The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-20

been treated therefore for The amendment
proposed by the senator from Indiana.
The question being taken upon the amendment. II was
| rejected,
Mr. pEARCE Before vote is TAX en- apon the bill.
should like 20 have itlle Information upon .be mat
Ter. would ask OF the senator from FLORIDA, what 10
the distance between the terminal points Of thus road
whether the lands lying the line OF the road are I'M
occupied unsod, what portion of them sold ;
and whether by the provisions OF this ball. II IL provided
that, II the lands taken up the road. public lands
be selected elsewhere and also what amount OF land
granted by the bill and whether il be the work OF
an incorpoated company, etc
Mr.. YuLEE would state that ills an incorporated
work, and that the United States has, by Of Con-
gress granted the right OF way heeloore-at least by
OF the branches OF Congress II passes through the
pine lands which have value. unless brought into
market by means of the railroad, and thus made ayaa.
bic The purpose OF the railroad the
OF the Atlantic with the waters OF the Gulf OF Mexico
across the peninsula OF Florida The distance will vary
according 10 the route selected but II is presumed that
will not exceed 1870 or 40 miles.
The bill was then ordered 10 be engrossed for third
Mr YULEE would ask lha, ii be read third time
The PRESIDENT II cannot be read third time
Subsequently. the bill having been sngrossed.
On motion By Mr., YULEE,it was taken up. read a
lhfd tine and passed. sUH r
POSTAGE
The Senate proceeded, as in committee of the whole
ducon OF postage.
After debate. The report of which is postponed the
question pending on an amendment proposed by Mr..
| MIR. DICKINSON said 1t is perfectly obvious tina,
this amendment Is OF too grave character to be passed
upon without having undergone the sur ervison OF the
committee, or without having had some examination.
Mr.. DAVIS. Of Massachusetts That provision to
which have AVE. been cen adveng = in the bill The amend
Mr., DICKINSON speak Of the amendment in con.
nexon with the bill think il better be put over andl
Will not even ask the Senate 70 print the amendment
Mr. FOOTE. move to postpone the further consde-
ration OF this subject with view OF going into execu.
MT. RUSK What will be the effect OF that motion
VIII thus bill come up tomorrow
The PRESIDENT. Not unless the senator makes the
motion Tomorrow to postpone the prior orders for that
Mr.. NORRIS | move that i, be postponed till to-
morrow: "&
DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. HUNTER. There is a bill from the House upon
the table-the deficiency bill The House have agreed to
the amendments of the Senae with the exception Of that
relating to the Cherokee Indians; and there they have
only added some words in order to make the release fuller
and more certain. #.taci@sE
The amendment from the House was then read
Mr.. HUNTER. That amendment is the same in prn-
cpe as the Senate amendment imove that the Senate
Mr. RUSK called for the reading Of the Senate amend
Mr. SEBASTIAN. | object TO the agreement Of the
Senate TO the House amendment, upon this simple fact
The House, in adopting the amendment that they have,
have simply had in view the expression OF their desi to
make this payment satisfaction in full of all the claims
of the Cheokees, under the treaty OF 1916, explicit
" and determnately than was supposed to be BY the
language of the Senate amendment In doing this, the
House have unwttngy gone further than they intended
arises exclusively under the treaty of 1876, made with The
Cherokees and does not pretend TO be settlement Of the
claims under another treaty except 80 Tar as the treaty Of
this treaty general and bars all claims OF the Chero
KEGS under any previous treaty THIS would excads all
claims in favor Of individual Cherokees for reservations
under the treaties of 1917 and 1919, many of which
claims now pending before the department, aad many
before Congress in the shape OF private bills .>d
Mr. SEBASTIAN That, of course would be wrong
This amendment, certain, goes to extent not con-
templated either by the Senate or by the House tits
evident therefore, that the Senate would be doing inJus
tice il they should adopt this House amendment in the
broad and general terms in whchit comes to us. hope,
therefore, that the Senate will not agree to IT,
Mr.. PEARCE. think if my friend from Texas Mr.
RUsK had heard the whole OF the House amendment he
would not have entertained the objection 10 which he
now enertaDs There is proviso in the House amend
men, that the money shall be paid in the and to
the persons only prescribed under the different treaties
Had he known that, suppose he would have had OBJ
lection TO the amendment
Mr. RUSK read in the amendment Of the House
that this is for the payment OF the Cherokee nation and
also read tina, the Cherokee nation to release this
government from all further claim. The Cherokee
ton proper that body OF Cherokees now located in Ar
kansas under regular government. There portion
OF the Cherokees that never got to Arkansas at alsome
in the State of Georgia and in the State Of North
Carolna and there is also portion of them that have
been driven by parties of this very government to the
State of Texas where they as respectable men a. be-
long TO the Cherokee nation will not say more now,
however, upon this subject My object in rising now
is postpone this subject until to morrow, that
may have opportunity TO examine into this matter
The question being taken upon the motion 10 postpone
il agreed 10.
On motion by Mr. BADGER, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration OF executive buslness and after some
time spent therein, the doors reopened, and
The Senate adjourned.
BARGAINS bargains obtained from the
in ali OF