The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-11
MONDA7-, De.ex;s, Q.

AIR J. PaHasHh, after the minutes of Friday wnre
fS4a ia'd he perceived that Certain perions hayinr
CLAIMS againit the United States, had obtained an o.
aer OF the t1oute for reference of their claims 10
ielect committee re not then in the FouI. and
not BENG acquainted with the petitioners, and nat
knowing who were the Committee, the motion he
was about to MAKE could be attributed to perCocal
motives but TO reipe& for regularity, in the procee
lngs OF the Houie he wiihed when the houfe bat
Handing Committees the rsnlhers CT -.hic!i from.
quent inve!tgation Were infinitely acquainted
with the detail than others, that all flbiecs relative
thereto hould be fent before them rather than ~
lect Committees For thele considerations be moved
to refer the petition memorial remembrance o.
whatever 1t was denominated from Certain agents Of
Yazoo claimants to the Committee of claims and that
the Committee erected for enquring thereinto be df
charged.
MIR. NieboJoa informing Mr.. l. Randolph that 4.
mother petition the fame fubjet had been referred
the preceding day to the fame Committee he aired
II the gentleman had not better include both 4, hi,
motion
Mr.. 7. Pardorb Incorporated the fuggelion of hi,
friend IN his motion. And the queition there WAC
Sc years, and ~ nays--of courfe all controversies
relating to the Yazoo claims go to that Commit.
tee.
Some papers from Pennfyvania relative to the E
lection Of John Hoge fent to the COMMITTEE of
Elections without being read.
Mr. N'eboyon Prefented a memorial from the nina.
bitants OF Louiana, aid to be hgned by 1OCO hcad f
families, which takes view of the laws of the United
States, for their territorial Government He obryod
that the three Gentlemen appoaed from that countr
had requeted him fate that TIE COPY which ar
Peared IN our papers the courle of the Ian fln,noer
was by no means authentic, many ezrrcfTons as we'll
as Ideas IN that do not appear in this and there arc
eXPretiions and ideas ued in this that are NOT 10 Le
found IN that The tranation that accompanies the
French original though correct may contain exrr44J
ons that the Houie will have to pardon, arcribro ths
to the feelings Of inhabitants 70 peculiarly ftuated
ana not to any OF relpec for the Government r
the Union; they labOured under All idea tina, tbe;r
morals, manners and cuGom3 had been niflndstGooI
and consequently complained Of and that the law AZ
lat ieiion was pailed by Congress under thole nak
en- imPreons. They therefore pray an alteration os
the law 70 far as to allow them to be their own eor
jators, not dividing the territory into two Govern
ments, and not prohibiting the importation of Slss
Mr. Nie505oS moved after the memorial was rad
to refer to the Committee appointed OH tina, part e
The Preidents iPeeeh which relates to the atnelora
uon OF the government oil Louiiaua and It was refer
red accordingly.
Mr. NeboJoo prefented the petition Of Iobn r
Waiback Aid de-camp to Gen. Wiikinfon, and Lieu
tenant in the army OF the United States pray;ng IN b
allowed for certain extra fervices in attending re,
ties made with the Cherokee, Chickafaw Choctavyand
nations Of Indians well asfor the lof; Of very Creek
valuable horfs in the enterpfife.
a mchIge brought from the Senate bv Mr.
Otis announcing that they had concurred IN the hin
making farther appropriation Tor IA. contingent fund
OF Congrefs
Mr. NieJa1oa faid that the petition lie had jua pre-
tented contained enumeration Of certain fcs yvbrb
might be further authenticated ~ reference 70 ,le
Secretary Of War, VINO poncIed If full informant
on all iuIgccs Of military iervce he tbereforcmoysd
ioen reference IN the FRI naance, and when ha, re-
port ihould reach the 1loufe, he would NOV. refer
the whole to the Committee Of CLAIMS
The engroHed bill allowing drawback on certain
goods exported from New-Orieans was read Tie thifS
time and raiIed
Mr. Rslgcy from the Committee on the fubieQ ,ged
and obtained leave to report a bill for efaiGihino
Court tor the adjudea,iOu Of prizes t7kcu hyni In