Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-31
Twcniy-thirsi CeHga,ess---2d. sess
Tuesday, Jinwary ~,
IN SENATE

Tao Senate having agreed TO receive the p,yrr Mr.
about half past O'Clock
Mr. Grandy rose TO move the printing the reports
IN order to avoid any collision the subject the Com
inittee mad come to an unanimous opinion the subject
IN constantly with which he was instructed 30 nt
seven thousand five hundred copies of the report and
twenty-five hundred copies of the documents printed
"a, tne suggestion of Mr. Calhoun, it was determined
mat the motion should not be ade until lie bal reported
by the Committee should have been read.
The bill was then read
MIR. Grundy moved TIC second reading by tie title
He std that the bill had not lad full consideration be-
tore committee in consequence of Tue Pressure of
businesN sc believed the committse wo1iu I'll agree,
that to make the bill perfect some additional PROVISIONS
lnust be reported lie wishcd'the bill to be read SO
cond time and re-commted, plcdging himself that the
committee would very shortly reportit with the neces.
sary amendments.
considerable discussion arose on the question of the
disposition of the bill, in which Messrs Ewing Claw.
Grundy Clayton Porter, Calhoun Preston. Cnthbert'
and Benton, took part Mr. Southland had also risen
when,
On motion of Mr.. Ewing
The Senate adj burned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.: Spcight from the Committee Military Affairs,
Senate, authorisng gold medal to be presented 20
Croghan and sword TO each of the Officers under his
during the late war
. After some conversation between Messrs Parker
Speight, and Mercer, the amendment was concurred in
and the resolution agreed TO.
INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
Mr. Love, from the Committee Indian Affairs TO
whom the resolution heretofore offered by AIr
was committed, reported the same, with an amendment
follows:
Strike oet Aftor the word correspondouce in the
fourth line, the WORDS of ali Indian agents sb.a
and other persons connected with the Indian p;par
;ncnt and insert at fireworks General Land Office,
az nge sns ' gay line th idiqn agents.
reserves of land in the tenth le, words usast of
hc Mississippi Rjrer."
Mr. Clay understood TO ask that the con s.,er,
on OF the resolution might be deferred for the present
MT Pope said the resoIgtensss reported was nchanu
ed, except as respected the printing
Mr.. Clay wished the amendment read amin AS be
mad not perceived its full extent The resolution hayipC
been read, '''s
Mr.. Love said, he would make brief exp.ar/ > q
Affairs was eonias = - those stalsss essy
been gratiied if il he'd been in ta power to have cir
cunscrbod tie information asked for within narrower
limits; but to have done would have been in ydos
For instance, if they had recommended inquiry
to the transactions within the State of Alabama Aone
the gentlemen from that State might well complain oil
an nyidous Distinction and say, why Indiana
Illinois, and Michigan included? The committee have
also been anxious avoid ANY unnecessary expense in
the preparation OF this correspondence bet their duty
the House and to the country and the importance of the
matter involved, forbade them limit it to any parcu
lar State Territory
few words the principle of d.ese reservations
u was something like this in the treaties which gave
sise to them, there two spuations in relation &c
these reservations The first was that the President OF
inc United States was required to approve the
ana SAFE OF each rcscg', ctorc & should Se =
IN the purchaser, the second was, that the Indian IS
should testify that the reservation had been sold for ga
iuabe consideration and that fraud had been pracs
latioHs VIZ protect both the Indians AMI 5e Cavern
cgs rom rand III was impossible therefore, that the
resident oil The United States the Secretary of War
should have been, could have been conscious olauds
Al frauds had been committed. The frauds were said
10 be OF this character that agents had combined with
cuatoS IN the purchase OF Indian reservations, and
Mad certified that which not true viz: that a yaua
e consideration had been given, thereby defraudn both
the olans ana the Government of the United States
Again; many Of these reservations belonged TO or.
onans and the commission of those frauds had depry.
ed them of subsistence The resolution was moi intend
ed to affect any particular individuals nor the Execn
tive, nor any officer of the Government; but its object
was TO bring light the correspondence of all those Off
GERS ON the subject of the Indian reservations so a
the country might if frauds had been committed who
h1d been guilty of theniand who had defrauded-
~, ~ IcS MADE were yaid, and what not, and
ole those who had rights which had been violated TO SET
aside the contracts TO institute proceedings in rcl,
ton thereto No action was proposed by the commit.
ce put they asked only that the CORRESPONDENCE and
necessary documents be furnished TO the House which
may then be referred 70 Of its standing cosiseps
Tor such action as might be doomed rcquise
Il ne committee were all aware and had duly considcr.
CO. that those documents could not be got at without la
por ana some expense. They well apprzcd Of il
before their recommendation Of the resolution but il %
1c 10 the nation due TO the Indians and due TO the
Executive himself that if frauds existed tie fact bond
DC known and investigated and he remarked the other
ay, nc GO not believe that single gentleman in thai
House, II he satisfied that frauds had been commit
sfd IN an important branch of the public service wo,d
DC o'erred rom voting for the adoption ofhc resolution,
ny The consideration of its expense Besides Nh I
was induced to believe that the amount had been verv
much anpiied land that the labor would not be bafr
much as had been described. One gentleman said 4,
would take few days, while another ayerred il n. HE
opinion 1t would take months; and these con1icepg
statements showed IL a mere matter of opinon yi
out being based on facts The maps were already pre
pared and nothing was required but to copy them ssd
Hanscrbe The letters and documents necessary.
Mr. Clay said, the gentleman from Kentnckv ,npg,
nave nisappehended what he had said and he pr,.
s1med many gentlemen who had objected 20 the adopo
o. this resolution had done So merely on the score efb
expense Mr. &. had other and more material olocfin
tlen the mere item Of cost His first objection ,,s
mat nc believed the call to be unnecessary n could
~ Tccohcccd Ivy the House, thai the resolution called
Tor the service Of those engaged In tho land ogi q,
transcrbc all the correspondence and docume,ts =; ~
lahon to all the Indian rcscrvatlps Wssfle Uorso
unaware Of the continual and usNco,nrnints i. ,t
branch OF the Treasury Department Iii is insbi,v 4,
perform ITS duties Had we not been ed nj the co
incnccmcn OF the present session. thaf nj ali M
extra clerk hire already employed, the 49, in fo 1snI
once were upwards Of 100000 i'm arre ,I'le, tbo
nrst objection that presented itself TO III 80
mat the coll was unnecessary for such a docn
mcnts, not onctenth Of which would prove blsef 10 b
country or 10 an individual member of the House Il
Waslrue, that IN connection with this objection ae MIGHT
ake INTO consideration the great pcnsc that vould and
necessarily must nc incurred. And again why call for
"ss OF documents without any assurance that III, oub
lie interest required them TO DO made ont AT ,,,,p ~
pense otlabor and ofmoney; without taxing in,econd
Iauon he cost OF printing Volume Of sofpc sovon =,
eght hundred pages all ut the public cxpcnse and s a.
ss any ono knew, not calculated benefit any ono nor,
uon or section Of the cOu.trg, This Qas az ol,.o,;
out nevertheless, Mr. G. did pretend 10 pni 4 ~,
VIC bcuic Win the detection Of the f.,d