The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-07

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S,nate." y"
Several s. nators otjecuu-
The CHAIR exprcssel dts're
N, might be made ~ ,,.;o hv ,,
ting those words. ...
Air BRIGHT moved ~ postpone the election OF
the coIninit, ee till Monday morning Ana 'n!'
motion ~ not agreed 'o. IL, ,,;,., -, tho
The Senate then proceeded to the eiecnoh " '"o
committee and the following s. majors were snostn:
Me~rs H,usroS, BosLANp, USpEawoop' MkRR''
wErHEa, and BpooxE
GALLERY or riNE ARTS
Mr.. BADGER introduced joint resolution, an.
,ho,lzing the President TO grant 10 j. Vanaetlyn
The use Of site the pub &c grounds IN inc SHy
# Wash ns,on tor a gallery OF the at,s; ~"i'"
was referred 10 the Committee on the L'pta'S'
CLAIMS or rLoaipA
Mr. MALLORY introduced a joint resoiuhon'
10 auth orize the counting othcers vi the ueasuy
to p~y to the S,ote Of Florida the, money actually
paid aud expended in queing lnolah hos'h''se
I'm Ter The act ol February, 1851.
pa,yArs cALrspAR-INpIAN APPROPRIATIONS.
NJ BRIG n 4 NOV it being now one O'CLOCK
tina, III. private calendar be postponed, anu tha'
&c Senate take up tr consideration 'he '"
A.prop l,ation bill.
Mr.. PR ATT opposed the motion: and ,he qoee
ton being taken, the motion was agreed to-yeaS
as, nays23.
The Senate then resumed the consideration Oh
the Indian Appropriation bill. 1880.
The question md ng on the amendment
proposed by the COMMITTEE on ~ e'''"N
out the following appropriation:
..For the payment to the Shawnces OF moneys
due them under and by virtue ofthe treaties OF tue
sev-nth Of November, eigbteen hundred ana t~en,
~ FIVE, and eighth Of August, eighteen hunoreo
snd thirty one between the United States and the
two DIVISIONS Of said tribe Of Indiaos the same De
ing the net balance received into the treasury 'of
sale Of their lands in Ohio SIXTY. Blk thousaho Two
hundred and ior,y-six dollars and twenty-three
cents PROVIDED. hotosr'r, That said tribe OF In
diane shall first express their assent tnat me pay
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the whole tribe. rather than to ti'her diVisioh
thereof"
To this Mr.. SEBASTIAN moved a proviso, that
the subjec, lie referred to the Attorney General,
II In his opinion il he just claim, then snali
be al them on the following conditions: that the
said shawncss shall, by some valid act OF the ma
Nonal authority, agree to receive said money in
co.n,on; that they VIII ho.d in common, enc
na,i,n. tbc lsnds as.igned by the treaty Of 1925.
and that all clam Of the Ohio Shawnees TO the ex-
ciusve grant of 100 600 acres, under the treaty OF
1881. be forever released.
Alter considerable debate. the amendment OF
MIR SEBASTIAN was rel scted-ayes 10, noes II
The question occurred on striking out the whole
appropriation, and IT w'' agreed to-yeas ~
nay ]. ,
The next amendm .nt reported by thu
Commute on Finance, to appropriate ten thou
nd dui,srs Tor q agent TO he sent To Ca
Investigate cIarms preferred against the United
Ststts for supplies allie ged TO DC furnished by ofde
o. and under contract With, the commissioners ap
POINTED ~ negolI late with the California Indians
This amendment was debated by Messrs AID
ANS, BRIGHT CASS, GWIN, WELLER, Sc
BASTIAN, tEARCE. PRATT, WALKER, BAD
GER, and ATCHlSON; and the the amer dmen
wa. rei"cted-yeas 9. nays "a.
Th. bill then po-ip ned.
On moli,n OF Mr.. HOUSTON, the select com
mite appointed thia m"rn'ng TO Inves'iga'e int
aburss, bribery, and fraud, in the prosecution o.
ctims, &c, wds authorized to apfoant u clerk, al
ths usual rate Of compensation.
On motion, the Senate proceeded to the consd
Grafton Of Executive business; and shortly after the
do 70 were opened, G'.d
The SENATE adj u.ned TIL Monday,