The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-26


Ayes 6i---Noss 81.
p Mr.. Clark moved aprovi',asln amendment.
declaring, that no part Of The FIVE millions Of
acres referved fi,ouid 90 80 comreu,a,e The
claimants under the acl oi Georgia, paiied III
l7s5.
NJ. ]. Randolph called ;hc yeas and nays on
the amendment.
Mr.. Dana obGrve,i tia. the report on the Ia
he had been made or the application of rcrfors
claiming land under the att of 1895. The a.
mendment, fad he. is nothing more or lefs
than dena! 70 comply with the prayer of the
petitioners, and whether It was not 70 all in
tents and purpoics iubfitute for the reioluti-
ons agreed to IN the committee of the whole, he |
would leave % the Speaker. IF were decd-
ed 20 be 4 iuLRitC.e, it COLD not be received
confornlbly TO the rules of the Hoafe.
The Speaker faid The retoution reported
from the committee of the whole was general
one, including al! claims; the amendment went
so limit and co"hne the reioution TO particu-
lar clafs, and therefore lie conceived il 10 be in
order.
Mr.. T. Ran!oisb. IT nun be manifeh to The
Houfe that this difcullion is forced upon tbof.
who arc cppoIed to the report Of the commit
tee: that we are not prepared at this time to
meet it. am among thoft who hoped that
fOne reafons would &c aligned, if indeed rea-
fonS can he found, to warrant the ftep about
to be taken. ] did hope that, inftead of
trinG of facts and .ftatements which were alrea-
DIV before TIE Houfe, the committee would have
gwen us iomehing new in the fhape CT arga-
melt, iulii6catorv of the rcfoution which they
have recommended. But | have been dfap-
pointed. Nothing is offered either in the re-
port itfelf, OF in debate. which throws fineie
CLEAN Of light ON the iuhjeGf. / have particu-
lar :elfons 20 deprecate difcufiion at this
SINE. | Ihall not trauhe the Houft by dc:ail-
ing them, but briefly fate that feel myfrlf
unequal 10 an Immediate nvsftiga,ion Of this
Queition, as well from perfonal indfpoii;on a.
from the prelIure of other important buiucfs
which has left me bnt little leiturr to attend TO
this The few moments which have been. a.
bic to devote TO it, have convinced me that much
new and important matter remains to be
brought to light. But no apology will be re-
ceived we are driven 10 vote by an inAtxj-
BILE majority.
The objection taken by the gentleman from
Connecticut (Mr. Dana) and the doubt which
&c RATED on the point OF order, refpe9ing the
amendment offered by my worthy colleague.
(Mr. Clark difcloits his drift, and that OF the
committee OF Claims, Whit it proves :he necef-
lty OF fone iuch amendment TO fave the citi-
zens Of the United States and their property
from fpoliation and piuudcr. The gentleman
has ftated truly that his o: ie6t was to further
company. As fear ha have full location
TO exert my voice, ImuH beg that the me-
mortal of the agents of that Company may be
read by the Clerk.
The petition was read accordingly.
Nr j. Rand0ib5 then called for the reading
OF the act OF Georgia of February 1896. gene
rally called the refcinding acf, and he hoped
they would have flence whilf the q6t was read
ing, as If was avery important one, and ought
to influence the deciion on the prefent fubiect
The act was read in compliance with the re-
quef.
After it was fnifhed, Mr.. Clark moved to
adjourn.
On the divfon, there was So ayes, and IS
noes.
Mr. CLARK requeted that the ACT of 1875, un-
der which they derived their pretended titles,
might he read
while the Speaker was reading the fame,
| Mr.. DANA roft and enqured whether if was ne
ceiidry to read the whole of the law, or whe-
Their gentlemen would not be fatisfed with the
reading Of tuch part of it as bore upon the pre-
fcnt queaion.
Mr.. ]. RANDOLPH called the gentleman to
order for interrupting the Speaker in his rea-
ding.
Mr.. SPEAKER. TIE objection ought to
have been n ri ,gt,e;; .t;c realm,
the law was frit called for.
The reading was continued 10 the end of the
a6t-when,
NJ. ]. CLAY moved that the Houfe adjourn.
On diyiiion there were So a, IS and 60 noes.
Motion LOFT.
Mr.. ]. RANDOLPH. Perhaps it NAV he
iuPPoted, from the courie which this buGnefs
has taken, that the adveriaries of the prclent
mea.ure indulge the expectation of being able TO
come forward at a future tsy-not to this
liouie, for that hope is defperatc. but TO the
pubic, with more matured o7poi:ion than it
- IN their power now to MAKE. But Daf ex.
perlence has ihewn them that this is one oe
thoie iuhIects which pollution has fancli6ed-
that the hallowed myteries of corruption are
not to be profaned by the eye of public curiof-
ty.-No, fir, the orgies of Y.zoo fpecnl,tion
are not to be laid open to the vulgar zane.
None but the initiated are permitted TO behold
the monitrous facri6ce the be intere1s of the
MARION on the affairs of corruption. When this
aoomination is to be practifed we 90 into CON
c!aye' DO we apply to the prefs that notent
engine the dread of tyrants and ofvillai1s. bnt
the iheld of freedom and of worth: No f. 80
prei5'sgaGged. On this flbiec we have virtmsl
iedtionlaw: not with afpecious title. but ;rreGH
'Oe N ITS operation, which, in the lang,,a.a ,f :,
gentleman from Conn. (Mr. Grifwold} Eo., \;
really IN nS o5js7. The demon of f,ec@,, 80
at one iweep has wrcited from the nsfion tf,e;r
oeit' thelr only defence, and cIofsj everv .,ca
rue OF information. But day of ret,-;in.in,,
may yet come. IL their ripbts arr. g., - -