The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-11
IN CONGRESS OF THE u. STATES
Thirty-Third Congress-First Session,
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1854
I'm CONTINUATION
s Il NATE /.
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS IN ARKANSAS.


divide the State OF Arkansas into lwo judicial dis
cts," approved March g. 1851; which had been report
ed from the Committee on Indian Affairs with an amend
ment.
The amendment was then read, bein 10 add to the
bill the following sections
SIC. 2 And Be further enacted. That when any per-
shall be convicted, in the district Tor the
disnctot Arkansas oil any Offences committed alter ne
passage Of this the punishment part of the pnnlsl-
men whereof Is imprisonment by the laws now exsng,
confinement and imprisonment with hard labor for the
length o time, and shall be carried into effect as pro-
yided in tho preceding section,
sEc. 5 Aad be u further enacted That nothing contain.
ed in The fifth section OF act emitted An act 10
regulate intercourse with the Indian tribes and preserve
peace the ronuer approved 30h OF June 1884, shall
Of Tue laws enaGed or the District Of Columbia and that
nothing contained Ia he eniie section OF the said acf,
which provides Tor the punishment OF offences thereiu
cited Shall De construed % any Indian commit
ting said offences IL the Indian country, or 10 any lndsn
committing offence who has been punished by the o-
cal law of the tribe, IN where, by treaty stipu
a,ions The exclusive u,sd con oyer such offences may
ivcy and anything IN ,ald act Inconsistent with this act
| be, and the same is feby, repealed.
SEC And be further enaccd, That any white person
who shall hereafter se fire. Or attempt 10 set fire. 10 any
honse clubhouse cabin stable Of other building IN SAID
who shall any house, outhouse cabin, stable,
other building In said Indian county, belonging 10 or in
lawful possession OF white person, in whole in part,
and whether the be consumed not shall be deemed
guilty. OF isouy and shall be punished by confinement
and mprisonment,. with hard labor, for than
twenty nor less than Two years
| or any Indian who shall make an assant upon white
person within said Indian county, gun de sword,
pistol knife or any Other deadly wea pom with intent
Kali MAIN the person so assaulted shah oe deemed gull
" OF felony and SHALL conviction, be punished with
confinement and imprisonment, with hard labor, for not
more than 1--WE years nor less Than one year
SEC 8. And be it further enacted, That in all criminal
cases. upon indictment, offences committed said In
dian country por the creation said western discI OF
Arkansas, pending in the circuit of the United
for the district OF Arkansas process for wit
residing TO be found III said district
issue the marshal of said district and lac executed
by him in any part OF said western districts and that the
lees Of all Witnesses summoned shall be paid by the Uni
ted States .
| Mr.. SEBASTIAN moved 10 amend the amendment of
The committee by inserting section three, line eleven,
after the word o6ence the words Sin the Indian coun-
try - which agreed 10
The question being then taken the amendment as
amended, Il agreed 10 No fuI lher amendment being
proposed, the bill then reported TO the Senate, the
amendment concurred in and ordered TO be
CROSSED for lhlrd reading OF the bill BY unanimous
consent, the bill was read third time and passed.
SOLAR COMPASS.
On motion by Mr. STUART, the Senate then proceed.
ed in committee of the whole, TO the consideration OF
the bill to enable the United States TO make use of the
solar compass in the public surveys.
No amendment being made the bill reported 10 the
Senate and the question stated upon ordering il to
be engrossed and read third time.
| MF. EVANS. Is the bill debaable at this stage
| The PRESIDENT lts
| Mr. EVANS | have never beard the report read
which accompanies this bill, although heard the sub
ect partially discussed the other day; aud from the man
Der in which il was presented TO my mind. think II ls
very doubtful whether the bill ought 10 pass man has
made invention, improvement, In the compass
but The United States have 10 pay him Tor those which
they in surveying public lands and now II is
asked that he shall have fifteen thousand dollars TO en-
able The United States make OF the compass in The
public surveys Ii seems 10 me that this sum is greatly
dspropooned TO any benefit that will result TO the Uni
ted States from lis payment
| Mr. STUART. Mr. President, think | can satisfy
the honorable senator from South Carolina IN few mo-
mens by reference TO The statement OF the Commission
of the General Land Office The Commissioner OF the
the United States already, by this invention the sum of
S6220s0 in The Surveys OF land that would not have been
surveyed without it, The proposition that the inventor
himself made that should give him one mill on
every OF land that could not be surveyed without
this compass.
Mr.. EVANS Will he take lands
| Mr.. STUART He will be very glad TO.
MIR. EVANS. am willing TO give him lands, but not
money.
| MIR STUART The senator will see that il we con.
sider the lands hereafter TO be surveyed and which
could not be surveyed without the of this compass,
the benefit which the United States will receive is no,
confined thousands OF dollars, ii runs into millions
Az remarked The other day consider this one OF The
strongest that coud be presented TO Congress- on
account othe facts here stated in this report There
several extracts gong To show the immense advantage
that the government has already derived from this nven-
ton For instance, there tract of country in Arkan.
sas that was not surveyed and the Commissioner OF the
General Land Ofhce says that without this compass
never could have been surveyed. There is place there
called Magnetic Cove that never had been surveyed
could not be surveyed with the ordinary compass
So that the honorable will see that what
propose TO pay this man s trifng sum in com
parson with the great benefit to be derived by the gov
ernmen OF the United States from the OF the nven.
ton
The question being then stated ordering the bill 10
be engrossed and read third time,
4 Mr. STUART called for the yeas and nays; which
were ordered
/ Mr.. CASS Mr President, desire 10 say one word
before the vote is taken upon that question. Nothing is
more uncertain thar the old compass the needle is al
ways under the most favorable circumstances liza.
BILE 10 be controlled BY Influences that viii cause il TO
vary and this is the occasion OF vast losses and great dis.
pues this country II rgsi 10 It. But here inven-
ton which obvIates all necessity for using the ordinary
compass, and in mineral regions 10 particular could
not possibly get along in surveying without H. except by
running line by means OF stakes, which would be q
most tedious and everlasting operation. Here in.
vention which is used by officers In tie survey OF
our lands, and why should not be willing TO pay
the Inventor fair compensation for III II is very
beneficial discovery most useful instruments and by its
have saved thousands and thousands OF dollars
and have prevented great many disputes The recon-
mendation Of the Commissioner ot The General Land
Office " that should make the inventor OF this com
pass some compensation p this way and cannot see,
| Tor my life, what objection there is to doing so
/ Mr. HAMLlN | listened to the discussion OF this
question the other day. and 1t led investigate the
facts in relation TO this matter confess that was i'm
pressed with the belief that the principle Of the thing
was all wrong bu the investigation has satisfied me
that is all right, and shall vote for il most cheer.
| fully.
| Mr. STUART will not deian the Senate longer
than to add remark or two. This man--as il was said
the other day. and ii is true-took out patent for the
Improvement but he spent The whole fourteen years in
perfecing IL; and the compass now used s not the
pass which patented but "Burrs improved solar
compass Now, sir, he has received from This patea
only eighty dollars. The question with him was