Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-18
CONGRESS
or THE .e
UNITED STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.,
Monday, April LII


Mar. Dana observed that the Yeas and
{ Nays had bsen called on seveFal occasions
TO saes kne difference that subsisted IN the
Heuss. Rs hoped they would DC taken on
ahis OCCASION 10 manifest their concurrence
an opiaIoa.
The Yeas add Nays we're accordingly
taken, aad were yeas 81 nays 5.
- .sne oil Tor carrying into effect certain,
Indian trsaties, was read third iirns aud
passed.
Mfr. 7. C. Smith, from the commissss
70f claims, made report on the petition OF
DANIEL Gotten, recommending Its index.
euite posspanemcns, in whish the house Cen.
CARED.
The bill making appropriations for carry
ing ,nfo effect the treaty between the Unit.
ed States and the Chlekasaw tribe OF lndi.
ans, was read third time.
Mr.. Lyon declared himself against this
soill, on account of the provisions coosain.
ed Ia the third section, and moved rs-'
com nit tnenl OF the DILL TO committee OF
the wnols hoass, which was disagreed 10,
~-Aves sa.
The question recurring on. tins passage
'&of the OIL,
Mr.. Quincy objected to shsprcvisions
-of the tRlrd section which are as foi-
81 lows:
Sec. s. And be It further enacted, That
sif any person shall make, or attempt to.
make, a settlement on any of the lands
thus cedsd by the Chsrokees and Chicka-
saws, and lying within the Mississippi ter
ritery, or shall, salsss authorised SO to~do
by the surveyor Of ths public lands seuth
of Tennessee, survey or attempt to survey
ruch lands, or designate boundaries by
making trees or otherwise, sueh oHeader
shall, on conviction thereof in any court of
record of the Unlted States, or of any of
the territories of the same, forfeit sum
mot less than dollars, nor exceed.
ing dollars, and suffer imprison.
ment for a term not less than months,
nor exceeding years: and il shail
moreover be lawful for the Presiden. of
the Unned States, and he ia hereby requir.-
ed TO employ such military force as he may
Judge necessary, to remove from the said
Lands any person who shall make, or at.
temp, to make any settlement az aforesaid !:
Provided, Tha, nothing hereia contained,
shall affect persons making settlements on
lands purchased from the United States in
conformity with the preceding section of
this act. 4
Whereupon abort debate ensued, ia
which Messrs. Quincy and Lyen opposed,
and Msssrs. ]. Randolph, J. Clay and
Gregg supported the passage OF the bill.
The former gentlemen opposed il on aes
count of the proceeding provisions, which
sAey considered as calculated, by authors.
ing the use Of military force. to prevent
$ the legal adjustment by judicial decisioa Of
: claims under individuals pretending to have
& good titles To. a partOf the country.
The latter gentleman contended that the
mower gave TO the President was not only
Siust in itself, but absolutely necessary to
prevent an intrusion on the lands of the u.
s States by particular description of the
Yazso claiman,s, who were represented as
having formed the parposs of establishing
an extensive settlements on them, and thus
creating force which would keep pssses-
sion of the country 10 defiance of the laws,
of ihe United States {
The question was then taken by yeas
an6,n ys on the passage OF the bill-Yeas
Gs-Nays S3.
a bill respecting claims to land in the
Indiana territory and state OF Ohio, was
read third time, and passed without di-
'visioa-
A message was received frsm che Sc.
nate, stating thar they had greed to the
resolution au,horising the adjournment OF
ahe two houses, with an amsndmens, FIX
ing Monday nsxs as the tins Of adjourn.
ment.
The house Immediately took up Mi. a
mendment.
Mr.. j. Randolphmoved 80 postpone its