The daily union., 1854-02-24

penlten,ary and S5 900 for library; so that, il this
oil become law there is 10 be paid al once out OF The
treasury S00 600 for the objects Indicated The annual
cost OF the executive. Judicial, and legislative depart
ments is about $50 oo0 aud hia will make for seven
Territories. the very considerable aggregate OF $2iOooo
per annum.
And this sir not one halt OF the story Other large
penses will be inevitable Much will be required to ek-
tend our posi- Office and post road system over these Ter
noues, We all know. that the Territories ana new
States do not refund the Post Office Department the ex-
penses required within their respective Jurisdictions lof
The transportation OF The mails.
In The next place. have TO that we shall nave 10
incur all the expenses of extending our land system
throughout this vas, extent OF country The lands nave
TO De surveyed or run out nlo townships ana seeons,
and brought into the market for sale his Will pfooaby
require several hundred thousand dollars per annum
We shall have, also, 10 exngush the Indian !ltles fs
such as are possessory; and, secondly aosoiu'e-of
where they have acquired the fee by feay or where he
lands have been patented in conformity thereto we had
in The bill IL stood originally. m mixing OF what we
10 expect from this policy One section appropriated
500 0O0 and another $500 900. for enabling the Pres-
dent 9 commence negotiations 70 exlinRulsh hese u
Ties. These clauses however, have been stricken out
know not for what reason, unless be BY way OF prep
sraon for very rapid progress OF the bill through the
House OF Representatives. on account OF the vast merits
OF the negro clause But the honorable chairman of
the Committee on Indian Affairs had the irankness TO an
nonnce that these appropriations were not 10 be aban
doned-that they would he put ino some other bill No
doubt they will be, and fear that the aggregate first
proposed will be doubled a, least at the present
sion. My honorable and most excellent friend IRON
Massachusetts, Mr.. EvERETr,l who pronounced such
admirable dscoarse in rhis chamber yesterday. ad
dressed very earnest hope 10 this body that ample pro-
vision might be made for the poor Indians. When these
governments formed with all their paraphernaia
our people will rush into the Territories and il would
become matter OF necessity TO exlingush the Indian
title. What sum will be reqared for this purpose no
man can tell i should not be surprised il II should
amount haaly 10 $50 900 900. 500 600 600 II
must be iecollected l6ai we are to deal with The titles
OF haii-cvil,zed-l will not call them savage-iribes,
where they the fee, and the ptoprelors OF The
SOIL which will prove much h-moIe serious matter than
ibe acquisition OF possessory rights, as in ordinary
cases
is certain also that the adoption OF this measure vii
involve az increase OF our army expenditures. The ad
minlsralion is now calling Tor large addition 10 the
army, and | have strong impression resting on ms
mind that il is really needed, and shall for il. unless
there be some good reason assigned TO The contrary
But II you adopt this measure. further augmentation
will be requires iaer-at least one regiment of
mouaed troops for each Territory. Collision with The
Indians will be inevitable WaIs will be of frequent
occurrence and the expenditures under this head will
extend over leng perod--perhaps quarter OF Gen.
Jury.
will mention here matter which senators may think
OF trivial Importance aud that is the expense OF delegates
10 Congress from Territories. These are much
greater than had any idea OF until looked into the
facts. For The last Congress they were as follows.
MINNESOTA.
i,t ses'ieosanilsage, .ss aoa $3.50; per 900
I'd .essisa-mleage. sl.sso por
lst session-miease, $3.50 per
diem, 81. 200 $500 90
I'd session-meage, $500; per
diem, s70i 866i 90
- l4s24 90
lst session-mlsage, 1851 90 per
diem, 81, POO s4,777 90
"a sessiou-nilesge, 81 SIT 50 ! per
diem, s7oa s.2si 60
- soss 20
lst session-mleaae, .os6 80 ; per
diem. So si,2o6 so
81 session-m lesse, 81, 2,l52 80 per
diem. e7o4 2,s5S 80
- 7,l5s 80
5000 80
To thi, aggregate is 10 be added at the present
Congress for the Territory OF
Washington, equal 10 that OF Oregon, vizf ASl 90
And then, should this bill pass, we shall have
further addition OF al least 50, 900 per Con-
gre,, for each Territory, equsilo $4,000 90
S63 323 so