Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-19
CONGRESS-.
IN SENATE, january -, 1850.

tSInuva of the Spnthc-n Indians over ihr MisSiesi--
pi, as violating the treaties Of The United St-tc.
with them that many nfthe mcmdtiaiiss were iriNnd-
~ to tho present admin sratiuu, hut respcc fully
dissent from It on The subject ne our Indian rrla'ons
and praying Congress To repeal he Law for the
val of tho Sou bern Indians. The memorial vac ~"
'rrred TO the Committee on Indian Aians, aud order
ed 70 be prin' cd.
Mr.. Benton gave notice, that on the next dav Of
the rco;iny OF the Senate, ha shnu.i ask leave to
intr duce bill 20 reduce The luticS Indian hl,n-
kets, aud ether articlre aot manufacture in the u.
Sistes
The bill ia asc"rair AMI mari; tn boundary line
between Alabama and rlorid., sni for other purpo-
ses, recommiited to The Judiciary COMMITTEE; TO
whom also We're committed rho rrsnln'iors of tho
Legislator" of Gc"rni,. rcla:iva 10 the boundary line
trtweea Georrin rnA Florida.
Tho Vice Pyns,,rn: coninrr cate 4 rcpcrt from
ihr Secretary cf State. transmitting statement OF
ih4 names and salaries % tlc clerks in his depart
mont.
Tie hill for tho rav,aout OF French sroii,'ior.
committed n-i"r in 1890, was mo'roG Of alr.
Smith, OF sd made special order OF the day for
Monday week
The resolutions submitted nv Mr. Honiric's, Mr..
Foot and Mr.. Sm'h %! Nd yesterday, we're consid
ernd and agreed to-
The resolution Yesterday submitted hv NJ. Br4
ton. calling unnr the Secretary Of the Treasury for
u statement o'ihG annual amount ofihc lamentations
and cxpor' ions nj dr'rs '1icn"s. "nl aye srs
WAS taken up. and HE lat,- clause al The resolution
amended motion o. i!r N7udon, tn call uc
the Sccrcta, 10 state whether any of the articles
iurc If the United $ atc,. The resolution was then
adopted.
Mr. Noble submitted thc ro,nwing resolution:
Resolved, That The Commissioner If the Gencrai
Land Office b" directed cuuluncar tho Senate
copies Of all the pr"crri,ngs file IN ms Office, re-.
ativc the location Of lands in tho S'ac If Indiana
bv the Commissioners ID the part of the
State Of Indians. and the Commissioner Agent "a
pointed Ivy the authority OF the United States. under
the act entitled "An act to authorize the State rf
Indiana TO locate and max" n road 'h"r"in named"
Also comics "f AL letters addressed % i; mo
to the subject % mention f tho land in quest ION
together with The decision % Tho laro ac'inr Com
missioner of the General Land Office The subj c,
Mr.. Noble said he was aware that by the rules nf
the Senate, 1t required their uqanmnua consent 70
consider the resolution 81 this time He hoped that
such consent would be given. His object was IN 70
ceive comics of all tho evidence il the ncc of the
Commissioner of the General Land Office. public and
private, which had bearinr uoon the subject
bracPd in the resolution which he had tf;red. |;
a duty which he owed to the people of Indiana
to make the call for the evidence, upon suhicct
which interested them. He satisfied that ,hc
people Of that State would mover Weld to tho lcci-
sion given to the net of Congress named in the
luton by the late acting Commissioner ofthe General
Land Office He expected that The Legislatures Of
the Sia.e nf Indiana now in session, wonld. bv me
nnrinl To Congress shorty represent tho riulis ~
tho S ate, nv lCt and law some her tribunal
10 meet their We've promptly. when they arrive he
desired all TIE evidcnce officially, enable the Sc
nae act.
The resolution then. nv unanimous consent,
rcnd second time. and alc-tHJ.
Mr. King submitted tho following resrIntor:
Resolved That tho Committee on Public I.nnds
be instructed 70 nqu RI INTO the eXpad'eucv o. rcc-
ting by law. that the lands reserved from sale At Fort
Jackson, in the State of Alsbaua be offered at pub
licssale as soon prac'icabla.
Fhe bills authorizing the sale of tract Of land
therein named: for the relief of Martin Miller fo,
tie relief Of Samuel Coburr; for The relief Of ,VooI
s1n Wrnr for The relief IF certain holders NJ c-r,i-
fcatns s,ied N ipl of lands injured nv ear.l9,s,.s
in tn ron - z
United STATES; he bill for co-az certain accounts
and making a7rropri7:ion E,r nayiRg tho a.resra
ges OF the Indian Department, were severaliy read
third time and passed.
The bill for the r..ef Of Peters and Pond I,to :
merchants Of Boston, taken mp and produced q .
debHt". in which Mr.. Havne. Mr.. King. MIR. John
son. Mr.. Webster. Mr. Sisbep, Mr. Woodbury. Mr.
Pcni"n Mr. Smith o. MARYLAND. Mr. Forsyth and
NJ. Livingston participated.
The bill was ngr""d to- in COMMITTEE of the whole,
BY n considerable naoriv.
The Senate thon adjourned till Monday
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
NJ Lacks ofTennessee, who had been prevented
sooner. hy n1isposion. from attending the sessions
OF tho House, took his seht Yesterday
Mr. Drayton, from the Committee of Military AZ /
fairs reported bill 'mlkng appropriations for GER
tain expenditures on account Of the Engineer Ord
nance. ond Qnar'ermaster's Departments" which
was twice road and committed.
Mr.. Ihrie from the Committee for the Disfrc, Of
Conm5in reported bill "supnlc mentary In the act
entitled an act for quoting possessions enrolling con-
veyancn' ond securing the estates of purchasers,"-
which was twice read and committed
On motion Of NJ. Davis Of s. G.
The Committee on the judiciary was discharged
from he further consideration If the resnuion re-
fcrrrd 10 them on the nth Of December Inst 70 IN
qnire IN o tho eSpedency nf extending the conGirma
tons ofthe inhabitants OF Prairie du Chen in the ter
riiorv NJ Michigan. in such mnnner as 10 cnbrnce q
portion ofWoodlnhd, and il was laid on the table
Nj Dayton, from tho same committee which was
Hsructed, IN tho 18th If December last IN ipnmire
into 'I" rxprdiency Of establishing military post n,
garrison at Tho mouth nf Little River i, Tho south
west corner NJ tho Territory Of Arkansas made nm
adverse report thereon; which was laid on tho table
NV. Nerplanck, from the Committee If Nyav.ond !
Means reported bill making appropriations for tho
Indnn Department Tor Tire year lGjl;" which was
twice read and committed.
Mr.. Doddridre, from the Committee E.r tho Die.
rict of Columbia, rcDortcd 'le bill from the Senate
"tO INCORPORATE 81. ViHconrs Orphan sylum in the
Disr c. If Columbia" without amrndmnrt and il was
made III" order NJ tho dlv G1r Tomorrow
MIR HempbN. from Inc Committee Of Eos and
Canuls. reported nil "to erect bridge over tho o.