The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-09

mate Of the department willing 10 laave the expend-
iture OF the money precisely the senator nom Virginia
tsasaus 81 Indian ssrs was SsoSoo d. depsrtmsnt q
It's dgment thought best to limit II 70 $2UO000 Am
entirely willing leave 1t 70 the head u the department
- s ,ne senator Sus mere are %ns
reports hundred thopasnd which Is onefourth Of
the Indians within the whole territory oft the United States
IL Is utterly impossible for the superintendent TO do
thing beneficial them with small sum If leave
entirely the discretion Of the Secretary Of the Interior
i seems TO should give him the amount for which
MIR. WALKER. regret that the chairman Of the Com
mttee Indian Affairs has been compelled to leave the
Senate chamber just at this particular moment TOT rs nc
has had this matter particularly under his cnarge
other members OF the COMMITTEES are not prepared 70 saA
10 IL SO definitely. wsh however, to remark thAt can
not see the necessity o. ae r his
there IL yet unaccounted for, ii remember arKht
about $4,000 in the hands Of the superintendent Of Indian
affairs of California Now II proposed by the COMMITTEES
appropriate more making about $500 OO0 The
question for to decide is not how much we shall ulti
ae appropriate for the protection and OF the
large number of Indians in CALIFORNIA; but how much we
shall appropriate for the coming fiscal year. The present
fiscal will expire and for aught we KNOW there
may be Of the appropriation made for this nwcal year
large balance yet remaining We acting in the dark in
making these large appropriations. think the Committee
Indian Affairs have recommended the largest sums that
prudence would dictate until have account Of what
has become ofhe money already ee confident
that the superintendent viii be able to appropriate and
expcnd probably for the before the end Of the
and this Of $l25000 making in all $305 000 There
fore think with this view Of the subject that the Senate
must be impressed with the belief that the appropriation
Tor the fiscal year will be large enough when we have
proprated this sum Of $l250OO
Mr. WELLER Mr. President
Mr. SLIDELL. I would suggest the senator from
California the propriety of posponng the further consider
alton OF the subject until tomorrow.
Mr.. WELLER shall not interfere with that sugges-
on but wish simply to remark in to the senator
from Wisconsin, that large portion of the expenses
say to carry out the plan was necessarily incurred in the
first year. They had to purchase stock
Mr.. WALKER | am not making any opposition at all
to this policy. For my own part, as remarked before
its relations with the Indians and should regret
exceedingly to it broken up by the action Of California
1t is only question Of prudence the amount which
we shall appropriate for the fiscal year.
Mr.. WELLER Entertaining the opinions which hav.
expressed in regard to the praccabty Of this pan and
It's being the only one which, in opinion will preserve
responsibility should be thrown npon the legislature
California II they disposed to break down what
ceve to be the only practicable way Of preserving the In
dams il they prefer TO throw them back dependant thu
Of the settlers there let them and shall
abandon II Of course at have heretofore defended
il as the only practicable way If those who the mme
date representatives OF the people of the State of California
do not proper to give the consent of that State to thu
reservations matter of the government will b.
saved the trouble of making future appropriations
the time will speedily when there will be In
dams there propose therefore, that by the unaninou
consent Of the Senate this amendment be withdrawn fo
the present to be renewed hereafter when the
the Committee on Indians Affairs may be here.
Mr.. HUNTER. That's not necessary. Let the senate,
move to pc. postpone pom the bill until tomorrow.
Mr.. WELLER / move to postpone its further consde-
ration until one o'clock tomorrow.
The motion was agreed to.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
On motion by Mr. SLIDELL the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of executive business and after
time spent therein, the doors reopened, and
The Senate adjourned