Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-09
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TUESDAY. March 2. 1880
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

various States, not havirg been complete ed yete ray
they were again in order Tor thi. day.
The motion OF W. B Shepard, to refer a menora
which had formerly been referred to the COMMITTEE,
on Commerce, 10 Select Committee, further con
sdeted, and Mcssrs Tucker, Po ter, w. Ii Shepstd
Mailsry, CAmhrrleng, Speigh, and Reed, spoke uror
the subject; and the memorial finally referred te
select Committee Of five.
i Various memorials on tho subject Of Indian Az
i"r were submitted by the Speaker and ordered to be
printed
l memorial OF the Blacksmith Of Phi,de phia, or
me subject OF III" tariff received, and after some
debate in which Messrs. verplanck, MaIary, Cambre
leng, Ramsay. and Hoffman, (thv latter Of whom Gale,
Tor the reading Of the menorial il propo. ell by
Mr.. Hoffman. TO send il to the Committee on Manufc
lures. Mr. Marin oppos d this reference H. was
IN Two oil rel rring il TO the Committee Of the Whole
on the State of the Union Mr. Drayton also, oppose
inc refer'nc. to the Committee on Manufactures, on
'hs ground hat that Committee had already reported
| awe sey on the subject OF the memorial. He went
into detailed view OF the practice Of the Hou.e on
s"ch occasions, and the principles which it in
such practice tie was in favor Of sending il, il not
Conmifee who were known to be friendly 10 the oh
Iect OF the memorial, at least not Committee known
/ 10 he opposed 10 IT,
MIR II, fman replied, aud reiterated hi. reason. for
wishing that the Committee should take charge Of the
surJec' One OF ih.s' wa', that the Committee OF the
whole could no, sufficiently Investigate il.
Mr. McDrfie hoped II would not he referred To the
COMMITTEES OF Ways aud Means; for IL would only he
suhJccng that Committee TO another ing entity, similar
to that which il suffered the reporting of a bill
which II had laid before the House. II il were sent 10
the Committee Manufactures i, would Of course be
sent to its He, therefore, i'm favor Of refer
ring it TO Committee Of the Whole the State of the
| Union.
MIR. p. p. Barbour, Mr.. Ramsay, ard Mr. Burges.
followed. The two latter advocating AMI the former
opposing its reference TO the Committee on Manufac
lures.
MIR. Ma'lary expressed his Indifference as 10 what
committee the House chose to send this memorial
He only spoke Of the usage of the House such occa
sions.
Mr.. Yerplanck said, from some correspondenee
which he had with the petitioners. he possibly KIN w
mere oil their wishes, than their imm rdiar repro.en
tatives. IL withdrew his fjrmer p.opo-iiion and A
greed TO That OF referring il TO the Committee of the
Whole on the State OF the Union
On division The memorial was So r.fc-Tz,,.
The Speaker lad 5rf1re the House a memorial and
resolution OF the Legislature Of Massachusetts, on
the subject olthe claims Of :s: Sat- against the u
nted States. 1t was referred to tho Committee on
Claims.
The HOUSE then resumed TIE consideration of the fol.
lowing resolution submitted by Mr. Vinton:
ordered, That law Of the State OF Georgia and the
laws OF the States OF Alabama, and Mississippi To ex-
tend the jurisdiction of those Safes the Indian
rines within their respective terrio ia limits he print
ed, and appended TO the report Of the Committee on
In dan Ahars, directed on The 24h day Of February,
be printed.
The question upon the sutjoned sm9 ndment.
off r d by Mr.. Foster, OF Georgia:
That the Clerk of The House be ordered TO have
printed, the Laws Of the several States extending and
creating jurisdiction 10 several Indian tribes
With their respective limits
M. Del oil tennessee observed, that he not
posed to the printing Of papers, which could throw
s"hi'ionai light upon important, and Interesting
subject II the House were dspo.ed 10 print any pa.
per', which they might deem requisite for full and
rnihpirte understanding OF the matter, he should
t"n'y he among the last TO nterpo.e any obstacle in the
way oi doing so But, it appeared TO him, that the
printing OF the memorial in question, would not ony-be
OF no UNITY, but that IL would have tendency 10 mis-.
lead the public mind The Committee had taken full
view OF the snbee and had not though requisite
publish those laws Of the States Of Georgia. Alabama
sIsstn hnar; "a
ed by the House Indispensable TO print them, then il
would be equally necessary, In kis o?inicn, TO prin,
krwise the vatous treaties with all the tribes OF the
'uthern Indians the Creek, Choctaws, Chckassws
and Cherokee Tn Committee in III ;r report, had
not conceived proper tc do print the laws b,t
al referred TO them in ILLUSTRATION OF the views with
which they regarded The question, and which the had
presented to the conside aicn Of the House. The
laws prof oed 10 he printed, il fit the House should
| he informed, would form large volume. and he very
expensive without aforJing corresponding rcturn, in
point oil advancing The public Interest, enabling the
House TO form more correct conclusions upon the
merits OF the subject. They might well suggest the
pr'"tne oil III law. Of other Sars in reference 10 the
condition aud treatment Of the Indians within n cir
Iinii' For instance, Massachusetts, New York. and
the whole Of t'a Ea.ern and Middle States, together
with Virginia, North Carolina, ard the other Southern
STATES lie wa adverse to the propotiiion as invoiv-
ing what he considered unnecessary expense; but
The same time he wished il 10 he undertook that no.
thing could he further from his wish than object the
printing OF whatever nigh conduce TO better know.
ledge 81 the mater in debate.
Mr. Ttst moved To amend the resolution, by in.er:-
ing IN word original. making ii in subs read
that the orign, laws Of the aes SUI ,ciinp tie In
dams 10 their jurisdiction, should bc appended to tn,
r. port Of the COMMITTEE"
Mr. Foster declined accepting the moii6ca'ion pro-
posed by the gentleman from Indiana (NIr TpsO and
| proceeded to remark that az he had submitted the 4.
menhnent now under confederation, he would present
To the House his views in doing II would he reco
ected that the reasons assigned by the honora able gem
teman from O'o, (Mr. Ynton) for the Introduction
OF the original reoln'ion, that the people al large
might be correctly informed the d'incf provisions
| OF the iaw' Georgia, Alabama and Mis,ispp by
which their jurisdiction had been extended over the
Indians within their respective limits and that il might
be aceriain-d whether the impressions abroad The
| ta'ure ol those laws were correct. Mr.
r. had siaei. in The debate which took place on this
| su'J-ot lew day' ago, that This novel aud
heMd-oi proceeding Congress has nothing TO do wi h
the publication Of Stat laws.-We do not sit here to
furnish information 10 he public Of the proc dngs Of
the S'tr' nor to justify ifnpre ssions the
public mind We have had no agency in creating
those imrressors, and we are, therecrs, under oh
'igaiicns 10 confirm correct them. But il the s.
referred TO- are TO he arraigned the bar Of public
pnion il tn laws are 10 undergo public scrutiny he
IN i'ted that other States which had passed laws NJ
precisely The same charactef-nay. which had led tn
way in Ibis systcm Of legislation should pass the
same ordeal The people generally krow little oi
the laws Of Mae a"husstts, Connecticut and New
York in this regard they do Of those OF G .orga,
Alabama and Missi''ippi. Why then be 20 pardculsf
in furnishing this Information 10 the LATER anil not
the lormeH IL we arc so anxious 10 crafty public
riosiy, let the information communicated he general
and ample. DO not single out two States lui
public aDimalvefsion; hot place all that in ihf
situation. in The attitude beor the public
eye, and thus furnish the means Of examining and
iufI0ir ofl Inc noIir mod t.,. arh