The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-29
THfRTY-THlsD CsseG,GESs
FIRST SESSION.

THfRT'Y-THlHD Cs,1G,EEss,
FIRST SESSION.
senate.
THURSDAY, April o. 1854
CONCLUSION OF THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
message received from the House of Representa-
tives by MI Mexican, CHEZ CLERK announcing that the
House insisted their disagreement to the hrs amend
ment of the Senate to the bin making appropriations for
the support Of the Military Academy Tor the year ending
Both OF June 1856 insisted their amendment TO the
third amendment of the Senate to that bill agreed to
votes of the two houses and lad appointed aessrs
George w. JONES' of Tenn, Vim. H. Bissel Of Illinois,
and John Davis, of Indiana, as managers on their
part.
INDIAN AUTHORIZATION BILL.
On motion of Mr. HUNTER (dem of Va, the Senate,
in Committee of the whole, resumed tie ccnsiera
ton of the House bill making appropriations for the
rent and contingent expenses OF the Indian Department
and for fulfilling treaty sipulaors with various In ian
tribes, for the year ending June 50, 1855.
Mr.: SEBASTIAN, (dem.) Of Alk-lhe next amendment
which have to offer from the Committee Indian
Affairs, is TO insert under the miscellaneous" heading,
the following
tract tracts Of land as be prSyide nader the spu
iaiess Of G ame5dmsnt Of The ssgste 70 the Of
srenPs Of r ss Rs , 'sf e. s Of
18th Of 1853 with Tie Cow Creek band Of Jap
The amendment was agreed 10
Mr. SEpAsTiAN-l have another amendment from the
Committee Inoan Affairs, 70 come in Al the end Of the
second section That section provides that existing
provisions OF law prescribing the which
ment shall be made 70 Indians shall be considered TO
peal cortrayene the seventeenth section Indian
Intercourse act The amen ncnt Of the committee is to
sdd TO this Irovsion the following
Or to prohibit the ment Of any siam Or claims other
dered to any Indian tribe in cases where the prsdon.
sdudgc such services and the claim claims
The amendment was adopted
Mr.. sEnAsuAH-I have another amendment from the
Committee on Indian Affairs, additional section
Sec And be y Grsr e, enacted sn the 4 M s
Territory o Utah who shall receive an annual salary O.
perintendcnec the Indian tribes in Utah to
to S.hor Aasrs
The amendment was agreed to
See And be further enacted Tha. much Of the ac.
OH q sep.emser $50 sqsiTs: the GoysrnoI ssi
saditisn salary SLOWED him Governor b repeal
receive annspi salary Of $3.50.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. SEBAsTnN-The Committee Indian Affairs have
instructed me to offer the following additional
And be further enacted That the President be,
and hereby authorized aud required to 70 be full
treaty with Foxes tribe ns,sns,
surveyed allotted persons pro-
Psa s ss t &c a ua and
I um Of there . ana hereby
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. SEpAsnAH.-The next amendment OF the Commit
And be it further enacted That President Of
with the dvce and conent Of tie senate appoint
sasn 60 @ oa a the
Of the act entitled ian act making for ho
men, AL spp,oyssd Fss5asry ISL one Indian TfGn
provided ~ the nth section Of the
he
Sec And u IL further enacted That the agents ap
pointed under the provisions Of tho arst Of this at
give iona in such pensliss and Wits such
security a. The President or the Of the Interior
theerm Of four and shall receive annual salary
The amendment agreed to.
The debate amendments to the bill was continued
until past O'Clock, when the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April 81, 1851
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE on THE MILITARY ACADEMY BILL
Mr. JONES, (dem) Of Tenn.-The Senate have returned
this House the Military Academy Appropriation bill,
insisting upon their amendments concurred in by
the House and asking for committee Of conference.
move for the appointment of committee of conference
the part Of the House to meet the committee which
has been appointed on the part of the Senate.
There being no objection II was so ordered, and
The sPrAKrR thereupon appointed Messrs Jones OF
Tennessee, Bssel and Davis Of Indiana said commit
tee on the part OF the House.
DISPOSITION or The rUnic
Mr. DISNEY, (dem.) Of Ohio, after some preliminary
He doubted exceedingly whether any man now living
could justly appreciate the value Of that domain in
gard TO the looking upon most solti
basis OF credit In time OF peace and OF the most e
fective snews time of and considering the TEEN
ing millions OF people who to inhabit IT. For the
last sixty years the public domain had been preserved
intact and II remained for this Congress to sgnaze
itself by abrupt and violent departure from the prn
cples OF the and the destruction OF this
valuable treasure Of the federal government He
knew and could appreciate the attempt by gentlemen
10 secure an ephemeral popularity by Wrestling and
tearing portion Of il as plumber from the govern.
ment but the people Of the United States intel
Igent, and would sooner later ascertain and
derstand that they also the propretors and
tiers Of the funds Of the general government, well
Of the funds of their respective State govern
ments; and when Representatives shall go home and
boast of the amount taken from pocket to be put
into the other they win Hnd that the process will not
pay after substantial interests Of the country have
been sacrificed by the operation While he confessed he
had little hope OF aresting the progress Of the House in
wasting the public lands he should feel all the bc ter in
the consciousness Of the fact that he had discharged
his duty this subject. BY the graduation BILL should
II become law, the value Of the public domain now in
market would be stricken down TO the extent OF fifty
millions Of dollars As TO the report adverse to grant
ing lands for the benefit Of the INDECENT insane, he
should stand upon IT, BY the passage Of that bill,
had been inaugurated in the violation
OF the principles heretofore applicable TO the pub
lie domain, an act which, In his opinion Was
not only unconstitutional, but impote. The bill
Sor under consideration, introduced BY the gen.