Kansas weekly herald., 1855-04-06
WHITFIELD IN THE HOUSE.

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SEC Eek eiae TH - !
able de pf - ates ea
Out good Iaz tlzs Fes nt eaties "a =.
Oseos ana iii 3url nalsas, Ds<@NaIz@
ana sne ,anIeea EfsRes &c sk4eklAs ant eos1ts
ana cas- ailawfees, and hiiamles
there snail m 6e, aud hereby Is appropriated ths
sum oE ~ Ia saq1fl ION fo the 2ppeoRg iation
neIeeoIoze msdes foE the exectIslen of si1e ssir
ne{ Of lands csded he aau mnsas IN
treaties are required to bssA id assTste the In
dIans, the President shall cause said lands to be
lassa,eo t;as ad ana ta,neo and men sacn classlea
Ifaetion he shaI ause said lands to - -
at public safe, BY legal Or town tots
as s such times and Places. and N SUCH nannel
n,. t = = M , proper and
In said tSestiss and Il s i
Est public ar p.iyate - fora less. price e than
tnat hxed hy tie isaiuation aloresaid, till other
,Sst y .s@ That the Pres.
abe Dslawafes Ioags. Weas psoyias ~ I,s
kias, and Piankeshaws,. or so much Of them as
ne nay nay deem esna nee Necessary.
ne nfsl question before the committee
mes upon Ine iollo"liag pending amend
- slle "a soslie, recommended Dy tne
Colnllis1ee 'll nee ol l.l'l. ways and Means; $3.50
AFTER the words ssthe President shall cause
fssa /. lmssl. sne woes or sucn parts
fsse s9es TT the lay sesn spr1pe and 20 insert
said, ,,the words, s.nor shall any Land be seld at
public sale at LESS price than 81 % per acre. .
And also to strike out the words Progidsd, That
with tha nsl1srss W.. D.
Kaskaskias, and PiankeshaWs. or such Of them
as he may deem necessary" .+ese. ..ss.z
The CHAIRMAN. S The. gentleman
from Kansas r Mn. WH1TFIELD1 is enti-
tied 10 the floor upon the amendments, but
as he is not present the question will be
takens if no other person desires to discuss
it. = -.
The question was taken: and the amend
ments were agreed to.
The question then REQUIRED upon the
amendment offered Yesterday by Ma. ORR.
as follows:
Strike out the words sill Otherwise di-
rected by law" and insert in. lieu thereof
the words s.for three wears, and thereafter
as may be directed by law, pursuant to the
treaty.. ..ss..sssz .s.-fs.. = -.
The question was taken; and the amend
ment was agreed to. . - -.
The CHAIRMAN. The question now
is upon concurring iuthe Senate amendment,
as amended.
MIR. PHELPS. / desire. to offer an
amendment TO the amendment / move to
strike out all alter the word s'treatles, IN
the ninth hne, that IS, all alter the word.
treaties where 1t occurs the second time.
That IS the amendment which intended
to have offered yesterday, but was prevent
ed by the committee taking a recess before
the previous pending amendments We're
acted upon. 90 mol aesire, however TO
detam the committee now, as the remarks
which submitted yesterday to the COM
Inittee We're MADE IN view OF :lhis amend-
InenI. Wlll only say that the aInencr =
men1 proposes TO strike out al that part Oh
Ihe Senate amendment whlch relates 70 the
Valua1lon ana eiasslheatlon OF lne lands
~nicn NJ, Tue Delawares, IS ioWays, AiclAapoos'
alu o'1lei 'ilIes c VI inuia US eeueo ~ 'iu''
y .!e eBn ilseo o.ases. =
III :. oiars = iIope tiie ilipiou u tae
@sl'.leliien iioih ntlsso91l @i'i no' p1ess,i
I hiS =, aiiiehutneii. y aaop'gu, 'ne eneI' =.
I { VIII De 70 leave 5hese lnal rs Wi'houl
ne egasla'lon whlen s..s''p.eu ~ snoM
was SO necessary 10 pfo'ect thelf
'lghts ana TO carry out our uealy s'iPula-
ION with them; l nope, tnefeiofe' MS
amenoment VIII DC fh1eesea.
Mr.. WHITFIELD. In taking the floor
1t this time, on the pending amendment, |
promise the committee, at the outset, that
will not detaln them with long speech
It is known MIR. Chairman. tothe Commit
lee onIndian Affairs that have been OPP
posed to this amendment fromthe time ii vas
first introduced; and desire briefly to state
The grounds OF my opposition to 1t. am
aware that IN this opposition i nave to con-
END against two OF three commlaees oil
his House, and 1t therefore seems almost