The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-02
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON. Nav l. ]

WASHINGTON May ], 1854.
PROTECTION OF LIFE ON TIE COAST.
Mr.. sEnIoN, (dem.) of N j., asked unanimous con-
sent TO introduce bill for the better protection lives
and property the New Jersey coast, from shipwreck
He said the recent disasters fully demonstrated the
cessity for the measure.
Mr.. RICHARDSON (dem of ILL.,, objected, the gentleman
having former occasion made objection to rcsolu
tion which he sought to introduce.
Mr.. SKEIToS-The gentleman mistakes
Mr.. RIcBARDsoS-I have ever since sought opportu
nifty to repay the gentleman now repay him, by OBJ
jecting.
TTR ATMOSPHERIC TELEGRAPH
lfr. BAyKs (dem) Of Mass, made Intellectual effort
whom shall be referred the memorial Of william Rich
arson asking government to test the efficiency Of his
atmospheric telegraph for the transmission Of packages
Mr. JOINS (dem of Tenn, said there was no necessity
for troubling the House with this matter the govern.
ment was not organized for experiments.
MEXICO.
The Houie passed the bill for the construction Of mill
tary roads in New Mexico.
TIE RIGHTS SgUTRAIs.
On the motion OF Mr. BAYlY, (dem) of Va Of the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, IL was
quered to TO this House as far as in h op
psn s n nay ri rot ls NV rss the pnso ,,srs
and f.,esn upon the subject Of
snd the rights claimed ~ hslsrents in the pending
Resolved That the pressent Be ai.o requeed to com
% viii, ns n.s M a. In 5 m r mot o
strucons have been furnished BY the Department Of
state to our representatives. abroad in relation to the
island OF Cuba as well Of such dispatches have been
State
TERRITORIAL BILLS
The House went into Committee of the Whole the
special order being the bills relating to organized Terri
tories. Among those considered was providing for
the eSDguhment Of the title Of the Chippewa Indians
to the lands owned and claimed by them in Minnesota
and Wisconsin, and for their domestication and civiza
tion.
Mr.. ORR (dem Of g. c. said this bill proposed to in
troduce new feature In Indian relations IL IL not
however, without precedent Congress should indicate
TO the Executive the and terms which treaties
shall be negotiated The features Of this bill have been
suggested by persons who reside within the limits
of Minnesota, and therefore tho BILL II passed. would
meet their sanctonthe bill authorizing the President
10 enter into negotiations with the Chippewas TO ext
guish the title to their lands reservng TO- each head OF
family eighty acres homestead to be inalenable
until CoDgrefs shall otherwise direct Further the
either in money in the OF subsistence at the
discretion Of the President and likewise to assist the In
disns in their farming operations His mpressisn was
II this system should be carried out 1t would be found
to work we'll The policy heretofore pursued of paying
Indians annuities bad proved TO be a failure
II the most fruitful Of all OF the retroQrade
movement OF those people in the scale Of civilization
They he'd made progress that account The annu.
ity given TO Indian Ia spent within week after re-
ceving ~ therefore he lives scantilys frequently In
want The Territory IL extensive and valuable II en-
braces very large portion Of copper region in Mime
sofa, belonging now TO the Indians. The opening of
canal at the Sault Ste. Marie will bring this region OF
country into notice, and give facilities 10 hundreds Of