The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-01-20

Gent reason for rejecting it. He thought the
memorial came with bad grace from the land
OF the Pequods, the Mohawks, and the Nara
gansetts, and concluded by expressing his con-
tidence in the committee on Indian Affairs, and
his acquiescence in the reference.
| Mr.. Storrs said, as the subject was brought
before Congress by the Message of the Presi-
dent, there was nothing to object to in the mat
I ter of the petition. The memorialists CON-
planned of nothing they represented their
views upon a subject which they supposed
would come before Congress. 1t was not to be
! rejected because it contained language disre-
spectful to State in the Union.
Mr.. Foster of Geo., thought that it was I'M
necessary to send the subject to the committee
on Indian Affairs. He adverted to the various
! pens which had fourished against the rights of
Georgia. She determined on her policy. He
asked if this House sat here to resist the laws
of Georgia. He warned the House on the re-
sponsibity they would incur by that course.
Mr.. Cambrsleng deprecated the continu-
ance of this discussion in the temper in which
1t had been carried on, as it was very evident
that we are approaching an Indian war.
| Mr.. Archer expressed his anxiety that the
discussion should be terminated.
The question being that this memorial be
referred to the committee on Indian Affairs,
was then put and carried in the affirmative
Affairs, reported bill for adjusting and settling
the claims Of S. Carolina against the U. States
Mr.. Duncan, from the committee on Public
Lands, reported bill to graduate the price of
public lands, which was read twice.
Mr. Bates of Mass, from the committee on
[ Military Pensions reported a resolution, That
the Secretary of War be directed to report to
this House the probable number of surviving
revolutionary officers and soldiers mot provided
Ia ho
to maintain themselves in comfort, and what
additional appropriation will be necessary to
meet the views of the President in this respect
as disclosed in his Message at the opening of
the present Congress: and further, 10 report
the probable number of those who were, during
the last war, disabled from supporting them.
selves by manual labor, and who are not pro-
Vided for by the existing law
/ SENATE. A resolution offered YES.
terday by Mr.. Woodbury., on the expedien-
cy of providing by law that no higher rate
+ of postage be imposed on proof sheets, than
on newspapers. was agreed to.
Mr.. Barton rose and said, that, consider
; ing all discussions of the relative conslitu-
tional powers of the President and Senate,
upon matters of displacing, as well as of ap-
pointing, federal officers in their nature
Senate made such subjects secret-he gave
, notice that at the next executive session of
the Senate, he would~move to transfer the
} discussion of that question from the execu-
tive to the legislative journal of the Senate,
with view ofgiving it that publicity which
the importance of the subject merits
This notice created some confusion in a
portion of the Senate, and it was finally de-
n Ia Of l.
the legislative session of the Senate and
referring to executive business.
HOUSE. The discussion on the subject of
the resolution offered by Mr.. Hunt, in reference
to the public lands, was resumed, when Mr..
Burgess continued his remarks, but had not
concluded when the debate was suspended
The House then proceeded to consider the re.
port of the committee on Elections, in the case
of Thomas D. Arnold and Pryor Lea, when Mr.
Arnold spoke at some length in reply to Mr.
Lea. The committee then rose and reported
progress, and the House refused leave to sit
| again The ayes and noes were then demanded
and granted, on the question of concurrence,
when M. J. W. Taylor, after few predatory
remarks, moved to amend the resolution re-
ported by the committee on Elections, by strik-
ing out all after the word resolved" and in
serting words declaring the election to have
been illegally conducted, and the seat of the
a ton was taken on this amendment, or anv oh.
servation was made, the House adjourned
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 10.
SENATE. The Senate resumed the cop.
sideration of the resolution submitted bv Mr.
Foot. proposing an inquiry into the expediencv
of abolishing the Office of Surveyor General
and of suspendng the surveys Of the pubIic
lands until those already in the market at the
minimum price, shall have been disnosed of
( daho uyhi -
opposed by Mr.. Kane, and supported by Messrs
Foot, Mckinley, Holmes, and Barton, the Sen.
ate adjourned without coming to anv decision
on the question. Mr. Naudan the newly elect.
ed Senator from the State of Delaware. snnear.
ed and took his seat.
i HOUSE. Mr.. Spencer of N. Y. from tho
committee on Agriculture, reported resolntions
requesting the President to cause to be procured
through the commanders OF the public armed
vessels, and our Ministers and Consus abroad
such varieties of the sugar cane. and otber
cultivated vegetables, grains, seeds, and shrubs
; as may be best adapted to the soil and climate
Of the United States.
Mr.. Thomson of Georgia, moved the follow.
ing resolution :-ReSolUed, That the Secretary
! of War be directed to lay before this House q
statement of the number, with the moral and
political condition Of any Indians located within
the iursdictional limits of the States of Ma;na
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York. Rhode
Island, and Pennsylvania, respectively such
statement to be accompanied by as critical a
showing as can be furnished by the department.
of the forms of government to which thew have
been heretofore and are now subjected. with
the names of the respective tribes, which tribe
or tribes (f any, have been or are now hermit.
ted to exercise the right of selEgoyernment
Independent of the State or States in which
they are located-and (if any which tribe or
tribes, is now, have been, subjected
in any degree, by the government of the State
or States in which they are located, to the mn.
nicipal jurisdiction Of such State or states.
and the extent to which they may have been
or are so subjected
The debate on the motion for the distribution
of the public lands was then resumed and Mr..
Burgess concluded his remarks on that suh;ect