New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-04
The Indian Appropriation bill vas than taken up.
debated and passed.
Executive Session. Adjourned.
uorsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

IN motion OF Mr. REAGAN Texss 1t vas resolved
that the Committee Judiciary be instructed to in
quirs into the expectancy OF reporting bill 10 denee
I'd nroviie for the punish he 1t Of p0ygamy 10 the
Territories of the U6ed States and res ain the peo-
ole ard authorities therein from Interference with the
Federal Judiciary.
relative to the NesYork Indian Ressrv stion in ksn
sss II sets apart 800 for each i.diydaal To-
cisn who removed from New York to the reserv stion
assigned them under the treaty Of 1888. The indians
axe to have year within which to make their seiec-
tots and premptiobs to be secured from the date
OF settlement. The money derived from the sale OF
aLds other than those selected by TIE Indians Is 70 be
paid into the Treasury FOR their benefit.
On motion Of Mr.. GEO. TAYLOR N. u the Be-
lect Committee to examine the accounts OF Mr. SEA.
man, the late Superintendent Of Public Pnnlng was
authorized to sit drriog the sessions OF the House.
Mr.. FAULKNER Va, from the Military Commit
bralca Of the Military Academy at tne Hermitage,
with the Recommendation that It 90 NOT pass
Mr. FAULKNER reported bill TO promote the
cfficeLcy Of the army and marine corps oy reurihg
disabled or irtjrm officers.
Mr.. FAULKNER also reported the Senate bill,
with al amendment, granting the right OF way
through tho Fort GratiOt military reservation to
Michigan fer railroad purposes p pai .ae P'Vse OF
Mr. FAULKNER reported resolution in:tructIns
the Committee Oh Prntii 10 inquire into the e1pe-
oepcy Of devsDg some plan by which the Presldents
Message aud accompanying documents can be Garner
q.
session two months suoh documents as are essential
to the business Of the Committee on Military Affairs
Mr.. LETSHER Cval offered an amendment which
was agreed to that further inquiry be made whether
pay fer double typesettpG may not be avoided where
the work is executed by tie came person. =,
Mr.. HOUSTON (Als remarked that the Presidents
Message and accompanying documents make iour
volumes, when three f0urths OF the "noe a''i ""'
WORTHLESS.
The resolution was adopted
The House went into Committee on the Executive,
legislative AMI Judicial Appro prstion BILL ana an
earnest debate followed item for the REJECTION OF
the appropriation Tor boxes. Inc question: Vi ''o"V'
Nj Mr.. John COCHRANE IN. w. said the time thus
copspued was worth very much more than these
boxes. Gentlemen ought u conh0e themselves 10
weiphtier mstters Of rereDchInent
Mr. STANTON (ObiO replied be would strike down
the army to the peace establishment OF io2U, sulKe
down tie navy and cur.ail the PostOhice ex
pepses, &c.
Mr.. COCHRANE responded that that would de-
form, and rot reform the public service.
Mr.. CRAWFORD Ca sad that there were two
boxes for each member in which to send home pubic
documents :,
MIR. Triple Gal remarked that he had received
only two boxes when lie was entitled to eight. He
wonl axe present of the other si1 to the Govern
ment. Laughter.
The five thousand dollars approprlateoiort the boxes
were stricken out.
Other small items Of the House contingent ex-
peLses such az saddle horses wagons, &C. were dis
cursed.
Mr. MILLSON Va, reminded gentlemen that at
the rate at which they have been proceeding 1t would
require fourteen days to dispose Of this BILL Let them
trust the Committee of Ways and Means for the de-
tails and devote themselves to larger objects
Mr.. MOORE (Aa.), thought that because these
items were small WAS reason why retrenchment
should lot be made.
| N.Y. WASHBURN (Msine) spoke Of the useless con-
sun ption Of time ard suggested important reforms
| Mr.. HASKIN IN. " would vote for an additional
| Lumber of newspapers for distribution among mem-
bers for he was certain that more Intelligence was
required than had been exhibited to-day for the whole
| time had been expended in buncombe speeches.
| (Lsughter If be coud have bis way, he would
Incorporate an amendment to prevent members from
! speaking on such bill AS this.
An anne Id ent to strike out over $l2O0O FOR news
papers for the use Of members was rejected
Mr. CURRY (Ala.) spoke against the present au,
tborized system of reporting tho dobaHs. IL acted
like an embargo prohibition on all legitimate dig
cussiop and furnished material for books which nobody
reade. -,
Mr.. NICHOLS (O) was for excluding from The
Conversational Glo5e all inevelant speeches and
ESSAYS and adverted to existing oratorial abuses.
The Committee without coming TO any conciu-
sion on the bill, and the House adj burned