The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-06-02
JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE
TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.
SATURDAY,, Mav g


SENATE. Mr. Ruggles, from the commit.
tee on Roads and Canals, reported bill to au.
thorlze subscription OF stock in the Farming.
ton Canal Company, and in the Hampshire and
Hampden Canal Company which was read
and passed to a second reading
The bill to exempt merchandise imported un-
der certain circumstances, from the operation
Of the Tariff, was rejected.
HOUSE. Mr.. Verplanck, from the Commit.
tee Of Ways and Means, reported bill making
additional appropriations for the DIPLOMATIC
service in the year 1880.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the Indian Bill, the question being on motion
for the previous question, which was not carri-
ed. The question REQUIRED on Mr. Hemphills
amendment, (Which would have defeated the
immediate operation of the billy. The debate
was continued some time, when Mr. Desha
moved the previous question, which was again
refused, ayes SO, noes SO. After three hours
further debate, the amendment reported bv the
committee of the whole to the bill, viz: that. IN
executing the provisions of the BILL the faith of
treatios with the Indians shall not be violated
was concurred in, ayes al, noes 81
Mr. M'Duffie then rose and said, whatever
we may think here, the State of Georgia has
assumed an attitude from which she will not
shrink and if we refuse to exercise the power
which we may constitutionaly assume on this
question, the guilt of blood may rest upon us.
demand the previous question.
The call was not sustained-ayes 81, noes 90.
Mr.. Hemphll then rose to propose substl.
tute for the bill, which was to provide for the
appointment of three Commissioners to ascer.
tain the quality and extent of the country
which could be offered to the Indians, in ex.
change for their lands, and on what terms thew
would make the exchange, and report the
bolo - h. - =
gress at their next session, and appropriate
$4,000 to carry the provisions into effect
Mr.. II. said, the original bill proposed to place
half a million of dollars in the hands of the ex-
ecutive, to effect a removal Of the Indians
This was too great responsibility for any ex.
ecutive. The House should take the matter
into its own hands
Mr.. Thompson of Georgia, again demanded
the previous question, (Which would Of course
put by the amendment). The vote thereupon
stood 98in favor of, and % against the previous
question the Speaker voted in the affirmative,
SO the molten for the previous question was
seconded
Mr. Miller Of Pa, then moved TO Law the bill
on tho table which was nepatiyed-aves %.
noes lob. Mr.. Bates then moved an adjourn.
ment; which was negatived-aves "a, noes Il2.
The main question was then put, "Shall the
bill be read third time 7" and was decided in
the affirmative, by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Aston, Ander-
son, Angel, Archer, John S. Barbour, P. p. Bar
bour, Barnwell, Baylor, Bell, James Blair, John
Blair, Bockee, Boon, Borst, Bouldin, Broadhead,
Brown, Cambreleng, Campbell, Carson, Chandler,
Claiborne, Clay, Coke, Coleman, Conner, Hector
Craig, Robert Craig, Crawford, Crocheron, Daniel,
Davenport Warren r. Davis, Desha, De Witt,
Drayton, Dwight Earll Fndlay, Ford, Foster, Fry,
Gather, Gilmore, Gordon, Hail. Hammons, Har.
yey, Haynes, Kinds, Hoffman, Howard, Hubbard,
Isaacks, Jennings, Richard NJ. johnson, Cave John.
son, Perkins, King, Lamar, Lea, Lecompte, LoyalI.
Lewis, Lumpkin, Lyon, Magee, Martin, Thomas
Maxwell, Mccoy, MMcDufie, McIntire, Mitchell,
Powers, Ramsey, Rencher, Roane, Scott, WIN. b.
Shepard. Shields, Speight, Richard Spencer,
Sprlgg, StSndifer, Sterigere, Wiley Thompson,
P. White, Wicklife, Wilde, Yancey--lO2.
:, Nays-Messrs. Armstrong. Arnold, Bailey, N.
Barber, Barrinnger, Barley, Bates, Bcekman, Bur
ges, Butman, Cahoon, Childs, Chiffon, Clark, Con-
dict, Cooper, Cowles, Crane, Crockett, Creighton,
Cr0topigsaisld, John Davis, Deberry, Denny, Dick.