The daily union., 1856-12-24

year ending June 80, 1868 which seyersly read
twice and committed.
on to enable the Secretary OF State to pay certain clerks
in the Department Of State the compensation as has
been paid TO clerks OF the grade in the other eKeeg
tive departments with ths recommendation that u lie
upon the table.
| II was accordingly laid upon the table.
Mr. o. also, from the same committee, reported Senate
resolution granting further time TO the creditors OF Texas
present their claims and for other purposes which was
read third time and passed.
Mr.. CAMPBELL then asked the House TO go into Com
mitee of the Whole the state Of the Union TO consider
the lndianappropriation bill He stated that there was
very important why the bill should be speedily
acted upon. An important treaty made with the
Greek and Seminole Indians during the last session and
appropriation bill TO fulfil its stpulaons passed the
Senate but failed to pass the House The Committee OF
Ways and Means had embraced the appropriations for full
fulng that treaty in the Indian BILL and he learned that
il regarded matter Of great Importance by the In
dian Bureau that provision should be speedily made for
the amount thus stipulated TO be paid
Mr. QUITMAN OF Mississippi, hoped the motion OF the
gentleman would not prevail, The standing committees
had been called tins session for reports Of public
character and they had under their charge matters which,
in his Judgment were important than the Indian
treaty referred TO by the gentleman from Ohio
Mr. MAXWELL OF Florida, stated that the gentleman
from Mississippi well Of the difficulties which
had been brought upon the country by what known
the Florida The gentleman was also aware that
the country still involved in these difficulties and that
il matter Of great anxiety not only TO the people OF
Florida but TO the whole country that they should at once
be brought close There better prospect Of
closing this than had had for the last twenty years
There very efficient officer in the field, who, in the
prosecution of his duties desired the aid of the Semnoes
who had already removed to the western country Under
this treaty those Indians agreed TO return to Florida and
with their knowledge Of the country and peculiar facility
for ereng out the hiding places of their brethren IT was
hoped that they would be able TO do than the
army toward the removal of those who yet remained The
purpose of the treaty 10 enable the to avail
of the aid of the tribe in the West to carry on and
close the
Mr. QUITMAF of Mississippi replied that he had before
bin,a Ia Iyyhi III upt
dsband the army He highly approved Of the objects Of
the bill alluded TO in the discussion but unless the country
gave compensation to the junior officers OF the army
which would them from starving the best portions Of
the army would be dsbanded He therefore regarded the
bill he desired TO report Of much Importance as that
ed
The question was then TAKEN and the motion to 60 into
Committee of the Whole agreed to.
The House accordingly went into committee Mr. W IN
Slow of North Carolina in the char) and proceeded to
consider the bill making appropriations for the current and
contingent expenses of the Indian Department. and for full
filling treaty stpulaons with the various Indian tribes
for the year ending June 80, 1858.
Several amendments made to the bill-one of them
providing that all moneys appropriated for fulfilling the
treaties with concerning the Florida Indians or Semi
noes shall be expended under the direction OF the Secre
| tary of the Interior.
The bill was then laid aside be reported to the House.
and the committee proceeded to consider first the bill ma
king appropriations for the support of the Military Acade-
my the year ending June 80 1862 and next the bill
making appropriations for the payment of invalid and
pensions of the United States for the year ending
June 80 1863 which, without amendment, were seyeray
laid aside to be reported to the House
The committee then rose and reported to the House
when the amendments to the lndian-approprauon bill
were occurred in and the bill read third time and
passed - -,
The Military-Aead bill and the nyalidpension bill
were then severaly read a third time and passed
And then twenty minutes to o'clock, the House ad
ourned