The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-13

/ MI W ALhEit WISH 10 perfect The committees amend
ment before the question is taken that of the
from California My amendment is insert after the word
Fromdea where II first occurs, the words shat before
any part of said shall be expended 50 that the clause
shall read
Progded That before any part Of said sum shall be ex
pended the State of California shall cede the necessary urs
diction in such
There is provision in the amendment of the committee
which was intended be what it win be when my amend
ment agreed To- But stands the Senate will per-
ceye that is too vague and indefinite TO accomplish the
Mr.. SEBASTIAN | am willing to accept that
Mr. GWlN am utterly opposed TO L. II ties up the
whole appropriation until the State Of California acts and
the legislature does not meet until next January. do
hope the appropriation will be permitted to pass in such
form that il can be made available If it is tied up by
these proviso it viii be well TO make appropriation
at all We this policy carried on under the control
of the Secretary of the Interior Wews give him this
fund in order to keep the peace with the Indians there and
if necessary carry out this policy and propose the leg
laure Of California winter that she shall give -
risdction over these reservations think there win be
difficulty in going If do not ramel the department
too much by these proysos.
Mr.. WALKER Mr., President, the amendment of the
committee, it stands, is designed 10 go with and
out the system adopted the last session of Con-
gress In order TO perfect the amendment will be
sary to adopt the provision which have proposed When
perfected the question will be taken the amendment
OF the senator from California which to cut loose all
strcton from the appropriation and leave it general a
propriaon such made in former times, simply for
the subsistence of the Indians With that vew think it
well the Senate should vote it. If it necessary
go and perfect the plan of last session. should
| tanly do it in such way that we can have authors
ty The senator from California himself is the first to
start objection here this plan. Yesterday for the first
time he brought to notice the fact that California
obctng to the location of the Indians the reservations
Now, if we going with that plan if it is deemed
the best pohcy 10 continue IS Il not necessary II ms
ground be correct that shall obtain in way the
consent of California Shall make the appropriation
absolute Shall go on and by the appropriation Of
this sum OF money declare that the Indians shall be located
these reservations; and when they located, is
California TO step forward and say shall not do it?
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military reseryations and that cannot be done without the
consent of California in the of sense there
any harm in obtaining her consent; and If she will not
give it, say respectfully to her. Wewill not expend
money in this entese2' That is all that is propcsd by
this proviso and do not see how you get along with
out her consent 1t is impossible to do Suppose the
appropriation made with view TO carry the system
that has been established there If the provision shall be
adopted, it will be with view to carry the system
which has been initiated there and yet when you to
expend the money for the purpose lind you cannot do
it because California objects Then B it not well TO get
the of California; You have to get it. abandon
the system The abandonment Of is proposed by the
senator from California Nr. GwN] in his amendment
Then when shall have abandoned it, by the adoption of
his amendment this will all have been stricken out and
there will be harm in it but long propose TO
out the system, let do il by the consent of Cator
mia for without her consent pretty generally conceded
do it. That is all that proposed by my amend
ment
| Mr.. BADGER. Mr. President wish TO appeal TO my
| friend from Wisconsin to Withdraw this amendment.
think there is great force in the suggestion made by the
senator from California. If yon require, condition
precedent TO the expenditure Of Of this money that this
cession of jurisdiction shall be given the legislature of
California does meet until the January of next year,
you will in effect suspend the application of the whole of
the money Now think under the circumstances, when
consider the distance of California from the seat gov
ernment; when consider the necessity of some imme-
date application of this money towards the general pur
to make any large and unwe expenditure until the
OF the State Of California shall have been obtained
think had better leave TO his discretion under the
isng circumstances account Of the importance OF n
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account of the distance of the place and the time before
ccsson of jurisdiction can be obtained agree with the
senator entirely in his views but think, under the par
cuar circumstances Of the case had better not impose
positive restriction which win make it just if the
money had not been appropriated until some time per haps
| in The succeeding month OF February.
Mr.. WALKER If the argument OF the honorable sena-
tor from North Carolina be correct should not adopt
the amendment Of the committee all for il he will listen
TO the reading of that amendment he will that the
whole of il proceeds upon the ground that are to con-
tnue this reservation plan If we are going upon that
plan my proposition necessary to perfect the amendment
Of the committee After you have perfected it. you may
strike all out the argument Of the senator and adopt
the proposition Of the senator from California shall
make strenuous opposition TO that propositions but II
TO adopt the amendment Of the committee as our
policy il absolutely necessary that my amendment should
DC made to IT, perfect il first and then take the question
on the proposition Of the senator from California and
adopt that the views Of the senator from North Carolina
i are TO be carried out
/ Mr.. BADGER | suggest to my friend from Wisconsin
that assumed for the purpose Of the suggestion which
/ threw him, that the cession from California is
cessary but he will observe that that is by
| clear point II Is BY that not en-
titled proceed without the consent of California Bat
want TO raise unnecessary question about it, That
sent will doubt be given when the legislature shall
have opportunity Of yielding IT. In the time, let
the officers Of the government go and carry out this
! benchcen scheme DO not hamper them by proviso,
which in aspect of H. may be concession OF what
ought not TO concede and in the other viii produce
1 mischiovous delay in the useful of this
system. Let be content with practicable guards Let
us be satisfied leave discretion the executive
4 by exceeding this
against all possibility OF contingency in direction
may not approve put upon il such restrictions may
render il in great mpraccahle for consd-
erable period Of time Now fst strikes 10 be
i able; and know that my friend is reasonable hope,
therefore that he will embarass this provision by his
i amendment
/ Mr.. WALKER win withdraw my amendment and
/ in doing so wish to make one observation. see il Is
clearly the design Of the Senate TO abandon the policy
the consent Of California before tho expenditure Of The
money is made there you win not obtain II at all and
i without obtaining il you cannot carry the plan.
Mr.. GWlN Now my amendment is in order. The sen
from Wisconsin, and other senator's have said that IL
proposes TO abandon the system OF reservation wish the
Secretary to read it. to show that they are mistaken
The Secretary read the amendment IL to strike out OF
Il tho amendment reported from the Committee on Indian
Affairs all after the word California and insert after the
word Subsistence the words and settlement; and add
after California the words and preserving peace with
| said Indians; /; so that the amendment shall read:
For deayng the expenses OF continuing the removal sub
sence, and settlement Of Indians in California and for
| serving peace with said Indians, 100000.
/ Mr. GWIN Now, Mr. President II Is at the discretion
OF the Secretary of the Interior continue these settlements
after this plan. want to give him the entire power