Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-23
Congressional Register.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
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Iaesday, January 20.


Cen. Varnum inth chair.
Alter reading over the report of the
committee Of claims, which conclude
with submitting the following resolution.
Hesofued, That three commissioners be
authorised TO receive propositions of com.
promise and settlement from the several
companies or persons having claims 10
public land, within the present limits oil
The Mississippi territory, and finally 10 adj
just and settle the same in such raanne,
as in their opinion will coDduce 10 the in.
Iteresf of the United States: f,oviied
J Al hat in such settlement the commissions.
ers shall not exceed the limits prescribed
by the convention with The state OF Gcor-
| gia.
MIR. Dana moved that the committee
rise and report the resolution.
MI J. Randolph wished beforelhe COM
mittee rose, THAI the gentleman from Con.
necticut (Mr Dana) would assign some
reasons for the adoption of the resolution
No two things could be more opposite
than the predatory statement made by the
committee of claims and the re- solution
which terminated the report. As there
were no reasoIls assigned, be suspected
The gentleman had kept them back with
aview of surprising the house By their no
vcl,y; but he hoped tile committee would
not agree TO the motion unless some bs,-
ter cause were assigned for its adopt.on
than had been hitherto made known.
AIR Dana said the commute Of claims
in the report now before The commiIiee
of the wlsnle had confined lhstn elves to
a statement Of faels derived from The do
cuments referred TO them. He conceived
IL 10 be the business OF the committee of
claims to investigate the facts, and Az
range them IN suca manner as To free
f; The house from the labor of detail--;hsy
bad done this, and the repor, was sum
! may OF all that hsd passed III review be
| fore them.-it was left 60 gentlemen 10
| reason on the case accoraing 10 their
course OF rs6cEtion. Whether the com
rnittec reasoned or the suijeSt, wei or IL
he did not kaow that gentlemen were
bound 10 follow them ia their conc,nsion
I Indeed, he appreheaed that were the RIA
sonIng ever so energetic, it wonld hot 20
TO satisfy every gentleman. On ones
ton like the present he dispaired Of MAX
ing it satisfactory To the gentleman vino
had asked for reasons. He was persuad
ed that gentleman could not be convinced
by any argument the committee might
have used, and it was idle to call UPON
them 10 perform impossbiliiies.
Tue question on Che committees rising
and reporting their agreement to the re,
solution was put, and csrriee--Ayes ST.
/ Noes so.
! The Speaker having resumed the chair,
Gen. Varnusi reported the foregoing re-
solution as agreed 10.
Mr. Bryan called for the reading orthat
rule of the house, which Restraints inte
rested persons from voting.
| The Clerk read the same, as follows:
"No member shall vote on any question
in the event of which he is immediately
and particularly interested or in any o.
Their case, where he was not present when
the question was put"
a motion was made to consider the re-
port OF the committee of the whole, and
carried yes 64--Noes 81.
| Mr. Clark moved prcyiso as an amend
ment declaring, that no part of the FIVE
millions Of acres reserved should 90 10
! compensate the cl<imanis under ,he aet
OF Georgia, passed in 1895.
Mr. j. Randolph called the yeas and
nays on the amendment.
MIR Dana observed that the report ON
the table had been made on the applicant.
on OF persons claiming land under the ac1
OF l7S5. The amendment, said he, is no
ting more or less than denial 10 com
ply with the prayer Of the petitioners, anc
whether It was not to all intents and our
poses a substitute for the resolutions a
greed to in the committee of the whole
he wouId leave to the Speaker. IFi wer
decided TO be substitute, it could not b
received coniormsbly 70 the rules OF III
house.
/, The speaker said the resolution repor,
ed from the committee of the whole wa
a general one, including all Claims tn
amendment went TO limit and confn,
the resolution to particular class, an
: therefore I've conceived it to be in order.
Mr. J Randolph. Ii must be mantle.
to the house that this discussion Is force
upon those who ave opposed 70 the rePor
oil the COMMITTEES: that we are rot prepal
ed at this time TO meet it. | am anon
those who hope, that some reasons woui