The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-31

! of one hundred and tw elVe thousand dol lars, to he paid ont of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, be. aud the same is hereby, appropriated for the erection of barracks, quarters. and stofe-houses, and the purchase of a site. m tho vicinity of New Orleans, for gar- risen of four companies ofthe United States troops.
 Approved July Il, 1s32. 1o4 An act in addition to an act, entitled
 .s An act for the relief Of certain insol.
 vent debtors of the United states.'
 Be a enacted bV ate Seaate and House of RegfeseHtatiees oftbe Ul,ifed stateS of .4nte= riea n Congress assembled, That al! and each of the provisions of tle act to which this Is addition, shsI! be extended 10 every person who was a debtor to the Uni- ted States on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and tbirty-one, in any sum af money which he is unable to pay, unless such person be indebted as the principal ia official bond. or for public money received hy him, aid not paid oyer or accounted for according 10 law Z; or fer. any inc, forfeiture, or penalty, incurred oy the violation Of any law of the United States.
 See. ?. .4ttd 5e | further eaacted, fhat, in all such cases Of indebtedness as are de- ribed in the fourth section of the act to which this IS an addition, the Secretary If the Treasury may, according to his dis cretion, execpte to the debtor of ihe Uni- ted States release as mentioned there. in, without any payment by said debtor, If the Secretary eftise reasury IS satisfied that said debtor is unable to pay any part of said debt.
 Sec. 3. 4 | be | .En4her enacted, That nothing contained in this act, Or in the act of which this IS au amendment, shall be construed to entiile any Government debtor to be discharged, until it shall ap- pear 10 the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, thai the sureties of such debtor are unable 10 pay the said debt, and that they are entitled 10 the provisions of this act, in like manner as the said principal debtor shall be entitled to the same, or, unless said sureties shall file their consent, in writing, with the Secre. tary of the Treasury, that the privileges of tlis act, and tue act to which this is an amendment, may be extended to their prlnclpal without any prejudice 10 their It. abIilty. or unless such discharge can and shall be given in such manner not 10 af- feet the legal liability of such surefies,
 
 there be, and hereby is, appropriated, the sum of five thousand dollars out of any unappropriated monies in the Treasury, to carry into effect this act, and that of which il is an amendment.
 Approved: July IA, ls32. 105 An act to provide for the appointment of
 three Commissioners to treat with the
 Indians, and for other purposes
 Be U enacted by tte Senate and House of Representatives. of the Unifed States of .4me- YleG 5a Congress assembled, That the Pre- sident shaii nominate, and, by and with the advice aud consent of the Senate, shall appoint three commissioners, who shall visit and examine the country set apart for the emigrating Indians, vest of the Mississippi river and shalt, when It IS necessary, enter into negotiations with them for the adjustment of any difficulties which may exist in the location of the lands of the emigrating Ind ans in the 5ounda ries thereof. Such commissioners shall also ascertain and report the proper places of location for such of the tribes and por- tons of tribes, as may yet wish to remove to that country, and shall transmit 10 the War Department all the information they can procure respecting it's climate, soil, dHu SaPdStJ to oupPoit tHt tiuufDcF DI dians who will probably remove to, and reside in it.
 Sec. ?. And De a further enacted, That the said commissioners shall be authorized 10 convene together such of the tribes as may be in a state of hostility, or as may be apparently disposed to commit, may have committed, depredations aggrcs- sions against others, and to endeavor to arrange the difficulties between them, So that the protection promised to the emi- grating Indians by thcsixth section of the act of May twenty-eight, one thousand ] eight hundred aud thirty1 may be secured to them.
 Sec. 3. find be Il further enacted, That the said commissioners shall also report to the War Department plan for the iin- provement, government, and security of 1 the Indians.
 Sec. 4. And De t further enacted, That the said commissioners shall inquire Into Inc mode in which the business of omlgra lion has been conducted, and report any changes which would render the same moro economical, or better adapted se