The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-23

Mr. BALDWIN. Mr fres'dehb the resolutions. upon
discussed al this time. and II Is not my intention 10 debate
at all the propositions passed BY the legislature Of my
State have saoGsa tns o. ~, LOT ns eDnsass
lature My present object is simply to have them laid
upon the table and printed Hereafter if il shall be
deemed advisable 10 debate the request contained in that
memorial. then il can come up for consideration
Mr. DAVIS could not hear any part OF the senator's
answer. will ask him another question Are these
the resolutions Of the legislature Of his Stale and has he
been requested 20 present them
The PRESIDENT That is expressed in the resolu.
tlons themselves
Mr. BALDWIN Ii the senator had attended to the
reading OF the resolutions he would have observed mat
such is the
The motion 10 lay on the table and print was then
Mr. HAMLIN presented petition of merchants, i'm
porsrs and manufacture residing in the cities OF New
York and Boston, praying that the article OF gua pecha
may be admitted free OF Duty or subject to specihc
duty which referred to the COMMITTEE on Finance
In presenting the latter paper Mr. H. stated that the
article Of gata percha had come INTO use since he law
paid duty OF 10 per cent, while gua-percha, being
nop enumerated article, paid 20 per cent Inc memo
iasts desired that the article IN question should be cas-
sifed and subjected to a light duty
Mr. BERRfEN presented memorial of Duff Green
agent of the Georgia Exporting Company, praying that
the Secretary of the Navy may be authorized by law 10
contract with that company for the construction and EN-
ployment in the mail service OF the government OF hve
steamships which was referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs and motion print ordered 10 be referred
Mr.. HAMLiN submitted documents in relation to re-
pairs and alterations in the building used for the sessions
oil the United States courts for the district OF Maine
which were referred to the Committee on Finance
RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. UNDERWOOD submitted the following resolu
ton for consideration:
Resoiped. las amendment to the rues,) That motion
be made lay ANY % the orr
amendment shall be laid the table, but the bill or resolu-
ton shall not 10 with L.
IN A. Ill
for consideration
Resolved That the President be requested 70 lay before
the Senate ii in his judgment incompatible with The
sae 1850 Pom Mr. Tod
Brazil OF the letter of Mr. Parks, late consul at Rio
Janeiro accompanying The same
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. PHELPS, from the Committee Pensions, to
whom was referred the memorial of Robert Armstrong.
reported bill for his reef which was read, and passed
to a second reading
Mr. p ALSO from the same committee, to whom was
referred the petition of Charlotte Lynch, reported bill
for her relief; which read and passed to second
Mr. BERRIEN, ffOhn the Committee on the Judiciary,
reported bill to regulate the compensation OF the dis
ct Judge of the United States for the district OF Massa
chusets; which read, and passed to second read
MIR BUTLER, from the Committee the Judiciary
to whom referred the bill for the better organization
OF the courts OF the District Of Columbia, reported
against it's passage and also reported the following joint
resolution, making revision and amendment OF the laws
of the District of Columbia, which was read
Be it enacted By the Senate aud House of Resentatpss
of e United States in Congress assembled, That the Presi
dent of United States be- and he hereby authorized
and resident in the District OF Columbia who shall prepare
and report h'm for transmison to Congress At Its next
session. thereafter may be practicable, com
plete system of laws for the OF the said Dis
e hs boz m The
eight dollars diem while they shall be employed in The
said work. and shall be authorized appoint clerk who
III "a he paid Al
employed which compensation shall be paid by the Score
orher SO appropriated Provided, Tia, said commits
soners shall close their abors, and make their report 10 the
President United States within six months after their
first meeting
The joint resolution read, and passed TO the second
day. in the case OF J. w Mount, be printed which was
agreed TO.
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. YULEE requested the Senate to take up the reso
luton he had introduced weeks since, fixing the
time for the adjournment OF Congress. II 1t should not
be denitvely disposed of day would be well to con-
slider it, order TO shape the business OF the Senate in
reference TO the time which should seem TO meet with
MIR RUSK hope the senator will not press the Ia
king up OF the resolution for we have special order
MIR. YULEE It is not very material to press this
morning. if there is special order,
MIR. RUSk. The special order has been already post
poned for two or three mornings.
Mr. YULEE. will take another opportunity, then, to
call up the resolution.
As INTERCOURSE WITH INDIAN tribes
The Senate, in committee of the WHOLE resumed the
consideration of the bill to extend the benefits Of the
seventeenth section of the act TO regulate intercourse with
the ndah tribes and 10 preserve peace on the ronters
approved the Sd june 1884, TO the people OF Texas and
others.
After some informal conversation with reference to the
state OF the question.
Mr. UNDERWOOD moved TO strike out the third sec
ton Of the bill, which is as follows:
pvovsiona the pfonedinp of this
shall ppy TO the citizens OF Alabama and Florida, for in
done properly by the Indians, subsequent 10 the
day OF d. 49,, and TO the people OF Texas from
date Of the annexation OF said State ohc United States
Mr. IT, said Mr.. President | want to read a
section from The act OF 1884, which will show that Ala
bama and Florida part OF the Indian country.
That portion OF these States Inhabited was called Indian
country The hrst secon oil the acl oil 1884 ~ IN tnese
words
That all ih-t part Of the United States west of the Mis-
sissippi and witnn the States Missouri and Louis
the Territory of Arkansas and aso that part oil the
United States OF the Mississippi river and not within
any Safe which the Indian title has not been e1tin-
gushed for the purposes Of this act be taken and deemed
10 be the Indian country.
Now that expressly embraces all that part of the coun
try upon the side OF the Mississippi river. II EN-.
baced Florida and the Indian country at the passage OF
this act OF 1884, The provision, then, applies 10 States
and the other provision OF the bill applies TO country IN
habited by Indians II TO that there can be no
necessity of that part OF The provision OF this h iurhef
than to give a retrospective operation for some ten or
hi,een years, TO which | utterly opposed because
these claims have been presented to the committees OF
Congress for settlement, and believe there are many OF
them which have been settled in that way. II would be
better TO have be remaining claims settled in the same
othe haye heen settled.