The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-14
CVotuME 2.

purPoie OF fatisfying, Quiettins, or cor,penCa.
ting any claims to the faid lands, derived from
Nny act, or pretended. act of the fate of Ceor-
gia, and neither recognized by the articles of
agreement and ceiiion between the United State S
and the tate of Georgia, nor embraced by the
two hrit icctions ofthe above mentioned at. be
repealed.
| Ordered to lie on the table.
| a metage from the Senate announced the
jpatage ofthe act making an additional appro.
pr'at'on for the naval fcrrce during the year
| lso5. '
! On motion ef Mr.. Lei5,
| Re/ofp'd, That when this Eouf, adjourn. thew
adjourn till Monday-Ayes CT.
Mr.. Crgg ohferved that thew had been ;,for-
! med by the Prefident in his communication at
.he opening of the ieiGion, that feyeral pur,.ha.
les OF lands had been made from the Indians,
winch where the more advantageous from their
VICINITY to thick fettlements. 1t became snrcet.
larry to make provhon for the furveying and
difpofal of thefe lands. He believed that fone
amendments would be found nereHary in the
exiting land laws, particularly with regard to
lands in the neighborhood of Detroit He there
fore fubmitted the following refolution
Re.olVed, That Committee be appointed to
enquire whether any, and if any, what a.tcri-
tons or amendments are necefTary to be made
IN the ievera acts providing for the dfpoiai of
the lands of the United States north wet OF tn.
Ohio.
Mr. :. Raudoisb fuggcfed the propriety of
permitting the reio'ution to lie on the table,
until the treaties cedine the land had been ra-
tilted & Carried into efett. 1t might aifo, he
added, he found that the law for TIE dfpofai of
the lands fouth welt of the Ohio required mo-
diff alton.
Mr.. Gregg acquiefcing in this difpoG.ion of
ire reioiution, 1t was ordered to lie on the ia
BILE.
mr.. Farnun fad, that during the late revo-
lutionary war with Great. Britain, the govern
ment of the U. S. had thought proper 10 place
on the penGon lift certain officers and folders
who had been wounded or difabled in the war
II had 10 happened, that, from a variety of
circumstances, a large number of our meiitc-
rlous officers and folders ofth;s defcription had
not heen placed ON The lit. A number OF them
had kept back, and omitted reaping the bene-
nj OF TINS provliicn, under the cxpeGation of
importing thernieIves by their own jnduiry,
or by the a!iitance of their friends. He believ-
edt that many had been prompted to this bv the
mon laudahle motives. Many OF them had hnce
found themieIves unable to earn decent fub.
htence- number of petitions OF this kind
had this morning heen referred tn the Commit
tee OF Claims. Gen. Varnum faid it was his
with that general and ample proyfion Mould
be made for all tn; fe who had been difab!ed in
the revolutionary war The Independence ard
their exertlons, and our wealth now enabled
us to make an ample provGon. He therefore
moved,
That the Committee of Claims be inftru6ted
to enquire what further meaiures are necefiary
TO be adopted to remunerate the meritorous
fervices of the officers and folders who were
wounded or dilabled in the revolutionary war
with Great Britain, with leave to report by bill
or otherwife.
This retoution was Immediately .aken up and
agreed to.
On motion made to refer TO fe!ea com.
mittee the memorial ofthe Ohio com pany, pre-
tented the laft fefiion, the Houfe divided-Ayes
g. Carried, and committee of three men,
bers were appointed.
A mefagc was delivered from :he Prefdprt
of the United States, by MIR. Coles, his fecreta-
ry, as follows:
"MR. SPEAKER,
" am directed by the Prefdynt Of the Unit.
ed States to deliver YOU nefage in writing"
The Sneaker, haying received and opened
packet of coniiderable iize, obferved that the
mrfage was confidential, and thereupon order.
ed the galleries To be cleared.
In about one hour and half the doors were
opened, when it appeared that part Of the com.
mnnlcatioH, made by the PRECEDENT were conf
Dental, and that the members of the Houfe re-.
NAMED under an Injunction of fccrecy with re-
gard to them; and that another part was not
confidential. This part embraces, among o.
theirs, the following documents.
l. A letter from Governor Claiborne TO the
Secretary of State, dated, October "a, 1905, in
which, after Rating the preparations making by
the Spaniards at Penfacola and other places, he
| Jays; fIatter myfelf that honiiities between
the u. States and Spain may be avoided, and
that an honorable adiufment of differences
may eufuc. Dut | am inclined TO think that the
Spanifh agents calculate on fpccdy rupture
and are making all the preparations that their
means permit to commence the war in this quar-
ter"
.. Statements respecting the detention of the
American Gun Boats.
s. Correspondence between Governor Cai-
horne and the Marquis dc Gaia Caivo on cxemp-
ting the Spanfh officers from municipal taxes.
| 4. Correspondence between Governor Will
ans of the MiHGippi territory and Governor
Crandpre, with fundry communications TO the
Secretary of State on outrages committed in the
MiHnipp territory
! 8. Documents 20 Thew that the &c Element Oh
Bayou Pierre on the Red river, at wrich prin.
cipal aggrefIion took place, was originally mad,
10y France, while pohtffng Louiii1na, and cam,
TO the poiltiion Of Spain only by the genera
Il, t,,.,v. r,,fT C., l. 4 &.