The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-25
THuRTYJTEIIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.

Senat0s
WASHINGTON, March "a, 1854.
TIE CLERK FOR THE COMMITTEE AGRICULTURE
Mr.. WELLER, (dem.) of Cal moved to reconsider the
vote authorizing the Committee Agriculture to employ
a clerk Lost-yeas Ia, nays 10.
THE REGULAR BUSINESS
Mr. MASON, tdem) of Va, asked unanimous consent to
make motion to proceed to consider executive business
He felt it to be his duty to make the motion
Mr.. HUNTER (dem) of ya said the Deficiency bill was
ready for consideration If the Senate would sit to-
morrow that bill could be considered without interfering
with private bills or the treaty.
Mr. PRATT. (whig) of Md objected to Mr.. Mason's mo-
on in order that the private calendar might be taken
up
PRrvA1x CALENDAR UP-coMrxSsAnos FOR LOSSES IN
THE WAR OF 1872.
Bill compensatng Rodgers and Lonsdale of Maryland
for tobacco destroyed by the British during the late war;
was taken up.
who spoke all day last Friday against it. Mr. p spoke
Mr. BAYARD replied, and then the Senate adjourned
till Monday
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March a. 1854.
THK PUBLIC DOMAIN.
Mr. LILLY, (dem of N. J., presented Joint resolutions
Of the Legislature of New jersey relative to the public
domain and appropriations by Congress for the insane
PRIVATE BONDED wAREHoUsns
The Senate bill, extending the warehousng system by
establishing private bonded warehouses; was amended
and passed
EXTENSION OF PATENTS
The House then took up the Senate bor the relief Of
George Bishop and the legal of John Ar
no deceased to extend for fourteen years the patent
for making cloth without spinning and weaving the raw
materials.
Mr. HnI, (whig) of Kentucky, advocated the passage
Of the bi the Committee Patents having made IA
vorable report upon the subject.
Messrs ClISGxAN, (dem of North Carolina and JONES'
dem of Tenn, opposed the bill.
Mr.. Hill conended that the manufacturers instead of
protng have actually lost by the invention only
til recently the machinery has been perfected By this
invention the value Of such cloth has already been pro-
duced has been considerably reduced in price
Mr.. GIINGMAY moved to lay the bill on the table but
the motion did not prevail.
The bill was finally passed by yeas 107, nays 53
The House then went into Committee of the Whole and
took up
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
During the debates which ensucd certain questions
Mr.. PECKHAM, (dem.) of N. Y, said the gentleman
from South Carolina ir ORR yesterday accused of
tag ns ON on 1
ritores but in the original States driven them from
their homes and improvements Now, he (Mr Peckham)
did not so understand the history Of the This
charge coming from such high source Is calculated to
produce an Injurious effect character abroad.
His belief was that the action of our towards
the of the forest would compare avoraby with that
OF any other government earth at least for half
century We have endeayored TO Chrstianize and
He did not believe necessary matter of propriety,
to indulge in such course Of remarks. He believed
every man here inclined 10 do justice and deal lib
orally and kindly towards those people
MI o1A ~-emy of s G., was obliged to the gentleman
or his lecture He had intended to say Territorial gov
ernmen established for Oregon in iS4S since which
time emgrants have been settling there, when govern
ment has not extngushed the title to foot of Indian
territory. Was this right and fair?
Mr. PEcKHAM-Did not the gentleman say the Indians
who have changed their location did with their
consentS Was there single instance Of wrong
mtted on the Indians by the whites thcrc2
Mr. ORR repedThe Governor of Oregon and the Indian
agents have made promises OF pay to the Indians for the
surrender of their lands, but which have not
deemed There treaties too which the Senate have
refused to ratfy.
NJ pBcKBAM inquired whether the gentleman knew
they we're rejec,sa.
Mr. ORR repledThey have been laying on the table of
the Senate for the last two years.
Various amendments adopted including some for
holding treaties with the Indians of Oregon Utah, New
Mexico and Washington and for the grand council with
the Blackfeet and other wild tribes.
The committee rose, and the bill reported to the
House.
Adjourned till Monday.