The true Democrat., 1854-05-02

Philip w. Thompson, and Jesse B. Hurley, for the purpose of referring them to the proper de- partment
 ADDITIONAL POST ROADS.
 Mir. JOHNSON submitted the following re- solution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to:
 Resolued, That the committee on the post office and post roads inquire into the expeden- cy ot creating, by law, the following post roads, to wit: from Jacksonport, on the east side of White rver, to Pocahontas; also, from Rock port via Robert Gray's and Abner H. Henson's, to Montroy, in Dallas county, all in Arkansas; also, from Washburn's Prairie in Barry county, Missouri via M. D, Tilford's, to Huntsville, in Arkansas, and report by bill or otherwise.
 Ma1ch 9th
 MT. JOHNSON presented a petition of C.. Wilcox and other officers of the army, praying an increase of pay; which was referred to the committee on military affairs.
 ARKANSAS JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
 On the motion of Mir. SEBASTIAN, the Senate, as III committee of the whole, proceeded to consider the bill from the House of Repre- sentatlves to amend an act, entitled "An act to divide the State of Arkansas into two judicial distrcts,' approved March 3, 1851, which had been reported from the committee on Indian affairs with an amendment.
 The bill, as 1t came from the House, propos- ed to direct, that, upon conviction of offenders in the western judicial district of the State of Arkansas, for otfenses to which punishment by confinement Tn the penltentlary Is annexed, 1t shall be lawful for the court before whom con- vlctlons have or may be had, to sentence convicts to undergo Imprisonment in the penitentiary house of the State situated in the eastern judi cal district Tn the same manner as though the penltentlary house was situated in the western judicial district of the State of Arkansas, and to add the counties of Sevier and Sebastian to the western judicial district
 The amendment of the committee on Indian affairs was to add the following:
 SEC. 2. And be H turt1ter enacted That when any person shall be convicted, in the district court for the western district of Arkansas, of any ofense, committed after the passage of this act, the punishment or par of the punishment whereof Is Imprisonment by the laws now ex- lstlng, the. said punishment part of the punishment shall be confinement and imprison- nment, with hard labor, for the same length of time, and shall be carried into effect as pro- yided in the preceding section.
 SEC. 3. And be d ytuather enacted, That no- thing contained in the twenty-ffth section of an act entitled An act to regulate intercourse with the Indian tribes and preserve peace on the frontiers" approved 3Oth of June, 1884, shall be construed to extend or apply to said Indian country any of the laws enacted for the district of Columbia, and that nothing contain ed in the twentieth section of the said act. which provides for the punishment of ofenses therein specified, shall be construed to extend to any Indian committing said ofenses in the Indian country, or to any Indian committing any ofensc who has been punished by the To- cal law of the tribe, or in any case where by treaty stipulations, the exclusive jurisdiction over such otfenses may now or hereafter be se- cured to said Indian tribes, respectively, and anything in said act inconsistent with this act be, and the same is hereby, repealed
 SEC. 4. And be at further eaoctel That any white person who shall hereafter set fire. or at- tempt to set fire, to any house. out house, cabin. stable, or other building in said Indian country, to whomsoever belonging; and any Indian who shall set fire to any house, out-house cabin, stable, or other building, in said Indian coun- try, belonging to or in lawful possession of white person, ln whole or Ill part, and whether the same be consumed or not, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall be punished by confinement and Imprisonment, with hard la Dor, for not more than twenty-one nor less than two years.
 SEC. 5. And Je at further enacted, That any white person whe shall make an assault upon an Indian, or other person. or Indian who shall make an assault upon white person, within sad Indian country, with a gun, rifle, sword, pistol, knife or any other deadly weapon, with intent to kill or maim the person so assaulted, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and shall, on conviction, be punished with confinement, with hard labor, for not more than five years nor less than one year.
 SEC. 6. And De ft fu1ther enacted, That in all criminal cases, upon indictment, for ohenses committed ill said Indian country, prior to the creation of said western district of Arkansas. now pending in the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Arkansas. pro- cess for witnesses residing or to be found in said western district may issue to the marshal of said eastern district, and be executed by him in any part of said western district and that the fees of all witnesses so summoned shall be paid by the United States.
 On the motion of Mir. SEBASTIAN. a yer bal amendment was made to the amendment of the committee in the third section, which does not alter the sense of the section
 lie dlneuu1nenC as amended was agreed to: the bill was reported to the Senate as amended; the amendment was concurred in, and was or dered to be engrossed; and the bill was ordered to be read a third time, and was read third time, and passed.
 March, 13 1854
 MT. JOHNSON, from the committee on pu- bile lands, to whom were referred documents in relation to the claim of Mark Bean and Richard H. Bean, of Arkansas, submitted a re- port, accompanied by bill for their relief; which was read and passed to a second reading. The report was ordered to be printed.
 MT. SEBASTIAN presented the petition of Lewis Raston, praying remuneration for the loss of his Improvements contrary to the pro- visions of the Cherokee treaty of 1885; which was referred to the committee on Indian affairs
 MT. JOHNSON presented the proceedings and memorial of convention held at Wash ington, Arkansas, in relation to the removal of the Red river raft; which was referred to the committee on commerce.
 March 16, 1854
 NOTICES OF BILLS.
 Mir. SEBASTIAN gave notice of his inten-