New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-19
XXXIIID MGR ESS,
SECOND SSION.

SENATE. WAsHINGTOS Jan. IL, 1888
Message WAS received from tne President, tr't
mttiig Letter iron ths Secretary o, war oa'a
luoiah hostil ries, representing thai vigorous m's
mes and more men will be rtq il'ed Al once u pro-
I.ct euigIaur OVERHEAD to Cain Jina, "a tue sesaen
along The u,e.
Mr. GWIN was glad to see the Pre.iient taking
nroqpt II easures UPON t1is subject. great mmt
.migrapts have been robbed and murdered, the pM
wear. along the route Ia iliforDis. A UNDERSTAND
the President proposes Ia call oat 3OOO vo'uhs-n-
moulfed men Tbes. should be sent into tue hsi u
.Dce, and chssise the IL diaDs. These ladials ca
IN trains for contributions. II we eau have saca
body under command Of such officers ~ are accas
ton ed TO border warfare, have prepared a msssas
10 get rapid route overland 10 California. aud
hope the troops will be called out at once, AMI n
store safety and security to our people slons@s
route.
Mr.. wELLER--As q member OF the Military Coo
mittee shall eHdeayo 10 get early action upon ne
recon mel G alton of the Preside Mt II Congress cx'
~ out his views at once, they Will do only mat ~hn
ought IA have been Coae long ago.
Mr.. RUSK-I hope the movement will also lncllb
those Who suffer at their homes depred i,ioos from
those Indians. Referred to Committee on MllsT
Affairs
The VICE. PRESIDENT presented letter iron
Ruius Cboate containing hs re-s nation one Of s
Regents of the Smithsonian lasti'ut0n.
Mr. PEARCE Co Regent with Mr.. Cheste tbs
paper purporu to be the resignation, assigning n't
il ability OF the party h .rfosm the duties Of hs
trust: ,econd that he cannot concur With thu myJr
ty of the Board of gents in their gies Of the nsk
ute but third it ia the revival Ut the newspaper Cd
ectiops Then the charges that
The Regents have suoverted the plan res;noeay
Congress and submitted their will for that Of 10
National Legislation. | have been one OF tAs~
Re genis. feel the reproacn of this letter not ong
sensiby, but Indignantly. But | am csnsoled
the support Of such men as M.ssrs. fancy, Bsrfse
Mr.. Rnsk and Others, Who coincide with me y
opinion a. all 81 the author of this letter. The per
emp,ory D snDer ia which Mr. Choate states his vie
il .atremely often i've. snd Ia nor IN accordance ~
proper reppec, for those who differ Nth him.
Mr. MAsON-I regret very deeply that sach cor
muuie alton should have been directed 10 the Cni&
sIsres senst,. II should not be slio~ed to p.s
siler CO. 90 Mt like 10 speak ABOUT the absent, "
A. the writer # this letter has challenged as Eel
liberty 20 to do. lie Invested Win great h1af
as Regent. Ii he thought We were wrong he saoA
have remained at his post. SIR Presideot-the s)lE
eat inieects are characterized by mOdesty Tie W
Of this communication Is cor hdenee-" esq
wrong says the author OF this paper. lie "
made the foundation Of his esgaatOa, the fact rs
lie Offered it'll his associates the inlerpfe;s@
al the law are because there is no appeal. d"
nOwn easss where men have been mlsed In tsS
judgment by corusc atious Of heir iatelect end pg
never could be made 10 think they were sfosf
SnrbsOn parsusd science Win devotion, AID leH ~,
pstlluros as legacy u the w0rd-pronP'esI
be Ugh beneyOleuce Of his nature 10 do somH.s
or The btnef, Of his felog men. H. msis a. J"
slmoBers of bis bounty TO dnfase tho knOSsir
There are those Who think public funds ara q.
plunder ascribe no such vie We % Nr. Chos's; ~
Is tar above It. There has been u great sirizgs.s
this fund ever since Congress got possession ~
Some thought library was the exclusive nsas
which the views Of the donor should be ssTrisa -
The writer of this communication w.s ons Of laes
but Who is TO read the books this exlas'e -
adopted The members Of Congress csnpos "a
half what they have, and the citizens OF Wsnasx
where the library rs located, are conpsrshw IL
in number. Would this be diffusng ks S 80
| among men. II might help booksellers enc 20 -
akeIs and those engaged in il and the "a
trades, butt, cave To very limited e1ieas, nd
! neither conform to the law or carry oct the oS"
| the donor. ,.s,rr
Mr.. DOUGLAS regretted the necessity o. - -
| the affairs of the Smithsonian Insthun0n sS.su
Senate in manner calculated to impair oossu
10 it. Il had been bis misfostune to dlsss EN- q
msorty of the gents upon the points q nsas 1890
| had oorsurred with Mr.. Choafe In his intsfps,sb
II The Organic law Of the Institution, and .s,sss
| convinced that the administration o. ne Hse
had NOT been in accordance With that ~. e. - ,
presssd this conviction with eli due respscs Ia -
neat nen who composed the majority D." W."