Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-24

A!t acme further conversation a,r. Mssos
quarter oelore two 10 pOstpone tho bill for an Nv
| session. Lost. Ayes 10, nays IS. -" eists
Mr. Butler then supported the bill as Il nov s,
the ii!hest charactt. 10 West Point and the q,
produced. Hn thought there WAS necessity f iSesHt
the number Of cadets. II there were no rno, 'act,s
an army they would engage 10 private pursu,. sta
emergency, would furnish citizen soldiery hsnd
curnpIished officers. He thought the time va most
coming when the army would require large ucrel1n nj.
icers and men. 'eQ
Mr. Cass repeated his objections mads ves,o,,
bill. There was no necessity for increasing the %
Cadets. @'A
SIR Shields replied warmly. He said tina, ~.
many which II would be improper for him
10 open session now, which if stated would s,v 80 ~.
try ina. the army, rank and file, and the nayv cue CT
largely increased Both Of defence shoult sTs
increased not for the purpose of going to war BIZ,
out Of il, ~ preserve neutrality which ohs, W e,
will respect The whole world cxcep, tho Up,s,D S%
was now or woui br In few months In armed ro,s
Such eight was never presented yet. How could s
ted States keep out Of that vortex oil warfare uns,
al armed force sufficient 10 maintain its own neu,a
preserve its peaceful relations with other gove.nn.,'
time of preparation for these events was upoR Us ~,
this session. sll others, was TO be wasted 10 drs.
distractions and letting practical business be defeats
MIR. Dodge of Iowa, opposed the increase Of rhs A..
OF cadets an! their appointment by Senator'S. He t.;
the cadet appointments made by The President H. ry.
and euIogsed President for turning aside from ia
peals OF politicians and other selfish consideration.
slowing the ten cadet appointments In his Gift upon n.
of Worm, Mcneil and other reterra3 WI &c whole Ii!
been given TO their country
The question was taken Mr.. Peitirs motion 70 g..
out the whole ninth section, and lost oy yeas 10,
The bill was then passed.
Mr. isou moved 10 20 into executive session.
Mr. Walker said the Homestead bill had been the So.
order since Mondny. H. desired to know what Ito ,
proposed to d! was II 70 oe posponea 'o' 's rest
week.
Mr. Gwin said that the Pacific rail road was dr.. j.
Monday next and he intended to get II up He ID y
mean that il should be oYersloushsd by the Homes.
tlgp
MI Walker said that uatl no could hear something r.
the friends Of tn, Homestead BILL as TO what was Ia
with H. to would oppose going into executive session.
Mr. M1sDn's motion was agreed 10.
In twenty minutes the doors were opened and the S;:l
adjourned Observation-Disclosures
The House resumed tho consideration OF the Dill IT, Ia.
relief of settlers on lands reserved for rail- road purps
nenitting them 10 pre- empt other lands q. the mrnu.
price. =. ,L LII, ,,,u
those settlers should have the right 70 pte.emp, lands
dollar and quarter and the opponents OF the Oil !ns
tney should pay two and half dollars per acre, III. m
named being the price established for lands 10 reserved y
tons. The bill passed.
Mr. Wilson, from the committee on tu!es repoie! ii
amendment 10 the rules the effect that when any ra
onre IA in committee uf the whole, and i've minutes III
bate Is allowed any member entitled 10 the moor my
for yole on the pending proposition, and u majority ;rl
second the CALL vote snail Do laAeu "i'ou' ~, WEI os:t.
exclaimed tina, the object 10 put an end to Ons
h,tcs IN Ave minutes speeches. whenever majority ial
80 decide. a., IS 81,
Explanations m'de az TO the effect OF Inc p'op
rule when il was laid on The table,
Mr. LYON asked 10 have his name recorded 10 the aGn
ve on committing the Nebraska and Kansas bill 10 the
mt,ec of the whole yesterday it having been omitted foe
the record. So directed
hill on the calender the Indian appropriation BILL
Mr. B,cock made iueliectu, effort 10 consider the b.
10 construct six steam irlsates. :, =, .
The Indian bill was taken up MI Houston SAD This d
was in strict conformity with treaty stlpuatons be;Se
the United States and the Indian tribes Inc appropriation
ar, necessary H. INDUCED the hope that tho coGniu
will the bill without unnecessary aeIay. lhce vi
no contest about cny VI tile heWo aui "ie aPPioPa"A
are obliged TO be made ,-
Mr. Orr said he intended to propose various amendments
The AGGREGATE of which woui amount TO 1851 OOO
First an appropriation Of S65OOO, 10 enable the War D.
narment 10 negotiate treaties with the Indians Of Gee,G
aod S,5 600 for treaties with the Indians in the Territory
Washington In those Territories, as well as IN Utah. To
Indian title 10 not one foot OF coll mas ocen
Ocpou and Washington there are between sixty aud es
~ thousand Indians, who have been driven from valley
valley and plain to plain. until they are On the mouunl
top.
dams of Oregon bu: yet action has been taken
them by the Senate These Indians have yielded Their lei
ro1y oo the solemn promise that their Great Eah: a
Congress will make rep1raton Tor thoir lands Years h
rolled by since these promises were made. We had r.
reliable an hoIty that the outbreak OF the Rogue Rive: To-
dllus last might have been avoided ueay Prov
sns had been entered into with these people THIS cut
lara The Cayusc war OF 1913 might likewise have D..
avoided; aud now, because We did not make treaty, 10
wars will cost the United States little short OF three hui
bred thousand dollars.
Ii Is vain 10 hope that these Indians will always be patt
under their wronre. great and powerful people ee We 81
magnanimy requires us TO deal literally TO The red hen
the fnrest There forty five Indian tribes In Utah. t
10 tribes there been treated 10 the same manner
OF Washington and Oregon We have displaced the
from their territory aud taken their lnds without payi
them arthing for the wrong pcrpetated Patience WI
them is ont, and they will longer BE- pached WI
the promises agents make 10 theGi. They VIII oyer
themselves unless compensate them for their Losses
he proposed also appropriation OF Thirty thousand
lars 10 nego:iae treaties with the Eavuhoes, utans
Apaches The fret named possess two hundred and iva
~ captiyes whom they have seized from Mexico and me
jaccnt country and who entitled 10 our protection.
This right? They In serritudc horrible than III
which some Of his Northern friends suppope exists q!
South.
Another amendment, oppropriates hundred lhoui,r
dollars for deayug the expenses OF the council 10 b. b.
Fort Baaton, Upper Mississippi during the coming iur
1t is TO be held principally with the Blackfeet ntiu
ard all the different bands of that tribe will be present.
Indians living the we. side Of the Rocky aou
tains will attend K.
These bands have been for years making incursiors
their Eeghbos. They fierce and warike and II lie 70
hoped such impression may be- made on their mind,
will Incline them toYards peace He earnestly hoped
early action tho amendments that tho pressots trink
and gcw-gaws may be conveyed thther In good tme-,h
things being oil Important in tho negotiations.
MIR. Houston said In reply TO question that the bill
propriatts million OF dollars which the United States
bound 10 pay the Indians.
Without taking the question the committee rose and
House adjourned.
e-Y Tie Telegraph Of order last evening" con-
ou,nrly we have no Jrspatcbes This mornipo