The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MsDAY, March 3, l645.

The House net at ten oock, the reading of the
journal was dipensed with, and committees were
called for reports, large number Of which were
made and dispoed Of appropriately.
Mr.. OWEN, rom the Committee on Roads and
Canals, made eport on the memorial Of Asa Whit
ney, Esq Of NV York, for grant Of Governments
lands, to enable him to construct a railroad from
Lake Michigan the Pacific Ocean, with a view Of
making II the gnst thoroughfars TO China; and II
was laid upon tn, table and ordeed TO be printed
Several of the committees were discharged from
the consideration Of the business which had been re-
ierred to them during the session
On motion, II vas resolved tina the House take a
recess this day from three TO five o'clock, p. m
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON moveo a reconsideration
of the vote by which the Housepassed the biil au-
tborizing the Chtkasaw Indians ttry the validity Of
their claims under The treaty btween them ana
the United States, In the judicial curts. He made
few remarks in favor of his motto, which were re-
sponded to by
Mr. SAUNDERS, whs opposed it and said the
Indians complained that the Investment of their
funds was not made according tcthe terms Of the
treaty, and this bill sim ply proydd that this should
be brought before the judicial Tribunals of the coun-
try for decision.
A question arose as to whether the bill having
passed from the House and bsen set to the Senate
could in,its absence, be reconsidere. Finally re
solution was passed, respectfully reaestDg the Sen
ate to return IT. And the further cosder alton of The
subject was postponed until an aswer shall have
been received from the Senate.
The SPEAKER signed the bill f the admission
OF Iowa and Florida into the Univn and il was re-
turned to the Senate for the sgnatu of its presiding
officer.
Mr.. MCKAY, from the Committo of Conference
the part of the House, with resp,t TO the amend,
ments to the general appropriation N, made re.
port adjusting the disagreement bween the two
Houses; and 1t concurred in
The seventeenth joint rule, whic provides that
" no bill or resolution that shall I've passed the
House Of Representatives and The snate shall he
presented to The President of the Tilted States, for
his appreciation, on the last day Of the ssion was sus
pended-yeas l2l, nays AZ.
The bill authorizing the Chickasa wIndians to try
the validity Of their claims, was refined from the
Senate, in accordance with the requesor the House
ne question recurring on reconssrng the vote
by which it was passed
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON briefly advsa,ed the mo-
ton, and
Mr.. SAUNDERS replied, and defeied the bill
Mr.. THOMPSON thought that it ould be a re-
lection on Congress to say that the mons could not
obtain Juice out by an application tohe courts
Mr. TUCKER submitted q few earks in favor
of the bill; aud
The question to reconsider the vote,y which the
bill was passed was decided In the afiaatiye
Inc question now recurring on it passage, the
Yeas and nays we're taken, and resued-yeas 81.
NAYS Sc. 0'
So the bill was rejected
MIR. ROBERTS submitted resolutn, which was
agreed to, directing the Secretary oWar TO rnst-
tute an investig 'ton into the disoursnents arising
under the treaty of 1892 and 1884, andbat he direct
the Chickasaw agent to collect nforntion in rea-
ton 10 the Chickasaw fund
Mr.. PRESTON KING said that lere was some
Misunderstanding as to when the b to reduce the
rates Of pr stag , etc, shall go into oIration and TO
AVOID ms, he introduced joint resoton, which
pio,t'y states that the act shall go ito operation
The hrst OF July next, and not soone And it was
read third time and passed
The sixteenth joint rule was suspeded that the re-
solution may be sent to the Senate
The House, at three o'clock, tok a recess until
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