The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-26

full assignment 20 the United States OF said certificates
oIhef eyide Of said debts and when the original cerf
OF the State OF Texas aud cedcaes been
therefor by said State, said cerdc shall be 10.
eo,yed as evidence Of the original OF said claim
and shall be assigned accordingly"
Mr. MASON. call for the yeas and nays on that
anne ndment
The yeas and nays were ordered
Mr. UNDERWOOD desire TO ask the senator from
Indiana whether he would amend his proposition in such
way as 10 allow the individual creditor 10 surrender and
assign his claim, provided the others do do it, and
lake his pro rata proportion OF the $4,000 900 think
his amendment requires the whole amount be
de,ed before sh re any any can be paid Am mistaken
Mr. BRIGHT. The senator is mistaken
Mr. UNDERWOOD. Then, am satisfied with it as
/ ii is.
Mr.. BRIGHT made some remarks, which will be pub
Mr.. WALKER desire to ask the senator from In
diana there is any provision in his amendment for the
assent of the State of Texas
| Mr. BRIGHT There is not
| Mr.. WALKER. Then, will ask this question Wha
IS there to prevent Texas protesting either prior subse
qnen TO this act after have paid the IS 900 OOO
saying TO us that have paid the money without her
consent and aeans, her compact with u.s. and demanding
tnat we pay II over again!
this; When Texas has taken The $5 900 .000--to which
she alleges she entitled under the act 10 which have
leferred she should demand the payment of the other
5 900 900, respond by producing the assignments OF
The debts which shall have been transferred by her
creditors
| Mr. HOUSTON In relation 10 the extract from The
message of the President OF Texas which the senator
has alluded must regret that the whole of the message
is not here. Those the sentiments which enter
tanned at the Ii ne and in continuation of that extract |
went on TO show how and why it that Texas ough,
to pay her debts; and will be found that the sugges
tons there made were those which the scaling took
place subsequently, in ls4S But we have only por-
ton OF the message brought before u.s. and the true
ing OF cannot very well be construed independent o
and separate from the rest OF the message.
But will state another fact to the Senate that after
that message was delivered, in December. ls4l believe
was, law was passed declaring that every public Of
fcer should receive his salary par value But on
count of the currehcy, the value of the bills was
Deprecated 10 twenty-five cents on the dollar They re-
ceived their salaries at what the bills passed currently
They were charged with the amount of hundred
cents on the dollar when they only received twenty five
cents and not one OF them had brought forward
claim 10 receive compensation that account know
the Executive never did, and that he did receive
eighth OF his salary during the three years he in
power. When the message was issued notwithstand-
ing the suggestions contained in il in relation 10 the de-
termination OF Texas 10 pay her debts honestly and just
W only for all she had realized, the bonds went up
in New Orleans from three and five cents 10 eighteen
and twenty cents in one week. That was the impress
sion which this message had upon the currency oil Texas
at that time The reputation had been spoken of, and
believing that what said act of justice, and that
il would prevent speculation, came out with the sent
ments that have been read. am sa,isied. with the
cepon of the city OF New Orleans that the great valley
of the Mississippi does not at this hour contain fifty
thousand dollars of Texass liabilities, and not dol
lar held in the hands OF those to whom they were orgl
nay issued
Mr. BRODHEAD desire TO make suggestion to
my friend from Indiana, which may induce him to modify
his amendment He desires 10 pay the FIVE millions which
have been reserved and TO pay them in cash AT the
time the boundary act passed. the United States bonds
were worth one hundred and ten cents on the dollar.
He desires 10 pay the amount reserved He promises
by his proposition TO pay them in stock which was at
that time worth one hundred aud ten cents on the dol
lar. | suggest that he modify his amendment to make
| II conform TO what he desires.
/ Mr.. DAWSON. | desire TO ask one question of the
senator from Texas. Did the legislature of Texas, in
1851 pass any act authorizing The creditors OF Texas to
come TO the city OF Washington and release her debt un
der the act $780, and receive payment for them according
10 the scale
Mr. RUSK The legislature OF Texas did this They
made appropriation out OF the money the treasury
of Texas TO pay to the creditors the which af.
liked 10 the claims by the act Of ls4s. when the United
States should modify the provision in the boundary aci
10 pay 10 the State the amount OF the releases which
should be filed.
While am on the floor desire to make another state.
meni The honorable senator from Indiana chooses 10
designate Texas scaling and yet he performs the same
operation by his amendment There amongst these
claims, various OF them which have been put down at
eighty apd ninety cents on The dollar Texas through
honest men generally ae-has reduced them tina, far
The senator proposes scale them below that and go
down sixty sixty five cents, and put those who paI
chased the promssoy notes Of Texas at twelve and half
less the dollar, exactly the same footing
those who paid one hundred cents on the dollar. Is
this lair
The honorable senator has spoken of his being the
committee OF thirteen. | laid before that committee OF
thirteen statement OF the amount OF Texass Liabilities
which, upon tbelT lace, amounted 10 tWeVe ana a naH
millions oil dollars. That committee never reported a
sum at all The honorable senator from Maryland Mr..
PEARcEl introduced bill in which be placed II al ten
millions 1t utterly impossible for Texas to have
paid twelve and half millions with ten millions. That
was out OF the question The senator Gays she has a
large amount OF public domain Sir. that domain has
been open AT all times to every creditor OF Texas and is
now open them be taken in payment of their claims
at fifty cents acre and II the United States will Just
take their Indians of those lands they will be as
much sought after vacant lands on this continent
Mr.. BRIGHT here again addressed the Senate. HIS
remarks will be published hereafter.
i Mr. RUSk. III the honorable senator had needed my
appeal and instead OF holding this bill back until the last
days OF the session, had brought forward, as desired
IL should be dene at early day. we would have Seen
relieved from the position in which we laced have
not time night 60 into the invesga OF the mat
the appeals of ladies produced here in derogaon OF my
State. When the petitions the subject were bret pre-
sented in January February OF last year, begged the
Committee Finance TO report that might have time
fully to investigate the subject know that II would
be imposing upon the Senate but could show that The
cries OF women and children who are now sleeping IN
their bloody graves have come up 10 this government
asking them to comply with treaty supuatons, and this
government has failed TO do IT, The government is fail
ing 10 do il now and while am speaking the Indians
which belong to the United States who have no claim on
the territory of Texas, there keeping the frontiers
constantly in alarm and conuson-yes, sir rendering
the very land of which the senator speaks totally value
less for settlement, and this government Is throwing no
protection over II.
have made no assault upon the creditors OF Texas,
but of them have extensively circulated oooK,
well printed containing extracts here and there TO make
out case and find 10 the very beginning OF this book
the following:
uIt is no mart Of our plan to give particular view OF the
Considerations that induced the Texans dissolve their
connexon with Mexico. Suffice il TO say that land speeo-