Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-02-14

W. Brent. j.. 81 Va stating that vo'cs were
gwen m thc electoral college We. or President
stl Vice Ptcsideoi b. p,rsons elected TO the lie
gissi0re. ard therefore oon,iitutiouully d.equal
6ed.
90 motion .; Mf Grundy. he petition sts laid
on ihs table mill ne join, committee on tie cub
jcc' ordered by ihc Ssoaic .hculd be appointed.
ST. Hubbard moved that when the Senate sdion'n
On saturday. u shall adjourn 20 mrei at ] o'clock
- 80 1lch gss sgrced 90. So that OF Monday The
S-usie aiii begin 10 meet ! i o'clock instead Of
2 o'clock.
The Sruaie proceeded 10 the consideration uf
lie b.. % pralIhs the sales vi public lands except
io nriusl seitlcre.
M Nufysi moved amendment IN the ilh sec
ton, BY Inserirga pro,isicn TO secure 20 Michigan
The gfaa's s'sds By Congress for Salt Springs ed
ucatiou &c. which amendment was ogred To.
Mr. - own moved 10 amcld tie 4a section by
striking oni SO mach eyos nght 10 prospoe
live prcemplrn rights. Introducing words prnvi-
ding that TIE lands must have been oceupisd !, The
uwe OF the passage Of he act.
NJ Raggcs moved to substitute IL day Of
Dec. 1886 which was accepted by Mr. Brown as
modification Of h.. molten.
The. g,...s,,vu then tskcn on the amendment
as modified, and decided as follows .--Yens 80
Nays H.
The section thus amended provides that any ap-
plicau, for pfcempliop rights must prove thal he
has before the LIT of Dec. $3.50 actually occupied
aUG cultivated ANY part Of the Pablo Lands So
proclaimed for sale at public auction, for the term
OF six months.
Mr. Brown moved to strike ont "lhc term of six
months" and insert "hy the president Of the United
States"
Mr Ewing wished the term of six months to be
retained.
Mr. Waller sad that it the sin months was re-
tanned, II would be the same as # the amendment
Iust adopted had been the Ia day Of June. instead
fthe lsl day Of Deccmber, and added that if these
words were retained he should abandon the bill
altogether as worthless.
~ Clay said he should not consider the oppsi-
ton Of the Senator from Mississippi to the bill ms
calamity.
The discussion Of this proposition was farther
continued by Mr. Ruggles. who made some sens
bic remarks against the fever Of land speculation
which infected the country, Mr. Bayard, Mr. Brown,
Mr. Niles aud Mr. Crttendcn. when a motion was
made TO strike out the word "six" and substitute
the word "thrton 50 as to make it read ''thlee
months" but the motion did no, prevail. After
some short debate Mr. Walker wished to recon
sder he vote by which he motion had been mega
lived. The motion 10 reconsider was carried IN
The Affirmative. Yeas %, nays Is. The question
then recurred the motion to strike out "six" and
insert three" which was agreed to, ayes 90,
noes not told. The proposition OF Mr. Brown to
strike out the words "thrce months" was then
Withdrawn.
Adlournod.
HOUSE-Tht House resumed the consdern-
ton Of the motion of Mr. Bell for leave to bring in
bill for he freedom of elections.
Mr. Graves. who was entitled to the floor, spoke
at some length in support of the motion, and had
not concluded. who" ~. Cambrelcng called for
The orders of the day.
The house resumed the consideration Of the bill
which yesterday reported from the com. of the
whole, making appropriations for the current ex-
pcpscs Of the Indian Department, aud for carrying
INTO effect certain treaty sl;pulalions with the In
dian tribes.
Mr. Cushing addressed the house at considera-
bic length on The subjec, of our Indian relations ;
considering il as the settled policy Of the country
to remove the Indians beyond the limits of the u.
States, a policy which he, however, protested a.
gains, as unjust and iuexpedlent. He was anx-
ious that Cougress should not adjourn without
passing act for the protection of the tribes
moved beyond the Mississippi according 10 our
treaties with them. lie hoped Congress before it
adjourned would render some act of Justice TO the
Indians lie ielcrred particularly TO the necessity
Of taking for the protection of the Indians
who had removed to the West aud for the fulfil
mont Of the treaties with them, in good faith.
! Nj II. EVERETT said, the government, instead
of pursuing the policy Of removal IN good fifth, &C
cosding to treaties, had provoked wars with the In
dians, ard then, without stopping TO inquire who
was right and who was wrong, had immediae.g
/ swept them ofby military force. II was his sol
emn belief that N the quarrel with the Semnoles
this government wos Ia the wrong he, at the
last session. proposed en- Investigation into the
causes Of war, with a view TO terminate !, BY ne
go'iation BIT the government determined /,
Whip them h.si, and investigate the matter after
wdrds. The result bad been the discontinue O
half dozen Of our Generals, and the waste of mill
ions Of Money He referred 10 the fact that IL,
Creek Indians, who by the treaty Of removal wen
entitled 10 reservations md certain other privilege.
such as tie stle Of their improvements sc. ha,
fact been deprived Of all benefit Of the treaty b,
the sudden and fOrcible manner Of their removal
and by actual frauds be attributed the outbresl
Of the Cfeeks to the frauds prnciiced upon then.
lie mad pruuf Of tls.