Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-17
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ent at the usual time Of meeting. u
4 On lnotionlthe bill increasing. the number of
surgeons, assistant surgeons aud puTsers in the
navy, was laid ON the table.
Mr.. Stephens, of Ga, from the COMMITTEES ON
Territories, reported bill providing Temporal
~ government for Arizona. He asked that it
be considered now. 1t makes no appropriation
of money.
Mr. Kellogg, of H., moved an auenament
providing that when there are 10000 actual
residents in Arizona, the Legislature shall pro
vide by law for the election of Governor
commissioned by the President.
Mr.. Stephens said that his bill had been
formed on the model of other Territorial bills.
1t was now too late to change our policy as tue
gentleman from Ill. proposed
Mr.. Haskin, Of n, Y, proposed new section
providing that when Arizona contains the
requisite population to entitle her to member
Of Congress, that it shall be lawful for the Leg
islature to provide for the election of delegates
TO form constitution, which shall be submitted
to the people for ratification. This provision to
be Incorporated and constitute the rule of action
as TO other Territories.
Mr.. Kilgore moved to lay the whole subject
on the table. Agreed TO, yeas 12l, nays rs.
Mr.. Stephens, from the Committee on Terri
tories, reported bill to provide temporary
govt for Decotah. He said it contained no APP
preparation. The Territory embraced lay out
out any form of govt. lse-.r- T,yr
Mr.. Morgan, N. Y moved to table the bill.
Carried, yeas 1877, nays 66.
Mr.. Stephens also reported bill providing
for the temporary organization ofthe Territorial
Government of Jefferson, which was tabled.
Various bills concerning the organization of
Territories, were reported from the same com
mIttee, including appropriations for completing
the Capitols in Utah, Nebraska and New Next
en-, and building prisons in the last two named
and in Kansas.
Mr.. Florence, of Pa, from the Committee on
Invalid Pensions reported the Senate bill
granting pension Of $50 per month to the
widow of Gen. Gaines, from June 10th, l849,
for her natuEallife. The bill was passed.
The House tlren went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Indian Appropriation Bill The
amendment to transfer the Indian Bureau from
the Interior to the War Department, was de-
bated. rrg-s tr.f 100
Mr.. Blair Of Mo, reiterated his former re-
marks, charging that while the War Depart
ment was arming the troops to assail hostile In
dians, the late Commissioner in Indian Affairs,
Mr.. Manypenny, was arming these very lndi-
ans. Heq quoted from documents to support his
assertions. rG
MIR Greenwood of Ark, said he knew Nr.
Manypenny honest man. The policy OF
the Bureau is that in all cases where the lndi.
dams are in hostile attitude their annuilie, ltld
every thing else are withheld.
Mr.. Cox of o., said such charges as that
made by the member from Missouri, Mr.. Blair,
ought not to be made except on the best testi-
mony. The arms alluded TO were not furnished
the Indians till Mr. Manypenny went out of of
fee, but provision had been previously made
from motives ofhumanity to facilitate the killing
of game. There was not a man on the hoor
who knew anything of Mr.. Manypenny, who
did not know that he stood here for years fight
ing the Missouri cormorants.
Mr.. Blair Interpreting fighting them
with the Indians.
Mr.. Cox resuming remarked that Mr.. Many.
penny was fgting the plundering scheIns OF the
sparks which the gentleman from Missouri is
indirectly defending.
Mr.. Bryan of Texas said that arms arc fur
nished by the U. S. Agents to Indians who use
them against the citizens of Texas, and after
further debate the amendment was rejected. The
action of the Commissioner was subsequently
reported to the House and concurred in. The
House then adjourned.
SENATE-Mr. Fitch of Ind, from the Com
mittee on Printing, reported joint resolution,
providing that after the close of the present ses-
sion such public documents as both houses re-
quire shall be printed in one lot, thus saving
the expsnse of separate jobs, was agreed to-
Mr.. Stewards bill OF january 13tb, entitled an
additionalact to the acts prohibiting the Slave
Trade, was reported by Bnyard, OF Del, from
the Judiciary Committee, without amendment
and withOutrecommendation.
On motion OF Mr.. Hunter of Va, the Consu-
lar aud Diplomatic Appropriation Bill was taken
Mr.. Clay of Ala, moved to strike out the item
of appropriation of $75, 900 for the expense at
tending the return to Africa of the negroes kid
mapped by the brig Echo.
Mr.. Brown of Miss, spoke in favor of Clay's
motion.
Mr.. Hunter reasoned that il the Constitution
sanctions the suppression of the slave trade, it
sanctions the humanity with which it is done.
Mr.. Seward, Mr.. Wilson and all the Republic
can Senators supported the appropriation bill.
Mr.. Doolittle denied that the American colo
ny was a failure, in reply to Mr.. Clay, who had
read an extract showing that the colony is de-
creasing by the number. Of deaths over the
births and importations in ratio that will depoP-
ulate it in hundred years. lI.4...
Mr.. Clay IS amendment was lost by vote Of
40 yeas, 10 nays, but Mr.. Pugh having an
amendment to propose and on which to speak,
the bill was set aside by specialorder.s
The Cuba bill was then taken up. Mr. Thorn
son, of Ky, made speech on. the bill.
He spoke for about two hours in a factious
but somewhat rambling vein, interrupted by
continued laughter from the crowd, numbering
about 1000, that thronged the galleries. He was
wholly against the acquisi tion of Cuha. and ex.
pressed himself astonished that the Senators
from Louisiana should favor it The acquisi-