Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-04

be necessary could be made III tho House. lie rcuh.a
10 The remarks OF Mr.. Everett, and contended that lha
Creek Indians, by their repeated ac!s f hostility, VI,
tuaIIy annuilsd the treaty winch had been made and
operated a forfeiture Of that protection from The U"i,.t
States, which they wo"ld otherwise hare II c-ivcd. /,
relation to the statement hitch had been read from .,
Arkansas paper, he details therein sci f"r;h must cocr
in Il nurc authenticate led form than in the columns Of
pcwspairr, before he. (1lr. l.. or the House, G, HE
country, would gre credit 10 t!rni.
MIR. iIolscy resisted the motion 10 rrcomu!it. or Il.
| ground hat the details OF these appropriations should l.
left To the proper Executive Departments, and y!ndic,.
ted the Government from liability to crnsu:e III lis p,,.
ceedings towards the Creek Indians, which tribe b.
commended. had a~trogatcd iis treaty, by assuming, them.
selves. 4 hostile altitude.
| A long debate followed. in which Mcfsrs. Dawson.
lloisey, Everett, Camhrcleng, GlascocA: Lewis, Haynes.
and Parker parlic pa!rd.
When the House refused the call Of Mr.. Parker. NE.
viousIy made, for the yeas and nays: on The motion 10
rrcunmit.
And, the question being taken, the House concurrct
with The Committee OF the WLolc III The amrnd:rrG,,
made 10 the bill.
And the question recurring on ordering the BIZ. 10 be
cnn ,Ussed for a third rcaciDg,
Mr.. Williams of North Carolina moved to amend ,h.
bill, By adding The following as an ad%ilinna! section
"And be i. further enacted, that no Indians shall in H..
turc be removed by contract from the cast 10 The vest
side OF the Mississippi river"
ATE! a few remarks from Mr.. w. in fave. Of the
amendment, and Mr.. Haynes, in opposition 10 il,
tiI ~ iIOFSI t!c pIeb'buS question:; hil!tL IL"
House seconded.
And the main question was ordered to be now taken.
MIR. Parker called for The yeas and nays un the ma!a
question:; which were refused.
And the main question being OH ordering the hI! lot
third rraGiTg, WIS taken, and carried.
An! the bill was ordered ~ be cngrosscd Tor 4 Third
reading Tomorrow.
THE ARMY BILL.
On motion Of Mr.. Cambrrleng. the House resolved i.
sell into Committee o! the w hole on the state -! the
Union. (Nlr. Casey in the Chair on the bill making az.
prorriatlons for the support OF lie Army for tie year
ISL.
Mr.. Cambrelcng, unde! the direction Of the Commit.
ice of YTavs and Means. reported Il series OF amrni.
meHls. making appropriations Tor certain items IN the
Ordnance Department, &c which we're agreed to.
And, no other amendment haTing been offered, TIE
bill was laid aside.
AIR. Canbrelcng asked the committee, al this time. 20
take up and consider the bill making appropriations f.!
certain Notifications, for the year lc37; winch MAS re.
fused.
On motion Of Mr.. CnmbrclenG, the committee then
rose, aud reported the Army bill to the House.
The House concurred with the Cjmnlttec o! lhr
Whole in the amendments thereto made, and The hl
was ordered 10 BE- engrcsSed for Il third reading torIot.
row.
Mr.. Cumbrcleng moved 10 suspend the rub, To 90 il.
to Committee of lhc Whole on tie bill in relation 10 81.
itrcrs by fire in the city Of New York; Which motion
was rejected.
Several similar motions we're offered, and rejected.
Mr.. Cambreieng moved That the House ADJOURN, hu,
"l'lIufrW Inc nio'loh d inc ICIutsl VI 'e SP''h''' "o
presented the following Executive communications:
A communication from the Secretary OF the Navy,
transmitting 4 statement Of appropriations for the naval
&c yice Of The United States, for the year i-3t; the
amount of appropriations under each specific head; tie
amount of ex Expenditures under each; and the balances
remaining in the Treasury on the 3lst OF DeccmstT ta;,
which, on motion Of MIR. Cambiclrng, was lad on The
table, and ordered To be printed.
Also, a communication from the Secretary Of the TrNa.
sury, transmitting Il statement, i'll obedience 10 4 call OF
he House, Of the cost of a revenue cutter on sGch plan
as 10 act as n steam %tow-boai; which, on notion Of Mr..
Sutherland was referred 10 the Committee on Commerce
and ordered 10 be printed.
By leave, Mr.. Sutherland, from the Committee On
Commerce, to whom had been rccommittcd he bill mak.
inr appropriations for certain light houses. &c. reported
the same TO The House; and, on his motion, the bill vas
committed 10 the Committee Of the Whole on the state
Of the Union, and ordered To be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Carnbrcleng, 1
The House adjourned. /