The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-20
CITY OF WASHINGTON, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 90 1852

10 the Chair what propose be added to the amend
ment; #s
ITO be distributed according TO the schedule returned
by the spPonied under the act OF Congress
The amendment to the amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD Will the honorable senator
from Tennessee allow me TO ask him whether these In
dian reservations had all been sold, whether they
werereaned by the Indians at the time The depredaons
were committed
Mr. BERRIEN 1t is stated in the memorial that
Mr.. HUNTER, AS the honorable senator from Mich
gan MIR CAssJ desires TO say something in reply TO the
arguments OF other gentlemen, and as 1t is now nearly
two o'clock, propose that BY general consent we pass
the consideration OF this amendment and take up
some others which are TO be proposed.
A SENATOR. Oh no; go on with this.
Mr.. CASS. would prefer that the consideration OF
this amendment should be postponed, there are other
amendments which be acted upon well to pro-
now, though from the state Of the Senate, and the rain,
which readers speaking SO dcul. lwoud prefer not to
MIR. BERRlEN The senator from Michigan will rec
ollect that have spoken under the same embarrass-
ments. tsN
Mr.. CASS. am aware of that; knew at the time
that il was embarrassing.
Mr. HALE / would ask from some senator who can
give The information, who favors this amendment
and presume the senator from Alabama Mr.. CLEmENsl
answer my inquiry-whether the policy OF the gen
eral government in exngushing the titles to the Indian
reservations was not policy which was urged by the
government OF Alabamai
MT. ILEMENS Il 90 not DclieVe Tue government OI
Alabama had anything TO do with il but know some
members of Congress had
MIR. BERRIIsN. ] can answer the inquiry of the
from New Hampshire 80 far as regarded the first
treaty That which extnguished the Indian title within
the limits OF Georgia the result OF an obligation
tered into by the general government long 1902
by which they bound themselves TO exngush the Indian
title to those lands part consideration OF the cesson
made by the State OF Georgia TO the United States OF ter
ritoy lying between the Chattahoochee and Mississippi
rivers
Mr.. HUNTER. | would suggest, as the honorable
senator from Arkansas Mr. BoRLANDl has not finished
his speech upon the amendment relating to the Collins
line of steamers. that he would probably be willing 10
do now.
Mr. BORLAND. am not anxious to go on but |
am willing to do so TO accommodate the Senate, as the
Senate was kind enough the other day to postpone its
consideration in courteey to | am perhaps as well
prepared TO 60 on as shall be at any time
The PRESIDING OFFICERs( Mr. FooT in the chair)
The pending question is the amendment OF the sena-
tor from Tennessee.
Mr.. HUNTER. ask the general consent Of the Sem
ate to lay aside for the purpose of allowing the honora
Bile senator from Arkansas TO so with his remarks
There being no objection, the pending amendment was
laid asde and the Senate resumed the consideration OF
the amendment in relation the Collins line OF steamers
Mr. BORLAND continued and concluded the speech
upon this amendment which he commenced on Friday
last He spoke until late hour; and when he concluded
the Senate adjourned.