The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-01

for the claim because of the violation Of the contract on the
MIR HUNTER III the Senate Is ready TO take yote'sn
the bill shall make the motion but II - not ready.
postpone The prior orders Tor The purpose OF
taking up the Indian appropriation bull.
Mr.. BADGER. Let as upon IL
Mr. HUNTER. Then Withdraw the mouon.
Mr. EVANS. moved the amendmtn, because under
stood that former session Of the Senate, when Mr. hng
here, the amount reduced 70 $4,000, Whether
that was or not cannot positively state
Mr.. FITZPATRICK That is the
Mr. EVANS. | understand that was the factj the
amount reduced 90 $40 900.
Mi. PETIT. want to say one word. This is an old
settler with me. This was IN the ohes house when
satisfied my mind that beyond question IL good claim
have seen reason for changing that opinion shall
therefore vote for the bill.
The question being then taken the amendment, IL
Mr. BAYARD. | move amend the bill by striking
from the words wi interest thereon from the first day
of January, 1850" ground for the allowance OF
interest On the amendment ask for the yeas and nays
The yeas and nays ordered.
Mr. PETIT. That is the time, understand, when the
claim proved established. What fixes The time at
that datei
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The senator who re-
ported the bill MIR Tnosros, Of New Jersey not present
Mi. BAYARD. There is nothing whatever in the report
which shows any why that time is fixed and there
ohng which shows any for allowing interest upon
N the claim The grant whatever is, IS unqaesonaby
the nature of gratuty the part Of Congress In view
bur there certainly is not word In the report which shows
any for allowing upon tho claim from that
time, from any other time. The business com
mcnced in 1884, and the fulfilled the part of
the contractor early the st of December l542 80
that il there any right interest," think ought to nc
based upon that ground and 1t shond IN Decem
ber 1872 but cannot any ground for its allowance
The question being taken by yeas and nays, resulted
yeas "a, nays ions follows:
YEAS--Messrs Allen, A,chson, Bayard, Benjamin,
Bright Cass, Clay, Dawson, Dixon, Dodge OF WiscoD-
sin, Dodge of Iowa Evans, fitzpatrick, Hunter Jones Of
Tennessee Norris Pearce Rnsk, Sebastian, Shields Sh-
e sns se Blown Douglas Fish
Foot Petit, Sumner, Thompson Of kentucky, and wei
SO TIE amendment was agreed to.
The Dill reported the Senae amended, and the
amendment concurred in. t
On the question Of ordering the bill to be enroased for
Mr. gAYARD called for the yeas and nays; and they
ordered and being taken resu,cd-yeas 81, pays
I5--as follows:
YEAS-Aiessrs. Eadger Bell, Benjamin, Bright,
Brown Chase Dixon, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Douglas, Fish
Foot Gwn, James, Jones of Tennessee, Petit, Rusk Sc
bastar. samner Wade, Walker, and Welcr2l.
Dawson, Dodge IL Iowa, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Huatss,
Pearce, Pratt Shields 5lidsn, Stuart Thompson of Ken
lucky, Foucey, and Wiliirnis-l5.
The oil wac read a third time and passed
iEDIAE REFORMATION BILL.
On motion By NJ HUNTER, the Senate, in COM
ee of the whole, resumed the consideration Of the House
bill making appropriations for the and contingent
expenses Of The Indian Department. and FOR falng treaty
stpulatons with Indian ribes, for s year sndng
june 80 1855; the pending question beng the amend
reported by MIR. WALxEs, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, 10 insert the following
To the Creek nacn Of Ira.ans ia fad for III demands
agsis die Unlied Stats the Of $500 0C0 yuen
og eight million OF land at ard guarer cents
ccre taken fror the friendly Greeks xithou, compensation
by the treaty OF capituaron 81 Fort 'acson Of August
:, 1914.
Mr. BELL. understand there will be opposition e MS
amendment, or / should not propose TO say a.y thing
upon it. believe the senator from Virginia wishes to OPP
pose II. .#.
Mr. HUNTER. | certainly shall oppose il.
Mr. BELL. 1t has been two three years
since examined this question in det, and yelurs to
make few remarks upn the sub ret, more from my
recollection of what the al that Tune, than from
any very careful examination of il since have just run
cursory and careessy the grounds witch have been
presented within few days past When hrst examined
il, s,ruck with the consideration, which have
doubt the Senate viii perceive presents the strongest
sonf any substantial exist-aganst The al
owance Of the claim. That from the very great
lapse of time which has uanspired 1914, when this
wrong wHs done to the Indians by the government and,
secondly from reves Of several treaties which bad been
made between that and ths between the Geek nation
and the government Of the United States. could not
count enthusiastically first for the why the Creeks
had not pressed the claim at each Of the treaties made with
them subsequent 10 the eapulaon for the Transaction OF
l5l4 was much a uesiy a capIulauon demanded
by the commanding general al the cose OF the Creek
There treaty in 1918 1919 between this govern
and The Creeks which find for small tract Of
country situated in the State Of Georgia. and had other
provision Of any great importance. Then came the treaty
OF i6ll, ana treaty OF lSZJ subsequently,
treaty made do reconect for what, perhaps in
1923 And, finally, there the treaty Of 1872, by which
The Greeks agreed surrender their whole territory, upon
the prescribed in that treaty. and remove west OF the
Mississippi
should have time, sir, the Senate would not have
patience hear me- i'll attempt the whole
history OF this transaction OF the circumstances and cond
OF the people, and Of the questions which between
government the Creek Of Indians and between
the Creek nation and Georgia II would Jake some two
three hours TO doIt only refer them expIsns-
tory Of the grounds upon which have finally to the
conclusion that this government would do Justice those
Indians would redress the great wrong which wss done
TO them in 1914 IL IL considered late do JUS
uce, ard redress the wrong the claim well founded still
Notwithstanding the s,eness Of the perisd at which Is
brought forward
the have before ths General Jackson called to-
geher the chiefs Of the Creek natonboth friendly Indians
and hoses. That the cose Of the bloody which
had taken place between his and what were
called the Red Sticks warpsriy Of the Creek nation
At that capulaon twenty-five of the friendly chiefs
tended and but Of the hostile chlefs large portion
the latter had fsd the country SOUTH and aken refuge
Georgia and whatever portion Of them remained DID not
show themselves hat c.puaon which held at Fort
Jackson General Jackson had informed both the friendly
and The hostile Chiefs far he could have any
nicaon made % them, through their agcnts IN smmoning
them he proposed the terms upon which he would enter
hat ulaton f1 idemnity for the expenses Of tho
incurred by Uned States against the hosts to be
taken By cesson Of their country ard he added the further
the friendly Creeks that their csins should be
respected and thst they should be furthermore rewarded
The very definite A. to what he meant BY
her claims being respected brit the terms explicit,
from ~ nformston in regard % the indemnity which the
g. .rnnert would exBctto the whole penses ofthe
ad that that be tnien frc the territory