Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-07-01

~ wi:
Yeas Nessrs. Benion, Bib, Black, Calhoun, Cham.
bers, Cisy. Ga, ton Ewing, Frehnghuy suuy Hem
bricks, Kane. Kent Knight, Linn, Mangum Moore, Nsu-
dsu Porr Porter. Pren,iss. Robbins Shepey Sis
hoe, Smith, Sonthsrd. Sprsgue, Swift Tominsou, lyler
wsgssmsn, Webster, whi,e-3S.
.Ndys-Messrs. Brown Forsyth, Hill King cf Alsba-
ma, hing Of Georgia. Morris, Robinson, Taluaige, lip
Ton. Wugh-lO
So the ION adopted.
Cha then asked 10 be excused from serving
the eonmiee urging personal considerations reason
tor he r,qu.si.
Mr. e. was then excused.
The bill to repeal certain provisions Of IAN act to alter
and amend the several acts Imposing duties impo
approved ,e llh july 1882. read hi,d time. aud
pa-sed
The resolution requesting the President of the Uuiet
Stses TO furnish Information relative to the extDgush
aeni the Cherokee land claims the oi Georgia
VS. taken up.
Mr. Forsyth spoke at Length against the adoption of the
-soutiOn when the hour oil 2hasing arrived the Senate
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On OF MIR. +. hi'ilesey. it was ordered that.
Tor the rmsini,r OF the session. the House meet at
10 o'clock A. Nj, and take recess from Two hll four
o'clock
Mr.. Thomas Of Md, submitted a resolution setting apart
Friday day oil the session thereafter, till the
-c conciuded tor the consideration OF the repor,
of Committee appointed 10 investigate the affairs o the
Bank OF ile United States.
Mr E. whiuesey said, it would put an end to all the
business of the session.
Mr. Clay suggested that II was out oil order TO urge any
arguments against the proposition.
Mr. Thomas said, that the COMMITTEES were sensible that
the late period OF the sson and the position OF
subject grave and important this But the committee
deemed respectful the House, and due 10 the subject
matter OF the report, TO submit TO the House themselves
the propriey oil going into the question: III the touse
deier TO take IL up, IL due both 10 the majority
aud minority OF tho coniiee that they should have no-
lice OF the time hen il should come up.
MIR. Watnough demanded the question Oh the consde-
ration oi the resolution.
The question being taken by yeas and nays the
sideraUD al the re"luiiou, IL was decided III the ala-
dv.; yeas 90, nays Go
Mr. Clayton asked permission OF the House TO make
report from the Committee OH Retrenchmen.
Leave being granted Mr. C. reported resolution grant
ing leave three oil the members OF The committee to
continue their investigations during the recess, aud report
To the House al the next session.
TIE resolution aud repurt ordered to be printed.
The motion ivr was then carried.
IN SENATE.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. While spoke briefly in reply 10 Mr. Forsyth and in
support oil the RESOLUTIONS.
Alter some further conversation between Mr. FrelDg-
huysen, MIR. Poindexier, and Mr. Foisyh,
Mr. Clay moved TO lay the whole subject the table;
which was disagreed Io-Yeas l6, Nays IL.
MIR. Forsyth then moved on amendment, "that the
President be requested TO ascertain upon what terms tie
claims Of The citizens Of the Stale of Georgia he ex
tinguished and communicate the TO The Senate at the
5 session of Congress"
MIR. Porter then rene ed the motion lay the whole
subject the table, and asked the yeas and nays the
motion; which ordered. aud are foow wit
3 Yeds-Messrs. Black, Brown Calhoun. Clay Forsyth
Hill, Kane, Kent, King of Alsbama. King OF Georgia
Linn. M.ngum, Moore Pondex,er Porter, Preston, Ro
$ hnson, shePey, Talmadge, Tyler, Webster, Wright
-22
Frelinghuysen, Grunly, Hendricks, Knight, Naudain
$ Robbins, Smith Souhard sprsgue Swift Upton, Tom
iinson, White-l7.
So the motion agreed 10.
GENERAL APPROXIMATION
On motion OF MIR. Webster. the Senate resumed the
consideration Of the bill making appropriations Tor the c
vii aud diplomatic expenditures Of the Government io
the year 1884.
MIR Webster then moved an anne ndment TO increase the
app opriaion i,om 900 $4,000 tor the erection OF
Custom. house IN NewburyIort, Massachusetts, whirt
agreed to; alter which, no turheranendmen, be
third reading.
On motion of Mr. Forsyth, the memorial of certain
. Cherokee Indian Chiefs ordered TO be printed.
message upon executive business received iron
the President OF the United States, by Mr. DonesOn la
/ private Secretary.
" Mr.. Hendricks, this stage of the disposition Of bust
ness moved that the Senate pass the House bills
+ consider the senate bills only. until Sfhaie III
y House bills only could be acted on.
D, Alter some conversation between Mr. Clay Mr. Por
- ter Mr. Forsyth, aud Mr. Pointexler. the motion
D. agreed TO.
i and read third time:
? The bill Tor the relief of George Read;
The I'LL Tor the relief Of Stephen Peasonion late agen
OF the Treasury.
Mr.. Smith moved that the Senate reconsider the vo,
ordering the lii Tor the relief OF Michael Galz TO be
y a third time; " ich agreed TO-
- The question then being ordering the bill for th
reading.
It MIR. Wright moved tia, the Senate adjourn; which wa
i agreed to.
The Senate, OF S o'clock, adjourned.
y lEvENING
The bill providing tor the establishment Of the West
. ern Territory, &C. being before the HOUSE. the ques
- lion Oi rngrossment--
y Mr. H. Everett said he perhaps attached more import
ance 10 the bill Than other members, but lie regarded
as oil the highest consequence. The object OF the con,
iniee had been 10 provide ample protection for the la
uiahs' aud Tie committee supposed il had been done in
H'abher satisfactory To the Indians themselves and in th
only efficient manner. Mr. Il. went into detailed ex
p'Anaon OF the several provisions of the bill in reply {,
the remarks OF MIR. Vinon MIR. +. also expressed hi
opinion upon the conslituonaly OF the isios Of thu
BILL III reply 10 the doubt suggested by MIR. j. O Adam
III Committee OF the Whole.
. Mr. Adams thought the consideration Of the bill shou,
De postponed ill the next session. Ii mos
important which had brought up during t
lion had been much devoted subjects less nomen,
That he had neither cad the bill port until to-day
was not only proposed TO place relations with the In
ddns upon entirely footing, but IL looked
TO admitting this Territory into the Union.
lie believed Congress had no power TO pass bill con
tanning such provisions found in this bill soo,
on grounds entirely distinct from sting Ter
ritoes No authority could be found Tor admitting Ter
rtoy containing Indian population exclusively Into t
Union Another important consideration was that In,
whole bill proposes TO dyesl Congress OF all power owe
the regulation OF this territory and transfer il 10 tb
President Of The u. States MIR. A. went into detaile
commentary upon the several provisions Of the bill MIR
A. concluded, by moving lay the bill the table bu
> Immediately withdrew il.
Mr. Gilmer believed, from the course OF the srgumen
adopted by the gentleman, (Mr. Adas) that he had en-
tfcly misunderstood the provisions OF the bill. He con
tended there nothing 10 the bill which referred 10 t
admission OF Territory, inhabited 10y Indian populs
ton, into the UnioD the expressions the bill ouly we
To secure TO the Indians their lille 10 their lands Mr.