Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-05-31
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The Cumberland Road b i'll was ordered to thir,
reading.
There great deal OF desutofy discuSsio ION OF
10th these measures.
The House was occupied during the greater par
ef,he day with the bill making appropriations for The
suppression Of Indian hosilities during the present
year and for iiearages OF the last year
The immediate question pending to-day, was on
the amendment proposed by Mr.. BELL. to come In at
the end a proviso, as follows:
/. Prorided. Tina, if the President shall ascor-
tain that all disco aud further opposition the
ratt OF any portion of the Cherokee Indians, 10 the
sreaty Of eighteen hundred and thirty five be al
asyed asa,ded, by allowing an additional comren.
6or the lands cejed TO the United States by said
lresfv and tina, the Government may thereby be saved
The expense of keeping foot the large military
inrce in the Cherokee country now contemplated, he
hereby authorized TO apply womill'ons OF the sum
appropriated by this act TO thai object"
Mr.. WISE called upon Mr.. CANBRELHNo 10 sepa-
rate the amount intended Cor the Florida War from
that designed ier the support OF the military force
and operations in the Cherokee country. lie added
that many members land himself among then.l were
ready Tor the former, who could never consent
To tho latter.
Mr.. CAMBarLESu declined to make any discrimin-
stion.
Nj, WISE then made most animated and power
ful speech on the general question; arguing agins
the validity Of The treaty of 1875, and condenning ~
strong terms the whole Indian policy of the Govern
ment.
This the prelude wide field of debate
tho subject Of the Treaty, the treatment of the In
dams. &c.
No decision any point, When the
COMMITTEE and The House adjourned
Mr.. WISE submitted pro,iso which will be CON
sidered al the proper time. Il requires that part
cf the appropriation shall be applied TO the removal
oil the Cherokecs preparation Tor hostillties gaus
them, until the Secretary Of War shall have prose
outed TO conclusion oil success or failure tie prop
osions contained IN the communication presented TO
the House yesterday.
During the morning hour, the still pending CUES.
,ion on tho motto pint tweu, thousand copies oil
the journal OF the Duel Committee, and of Evidence
taken before them, aud on the amendment Ia ptint
twenty Thousand copies ot the maJoity report, was
debated.
Mr.. Mason OF Ohio proceeded in his remarks a
gains, the amendment, on the ground that the Ma
jority Report IS unfair partial, and Of grossly par
tissp character. lie was interrupted by the arrival
OF the hour for the ofders the day.
WAsn,Ssros, May q. 1888.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Before the journal read, Mr.. GAnLANp OBJ
served that as there quorum in the House.
with view OF showing to the country that the mem
hers who had voted for daily meeting nj ten o.
clock did not themselves attend IT that hour, mo
we'd call Of the House. This being ordered, the
clerk proceeded call the ro, after which one
hundred and thirty members answering to
heir names, all further proceedings ia the call
wsio suspended. The journal was then read.
FOREIGN PAtPEkS.
Mr.. IorrM,x asked leave 10 offer a resolution in
selaon n message from the President, wich was
laid the table Yesterday. transmitting papers from
the Secretary OF State III answer to resolution oil
the House. calling for Information this subject.
Mr.. llorrMAN stated thai Tie message, instead OF
furnishing the required Information only, had
closed among the papers several extracts from pa
per in New York, of an ANONYMOUS character con
aiming gross and personal libel on The Mayor aud
several meubers Of the Common Council OF New
York Mr.. II. could not believe but that there had
been some mistake, AZ the President most certainly
would not willingly adopt such lie a>kc
leave TO offer the resolution in order that the cnlpl
Die person, whether the President, Secretary, or
Clerks, might be brought to light.
The resolution read. IL requires that
the Select Committee, 10 whom had been referred
the ssagc be discharged from all further consd.
Grafton ofhe Objectionable extracts, aud that they be
returned 10 be President
Objections being made by several members, Mr.
norrMAS moved a suspension OF the rules
bic HIM to offer II. On this motion the yeas aud
na,s were ordered, and resulted MS follows, Ayes
III, Noes Is. So the rules were not suspended IL
requiring two thirds Tor that patpose.
Mr.. WApDr THOMPSON then asked leave TO offer
similar resolution, but motion TO suspend the
rules for that purpose WIS rejected.
Mr.. THOMAS from the Judiciary Committee, to
whom was relorred the Senate bill Tor preventing
the issue Of the old United States Bank by the
new Bank, reported the same without amendment
il WAS read twice and referred to Committee of
tn. Whole. A great number of prisat; bills were
also reported aud referred TO appropriate Commit
tees.
INDIAN HOSTILFTIES.
On motion of Mr.. CannRrLrSa the House went
Into Committee ofthe Whole, and resumed the cou-
sidsraiion OF slis bill. with the proposed amend
aen,s thereto relative to the Chcrnkces.
Messrs WISE GLAssoocK. kvrErrr, Dow SING,
anu others gave Their views the subject
UNITED STATES SENATE.