The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-01


the INDECENT insane and as applicable 10 the ground
which the homestead bill rests | wish know on what
ground they pretend, or sayl viii not use he word pre-.
tend, because they doubt, honesths one is
slituonal aud the other clearly
think hat upon another ground, there ID proprety
taking up The homestead bil unless IL be important that
the Indian appropriation ball should be passed
Necessarily the arguments applicable the message
will be urged particularly by those gentlemen who OPP
posed 10 the homestead bl against that BILL IL will be, ia
effect taking up this morning the consideration OF the doc
involved IN that veto messenger Snd will be taking
them up wey which, think, will be advantageous 10
the Senate and the country We cannot proceed TO the
consideration of those questions TOO Many
cannot know that ! cannot, for one--receve light and
Information early upon the subject Discussion win
necessarily go on extent upon the constulonay
OF the BILL according TO The principles OF the
mesagei and in effect II will be taking up the veto message
this morning We want oil The hight on that subject that
we can get | did design myself, TO say something upon
the message the proper time confess that the
desirable preparatory step with me would be- to hear
the arguments Of honorable distinguished, and able
tors who may attempt discriminate the principles of
that message between the biswho shalt attempt
show the inagennsane bill sunconstutione and the
homestead bill constitutional Therefore, unless the hsnor
able from Virginia will say that he considers Of
great public importance that the Indian appropriation bill
should be passed immediately, shall vote TO take up the
Me- HUNTER / think the Indian appropriation bill
ought be acted upon now ought to be passed mme-
dinley There appropriations in it TO which provisoes
are attached which allow the Secretary Of the Interior
expend the money during the present fiscal year. for IN
stance, the following item ID contained IN the blu;
"For the expense making presents of agricultural in
pemens the bands Of Pueblo Indians in the Territory
of New Mexico $40 900 Provided That the Secretary Of
Interior may, IT, in his discretion, the public interests
BE as for ss
ton Utah, and New Mexico, and for holding councils at
Fort Benton prior the of the next fiscal
year" Hnfsal 4a.ss
| Here another item
For general incidental expenses Of the Indian service
Washington Territory, for months, ending June 80
1854, $1,000"
| Tt 49,
oduced under the apprehension that the deficiency might
be very late in passing the House Of Representatives
that might happen that would not pass at all 10
of all the difficulties which attend that measures some
of the indispensable provisions introduced into the
Indian BILL and these provisions attached provso
giving authority 10 the Secretary Interior expend
any portion of them during the present fiscal year think
therefore, that II matter OF importance Besides we
that that bill is to be returned 10 the House Of Repre-
the Senate and know it will be subject many delays
there l believe The experience of the government has
shown that the appropriation bills ought to be called taken
up and acted earlier AID with promptitude than
we have heretofore shown in regard TO them.
For all these reasons my opinion that the Indian bill
Ss ana pssa on % &c; ON
Indian Affairs may have offer by way of amendment; but
do hope that shall dispose Of it during to-day and TO-
morrow; any ought to make what progress we
| can in order to get rid of it possible
Mr.. GWIN. The chairman Of the Committee on Finance
has wiain very short time, reported deficiency pi
and he crowded that bill with items for the deficiencies OF
the Indian department Now, 1t he has come up
with another deficiency bill for the Indian department Sir,
think there should but deficiency bill during
SION We have acted upon that, We have to the
House, and there is likely to remain for good while We
already put amendments the Indian bill that Will DC
very apt 10 make about the day which we ad-
ljourn. fear shall find that the general appropriation
bills viii be passed this session heretooreabou the
day Of adjournment let that be sooner or later know
there pressing necessity for action the bill now for
five may be delayed the House for month,
two, three, four five months and probably on
the day Of adjournment shall pass like all other nppro-
bills. There now
/ MIR, ToUCEY. Mr. President, fear we spend too
much time 10 discussing questions as to the mere priority
of business instead Of debeang upon the measures be-
fore us themselves. We have postponed until Wednesday
the consideration of bill has returned BY the
President with his BILL with that nvoiy-
ing of importance to the legislation of the eouary and
to the pepetuy Of institutions than any other measure
pending before Congress. involves also the question or
others the homestead bill.
Now, sir, unwilling, for one to go into the discu-
sion of the homestead bill shall have considered the
message Of the President and the bill which accompanies
prefer member of this body, go now with the
Indian appropriation bill, in which we have already made
great progress and dispose Of IL possible, between THIS
and Wednesday, If cannot do that hope that the
Senate viii go to the discussion Of The constitutions cues
toms that brought up here and will dispose Of them be-
fore they take up this bill or any other
Mr.. BUTLER. | have been reminded that have been
remss in my duty in not indicating. at east the propey
Of taking up the bill reported by the Judiciary Committee
but aware, MIR President from my experience In this
body, and the temper which have manifested in IT,
that would DO very futile task upon my part to oher 70
responsibility senatorupon the relative merits o. inc
bills, TO which sha take precedence. The honorable
senator from Mississippi Mr.. BRows has said uat sa
matter Of urgent necessity TO take up the homestead oi
Why have owned Of these lands, at least and
they have been surveyed suppose for fifty years. and we
have done oil that time without this homestead system and
We could do without for many years come S say
II is the urgency the merit of the measure, that
gives it its importance in this body.
/ would willingly have called up the Judiciary Dill.
might verywe call it up, for think IT has9ore merits
than any OF the indicated, far al regards I'M
mediate action upon H. with the exception, baps OF the
appropriation bill will say the honorable senator from
Tennessee Mr. BrLL that parliamentary tact'cinn;
menary tactcs say that the taking of this homestead
bill will be but making masked battery, from which gen
temen intend to ass the OF the President If they
intend the doctrines involved in that message,
lei them do fairly and let the Senate have the authority
Of the vote but if you take up the homestead bill, Is not
obvious 10 the whole Senate that through discussion OF
a. the veto message viii be sssatd thai distinctions will be
COMPOUNDED and that that message will not have what may
| be called far parliamentary chance in this bodyS
think that ought 70 take up the bill indicated by the
chairman Of the Commec Finance FOR IL we take the
homestead bill obvious to all the members Of the
body hat il will be discussed to-day and tomorrow, and
that when Wednesday comes, gentlemen w say that the
bill then under consideration ought not to be set aside for
the purpose OF taking the veto mossagel That will be
the result II urge them what my friend from Vr-
gnla has already urged that the under
sdereon ought TO have Preference they would say that
homestead bill under consideration Let The homestead bill
I've taken up and by force Of they viii give that
bill the preference There good deal 10 the force OF
grDtIenarn hill under