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safer the passage in the Senate of the
bill as it was first drafted, twas sent to the
House, where after discussion an amend.
ment was inserted, which would have sus.
pended the rights Of the setlersin the Choc-
taac country, until the operation ofthe law
would have been spent. Mr.. PRENTIss and
Mr.. WORD both supported the bill and op'
posed the amendment in speeches, which,
when we receive them we will publish
The amendment was carried, and Mr.
PRENTIss Immediately moved its recommit.
naent TO the committee Of Indian affairs with
instructions to strike out the obnoxious
feature. The motion failed by cal for
the previous question. The bill was then
sent back to the Senate for concurrence
but our indefatigabfe representatives, fur
nished to Judge WHITE a draft of an a.
mendment sohich wOud include the right of
pre-emption TO the Choctaw settlers, which
the Senate agreed TO, and which, happily
The House concurred in. 1t is now law,
and the settlers in the Choctaw country
have much to thank the whig representa-
tives for in thus securing to them their
just rights.


ltgives pleasure also to remark, that the
bill was warmly supported by Judge TRor-
TER, who co-operated with Messrs. PREM
Tlss and WORD until it passed.