Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-05
lF'O'n the National i,teHisencer.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,
FRIDAY, MARCH 90, 1922.
in SENATE.
The following letter was laid before the
Senate by the President

The following letter was laid before. the
Senate by the President.
OFFICE OF INDIAN TRADE,
| Georgetown, March 90, 1899.
10 TIE Honorable The President OF the Senate OF The
| United Siates:
SIR: have the honor respectfully 10 represent
mat n-'nuations having been made in the course OF
debate on the bill now before the Senate, on Indian
Ahalrs, duplicating the integrity with which have
lnIhIed the duties of Superintendent of Indian
Trade and feeling the value of my reputation TO he
enhanced by the circumstance of its constituting my
only inheritance and conscious of having executed
The duties my Office with the utmost zeal and deIi-
", aud Claiming the right OF an American citizen-I
40 therefore respectfully solicit that committee he
| appointed, with Instructions TO make such examina-
IONS INTO the manner in whch have DISCHARGED The
duties OF the trus, with which have been lonored
us II may be,consdered proper To oider.
have the honor lobe, sir, with great respect your
most obedient servant,
THOMAS l.. M'KENNEY,
Superintendent of Indian Trade.
The letter was read.
The Senate resumed, in committee of the
whole, Mr.. DICKERsoN in the chair, the bill
to discontinue the Indian trade system, and to
provide for opening the trade to individuals
under certain regulations.
Mr.. BENTON Withdrew the motion which
he made yesterday to lrecommit the hill with
certain instructions and, in lieu thereof,
moved to strike out all those sections which
proposed to establish Il system of private trade,
ny license under the management Of a princ-
pal superintendent to reside at the seat of
government, an assistant superintendent to
reside at ST. Louis, in Missouri. The effect of
this motion was to limit the present bill tu n
simple abolition and settlement of the con
Germs of The present. factory system.
The question was taken on this motion
without debate or objection and carried and
The bill, as amended, was ordered To be en-
crossed and read third time.
The Senate then, according TO the order of
the day, took up in committee Oft whole.
( Mr.. OTIs in the chair, the amendments re-
Rorted by the Committee on Public Lands in
pursuance of Instructions Of the Senate, To- the
bill confirming the title of the Marquis de
Alais0n Rouge The amendments embraced
substitute for the original bill, containing
several sections, and authorizing the claimants,
at any time within two years, to institute
suit against the United States in the nature of
a petition of right, in the courts Of the United
States, to try the validity Of said title.
MIR. EATON moved, inipurslIance of direc-
tiOns from the Committee Of Public Lands, to
add section extending the like privilege Of "a
judicial hearing of their case, to the claim of
Gabriel aud William Winter, heretofore often
before Congress, ~ no claim, under Spanish
grant, tract of land Of 1000 acres square in
Arkansas-the point in dispute being whether
the said grant conveyed 1000 acres square, or
1900 square acres.
On this amendment debate of three
hours duration, and Of wide scope, took
place-embraciog the expedency aud the
coHstitCtiauality Of referring questions Of this
kind from Congress to the Judiciary. and, in
cidentaily, the merits Of the two great claims
proposed 10 be submitted to Judicial Investi-
gItiUn and decision. Those gentlemen who
joined in the debate, were Messrs. Eaton,
Dictersoa, Paa Duke, Waifor JotnsJn oi