Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-20
rRv~spAr. January Is.
IN SENATE.

message wa, received from the President Of the
United States by A. Donelson, Esq his private Sc
eretary OF State, with the report 10 him from the
Patent Ohice in relation to the concerns OF that Of
Nee. and recommending the whco subject to early and
favorable consideration.
Mr. burn pr-sen. ID tho petition oi the iuhabita
OF nAm"ton county, 10. praying e the suppre sson
OF Sundsy mall. was referred to the Committee on
the Poe Oaies end Post RoAd'.
Mr.. Smith Of Mary and, 'ubmted the following re-
soluioL:
Rssoived, That the cr.taty Of War r. directed 10
report 70 the Senate Ia 'h- st w--k Of the next
sion Of Congress. whether any land adjoining Fort
MeHsnry be nsee.ary Tor the safety OF the forti6c.
lions; and any, what number OF &C es aud at what
DRUGS, MEDICINES AND DYE STUFFS.
Mr. Benton Submitted the following resolution.
Resolved. That tn etsry OF The Treasury be Ill.
rected tn report to h nate. al the commence
OF tho next stated session oil Congres, the annual A.
mount. 10 q,.nuy aud value. OF imrortatious aud
portAtioos OF the following articles Of drugs
and dye-stuf, with no amounts Of gross revenue sc.
erung uP'n the importation Of each article aud Of nett
revenue received into the Treasury; aud with his
Pinion Of the time which he duties upon saiJ articles
may be abolished, without affecting the payment of
the naiona debt 10 wi; aoes, alum, annao. antimo-
~, squatofts arrow root, assa ts, balsam copaiva
Peruvian aud other bik borax, birthstone, sulphur
camphor cauthtide', cochnrs roam Of tartar essen.
COS OF lemon, la-eDder, and bergsmot, chamomiie
gums, iPecacuanha, ja'a?, hqrorice, vitfio nader
manna' magn-ci', opium quicksilver, Ihubarb, sarsa
pariiia. Seneca roo OF lea suiphats of oine
tararic acid ris with sny other ar cl
Of drugs, medicines, aud dye stuff, subject to duty
that may b. imported into he United States; aud that
the said Secretary be requested whether any OF
we sad a'neee are OF The growth Iroiuce Of the u
sates; end If 50, to what degree compared 10 the
wait, aud communion OF The Union
TRIAL OF JUDGE PECK
On motion OF Me. Fo,', the Ssna q again rs,,,vad u,
cell into high court Of imp schmen,.
The Vice Pre- ideut prese ted let err from one of
the ph)si ians Of Mr. Wie', expressive Of tho opinion
that no could not at present leave his soo ithout
some dagger OF relapse more i'm pprtant cri.i. i'm
the pending trial aud that by Monday he would be Gu.
urely restored I, health.
On motion OF Mr.. Snik OF MARYLAND the Cour,
adjourned to meet again Monday next, at twelve o.
clock.
THE SENECA INDIANS
The Senate resumed its legislative cbarac,., and
took up the bill TO provide Tor the payment aer a,
40 annuity Of six h u'and dollars to the Seneca tribe
81 Indians,
Mr.. Forsyth said h. did not rscoect the particular.
Of this bill; but no unier the .son that the
oovernmsni was under no obligation pay the money
opposed TO b. appropriated to these Indians He cali.
81 upon come gentleman OF the committee by wbom
me OIL had been reported to cay wbe her the obga
non 'i .ne government was no. to invest hundr
Thousand dollars for hs Seneca Indlan. aud whether
that Obligation had not been perfDrmed
MIR. Dudley replied, that by the treaty with thesa
I p .ne on"ed states w.re bound to invest in the
fresd mt, as trustee for hem in stock OF the Bank OF
the United State, the sum OF one hundred thous. n
dollars. The charter Of that Bank had expired Tn.
money was then invested in Elk per cent Uni 81
State. stock. That stock having beeu red. emsd thrss
per Ct stock was purchased by government Tor the ST.
ne'a" The Government, nevertheless, Thought il
nd
until year two ago. Since that time. the WI"
Partment conceived that there was no law 10 ;ns,i
TIE payment OF more than the three per cent upon n
amount oil the investn. en. The Indians refused n
receive IL. The object OF thi. bill was to give an an
thory to pay Tho six per ct. These Iodaus were ucb
Ia want OF tie money. Some Of the tribe were now
here waiting for it,
Mr.. Smith Of Nd, made an inquiry which was not
distinctly heard. NV
Mr. Forsyth believed the statement of the member
from New-Yotk TO be correc and { So il spnsarsa
that the obligation of the Government had b.an ne,
formed. Were we then bound to give these Indians
SIX PR cent. forever! Their hun ired tbousand io,
with the prof upon the sale of H. at sum amsun,in -
twelve ihousard more. were fecursd to ihrm II a
Government might be bound to invest the money in !
me most profitable stock for hem but not TO a, cure
them six per cent He considered II best to leave r.
matter as II stool, 20 make mo G profitable invest,
meat oil the money, II That could be dose Th,.s IT.
dams bad been deceived too much ipdulesn nee L.d
heretofore been shown to tho by the admipstr,,1rs
OF the War Department and this bad been d-cepton
leading them to suppose that they had claim to six
per cent per annum upon the original sum invested |
for them. 'A'e''eu
Mr. White said the bill provii d for two objects. The
object OF ,hs hrt section 10 put upon
footing the 10000 doll rs which had been nvstsd T.;
three per cents Tor theso Indians. No gen leman |
could doub. that was competent for the Government
P,oi rate tet sum permanently for their use and
dement, The object OF the second section was to appro
pirate an additional sufficient 10 make up The df
Terence between 900 collars AID the three cent
interest Tor 1890 MIR. Morris had purcha.sd lands |
from The Seneca tribe, aud had agreed to paw one nun
dred thousand dollars Tor them. That sum was IN ne
placed 10 Inc hancs OF the Preside their trustee
anu 70 ne used Tor the purchase IF stock in the old
Bank OF the United States which yielded six per cant
While the charter Of That bank continued there wa,
no dhcuty on the su' j CT. AHerit expired ,be mo- |
ney- was YES I'd in three per cent stock which did
LOT yield six per cent For 10 ,bem
inc government paid the deficiency annually Ont of The
contingent funds If the War Department until ibis
Administration came into power. They deemed The
practice imProper and the Pres dent had ther,f,r.
presented the SUBJECT to the alton OF
Inc simple question was, whether il would he rigb
aud better to make up the difference for one wear in
preference to misuodersan adding with these Indian
ne thought IL would be better 10 make il I'M for ls2O
ana 70 make r appropriation for the present
uohi the mater could be fixed on permanent fl a,
Ing, than that any di contt should be permted n,
ist on the part oil the Indians The in bra
per cent sto ha been made without the knowIsdoa
OF consent OF the Indians. They had no part 10 f. T6s
Government bad done ii OF its own accord mn donb, |
from The best oil motives, probably becaus. the he's,
Investment that could ba made that time Hs tbonsb,
the bill ought TO pass e
DIR. Smith OF Maryland, said that the Indian. had
always expected Elk cent II ths II2 600 dollar.
10 three pei cent were sold at this time they wouid
he believed, produce more than hundred thousand
he could see no Obi 'cton 10 The bill
Mr.. Forsyth said that his object had been rod
In bringing this suhe ct before the Senate n a.
mitted that the United States had received M n
from these lniians The lands had been obtainsJ hy
MIR. Morfis; and because the Government had h.ayy
maze uustees IN the case they must pay this six ne,
cent IN PeIpetuIiy The simple quest was whether
the United States shall now bind tbamseIves m nar
peual appropriation Of upwards Of 81 600 per aorr,
m'rely because they had assumed TO become the Tus
tees TOR these Indians Mr.. r. concluded bv ssL;,
inc Secretary OF the Senate 10 read at part of The
treaty with these Indians, under which the obIiga.
ton 10 que sion had been incurred,
Mr.. Sanford inquired what were wa bound IN oooi
ID nd W.