The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-15
wIIIRTY-THIRD CONC.NESs.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

Senate.
WAsniScrcn, Feb IL, 1884
TIE galleries crowded early eleven O'CLOCK
PREPARATIONS HoUsros's SPEECH
On the 6e.k OF MI Houston (dsm Of Tezas piled
forty eight args quaro and folio Volumes besides
81 packages Of Unbound documents psmphlss &., 80,
forming barrier four feet above his desk and oohini
which, when eeA,sd, Mr. Houston Is invifibs frsn ths
front
usOS NEWSPAPER, Dro
Ths CHAIR LAID before the Senate o..er from Mr. Arm
soDs Of the Union Iewsiaper aikirg to be relieved ON
bis engagement TO publish fall debates of the senate He
Gays they occupy all the columns Of the Ucn to the
cuson OF the Hoose proceedings and the ooupensahn
is not sufficient Referred TO the Printing Committee
Mr. J, uMoS, (deu.) OF Ark, offered resolution d.
rec ing John G. Rvss fur1ish the Senate With the
same number the proceedings OF Doth houses that hs
row furnishes to The House Referred to tbs Printing
PETITIONS AGAINST THE SrRRAsK. rILL Krc.
NJ, Seward Gree so Of ~ presented pIt'ai'n s,
Mr. HRoDHRAD (dsm Of Pa, prssantsi three pe.itioas
ssalnst the repeal OF the Missouri ompromiss
from 0ela Sars akins that in the sstsSiishmsns oi r
Itoral governments the principles OF Intervention
BY Congress- with slavery sstabhsd BY the acs Of 1850
The Senate took up the bi making further app-opris-
ons for the improvement Of Cape Fear river and 1t
The Senate then tcok up
Mr.. PETITE (dem) OF Ia resumed his remarks In favor
M. wnIu dem o, CAL, said he had formerly voted
against tho ball. bus he believed it to right and would
vote for 1t.
1t ordered to be engrosed, By yeas %. nays II.
LANDS ILLINOIS
The bill to allow Illinois to select tho residue Of lands
granted her by the o. 1927 to aid compstng her
canal was taken up and passed.
Tie Ssrats then TOOK up
NEBRASKA mLI.--sPEyCH HOUSTON.
Mr. HorsroS SAID he rsgrettsl that indsposiion h,d
peed him to 6elsy the bill b. pospot Ing 1t till TO
day Though stil uuvel, he souls proosed now. Tns
great Of books his desk not TO be taken ss
An index to he ars,h o. ois speech. Hs would %
brief He had coils stei them In the Senate tina. It
might be how voummous tho record Of
the pledges and prom nesos,ious aud iaducsmsns
tie Indars, not ons Of which bad ever bssn observed
he bnsw that nt this day in Tending the IadiAn he
would not have -,h him the sympathy Of the country
his breast bad ope since been firmly planted the prino
pie o. .lv.ys i.fstiog any eay pending against them
OF lsb win the Ch roAees Of Tennessee
removal, down the time Of their location territory
west Of the Asd,app whsrs this govern non, hal in
thu most solemn manner, ssa them unaistusbsd
home for the uturs Toe IncsBs Ia their promises and
ensa,smsnts, baa been faithful was fsrious charge
to mafetbat tbs government had been guilty OF bad
faith towards the Iaiisns; but he would like to
tell him when it had done an honest act or kept =
premise sde With respect to the Iniaas He WAS In
favor Of oiviizrg the Indians. The present expense
OF keeping mill ary forces, a., on the frontier,
prevent Indian ,I,s aspIe,.aoss. % spsasd %
mens to them 10 In agriculture, would Ia snort
time civze and cAnstianizs every diAn east OF the
Rocky Mountains the ave millIoss, which
to be paid to Mexico b reimburse her citizens for
Indian ceprsoAtons had been given In food 80 % the
Inda the deprdations vou ID not have been nted
and the Indians would have been civzed II they had
been fed they would not have gone to hexso rob- lie
ridcud The des Of infantry troops being sent 70 protect
the inhabitants from the Indiaus 10 punish the lnd
for depredation, An infantry officer butt tempta
ton mounted Indian to pluck scalp to be presented
TO his love. IL the Indians TO be removed, he sp
peAed TO the Senate not 10 mock them with solemn ors
OF treaties pledges and guarantees they to 60,
he would prefer that troops be sent there, bsyonc In
hsrd and bid them CO. There would be somsthing mani
Ia that He oculA smile upon such Act Of daring
and accomplished vilany bat the man who would zeal
the land from them under false promises he would de-
sp,e. he commented at length upon Indian character
and tho way 70 deal with them
Mr. STUART, (dem OF Mcs said that the Ssnstor from
i Texas get through day and no unwel
/ he moved that the subjsc be postponed. agreed to
pxBcunvn srssroS
Mr. smuDs, (dem OF Dl, moved executive session
Yeas II. nays L. No quorum.
Mr.. sEwARD moved an adjournment. Lost BY yeas 10,
nays -.
Mr. snnDs' motioa agreed b, and ths SENATE went
| iato executive ssssioa.
Ata quarter past f,ur O'Clock ths doo wsrs opsnsd,
ID We SsaAts a6joarned,