The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-08
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In the United States SENATE on the Goth
April, an amendment was offered to the Indian
Appropriation Bill, authorizing the President
to disconnect the offices of Governor and Su-
perintendent of Indian Affairs in Minnesota,
and the debate leads us to believe it was with
a view to merging this SUPPLEMENTARY in
that of Wisconsin. If that is the course con-
templated we can see no greater injury that
could be done the people, as well as the Indians
of Minnesota. We believe the Superintendent
Of Indian Affairs in Wisconsin to be good
and efficient officer, but we by no means wish
to see him Superintendent of Minnesota. The
great number of Indians in the Territory, and
the fact that they are located beyond the set
Elements on the west and north, renders it ne
cessary that the Superintendent should be To-
Gated in the Territory. The proposition met
with considerable opposition, and the Senate
went into executive session without any def
mite action on the amendment.
An amendment was finally adopted as pro-
posed by Mr.. SEBASTIAN, Chairman Of the
Indian Committee, as follows -" Provided,
That the President may, from time to time,
in his discretion, remove or change the location
of any Of the Superintendencics now as here
tofore to be established by law, provided, that
whenever the President may order the transfer
of the duties of Superintendent of Indian
Affairs from the Governor Of the Territory of
Minnesota, the salary of said Governor shall
thereafter be $1,000 per annum."
On the same day, Mr.. SEBASTIAN offered an
amendment to the Indian Appropriation Bill,
comforting to the Sioux Indians of the Mime
sofa, forever, the reserve upon which they now
reside, and including the land between the
Minnesota and the Little Cottonwood, upon
such terms as the President may direct, which
amendment was agreed to; and an amendment
to the same Bill for an appropriation for the
expenses of investigating the charges against
Governor RAMSEY, which elected considerable
debate and was finally rejected.
On the 28th, the Indian Appropriation Bill
L.
TIAN moved an amendment to appropriating
81 200 for surveying and marking the bOun-
Diary lines of such tract or tracts of land as
may be provided under the stipulations of the
amendments of the Senate to the treaties of
the Odd of July, and Sd of August, 1851, with
the Sioux. Also, an amendment, apprOpr-
ating $lO,922.29 for fulfilling the stipulations
of the 9th and 10th article of the treaty of
Prairie du Chen, concluded July 80, 1880,
by the survey and allotment to the persons
properly entitled to the same, in fee simple, of
the Half Breed grants under said treaty, in
such manner as the President may direct
Also, an amendment providing for the ap-
pointment of two additional Indian Agents
east of the mountains, one of which to be To-
Gated in Minnesota,-all which amendments
were agreed to by the Senate,
were also adopted for appropriations to pay
the expenses of Gov. RAMsEY's alledged frauds
This we presume is the end of that interesting
farce.
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, April
%, a bill was reported from the Committe of
Indian Affairs, by Mr.. ORR, "to authorize the
President to cause to be surveyed, the tract
of land belonging to the Half Breeds of the
Dakota or Sioux nation of Indians, and for
other purposes"