The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-17

sundry amendments, next taken up
MI MOHhl.L explained that the first amendment sim
ply provided that those States which would have an In
crease OF representation by the of 1860 should be
entitled 10 additional twenty thousand acres for each
representatives The amendment striking out Territories
related 10 provision which prohibited the States from
holding scrip within their limits and also prohibited
them from holding any land within the Territories. The
last amendment, striking out the Agricultural Department
OF the Patent Office at Washington, inlnateral be
ii provided in the bill that the reports upon the
success OF the colleges could be made to the Smithsonian
Institution where they would be equally accessible
at the Patent Office He moved the previous question ;
pending which
Mr.. COBB, of Alabama moved that the whole subject
be laid on the table, pending which
Nh. CRAWFORD, of Georgia. moved that there be
call OF the House which motion did not prevailye
81, nays 1888
The question being taken on the motion Of Mr. Com
IL was decided in the negatyeyeas 50, nays l0s as
follows
YEAsMesrs Anderson Atkins Barksdae Barr Bliss Bocock
Bonha iyee Branch Bryan Barnett, c.ske cvanapsh, Clark
sou Caige of North Carolina Crawford, Curry, Davidson, Davis
fAllkaer Florence Garnc Gartfel oo Greenwood Gregg roe
beck Grover Hall Ohio Houston Jackson Jenkins Jewet
i.cne siaca Mcqueen MeIl,e Marshall d Illinois, Mason Miles
Miller Mlson Montgomery Moore Morris Of Illinois Mott M
ncsot, Phillips POWELL Ready, Reagan Run, sanddg, Savage
Virginia lwoh Stephens stevenson Maryland, Tai
bot Taylor Of louisiana Trppe, valandgan Ward Watkins
NAYsMessrs. Abbott Adrap Ahl Andrews Hlinghurst Bng
ham i,p Blair Bowie bryon pann,on Barngame burroughs
Corning cosoas G,sn Cur, iyis Of DAVIS Of
Massachusetts Harlan, Harris Hill Hoard Hodges orto Howard
MIA Iandy Leach, Loeoy Marshall kentucky, Maynard
gan, Morrill, Morris reuns ylvania Maine
York. Murray, on Palmer Parker Pti Pike roe Puvianoc
Reilly hcaaa Richie Robbins Roberts. Royce Scott Seward,
station ylvania Tappan Thayer Thompson
opkns Underwood, Wade wloridsc, walron Walton
White Wilson, Wood wortendyke, Wright, zollconcrloo
The previous question being seconded the amend
ments of the Senate severy agreed to- SO the bill
is passed.
MI SCOTT of California, said he had voted against
that bill at the last session. but the legislature Of his
State had since passed resolutions in its favor and he
would acqucsce in their recommendation.
Mr., READY, of Tennessee, explained that he had
led against the bill in consequence Of Misrepresentation
of the question before the House
Mr. HILL, of Georgia. stated that he opposed to
the BILL but voted against laying it tho table in order
To have vote upon the amendments
PRIVATE BILLS.
House bill for the relief OF Wright Fore returned from
the Senate with amendment, then taken up, and
the amendment agreed to. The bill is passed
House bill for the relief of Evelina Porter, widow of
tie late Commodore David +. Porter returned from the
Senate with an amendment, next considered The
amendment agreed to, and the bin was passed
APPROPRIATION
On motion of Mr. PHELPS, of Missouri, the House
then went into Committee Of the Whole the state of
the Union, (Mr HousToy, Of Alabama, in the chair and
resumed the consideration Of the amendments of the
senate to the Indian appropriation bill
The pending endmeni, striking the third section
which provides that the appropriation for the Mames of
Kansas and Indiana shall be paid in conformity to the
first proviso of the first amendment to the fourth article
of the Senate amendment to the treaty with the Manes
of 1854 and otherwise, agreed to-
The twelfth amendment, providing for the transfer Of
the Indian Bureau to the War Department after the 3Oth
June next aud the reference of any difference of opinion
between the Secretary of War and the Secretary Of the
Interior in regard Indian reservations to the President
then reported
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. BLAIR OF Missouri obtained leave to reply to the
remarks of Mr. Cox Ohio upon his speech at the last
session. charging that the then Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Ar Manypenny) had furnished the Indians with
arms whilst in open hostility to the government a
personal explanation That gentleman had denied the
charge but he repeated it, and quoted from Col Sumner
in its substantiaton The trade of Missouri and New
Mexico had to the gauntlet OF these Indian tribes
furnished with and ammunition by the government
Nothing could be more imbecile than that policy.
Mr.. GREENWOOD, of Arkansas, had always regarded
Mr. Manypenny an honest The policy of that
bureau had BEEN and would be- in all instances with
hold from the Indians assuming hostile attitude
to the government.
Mr. cox said the policy of Mr. Manypenny had been
similar. The gentleman from Missouri should have been
of his facts before making the charge. The had
not been sent to the Indians until after Mr. Manypenny
had gone out OF Office
THE TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN BUREAU.
Mr.. PHELPS, of Missouri stated that the Committee
of Ways and Means recommended concurrence in
the amendment thinking it mpoitic to adopt it in
appropriation bill just at the close of Congress when
there not single advocate of it who could show that
it would save a dollar to the treasury.
Mr. GARNETT, of Virginia, urged the adoption Of the
amendment The Secretary of War was called upon to
supply the necessary police for the control of these
dans and from the early information placed in his pos
session by this could frequently anticipate their
outrages and prevent The transfer of the Indian
Bureau from the War Department to the Interior Depart
mcnt instead Of being reform, instead of being one of
those directed by Providence, destroyed the
unity Of organization, and made the government more
and more circumlocution Office.
Mr. NICHOLS, of Ohio opposed the transfer knowing
why, when they treated these Indian tribes
separate and independent nations and negotiated treaties
with them, they should put them under the tender
mercies of the War Department 1t was not reform at
all, and he could find reason for the change
The debate further continued between Messls
Grow of Pennsylvania, Curtis Of Iowa. and BnYAN of
Texas, in favor OF the amendment and Messrs GREEN
woop Arkansas UAsKIS OF New York IovEoY of fill
nois and WoonsoN of Missouri in opposition thereto
when the question being TAKEN the amendment was re-
jefted.
AMENDMENTS
The thirteenth and fourteenth amendments authorizing
the survey OF tract OF land the CHA and the setting
of it apart for reservation for the Pima and Macopa
dians and the fifteenth providing for suitable presents
be given to them, severally rejected
The remaining amendments four in nulnber--were
then seyeray rejected when the committee rose and re-
ported its action to the House
Mr. PHELPS Of Missouri, demanded the previous qucs-
ton which was seconded