The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-28

said Indians until the President shall first obtain home
Tor them among Of the tribes OF the Mississippi
DIVER. with their consent and without any charge upon the
government
tribe but which had dwinded down to eghty.wo ndi-
vduas Their lands had been sold to the Stale of South
Carolina.
Mr. SIMS said the facts were correctly stated by the
gentleman from North Carolina The State of South
Carolina did not permit the Indians to sell the lands 10
private individuals. They had leased them on long
leases The State had bought out these leases after the
number OF the tribe had been reduced TO less number
than hundred. This was act OF kindness and ber-
atty to the tribe He had merely repel any sup
position OF unkindness on the part OF the State to these
Mr.. BARRINGER stated that the remnant of Cataw-
has were DESTROYS OF removing west to join their breth-
and he had proposed eight thousand dollars for that
dollars, ~ ''' N''-'N
Mr. MCKAY would ask his colleague, he said, whe,h-
e this remnant OF tribe were not citizens of South Car
ona. Besides, if they were removed, where they
to go 1t had been usual for the government provide
land in advance OF the removal OF Indians, if their
moya was to be proposed
government TO regulate this subject
Mr. SIMS had no doubt he said, of the benevolent
tentons that dictated this proposition. Ii we mterfered
in this matter il would be an admission that these Indians
under the jurisdiction of the United States and not
under that OF the State Of South Carolina This would
unsee titles derived under the arrangement between the
State and the Caaw Indians But there necessity
for this The agent OF the State of South Carroll
ma had funds IN his hands to remove them whenever
they pleased. They were not paupers The State had
provided for their wants. and they were not to be con-
sdeed subject to, beneciares Of this government
The last information he had this subject was that
goations were gong on to provide for the tribe place
IN the mountain regions OF South Carolina On both OF
these grounds he protested against the amendment
would be unauthorized assumption the part of this
government and was wholly unnecessary.
Mr.. BARRlNGER did not doubt the right nor the
ability OF South Carolina to take of these Indians
But the government could them at their dis
creton, without interfering with any right formerly
claimed or exercised over them by the State of South
Carolina. They had petitioned Congress connect them
with other tribe of Indians in the west, and
them They entitled this degree of from this
government besides the aid which they received from
South Carolina. The State OF South Carolina could moi
do this because she would require treaty with In
dian tribe-,he Cherokees OF the Chickasaws
Mr. JACOB THOMPSON said he desired to add pro-
tain whether the Cherokee Indians would consent to
give these Catawbas home among them; and he desir
ed in doing this to avoid any claim hereafter from the
Mr. BARRINGER said he would accept the amend
ment modification.
The question being then taken upon agreeing to Mr.
BARRINGER's amendment, by telers, the ayes 10
noes AS
So the amendment was agreed to.
The committee then rose and reported the bill with the
several amendments
The question being upon agreeing with the committee
in their amendments the previous question was demand
ed and ordered and under its operation, the question
was taken upon all the amendments Jointly except the
new (2d) section and said amendments were agreed TO-
Mr.. POLLOCK demanding separate vote upon the
I'd section, relation to the expenditure OF the Indian
education funds, except within the Indian country the
question taken, and the said amendment agreed
to.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed was read
third time, and passed.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. GAINES submitted the following resolution
which was agreed to:
Resolved, That select committee be appointed, whose
duty shall be 70 inquire into the expedency OF extending
the provisions Of the OF Congress for the benefit Of
surviving officers and soldiers OF the revolutionary army
passed on the 7h OF June, 1892 embrace those
who engaged in the of the United States which
occurred between the treaty OF peace with Great Britain
in l7S3 and the treaty of Greenvile with the Indians,
1895 and that said have leave report by bill
or otherwise
MIR. WENTWORTH submitted the following resou.
ton; which was agreed to, WIZ
RESOLVED, That the Committee Public Lands be in
sucted TO inquire into the expediency of extending the
time for payment for lands claimed under any of the pre-
emption laws to three years.
The House then adjourned
CoRREcTroN.-It was Mr. JENKINS. and not Mr. MUIR
PLY, who made the minority report from the Committee
Elections, in relation to Mr. JACKsoNs contested