Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-28

moved that the call be discon,inuei; but the Hou.. re-.
,ufeu 70 eonsent-and the call proceeded, and 1913 mem.
oers answered TO their names.
Mr.. Carson model TO suspend further proeesdipys-
ayes 30, noes IS.
On trying the sense Of the House on .ecopliny the
motion Tor the previous question, only rs rose. and the
House. "'
The question ,her r. cured oo the amendment.
Mr.. Bell opposed the a%mendmen's, and argued briefly
that the bill itself proposed an appropriation. only 10
carry into efIec, existing contracts and treaties with IN.
Indian Tribe, according to their construction by thu
Governnent, aud introduced 10 new p,iicy. Al y ar con.
tended by the opposition TO IT,. There fore. the amend.
iDtnt was unnec essary.
Mr.. Siorr- reptile |. and contended that no treaty in
sxrtenec, con'ainei the provision which his amsnlmen,
proposed, and that it was, therefore, necessary aud ex
pc iient.
Mr.. Wayne desied that the amendment assumed.
n,mely, that the Cherokee. were a nation, indie
oil the Safe Of Georgia. He expressed a determine
'on t. take an opportunity of going TO the foundation o.,
tins question OF Indian righr sud that whatever credit
yentemsn might obtain for a isneilul elooueac.. lhey
should not have the benef' Of the argument.
Mr.. Wide called Tor the realins Of The 8 II article of
me treaty with the Cherokee Indians, West If he Mis-
sis'iPpi, OF May 2S. 1928, as a reply to the resolution Of
Mr.. : orrs.
NJ. y,n,on argued, that a. that ir.aty wa. mad. by
tns Cnerokees Wesi OF tho Mississippi, it had no bind
lns elect on tAe Cherokses r'mi inning on The East of
y n ississippi. He commented on that treaty az a d.
recf and gross violation Of all ju.tice, and expressed tho
indignation he had always f-lt, at such an attempt to vi
lo'a'e the rights Of third persons.
Mr. Burges commended, that the treaty of 1928, was
practically a fraud, a deep and lauing disgrace to the
last administration, and that this hill contained. by i'm.
phcaion,a confirmation OF that fraud, now attemptel
o be pdmei upon .,his nations; to sustain which opin-
ION, he adsertsd to the ii.ory of the treaty and ,h-
cTc,m.ances growing ont of il.
MIR jennings made a lew remarks, which were jndis-
ttnct 20 the reporter.
Mr.. L-wi. opposed The amendment, aud argued, TO
.hew' that the treaty which had been denounced, wa.
lu't AMI proper. and cited the trei'y with the Indians
East OF thr Mit-issippi, TO shew that tn. bill before the
Hon'e, MAS in conformity IN the .-,,l.i policy of the
Government. He read The Journal 10 show. that many
gentlemen who opposed this bill, supportsJ preciselv
The same provisions in 1925. ~ hcn recommend bv a
'Hferen' President; inferred from that, that thu oppo,
'ton 10 II was a party opposition TO the Administration.
a'd 20 tie South that as this hill was known to be the
!eaiins measure OF the present President, il was an oh.
lee OF grea,. solicituae with he opposition to defeat,
anu, therefore, called on tho.e who avowed themselves
he snrp 'riers OF the Administration, tn sustain tli.
measure; that ii they did not, they would be fsi,hless.
ard traitors TO their patty. Mr. L.. then proceeded
Htsoine irrgth to vindicate the policy of the bill, and in
clmled,
MIR. Storrs rcse and sail, that as a g gentleman from
psnnsyivania, (Mr. Hemphil) was about 10 offer an
amendment TO the bin, OF a more extensive effect. and
which wonld super-rde the amendment now before ,h4
tiou,e, he would withdraw IL. until the oues,ion could
De t'ken, or that which he (M,. H) was about TO pro
MIR. Everett OF Massachusrts, replied bri, Nv 10 Mr.
Lewiss reference 20 himself. in which, among otI.er
remarks he ob,erv"d, that. Il The provision, Of the pre-
sent bill, were precisely The same as those which he
had supported in 1926, it was singular that the gentle.
men Thn now advocate this, shsuld have voted ayains,
thai, as was he Gaze with the members from Ceorg.a
lts"i; aRd he v~indcated himself from the impu,a' ion of
heing influenced in hi, course, on this suhjec., by party
Considerations. T
MI. Thompson Of Georgia, folowe ii in a short speech
In support OF the bill, and in reply to is opponents.
MIR, V'n,on then took the a or. and addressed the
House two hours against the bill. When he concluded,
seven or eight members rose; bnt
Mr.. De 'ha having obtained the a,or. moved N. nre-
vious question.
Mr.. Thompson Of Georgia, moved a call Of the House
Mr. Lamar OF Georgia, demanded the yeas ani n,vs
on this mo'ion. which being 'akcn, The call was ord sred
by y vote Of 1873 20 30.
The roll was then called, when it appeared there
were seven members absent, two of whom soon after
entered the Hall, and after some TIM, .aI
Mr.. Brown moved a SUSPENSION Of further prnc sed-
ing. Which motion was decided by yeas aad nays in
The motion for the previous question recurring, the
House divided, and t.llers bsing appointed by the Chair,
they reported 93 for putting the previous question, and
SO against il.
Mr.. Wayne, of &c rgia, then rose and addressed
ue Hon'e an hour ard a half in discussing the r,l,.
tive rights Of the Indians of G.o-gia, and Of The Gen
era' government and In earn.sIy advocating The bill
and resisting the arguments OF those WHO Opposed it.
Mr.. spencer OF New-YOtk next took the floor and
occupied an hour and a half in a review of the to-
MICS introduced into The debate, and in stating his oh.
lfctlons 10 the bill. He concluded at eight oil )ck.
WHEN the call for the question was loud and general;
ana no other gentleman ri'ing to address the House,
The question was put on The rn-ndnen, reported by
the Committee OF The whole TO the bill, viz: that, in exc
ru'in' the provisions of the bill, The faith of treaties with
the Indians shall not be violated-and concurred in
ayes Al, noes 81
MIR. NJ Dufis then rose anil said. he was satisfied
IL was th- solemn du'y of the House, to co ne to a deci-
sion on this subject. He was not going into the ar
gument, but he wished to say this was a practical
qneSiiin. Whatever we may think here, said he, the
state oi Georgia has assumed an attitude from which
she viii not shrink; and ii we refuse 10 exercise the
power which we may consituiiona!ly assume on tbi.
question, the guilt of blosd may rest upon us. de-
man1 the previous question.
Tellers were appointed to count the members who re-
ported " Tor the previous question:, and 9S agains, IL,
so il was not seconded.
Nlr' Hemphil then rose to propose \ substitute for
une hill, which was (as nearly pa its substance could be
gathered from the reading of il by the Clerk to provide
To- the aPpo ihthent OF three Commissioner bv the Pr
sident and Senate, not 10 be residents If any Of the
States Immediately interested, who should go thronei,
the Indian tribes, east Of the Mississippi, ard ascertain
their disposition 10 emigra,e-thrn to explore the coun-
try west OF the Mississippi, aud a~scertiin The qualify
and extent 0f the country which could be offered 10 The
Indians, in exchange for ,heir lands ca al of the river.
and on what terms they would make he exchange,
dispofe OF their improvements, SC. and remove. and re-
port the whole to the President, to be laii before Con.
sress Al ITS next session; and approPriates $4,000 10 car
fy the provi'iors into effect.
MIR. III. said il, was no. his intention 10 90 into a discus.
sion OF the bill But this had been csll.d , psrty onrs.
ton, and the advocates OF the bill had appealed 10 ,he
friends Of The administration to support The Pre-ii,nti il
this measure. H. denied hat party f--iinQ, H. ncncsd
him The President had not a better friend fhan him
self in The whole nation; hut, on a que .tion involving
country, he could not yield ny his own inIgment to HE
regard for the President. Mr.. RI. fhen hri. 6y ex.
nlaiaed the object OF his amendment, which wa. to oh.
tain full i~ni0rm alton, and er able Congress TO act UNDER
stan1ingiy on The important question The original
bill proposed to place half a million OF iolIars in thu
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