The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-02-07
Michigan Matter at washington.


Globe the following proceedings in the
House on the l4th ult., on the bill for
the
RELIEF OF CERTAIN CHIPPEwAs, ETC.
Mr.. Sherman. ! now insist on my
motion.
Mr.. Waldron. Let me first submit
my proposition to the House. l ask
the unanimous consent of the House
that the Committee of the Whole
House on the Private Calendar be dis
charged from the further consideration
of House bill No. IS, for the relief of
certain Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potta-
watomie Indians. r
The bill, which was read, provides
that the Secretary of the Interior be
authorized and directed to pay to the
Chippewa, Ottawa, and Pottawatomie
Indians, now residing in Michigan, and
who were parties to the treaties made
at Chicago on the 26th and 9th of
September, 1888, between the United
States and the united nation of Indians,
or to their descendants, their full pro-
portion per capita of all the sums of
money agreed to be paid by the United
States to the united nation of Indians
by the treaties of July 90, 1929, and
September 26, 1888, and the articles
supplementary thereto of September
27, 1888, and of June s and II, 1916,
with the Pottowatomie nation of Indi-
aus; provided that, upon examination,
it shall appear that the moneys are still
in the Treasury of the United States
for, or have been paid out to, the Pot
tawatomie nation; wbereupon the pay
ments shall be made out of the moneys
belonging or acoruing to the Pottawat-
omie nation.
Mr.. Quarles objected to the intro
duction of the bill
Mr.. Waldron moved to suspend the
rules.
The motion was agreed to; and the
bill was introduced and read first and
second time.
Mr.. Waldron called the previous
question upon the engrossment and
third reading of the bill.
The previous question was seconded,
and the main question ordered to be
put; and under the operation thereof,
the bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read third time; and being en-
crossed, it was accordingly read the
third time, and passed.
Mr.. Waldron moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was passed !;
and also moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table.
The latter motion was agreed to.
On the 18th ult., Mr.. Waldron pre-
scented the memorial of Volney Spald-
ing, and SO other citizens of Palmyra,
Michigan, representing that time of
agitation and threatened anarchy is un-
favorable to the calmness and DELHI
Grafton required for changes of
the organic law, and that the pub
lie welfare will be best subserved by
the enforcement of the Constitution
and laws without change.
And on the 10th ult,, the memorial
of S. w. Wilson and others, citizens
of Vandalia, Michigan, demonstrating
against any amendment to the Consti-
tuition, and against any compromise on
any other ground than the abolition of
slavery.
On the 2sth ult., the following is a
part of the Senate proceedings.
Mr.. Crittenden. Mr.. President, ]
have been charged with several petit
titions, which l take pleasure in present
ing to the Senate. Here is petition
from citizens of the State Of Massa-
chusetts:
The undersigned, citizens of the State
of Massachusetts, believing that the
proposition of Hon. John J. Critten-
den, of Kentucky, presents practical
basis for the settlement of the ques-
tons now disturbing the peace of the
country, respectfully pray that the same
may be adopted.
Here is petition on the same sub
ject from citizens of Grand Rapids, in
the State of Michigan, without dis
tinction of party, presenting the same
appeal and prayer to the Senate. Here
is another, addressed to the Senate and
House of Representatives:
The undersigned, citizens and voters,
residents of Herkimer county, in the
State of New York, solemnly beg and
entreat that Congress will pass the
Crittenden resolutions, and give us the
opportunity to vote on and decide at
the ballot-box the constitutional amend
ments in those resolutions embraced;
and your memorialists will ever pray
Next is petition of citizens of the
State of Michigan, who, without dis
tinction of party, respectfully memoir
alize the Congress of the United States
to adopt my resolutions, as reasona-
BILE and just basis for the adjustment of
the national difficulties which now dis
tract, impoverish, and demoralize the
country; or, congressional adjustment
proving impracticable, then to refer di-
rectly to the people of all the States,
for their action, the Crittenden propo-
sition, so called.
1 have another petition from citizens
of the State of Michigan, to the same
effect precisely. Here is another, also
from citizens of Michigan, in the same
language; another from citizens of the
same State, to the same effect anoth-
err from citizens of the same State, to
the same effect: another from citizens