disclosures Texas has treaty stpu
Mr. HALL resumed his remarks, intmatlng that the
country arose from his policy to benefit Texas and to
compel egrants to settle in that State and making the
railroad TO the Pacide terminate at Galveston lie as
serted that this bill does not include single Indian tribe
with whom we have treaty, and argued generally in
support of the measure.
Mr. SUTHERLAND, (dem) Of N. Y, coneurred In the
gument Of Mr.. Howard.
Mr. ClscMAS could not vote for The bill in its present
FORM lie understood that the population in Nebraska do
not exceed eight nine hund cd Eersonssome only
Eve hundred. territorial government not the most
economical mode Of protecting emgrans. Troops shoLd
bo employed for ths purpose If the design Ia to settle the
country give nds emigrants in tho of Oregon
Mr. HALL said that If the territory should be organized
thirty OF forty thousand leope would go to Nebraska in
The course OF few months They prevented
from settling by the Inv governing the Indian territory
migrants to Oregon and California to be protected
not much from wild Indians on the way from dis
case and storms
Nj SUTHERLAND said the main argument Of the gentle
Missouri was, that Nebraska should be settled
but there necessity for this Was 1t good policy to
bring much additional Land into market and to incur
the vast expense OF extngushng the Indian title to
more when, in the eleven States adjoining Nebraska
there four hundred millions Of yet unsurveyed
and two hundied millions in narkets
Mr. RICHARDSON (den) Of H., advocated the bill. In
lis oI inicn five hundred settlers would do to pro-
tec the interests have in that section than all the
troop, we could send thther Besides the settcment Of
the intermediate country between the frontier States
and Oregon and California would bc the means OF binding
the states closely. The best plan to settle the
country Is throGehtne means OF territori government
MIR cISGSAy (whig) of N. e. offered amendment
which was accepted to the effect hnt the territory
pied BY the Indians shall not constitute part Of the Ne
braska Territory.
Several other amendments were made.
Mr. JoSE of Tenn offered one striking out all after
tho cnacting clause in the BILL and in sertng appro
priation Of fifty thousand do lars to enable the President
II the United States to enter into negotiations with the
Tndnn tribes occupying lands west of Missouri and Iowa
with a view to the cxtingushnent of the Indian title
This was rejected by ayes 81, noes u.
The Committee then rose when Mr.. LIrCHER (dem) OF
Va. moved that the bill be laid the table. This
negatived, by ~ against 107.
Tho bill amended then passed. by os against 4S,
and the House adjourned
Free Soil Convention In Rhode Island.
NOMINATIONS FOR STATE OFFICERS.
PROVIDENCE Feb. 10, 1858.
The free soil convention for the nomination of State