The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-11

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\ renee Of the Senate is requested
The PRESIDENT pro tsB then signed the enrolled biI
ana joint resolution which had just been received om th
House of Representatives and they were delivered 10 th
committee TO be presented TO the President of the United
States
MILITARY AcADEMY
MI SHIELDS, from the committee of conference on Ia,
part oi the senate on The dsagreeng votes of the two
hoases on the amendments to the bill making nppropria
ons FOR the support of the Military Academy for the yeai
ending the Sph Of june 1865 reported that they had net
ana aer ul ana free conference have agreed
mend that The Senate recede from its first amendment to
SAID p and also that the Senate recede from It's
currenee with the House amendment to the third amend
ment OF the Senate to the billp
The first amendment of the Senate from which the com
mtee recommended that IT should recede TO insert
81, ,00O." f f
The third amendment Of the Senate was TO add the fol-
lowing as an additional section
Dc further enacted, That the compensation Of the pro
lessons OF French and drawing be made equal of the
professors OF the other departments and the Of
the master OF tho sword be 81, 200 per annum."
The amendment of the House in which the Senate orei-
nally non-concurrei was 70 strike out the words:
Professors Of French and drawing be made equal TO that
OF the professors OF the other departments and the compen-
sation of the
So as to make the section read
SEC. 2. BE further enacted That the compensation OF
the master of the sword be 81 200 per annum."
Mr. SHIELDS. will state that for fear of losing the
whole bill we had to recede from position but really
hope shall persist hereafter until DO justice to these
professors.
The report concurred in
APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion by Mr. HUNTER the Senate as in committee
OF the whole resumed the consideration OF the House bill
making appropriation for the and contingent ex-
pen5es OF the Indian Department and for fulfilling treaty
spuations with various Indian tribes for the wear ending
June 80 1855; the pending question being the motion
OF Mr. WELLER to amend the following amendment report
ed by Mr. SEBASTIAN from the Committee Indian Affairs
md inSar ttnp M nnn
For deiaying the expenses Of continuing removal and
subsistence of the Indians California five military reser
yaion in accordance with the plan submitted by the super
predep the si Of Ths hs
created BY this act shall be appointed by the superintendent
subject to confirmation by the Secretary Of the Interior not
to exceed one for each reservation five In ALL Said
ervatons to contain not less than ye twenty
five thousand And the said superintendent author
lied to apply out of the hereby appropriated
ceedng S25O00 in the extngushment Of conflicting
and rights to said reserved lands price not exceeding
81 25 per for valid and ndeieable the lands
SO purchased And Povdd The State of California shall
For general incidental expenses Of the Indian service in
California embracing the expenses Of travel Of the supor
tendent and agent, &C., $4,000
The question being taken the amendment to the amend
ment was not agreed to.
Mr. WELLER moved amendment to the amend
ment TO strike out Sl25,o00 and insert "S2000O0P An
amendment also moved by my colleague TO strike ont
all after the word California in the amendment reported
from the committee which is the question to be
ken2
The PRESIDING OFFICER, Mr.. BRIGHT in the chair
The senator who the floor first moved to strike
out "Sl2500a md insert 100000 His colleague sub
sequenuy moved amendment the amendment of the
committee II will be read if the senator desires it,
Mr. BADGER. What is III
Nh. wELLER. Iapprehend that the Senate did not un-
derstand the question.
Mr.. BADGER. | did not understand it,
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair will again put
the question if desired
Mr. WELLER. The motion witch made yesterday
The PRESIDING OFFICER The senator from Califor-
bc rs he tbr
from North Carolina desires it.
The amendment OF the committee was read; and the
amendment offered by Mr. GwY strike out all after
the word California and insert and for preserving peace
with said Indians S2ooooO that the amendment would
read
For deayiug the expenses Of continuing the removal
and subsistence Of the indians In California, and for presery
ing peace with said Indians, S2o0,000."
Mr. WELLER. The first question: believe is on my
motion to strike out Sl25,000, and insert $200000
stated yesterday that the superintendent Of Indian affairs
in California has called for appropriation of S5o00Oo
Upon a consultation with the Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs, advised him that in my Judgment 100000
would be amply sufficient enable the government to car
ry out the plan during the present year It was there
fore, on my recommendation in part that the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs refused 70 comply with tho wish of
the superintendent but cut down the amount TO 100000
The Committee on Indian Affairs not being able, as
think, to assign any ALL il down still further
TO $4,000 Now ask to restore the estimate Of the
Commissioner Of Indian Aiisrs-S200O0O That in my
judgment will be absolutely necessary for the Indians in
that country there being now according to the reports
oneourth Of all the Indians in the United States located
in California
Mr. SEBASTIAN. In the few remarks which made
yesterday the amendment Of the committee and the
purposed substitute for II offered by the from Cali
forua took occasion 20 say that had the slightest
objection 70 increasing the amount provided II 10 be
applied In the way the committee recommended. / yet
have objection If the Senate think that 100000 Is re-
qured by the service in that country 10 appropriate that
amounts but the committee unable arrive at the
conclusion that more than Sl25O0O could be proftably
employed because had information from the gentle
in charge OF the administration of Indian afars in
California Of the disbursement Of the quarter of million
which appropriated last year think that sir, is
appropriations which the committee disposed give
to the department below the recommended which we
learn came from the department the suggestion of
the senator from California That is matter of dc
tail however.
But understand that the amendment to the amendment
goes further and involves abandonment OF the plan
adopted by Congress and the Executive heretofore in order
20 restore the old and what understood TO be the expo
ded system Of Indian administration in that State which
existed prior 20 the act of the last session Of Congress
The amendment proposed BY the senator from Cal
forna would be restoring tho plan of appropriang gene
raj amounts for the general purpose Of preserving peace
with the Indians in California BY referring TO the his
tory Of the administration Of that PLAN IL viii be that
such had been the magnitude of the evils that had grown
oft such had been the signal failure Of that systen
heretofore that the Sd Of March last the Senate almost
without dissenting voice adopted the system which is
In force there and which think affords the only ef
cen plan for the protection and civilization Of the Indian
population Of that State against that inevitable and ire
sistibe agcncy--the encroachment Of the white man.
That system far as II has worked has worked ei-
fentyexpensvely il is true every system of admins
aeS a9n sage and pend wSrh I% ,ime s"g That @
h laIqty witch must expect TO meet, and
INST face II is difficulty which we are to overcome