Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-25

zion of any bill joint resolution under the rule allowing
minute speeches. call for the question on section, para
graph amendment then under discussion and such call
shall suspend debate the same and seconded by mao-
Iity Of the members present shall bring the committee
vote the particular section paragraph amendment nd
Gated without further amendment discussion but the
call not seconded the section paragraph amendment
shall be open to amendment and debate as before.
Mr. NJ stated that the object of the rule was to enable
the House to terminate unnecessary and unwelcome
debate upon particular section or pending amendment
Members of the House Of the frequent annoy
to which they subject by intermnabe dis
cussion upon very immateria point and that it was
wholly without their power advance beyond that point
except by terminating a discussion that might be
sary and useful upon subsequent portions of the bill
Mr.. CAMPBELL said that he found that the amend
ment had created quite sensation in the House. and he
thought would be we'll for the gentleman who had sub
mted the amendment TO withdraw it, in order that it
might be printed the committee would have the power
any time to present it again The purpose of the
amendment was simply to enable the Committee of the
Whole when considering bill under the fv0 minute rule,
to control itself Now, what the condition of things?
They had been here four months and had succeeded in
ransactng regular business ofegsaon except after
desperate struggle, passing the deficiency BILL Under
the present rule single item in appropriation bill
could be discussed for days and weeks in his opinion
the evil ought to be remeded
Mr. MlLLSON thought it would be desirable to post
pone the further consideration of the subject u
day. because changes in the rules of the House should
not be hastily made He suggested the postponement of
the subject to some particular day.
Mr. BAYLY of Virginia, moved to lay the report on
the table which motion was agreed to.
VOTE ON THE NEBRAskAKANsAs BILL.
Mr. LYON stated that yesterday he voted in favor of
committing the Nebraska bill, but his did not ap
pear the record He therefore asked consent to have
his recorded voting in favor of the commitment
of the bill
Leave was granted So the on committing the bill
stands Yeas Ill, nays 50. '.... 49,.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON, the House then went into
of on he a
PHELPS of Missouri in the chair, and proceeded to
slider the bill making appropriations for the current and
contingent expenses of the Indian Department and for
fulfilling treaty spuations with various Indian tribes
for the year ending June 80, 1896. .. #...
Mr.. HOUSTON explained that this bill was in strict
conformity with treaty stpuatons between the Govern
ent of the United States and the Indian tribes, and that
the appropriations it contained necessary for the
iulfment of treaty obligations He expressed the
hope that the committee would act upon the bill as
promptly possible for tie reason that large amount
of the appropriations it proposed for the purchase of
articles which it would require time to forward to
the various tribes for distribution. "@@ d.. "sa.'.
Mr. ORR gave notice that at the proper time he would
move in accordance with the instructions of the Commit
tee Indian Affairs several amendments of important
character namely: appropriatng 500 900 to enable
the Indian Department to negotiate treaties with the In
ians in Oregon, and $4,000 to enable the Department
to form treaties with the tribes in Washington Territory
another appropratng $50 900 for the purpose Of making
treaties with several Indian tribes in New Mexico, and
$4,000 for the negotiation of treaties with Indians IN
Lne territory OF Utah ana another approprlatng one
hundred thousand dollars with which to defray the
penses of council he held at Fort Benton, the Up
per Missouri, some time during the coming summer
" Mr. O. ably urged the necessity of these amendments,
and stated that the aggregate amount of al the amend
ents he intended to move the bill three hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
Mr.. TAYLOR, of Ohio inquired the entire amount Of
the appropriations contained in the bill before the COM
mittee?
Mr. HOUSTON replied that the bill contained appro-
priations to the amount Of S999,9f5. h..
Mr. MILLSON then obtained the floor, when
The committee rose. ...'. ...'."
On motion of Mr. ORR, the various estimates trans
mited by the Secretary of the Interior to the Committee
Indian Affairs ordered to be printed
Mr.. FLORENCE moved that the House proceed to con-
slider business the Speakers table, stating that his OBJ
ect to get before the House the bill Of the Senate
providing for the erection in Philadelphia Of building
10 accommodate the post Office and courts of the United
States. =. .....
Pending the motion the House adjourned.