The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-12

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Ana - f.stA1 sraet,d Tnat the payment all an
nuss % oshes stipulated ny treaty bs mad.
sasp s .Ss ss J, s
hsh sptoprsse ,sir saegiliss to the purpose Of .dues
s .uok ris S .s sins @ss s 'S'
Tha, is the law il force at the time HAT the order
gwen by me was made The only direction that gave
was that certain bonds By the Indians in council al
the Time OF the execution OF the treaty. signed By the
chiefs, and by the braves by the young braves and
witnessed BY the superintendent OF Indian affairs should
be CONSIDERED as national obligation hat the decis
ION MADE and the only one As 10 the opinion OF the
Second Auditor that my deccioD was wrong, that Is
matter OF no considerable consequences al all aud totally
lmmaetla, because suppose il was simple case Of
what my Trend from South Carolina would call little
AUTOBIOGRAPHY. II has certainly mlsled my honorable
friend IRON Tennessee entirely Il had connexion with
or relation TO such the senator from Tennessee
| supposed.
| Mr.. TURNKEY | was not mistaken so far as the con-
versalion between myself and the Second Auditor
concerned Tor Iecoec distinctly that he spoke oil this
ldpud fund The object 10 amend the law TO
preclude the possibility Of squanderng that fund, or Civ
ing different direction from that intended by che treaty
ltse! do not know that the produced changes the
question much. Here is fund that belonged 10 the
Indians The treaty does not provide specifically that IL
shall be paid 10 the Indians per capia Yet IT belongs to
fund in the discharge of debt due by the agents OF the
nation Whether you can pay it over 10 the agents or
not Tor distribution to their tribes IN this instance i
that The money not paid TO be distributed
10 be applied according TO the OF the treaty.
but was applied to the individual debt Of the agents
That sr in my JUDGMENT was direct violation Of .hs
OF the Indians applied to the payment OF individual
debts, and thus their fund diminished; and thus far
brought up pointed at BY the law, and vi
| oation of the treaty and fraud upon the Indians.
Mr. EWING; The senator has departed from the
issue we had the other day, and has made entirely
new one am perfectly ready to meet him upon that, ii
be in order; but suppose it is not necessary think
can in the course Of half an hour satisfy any dsiner.
ested man that the payment made strictly according
TO The treaty and according TO the law.
Mr.. HUNTER Mr. President, is this in order'
The PRESIDENT It's not strictly in order; !,
| MI. EWING. When 1t comes up in Order shall be
Mr.. TURNEY. have not changed the issue at all.
repeat what said yesterday, that my information was
| Mr.. EWING. The Second Auditor contradcts that
He says y b. aid Mr not use that language
! he does not deny what he said.
that is all.
The bill from the House to supply deficiencies in the
appropriations for the service OF the fiscal year ending
the 30th of June, 1851, then read third time
amended and passed and it ordered that the Sec
rotary request the Ot the House OF Repre-
| senlatives in the amendments.
| REPORTS COMMITTEE
| Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi. from the Committee on
Military Affairs, to whom referred the communca.
ton from The Secretary OF War; transmitting the report Of
Col Mccall in respect 10 the state OF affairs in New
Mexico, submitted report. stating that the committee
recommend that j be printed which was agreed to,
whom wa. referred he ,p petition Of Samuel NJ Baotes,
submitted an adverse report; which was ordered to be
printed a.
referred the petition of Tobias Parrngton, submitted an
adverse report; which ordered 10 be printed.
Also from the same committee. to whom was referred
the petition of certain clerks in the Second Auditors
office, submitted adverse report, which ordered to
/ be printed sEhttgt -
/ Mr. DAWSON, from the Committee on Military AZ
! in behalf OF himself and a company OF rfiemen who
4 served in the Mexoan war memorial OF William n
Payne. 10 behalf Of company Of Feriaa volunteers,
memorial Of s. l.. Spakman and John Parker; d0cu-
relating the claim OF Aaron Jerngan and others
for services in The Florida and petition OF VIM. r.
Shoemaker, submitted reports asking be discharged
from the further consideration OF the same which was
| Mr. BORLAND. from the Committee on Printing. to
whom referred molion 10 print the memorial OF
members of the legislature OF Virginia. and the memorial
OF members of the Virginia Reform Convention, re-
ported in favor OF printing the and the report was
| MIR UNDERWOOD, from the Committee Of Claims,
to whom referred the bill from the House Tor the
ef Of Isaac Cook and others, reported whou, amend
me MT, and recommended its passage. .M
/ Mr. NORRIS from the same committee, 10 whom was
referred The petition of John McAvoy, submitted
port accompanied by bill Is. 459) for his relief; which
was read and passed reading and the report
ordered 10 be printed
| Mr. PRATT from The same committee to whom was
| referred the memorial OF WIN. G. Dove, submitted an
adverse report; which ordered to be printed
| Mr. BALDWIN, from the same committee, to whom
referred The petition Of Thomas NJ Hope, submitted
an adv erse repor, which ordered to be printed
| Also from the came committee, 10 whom was referred
the petition of Nicholas NJ Kerr submitted report. ask
TO be discharged from the further OF the
some which WAS agreed 10.
! Mr. WHiTCOMB, from the Committee OF Claims, TO
whom referred the memorial oil Mary b. Renner,
submitted report accompanied by bill Is 1907 for the
relief OF John r. Casn administrator OF Daniel Renner
deceased which read and passed to second read
ing, and the report ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. HUNTER, from the Commee on Finance, TO
whom was referred the report OF the Secretary of the
Treasury communicating the report OF Professor K s.
McCuoh relation to cen'esma hydrometers, ask ed to
be discharged from the further consideration of the same,
and asked that the might be referred to the Com
mtee on Printing, together with the motion 10 print
made yesterday; which was agreed TO.
Mr. PEARCE moved that three thousand copies OF the
for the use OF the Senate; which motion goes TO the
Committee on Printing
ELLET's REPORT
Mr. SOULE moved that 500 additional copies OF the
report of the Secretary OF War, communicating the
port of Charles Ellet the subject of deepening the
mouth Of the mississippi rver, be printed Tor the OF
the Senate.
Mr. DAVIS Of Mississippi. am asked one or two
que s,ons, and will answer II is known to the Senate
that appropriation was made TO make survey OF the
Mississippi fver, ASCERTAIN mode TO prevent ITS
overflow The mode here proposed IL the deepening OF
the into the Mississippi from the Cult Two
Reconnaissance have been madeone by officers OF the
topox aphca corps and one by civil engineers. We
The mode proposed by the typographical officers and this
is proposition TO publish extra number OF copies OF
the mode proposed by civil engineers Anterior to this
examination, very full survey was made; and the