Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-02-27
.ion was then ssreeC to.
Sui Tersury Sshsmr.

he Senate resumed the confederation Gf the bill i'm.
posing additional duties dcposi,arrs certain pnb
ic o'nccts, &c-thc qucsIlsn beng on Mr. RiYes n.
mcndmcnt.
NJ Calhoun addressed the Senate for more than two
hours, at large IN favor of the BILL and in opposition
the substitute.
MIR Upton, desiring TO make some ren,rk, TN tho
subject, movcd m adj uFnmrnt bat the Senate held
short executive session, and then
Adjourned.
IIocsr-- Chottrr C'ains-Mf Bel, moved t,,t finn
lousc resume the consideration Of The til rom TIE Srn
ate cntiled "An act for the appointment Of commission.
ers to adjust the claims 10 Tcservs,pnsnf land under tho
18th article Of the treaty Of 1882 with the CastsH In
dams
MIR Dell then moved to amend tho Lill BY asdn. an
additional secton, MS follows
BE i, enacted Ths, nothing contained in THIS act or
the act which this is intended nd shah be So con.
sscied "a TO embrace the ca OF any Iudl,r OF head
Of Ckoetaw family who has remained wcst Of the
Mississippi rver prior TO tho lst 81 January. 1884"
MIR Bell went into brief e.apitulaon of the hisio
ry Of MS Chocta~ treaty and Of the provisions Of the
l4Il ar.cie, which gave Gao acre, OF land to ,vcrr
Chocaw hsado family who resided in " .ss.ippi.
and shosld sgEIfy his Infection Of Tessns there ,od
should actually ren'n for FIVE tetrs Under TIL, anti.
1-, many fraudulent claims had hem set IN IN tho
name ID l"d.ans who hst laA shs ~ate .ai eons u.
yond the Missssipp', but had bscn brought back bv
'pecuator', who niIcd tL,m 10 ptsaent ol.irs, .nd
wet hsvos ia the proceeds 1900 Of the nation L,3
e1gra'ed rror to tho first Of January, W.. Lu, i did
A"' apPFS liza, asy had done 50 ssse ylatii1e hence
The hmhS On IN his amendment.
MIR Dawson made general att. ussn tho Liu vi ;,!
he pressed With much determination and zeal oG.,;o
- prove That lie passage would ssgci the u Sac, 90
lie wrongful ?symen! o! ten itssn million. u. dol
iars.
he original number Fl the Choot,ws at the time of
inc treaty was 1900 of these - 900 had zone vcst
OF The MsHls-ppl sad Of those who remained b.t
or heads q families had claimed resetystion. !,
nov oPpemed rom letter of the United Stat. Di.
net attorney which he feadJ that there were nat .s
man lbol Choctaws at this moment 10 Tie state yho
were likely 20 become claimants under f,s. Inn ,,,l
OF the treaty VIZ 1900 heads of families csm,ieIto
nave on an average, git children 10 family
Mr. Ben denied the correctness Il the csipist+d mum,
Der d Claimant which he re- from letter 10 s,o,y
would not Pesaby 80, # ,hey amounted {. 80
many.
Mr. CGaIT, ot Michigan, opposed lhe bl' AMI ofef.l
as an amendment 10 that uo1ed by Mr. Bell 10 conlne
the allow lncc a. claims L. such haa been or finally
PT'ssned To- The coating agent prior to The frs, Monday
81 December, 1855
he question was put N Sir Crarys amendment.
which was Ssst.Ysd
hf Brts was agreed TO-
Mr. Everest m,yrd a further amendment gua,d,pr, .
gansi frauds ~ tho Substitution 5y 10. ndsu,of.srL
o,hfI children as their own and inrufr,nr irfe ,r,c
81 CLAIMS "a all case, whore thi, s'icppt should be d.
tecte1 ~ -
he amendment was adopted
Poo OH yes then ordered 10 ~, laiia reading tsza
a 80 time snt pared
And then .he llouse adjourned