Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-02-06
FROM WARRINGTON.


Correspondence Of the Times.
Pay II the Members and Jsdses-The Indians-Rs-
sixnasisn Il Rufus Choases.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10th, 1855.
Tho Senate to-day took up the subject of in
creasing their own per diem as we'll as that of
members of the House, and the salaries of the
Judges of the Supreme Court. But this, too, has
gone, or will 60 to the tomb of the Capulets. No
Bill of that kind can pass.
Tho President day or two ago. sent message
to the two Houses of Congress upon the subject
of threatened Indian hostiiities on the western
frontier, which was accompanied by a letter from
the Secretary of War showing the pressing neces-
sity of raising Immediately, corps of 5000 vol
unteers for the purpose of checking and repress-
ing the Indians who now occupy menacing at
titudc, and who are constantly committing muir
ders and depredations on the emigrant routes
across the mountains.
The Secretary says:
'The total inadequacy of the present author
lied military force for the protection Ut our citi-
Gems was shown, and an increase of the army was
urgently recommended.
In nv last annual report the subject was again
brought forward with the additional considers
tions presented by the realization, in some mea-
sure, of the evils which had been anticipated, and
an increase of the army to such an extent rs would
enable the department to meet the inevitable e,
mergency, was urged in such terms as appeared
to be demanded by the occasion, and to demon
strate the necessity of the measure.
Since the date of that report, intelligence, re-
ceived from officers ON the frontier, AMI through
the ID department. of the Interior, from indian agents
and other sources, shows that tie Indians Of the
western prairies and mountains are in hostile and
defiant attitude that severn. of those tribes have
entered into combinations FOR the purpose of ma
king general war upon the whites during the
approaching spring ami summer, and that these
tribes can bring in.o the field from four to six OF
eight THOUSAND warriors. Had the increase OF
the army, which was urged in my report OF De-
cember, 1858, been at an early period authorized.
the fcice at the disposal of the Department would
have been sufficient Oprevent these combinations,
and. in all probability, would have preserved the
lives of many valuable citizens from Indian mas
sacre.''
will be authorized by Congress in the most prompt
manner. A Bill to that effect will probably be
introduced on Monday, into the House, ordered
to third reading on that day, and passed on
Tuesday. There may, however, be more oppcsi-
ton to it than now anticipate.
The resignation of Rufus Choate, as one of the
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, addressed
to the two Houses of Congress, made some talk
in the Senate, and resulted in the House in the ap
po:ntment of Select Committee to inquire wheth-
er the law establishing that Institution has beer
carried out according to its true intent and mean.
ing.
Mr.. Choate was somewhat severely, though
decorously handled in tho Senate by MIR. Pearc'
of Md, and Mr.. Mason of Va, both Regents Of
the Institution and differing with him in his in
depreciation of the law.
The subject was referred in the Senate, to thu
Judiciary Committee.
We have had, thus far, an unusually mild win
ter; week or two of severe cold in the early par
of December, is all the ,cinter we have yet had.
| Quite number of Minnesotians arc in the Ma.
tional Metropolis at the present time.
The case of Chief Justice Goodrich was argued
before the Supreme Court yesterday.
CO We hope our correspondent will keep u'
posted up in matters concerning Minnesota.-ED