The true Democrat., 1854-05-02
CON CRIES SIGNAL.
IN SENATE
Jnnnnru 30. 1854.

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 Mir. SEBASTIAN, from the committee on Indian affairs, to whom was referred the me- morial of Henry C. Miller, Phillip W. Thomp- son. and Jesse B. Hurley, submitted an adverse report thereon.
 Mir. SEBASTIAN presented supplement- al memorial of Amos and John F. Kendall. praying the reference of the question of the legal or equitable obligation of the United States to grant them the relief prayed for, to the cir cult court of the district of Columbia. with a right of appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States; which, with the papers on file on the subject was referred to the committee on Indian affairs.
 REPORTS ON STANDING COMMITTEES
 MT. JOHNSON, from the committee on pub- lie lands, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them back, with sundry amend ments:
 Bill granting to the State of Louisiana the right of way, and donation of public land, for the purpose of locating and constructing a railroad from Algiers on the Mississippi river, to the Sabine river in said State.
 Bill granting to the State of Louisiana the right of way, and donation of public land, for the purpose of locating and reconstructing railroad from Shreveport to the mouth of the Mississippi river.
 Bill granting the right of way, and making grant of land, to the State of Arkansas, to aid in the construction of arailroad from point on the Mississippi in the regionof Gaines's Land ing via Camden to the Texas boundary, near Fulton, in Arkansas.
 Bill granting further time for satisfying claims for bounty lands for military services in the war of 1912, with Great Britain, and for other purposes.
 Mir. JOHNSON, from the committee on ter ritories, to which was referred bill to aid the territory of Minnesota in constructing arailroad for military postal, and other purposes, reported 1t back, without amendment.
 MT. JOHNSON, from the committee on pub lie lands, to whom was referred bill granting to the State of Louisiana the right of way, and a donation of public land, for the purpose of locating and constructing railroad from New Orleans to the Mississippi State line, in the d- rection of the town of Jackson, in said State, reported it back, with amendment, in form of a substitute for the bil
 lie also, from the some committee, to whom was referred bill granting the right of way, and donation of the public land, to the States of Louisiana Mississippi, and Alabama, to aid in the construction of certain railroads therein, reported it back, with an amendment, in the form of substitute, for the bill.
 He also, from the same committee, to whom was referred bill giving further time for sats- lying claims for bounty land for military servi- ces in the war of 1912, reported it back, without amendment.
 FeJruary 20, 2854. INDIAN TERRITORIES.
 Mir. JOHNSON. I ask the unanimous con- sent of the Senate to introducea bill to establish and organize the territories of Chahlahkee, Muscogee and Chahta. 1 desire to have the bill read twice and referred to the committee on territories, and to ask also that 1t be printed nat, 1 presume will be done and 1 wish then to nave further step taken in regard to It, whlch Will submit to the Senate.
 Leave was granted to introduce the bill; Wnlch was read twice and referred to the con- mlttee on territories; and ordered to be printed. It proposes to enact that, in order more fully to extend the protection of the constitution and laws ot the United States over the Cherokee. Muscogee or Creek, Seminole. Choctaw. and Chickasaw nations of Indians. and to enable them to advance in civilization. and hereafter to become citizens of the United States. all that portion of country west of the States of Mis- souri and Arkansas, included within certain li- mits, as follows: Beginning at point on the old western territorial line of Arkansas territory being twenty-five miles north from the point where the said territorial line crosses the Arkan- sas river; thence running from said north point south on the said territorial line to the point where it crosses the Verdigris river; thence down said Verdigris river to the Arkansas river; thence down said Arkansas river to point where stone was placed in the pear 1883, op- posite the east or lower bank of the Neosho or | Grand river, at its junction with the Arkansas;