Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-12-22
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Committee Indian Affairs " ~
MI Thomas OF LOUISIANA from the Committee on Mill.
's'y AHhrs made report on the petition OF George liar.
r> II was then ordered that The committee be discharged
ir" ~. Tue further consideration OF said memorial.
! On motion OF Mr. Evans Of Maine, WAS
OTdTed That the Committee on Invalid Pensions be.
rom tue further consideration Of petitions Of
Pensions.
On motion of Mr.. Duncan il was
Odered, That the Committee on Public Lands he dis.
charged from the further consideration of Tia, petition 90
e commissioners OF the cONny Of Peo1, iu the State OF
i,lnos ana mat The said petition be committed tho
Committee OF the Whole House 10 which is committed the
b,lI To "u'ho@e the County Commissioners OF the said
county 10 fractional section OF land for seat OF
justice and for other purposes
DIR " ard, from the Committee Military AfIirs made
report the petition OF Major General Alexander Nj
comb accompanied by Till FOR his relief which bill was
read the first aud second ime cd TO the same
G1nee to which IS committed the b! for the relief of
Mr. Nerplanok, iom the Committee of Ways and
W. IAN rerete,a hn' making appropriations for carrying
ted
cEssIoN or PUBLIC LANDS
Inc following resolution, offered by Mr. Boon OF India
ma, having been read
Resoived. That the Committee on the Public Lands be
instructed TO inquire into the eXpeency reducing ant
graduating the price OF such OF the public lands OF tho
United States shall may been five years sub
Ject to sale at private entry and ao inquire into the
expectancy OF snrrendeing the refuse public lands uer
gwen period TO the States respectively in which they
Mr. Williams of n. c. offered the following amendment
VIZ: 10 strike out all after the word ReS0!rea and
States TO surrender The iii, ,yio ID 49, S, VI '''e u
equal share of The public LuL. ma H., ,,,,iI
equal mod, of dis,,iL,,io,, - IL, -, 80 ~ u' So''e
not eNpeicni IN ,oil,, mr. -, 49,. 80 Nte"' rs
Isposmg OF the pubic lands ia ans ubnr go I -, o'
prive ali the States OF thrir lust nr;uor,in, - ~
MIR Boon observed ,hat as th,. ol;rt Ls h, I,
view in offering the t,s,,u,, I,I -, W l''
conpiislIed bv tte reference oI ,i.. s,i;., @
the Committee on he Public and. i.' LII S W
the resolution. or course the nn,en,ocnt iii i,,
The following resolution otT.rcI rs, H. a., 50 ~,
ma, was then read " - " -""-
ResOiued, That the Committee ON pnllc ra,l L -;
to inquire into the exn-,.rcv NJ i,; NC , i,.
price OF such portion of the nuhlic I,,o 49, t Ing ' ~
tered At public sale and have ,,'.o,i ~, "
Iiod OF live wears and inward. ~ " ' pc
ReSoUed further That sale, COMMITTEES cr,iro into m
expedicncy o relinoui,hn,, IN thn r.r'ti,, Ssi VIC
a, may hive been or red ,i ,irr I. e P'o"c ia"us
private entry have remained unsod Tor c rs I"gses
years. 80 " VIZ
MIR. Williams ihcreupon offered The same amendments
lac had before proposed 10 tic resolution olr.J bv Mr.
Boon
MIR Clay proceeded, 1T some length TO address The
House the subject but before ans decision wa. had ON
t'e anendmen The Orders of The Day were called tor
m - cHicGAsAw TREATY.
The House then, morton OF M u ick!He proreed-
ed 10 considera Report made by Committee on, Public
ands on the Oh day Of June, 1892, Oh the snhoot OF
Lease OF Indian reservation under Treaty with Tie
ChicRasaws when MI Nickhhe moved To amend the
resolution win which Tic report concludes, by making it
'ead as ioiIowS;
'ReSOived That copy Of This eport and The evidence
aken be transmitted 10 the President OF he nited States
ana he hereby requested to lay Inc before the
., u'c C''',u states "heieNer he shall submit TO at
body Tor their advice and ratification any treaty between
The On' cd States and The Chirkasaw Indians which
may oe contained any stipulation relating 10 the said Re-
S''Ea"oh oil loHr mics square
N'"9 u N'Hn".a' moved 70 Jay The whole subject
Oh me l'oie' winch MOTION was decided as follows
- - !, -A'@,' A'IA1"uv', angel Archer, Bar
'-c'' 'd'es Dcd'n-l y, Bel, Bergen, Bethuue,
james bl''T, John Blair Boon, Bonck, Boud, j. Bod-