The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-24
THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
FRIpAy, August %, 1850.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.


luton, ordered ON "wednesday 10 be engrossed, was
taken up, and made the special order OF the day
for Monday next.
s,Rssolr.d That Mr. Palmer have leave TO with
draw, take out a copyright for, and print on his
own account, the documents entitled a compre
hensive view of the principal independent mari
time countries of the East, illustrated by chart
which accompanied the report of the Secretary Of
State to the Senate under date of the 23d OF April
last and referred to the Committee ON Foreign Re
lations; and that the Secretary of the Senate be,
and he is hereby, authorized TO subscribe for five
thousand copies Of the work, together with the
chart under the above title, for the use OF the Sen
ate; provided the same shall be delivered oy Mr.
Palmer at price not exceeding two dollars per
copy of not less than five hundred pages octave,
printed on fine paper, and neatly bound III mus
lin"
PRIVATE BILL.
Mr. BRIGHT moved, and the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the BILL from the House, for
the relief OF Al-loo lsh his legal representatives,,
and their grantees, being to correct an error IN re-
gard to a land title; which was read thlrd line
and passed.
INTERCOURSE WITH INDIANS.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the
bill extending the benefits of the tn section OF the
act of June, 1884, regulating the intercourse with
the Indian tribes, to the people OF Texas and other
States.
Mr. YULEE submitted substitute for the bill,
which was agreed to.
debate ensued, and was participated in by
Messrs. YULEE, Rusg, and UNDERWOOD, in support
IN opposition 10 1t.
The question recurring the engrossnent of
the bill for third reading.
MIR. CHASE called for the yeas and nays, which
ordered, and beng taken the bill was ordered
10 be engrossed for third reading-yeas q, nays
IA as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Atclrison, Badger Bell, Bon
ton, Berrien, Cass, Clemens, Dawson, Dodge Of
Wisconsin, Dodge OF Iowa, Downs, Footc, ious-
ton, King, Mangum, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields,
Smith, Soule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney, I'm
NNaIa stt ard Nnlan
NAYS.-Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright,
Chase Clarke, Davis of Massachusetts, Davis Of
Mississippi, Dickinson, Greene, Hamlin, Mason,
Pearce, Whitcomb, and Winthrop-l4.
The bill, as 1t now stands reads as follows:
BE ii enacted, &c, That the provisions of the act
entitled an act To regulate trade and intercourse
with the Indian tribes, and TO preserve peace on
the frontiers approved June 80, 1884, shall be, and
the same are hereby, declared to be applicable i'll
all respects TO cases OF Indian depredatlons com
mtted in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, subse-
quent to the LIST day OF January 80, and IN Texas
subsequent to the date OF her anncxation Proridsd,
That when there has been no superintendent,
agent, sub agent, to whom the party injured by
any Indian Indians could apply the claims Of
such party may be examined and allowed In the
same manner as if they had been regularly acted
by such superintendent, agent, or sub agent, in
case the proef shall be satisfactory that the injury
sustained otherwise comes within the puryiew Of
said act
FUGITIVE SLAVES.
Mr.. MASON moved, and the Senate resumed the
consideration of the bill 10 provide for the more
efecua execution of the third clause of the second
section of the fourth article of the Constitution Of
the United States.
The question was on the motion by Mr.. DA-
WIS, of Mississippi, TO strike out OF the bill the
following: "And should such fugitive at any
time after being arrested aforesaid, by war
rant aforesaid, be rescued by force from
those having such fugitive i'll custody, then it
shall be lawful for such claimant, his agent
torney, to exhibit proof of such arrest and
before any Judge OF the circuit district court of
the United States, for the State where the rescue
effected; and upon such arrest and rescue
being made To appear TO him by satisfactory proof,
and that the same was without collision; and fur
thcr that the service labor claimed of such iugi
tive due TO such claimant in the State, Terri
tory, or District whence he fled, it shall be the
duty Of such judge to grant To such claimant, his
agent attorney, certificate Of the iacts proved
and of the value Of such service or labor lin the
State, Territory, or District whence the fugitive
fedl 10 said claimant 10 be proved in like manner;
which certificate when produced by such claimant
his attorney, shall bc paid at the treasury, out
of any moneys therein not otherwise appropriated;
and the same shall be filed in the treasury, evil
dence of much money due from the State or
Territory where such rescue was effected 10 the
United States, and shall be- by the Secretary Of the
Treasury, reported 10 Congress at the next session
ensuing It's payment: Prouided, That not more than
5 in case Of male, or ; in case Of
a female fugitive shall be 50 allowed or paid"
And after some remarks by Messrs. MAsoS and
DAVIS, the motion 10 strike out was agreed 10.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi, moved, and the fol-
loving proyiso in the sixth section Of the bill was
stricken out:
PROVIDED, That before such chargos are incur
red, tho claimant, his agent or attorney. shall Sc
TO said officer payment OF the same, and IN
case actual force be opposed, they they shall be
paid by such claimant, has agent or attorney"
Several verbal amendments were made.
The question REQUIRED on the motion Of Mr.. Us
DERwoOD, 20 amend the bill by striking out all
after the enacting clause, and insert substitute
proposed yesterday by HIM.
The substitute contains eight long sections. The
first comforting upon the commissioners appointed
under the act Of 1898, all the authority and juris
diction conferred by the % section Of the act Of
1893 upon judges and magistrates
ID. That the superior courts Of the seyeral terri
tories shall have the power 10 appoint there com
Inssioners.
al That the circuit courts Of the United State.
and the superior courts Of the Territories shall,
from time 60 time enlarge the number Of these
commissioners, with view 10 afford reasonable
facilities in the reclamation Of iugitycs from la
Dor.
9TH. Authorizes these commissioners to issue pro-
ocss for the arrest Of the person charged az fug
tive, and 20 compel the attendance Of wi,ncssos.
IL shall be the duty Of the person TO whom this
process shall be directed, 10 execute the with
process, he shall Be dismissed from Office; the com
lnissioner authorized 70 punish persons guilty Of
disorder in his presence, &c.
"Ssc. ). ind be u ftrtheT enacfsd, That when any
person held 10 service abOr in any State Ter
rtOry, or in the District Of Columbia under the
laws thereof, shall escape therofrOm the party to
or their agent, attorney, guardian, trustee, may
apply TO any court Of record 10 the county par
sh from which the person 30 held 10 service or Ia
Dor shall escape, II in session, 10 Judge Of sad
court in vacation, and make satisfactory proof to
such court or Judge Of the escape Aforesaid. and
that the persOn escaping owed service or labor 20
such party. WhereupOn the court judge shall
cau@e a record 10 be made Of the matters proved,
and also general description Of the person
Gaping, with such convenient certainty may be;
and a transcript Of such record, authenticated by
the attestaton Of the clerk and Of the seal u the
said court being produced in any other STATE, Ter
ritory, or District in which the person 90 escaping
may be found, aud being exhibited 10 any Judge,
commissioner, other officer authorized by the
law Of the United States 10 cause persons escaping
from service or labor 70 he delivered up, shall be
held and taken TO be full and conclusive evidence
of the fact Of escape, and that the service labor
Of the person escaping " due 20 the party in such
record mentioned. And upon the production by
the said party Of other and further evidence II
necessary, either oral by affidavit, in addition to
what is contained in the said record Of the identity
ofthe person escaping, be or she shall be delivered
up 20 the claimant And the said court, com
missioner, Judge, other person authorized
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