The New York herald., 1845-02-08

.son, Jacob Thq%p:on, Tisb.. Tucker, Weller Went
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Mr. H4mLrr, Of Maine, moved that the House resolve
| itself into Committee Of the Whole-Agreed to.
The bill in order was, Making appropriations for
/ the expenses OF the Indian Department"
Mr. WELLEK moved to lay il aside and proceed to the
consideration of another bill-Lost.
Mr. HARDIS said he thought they going to consi.
! der the Post Otace bill.-Usughter)
toned above, and some amendments were proposed by
Gen. Mckay, chairman Of the Committee OF Ways and
upwards $50 900 to make good interest State Stocks
which had not been paid which was to be reimbursed to
the Treasury when the interest was received
MrApAM opposed this ppropration which he said was
assumption Of the State Debts and he had no idea OF
assuming the debts Of states and not OF others II
they going to assume State Debts let them assume
all at once.
Mr. replied to Mr. A. and showed that the
under contract to invest Il in securities and apply the in
to certain purposes tor the benefit Of the Indians
The general government had made an unfortunate seec
ton OF some OF the securities In which they had invested
and were the Indians to be the losers by the bad
Judgment Of the y. government
Mr. WELLER Of Ohio, asked Il il could be called an
assumption Of the State Debts the Government to pay
interest on money which il had agreed to do, when the
failed pay them and when they held the bonds Of those
parties for the amount which they had lent
sumption that he had heard Of The United States made
themselves responsible for certain amount Of money
the United States Therefore, the United States would be
assuming the debts Of their Debtors if they ulnled their
obligations to the Indians He could not understand such
assumption a. that.
Mr. INGERsoLL asked If the fuhlnent Of the obliga
ons of the United States, proposed for the
relief of the delinquent States Did relieve them from
their debts Were they not In precisely the same situa
ton and under precisely the same obligations Did the
States to the Indians Or did they not owe to the
United Statss7 How then, could this be called an as
sumption Of the State debts It not The States
were indebted TO the United States They remained so
indebted The United States indebted to the Indians
and met their Indebtedness What assumption was there
in this7
Mr.. CoLLAMER, of Vermont understood assumption to
be the Of the debt and the exngushmen of
obligation to pay, resting the person who owed the
debt. Was this proposed to be donef was not and
therefore, there could not be any assumption Of the debt
Mr.. MCKAY said that In where the treaties pro-
ed that the funds should be invested in State stocks he
should oppose the payment Of the interest by the United
States. but where the United States had invested the
money themselves for their convenience it
tainy their duty to meet their obligations.
After some conversation amendment proposed by
Mr. Cross Of to increase Of the apPropra
tions by $77 to satisfy claim Of some agents. and which
was rejected the question was taken, and the amend
nents proposed by the Committee agreed to.
The delegate from Iowa offered another amendment,
and Mr. Schenk Of Ohio said he had amendment to Of
fer, and on motion the Committee rose
the annual report received and laid on the table
Another with information in answer to resolution Of
the House, ordered to be printed.
One from the State Department in answer to call OF
the House for information respecting Texas debts imports
exports and revenue was laid the table, and ordered
to be printed.
The House then adjourned