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Burlington Free Press
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont
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On April 5, 1853, in Washington, the U.S. Senate debated and tabled a resolution by Mr. Houston to authorize J. R. Bartlett and A. B. Gray to prepare a report on explorations along the Mexican boundary, including topography, geography, natural history, and Indian tribes in Texas, California, and New Mexico, to be published under the Interior Department.
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WASHINGTON, April 5, 1853.
Shortly after meeting the Senate went into Executive Session.
When the doors were opened, the Senate took up Mr. Houston's resolution, authorizing J. R. Bartlett, late Boundary Commissioner, and A. B. Gray, late U. S. Surveyor of the Mexican Boundary, to furnish a report and plans to the Senate, of the explorations made by them and by others connected with the commission under them, on the topography, geography and natural history of the regions adjacent to the line, with such information as they have collected relative to the Indian tribes through Texas, California and New Mexico, and that the work be executed under the supervision of the Department of the Interior, in a style and form corresponding with the publication-of Schoolcraft's History of the Indian Tribes, and Owen's Geological Report--1000 copies to be published.
Mr. Hunter said there was no present necessity for this work. It would be expensive, and they knew nothing about it.
Mr. Houston remarked, he would not have called for the information if it was not important, and saw no particular objection to it on the score of expense.
Mr. Borland said the contingent fund was not one fourth large enough to print a work like this.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Pearce, Houston, Butler, Hunter, Hamblin and Borland.
Mr. Douglass would not consent to the publication without knowing what the work is, and on his motion the resolution was laid on the table.
After another short Executive session, the Senate adjourned.
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the resolution was laid on the table on mr. douglass's motion.
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The Senate took up Mr. Houston's resolution authorizing J. R. Bartlett and A. B. Gray to furnish a report and plans on explorations along the Mexican boundary, covering topography, geography, natural history, and information on Indian tribes in Texas, California, and New Mexico. The report was to be executed under the Department of the Interior in a style similar to Schoolcraft's History of the Indian Tribes and Owen's Geological Report, with 1000 copies published. Debate involved concerns over necessity, expense, and lack of knowledge about the work, leading to it being tabled.