Mr. DOOLITTLE. I will state to the senate in a word the object of this resolution. chairman of the ComIndAffrs,I have received a communication from the SecyInterior urgently recommending the immediate action of Congress on this subject. Accompanying his letter of recommendation is also a letter of recommendation of the ComrIndnAffr, and with that is also a letter from the superintendent of the southern superintendency. From these letters I will read 2or 3 extracts to the Senate. Mr. Sell, the superintendent, writesns follows: WASHINGTON, D. o. November 8. 1865. Bill: I desire to Mount for your consideration the destitution of the Indians in the southern superm tendency and the imperative necessity for including immediate meansfor supplying the loyal. aswell as thosewho have beendisloyal, with the necessaria of life sufficient to prevent starvation and sullenn. Your dept is fully advised as to the destitution of o Indians referred to, both as to clothing and subsistence, and unless means are provided to ID86IQSHHI necessitiesgrout sutfering must bethe resulthe utter helplessnessof said Indians is consequentu 10!!a staticof war during which they have been rebedof all available means to help themselves. They are now returniutvtoa desolate country with assurancesthat the Government. will aid them unltil they can provide the means for helping themselves. There are of loyal refugeeIndians that have been and um pins fed. 19. which require for subsist. enoo during the approaching winter, the 4th quarter 1865, and 1st quarter 1866. not far from 15 centsperhead. being less than 1/2 rations. amounting $5A2non. 6i1 For clothing for 20. 570 loyal refu o In diam. at. 814each. which includes, 500In inns who have the IlltllllHUI subsistence, but unable to Obtain clothing. 87, ” Total. “. $808591 For the dialoyol portion6.000Cherokees. 4,000 1865. 67 Creeks, 700Semine les. MIX) reserve Indians, in all 11i:l7ll. 0a, t ten centsperheadfor rations amount to. $212, 940 Clothing at e14each. 163, 800 Total., Hon. D. N. Coorrr, Grantuiouerof Indian Main. The whole estimates are $1, 185,000. Mr. President, we have here the urgent recommendation of the ComrIndnAffr for the appropriation of the sum of $1,000,000 for this purpose; we have the urgent recommendation of the SecyInterior, not precisely specifying any particular amount, but urging the necessity of our immediate action on the subject. The committee in taking up the subject, without lixin upon the precise amount that would or lnightie necessary, took into consideration the fact that we are now in J the beginning of a long session, and at the be? ginning of winter, and determined to recommend the appropriation or the use of $500,000 only at the present time, hoping that by the proper administration of that sum, these Indians may be saved from starvation, and if it should become necessary, before the close of this long session we can make another appropriation. I ought to say a word in relation to the fund out of which it is proposed to appropriate this sum. There is $1, 200,000 appropriated, and now under the control of the nterior Dept, for the purpose specified in the resolution, the suppression of the slave trade, and the SecyInterior was of opinion, and after hearing him the committee were of opinion, that it would be better for us to appropriate $500,000 of that sum for the support of these destitute Indians, as it might prove less embarrassing to the Treasury than a direct appropriation o an additional sum of $600,000. Mr. President, I have stated in short, the case. I haye no doubt that it is meritorious and ought to receive the immediate action of Congress. The JtResolution was reported to the senate as amended, and the amendments were concurred in. The JtResolution was orderengross for a 3rd reading, was read the 3rd time, and passed. MEMORIAL OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.