Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-08-22
Congress.
Congress.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
July 81, 1850.

MAMA RESERVATION IN INDIANA.
Mr.. ALBERTsoN asked the unanimous consent Of the
House to make arePort from the Commute on Public
Lands.
No objection having been made
Mr.. ALBERTsoN reported q A bill reducing the
minimum price of the lands, in what was the Miami
Reservation in the State Of Indiana"
Mr.. A. said that, it late in the session, he
should that the bill be put upon its passage
These lands had been long in market; all had been
except the refuse and it not Just In the Government
require dollars per for these lands when the
best lands in the State had been sold for dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre.
He asked that letter from the Commissioner oil the
General Land Office might be read.
Mr.. DUER. object to the reading.
Mr.. COBB of Alabama The gentleman adopts it as
part of his speech. You cannot object to that.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Indiana Mr..
Alberston] is entitled the floor and has right to
have the letter read, as part of his speech
Mr.. SYLVESTER inquired of the Speaker whether the
morning hour had expiredl If so, he (Mr. So moved
that the House proceed the consideration of business
the Speakers table.
The SPEAKER said the morning hour had not vet
prcd.
So the motion was not entertained.
Mr.. ALBERTsoN resumed the floor, and the following
letter was read by the Clerk:
GENERAL LAND OFFICE July IS, 1850.
SIR In reply your letter of the 18th instant have
the honor state that the total quantity OF land IN the
Miami Reservation in Indiana, acquired under the two
last treaties is eight hundred thousand hundred and
hyhree acres; OF which quantity there has been dis
posed Of hundred and twenty-five thousand eight
hundred and twenysx acres leaving unsod the 10th
of june $780, sevenyseven thousand eight hundred and
acres rather less than onetenth OF the
entire cession.
am, sir with great respect, your obedient servant
]. BUTTERFIELD, Commissioner.
Hon. G. N. FITcH, House of Representatives.
The bill having been read
Mr. BROWN, of Indiana, said that il the House UNDER
stood the BILL he satisfied there would not be sin
gle objection to its passage only proposed to reduce
the price Of these refuse lands dollar and twenty
five per acre, the uniform price of all the Govern
nent lands. The price fixed by provision at the
time of the ratification of the treaty and at that price
nne-cnths of the lands have been sold The refuse is
only left If the price remain unchanged the lands will
not be sold but if reduced many of them will be taken
up, occupied, and improved hope the bill may pass.
u is local matter and places these lands the same
footing with other public lands which but an act OF
justice.
Mr. DUER made a remark the purport of which was
understood be- that he did know whether this bill
ought pass not but he did know that the very
bills that PASSED this House, forced through pre-
csey in this hasty and inconsiderate way He moved
that the bill be laid upon the table,
Mr.. Sylvester moved that the House resolve itself
into Committee Of the Whole on the state of the
Union
Mr.. FIrcH appealed to the gentleman from New
York Mr.. Duer1 TO withdraw the motion.
The SPEAKER said, that unless the motion to 90 into
Committee of the Whole the state Of the Union
Withdrawn, no action could be had on the bill.
Mr.. SYLVESTER adhered to his motion.
The question then taken the motion Of Mr.
Sylvester, and decided in the negative.
So the House refused 20 into Committee Of the
Whole on the state OF the Union
The question recurring the motion to lay the bill
on the table
Mr.. AsHMUE requested the gentlemen from New
York Mr.. Duer] to change his motion, to subst
tute motion to refer the bill to the Committee of the
Whole the of the Union and the previous ques
ton, for the motion to lay on the table
Mr.. DUER said he had no objection.
So Mr.. d. withdrew the motion to lay the bill on the
table, and moved that it be referred the Committee
of the Whole on the state Of the Union. And on thai
motion he called the previous question
Mr.. HARLAN desired to say few words
The SPEAKER said no remarks were in order.
Pie question then recurred and was taken, the de-
mand for the previous question
There was a sccond. And the main question was
ordered to be taken, (bepg, first the motion to
refer the Committee of the Whole the of the
Union.)
And the question having been taken, the vote stood
ayes so, noes 40.
Mr.. HARRIS, of Illinois, called for the yeas and nays
but withdrew the demand.
So the bill was referred to the Committee Of the
Whole on the state of the Union.