The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-18


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great confidence should be placed sss necessary 10
give the Senate the ALARM and make them take better
care in reference TO what they are dong LIDO not think
there has been any outrage committed upon ANY ndVd-
ual, the other members Of that committee, the Senate. or
the country, by what the honorable senator from Akan
| sas has mentioned here. Ys
| Mr. HUNTER. hope this line Of debate will not
be proceeded in further II seems TO that 1t would
certainly not be well TO go further into this discussion
if would pass this bill this morning The contracts
TO which the honorable senator from Arkansas aluces
are contracts in relation TO subject which we have
passed by and not in regard TO this library room We
are anxlous-all OF us anxous-to have this library
room completed and completed at once, and without this
additional appropriation that cannot be done We must
dilbeI appropriate this money suspend the work. and
.nas postpone Tor perhaps another year the advantages
which we would enjoy IN having congressional libra
Fry do hot suppose that the honorable senator from
mas any opposition to make to this additional
be il only taxing thsoccasion to expose the frauds that
have baem conmlted upon the government in relation
to other matters hope we may have vote at once.
| Ar. BORLAND sIdd na lse 10 make any particular
opposition to this appropriation for the library room
But the honorable sshatorirom sylvania Mr. BRop-
HEAD asked question in regssd appropriation and
the ground upon which il was bsss44f honorable
senator from Virginia, Mr. HuNrERsf IN answering that
question and explaining the reasons for this appropra
ton being made, gave, his authority fOrth6correct-
OF the asked for, the estimate of the archi
ect of the Capitol To make the answer complete and
to show how much the authority OF that individual was
worth TO the Senate in determining whether we should
rely upon his statements basis for an appropriation OF
money, deemed it my duty to call the attention OF the
Senate the state of facts which exists in order to put the
Senale in possession OF the OF deciding that ques
ton That was my reason Tor making the remarks |
sssss e %as sssd,s: ss sss0sss o ssa.ssi
as Very @fong'f XoslRg hat regard as frauds
Why. sir this thing OILY knpwn.ip The committee,
but every body knows IT. it is natef of nooriey il is
in the newspapers, or at least there ate rnmors about
this thing there Now, in this condition Of things
proposition is made TO appropriate large amount OF
| mr. tnr "a rprtaI n
|, member Of a committee charged by the Senate
with the performance OF certain dutes have ascerianed
certain facts When should make those facts known,
if not this tme When ought they to be made known.
except time when the knowledge Of them might do
good N putting the Senate IN & Q, facts
safely toathe, pubic treasury The honorable senaor
from Rssippi says have right 90 speak Of thee
spo o afhs had he o G to
bring these matters forward here for this purpose and TO
that extent what said was report did il not upon
my authority, but by authority OF the committee, OF
which the honorable senator seems nor to have been
aware.
Now Il is certaiay true that that honorable senator
in the committee room when asked the permission
of the commtiee 10 do this, and understood him. as
well the OF the committee, TO consent to it, He
says he did not hear the request Such however, was
IAo gan meyer be, wrong inauy instance to expose
9peg As y. WaasSss nis ss oihe,
tgsye n Iacts Of but kshall certainly
ko;so r,abi peasaSe esoue sbefers heSenaie
that makes il necessary to have such lAcis known,
Nj Mr. BRODHEAD Having obtained me ia FORMATION
which desired, will now withdraw my anepanent
The amendment 10 strike out the appropriation for the
completion of the library room was accordingly with
drawn.
MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS. \
Mr.. RUSK. from the Committee on Indian Affairs
offered ihs following apeqdmento AtIsr line lsa
page s, of the bill; which was agreed to z
"For and expenses Of the Indian service in
Texas, 81 0l5 65."
Mr. SEBASTIAN, by direction of the Committee on
Indian Affairs offered the following amendment;
"For payment Of the dne Thomas W Lane
bour, Indian agent in California upon Mckee, disbars-
ing agent for ranspoa,ion, supplies, and labor furnished
said Indian, agent upon special contract while treating
with the Elt pps . sald State. sa,s15"
Nyrs HUN FER Fshoud like sto have some explana-
tiolih IeMgsIdst%cihis M q is snentsSnS : -. :.
W. md ieh f E ;ssSi beysry brief This ap-
proprstioh forthe payment OF Three several drafts
due to Thomas w Lane, in full. three several drafts
paid by him TO George w. Barbour, one of our Indian
agents in California and drawn upon the dsbursng agent
in that State for Transportation, supplies and labor lar
nshed him while he was engaged IN making treaties win
the Indians of that country The drafts were drawn upon
r. McKee, disbursing agent, and were accepted by
him. payable when he should be in funds These drafts
haye never been paid Inc &C. original drafts ana .ne oIg
the committee will say further that the draft IN each
specifies the particular consideration Tor which they
were given given for certain number OF head
of cattle another given for certain quantity OF nouI
and the other given Tor special contract Tor Sloo
for TRANSFORMATION andabor NC That Is the ony expla-
nation which | have to give The documents are all
upon fle and speak for themselves This is not pm
yae claim The individual claimant ismentioned here
simply for the purpose OF identifying the transaction II
was not offered before, because the commtee thought
before they had examined The casethat y was CONNECTED
in some way with another claim which the committee
had recently had before them, and rejected But all the
members of the committee concur in the OPINION that
II is1n no way connected with the other question al ALL
and they place spon the ground OF special confact
for which fund provided and placed IN the nahds
of the disbursing agent at all !,
| Mr. GWIN | will also state, IN addition, tnai tns
commission went out undor the authority OF the United
States under an appropriation made by Congress- and du
ring the time they in session making these indian
treatiesnot executing themhey contracted with these
agents for supplies, etc. for the conmssoners and ner
EMPLOYEES MIR Mckee the dsbursng agent OF the
commission The sum OF S25 900 was appropriated Tor
that purpose and expended before they GOT n'ougn
The further Of S23,0eo Eas appropriated ior ,ne,
use and in the interval mis- nsbursing agent accepted
these drasto Be paid when he should be IN funds bnt
he did no, pay them them and they were pad IN some
other way for the benefit OF these 70 VIZ
bic tbsm make these treaties u was paiu OUT oy ne
disbursing agent under aPproprauon, Which ou ho'
however authorize the payment OF tns JusS Anu uohost
debt. an il ought to have done.
! | MIR BADGER After the explanation gwen by the hon
orabe senators from Arkansas and California, Meesrs
SrpIsTlAN and GwIs should have objection to the
passage of bill for the paymen, OF this sum OF money;
nor have personally any objection to its being inserted
in this bill But, as wish to have evenhanded justice
done all the objects OF this bill would ask the Chair
f this private claim and If So CAN'T be received
under the rule
| Tie PRESIDENT. The Chair is OF opinion mat i Is
n cla hutu daft in he