The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-29
Monday, Jan. 10.


Mr.. J. Randolph from the committee appoint.
ed TO carry to the Prehdent the refolu!ion of
the Houic adopted on Friday, Gated that the
committee had performed that fcrvice, and had
received for anfwer from the Proficient, that he
would cautc the information requeRed, to be
laid before the Houfe.
Mr.. Quincy prefented the petition of Tames
Sullivan and others, claimants of certain lands
coded to the u. S. by Georgia, reourfting that
the tribunals of the U. S. may be authorized TO
try the qu-ition Of right to thofe lands
MIR. Quincy moved "a reference of this petit.
on - committee OF the whole Houfe.
Mr.. Epues poke again0 the reference.
MIR. Quincy replied.
The queition was taken, on referring the pc
htlon t" committee Of the whole, which was
diiagreed to-Ayes II Noes 81.
MIR. Quincy then moved lis reference to &c.
leGt committee.
Mr.. ID. r. Williams hoped this motion would
not prevail. aud that if it did not, that the pc
tition would be rejected.
Mr.. Onrcy withdrew his motion, that thu.
quefion insight he taken on the propofitiou to
reject the petition, which Mr. D. Il, Williams
then offered.
Mr.. Quincy called for the yeas ard nays on
this motion.
Mfrs. d. z. Williams, Eppes & Cay fup.
ported and Meliis. Conrad, Cook, A icxander,
Sloan, Smile, and Quincy oPpoCcd The motion,
which was difagreed to-Yeas 5S--Nays so.
MIR. OIiacy then moved reference OF The
petition to feletl comnttee.
Mr.. Quincy advocated and NJ f'rs. J. Car,
Smile, K. Mellon, and Eppes oppoied This no.
ton, which was !ikewiir diiagreed to-. Yeas IS
Mays O..
MIR. Holnea, from the committee Of claims,
made uuflvou,a6le report on tie petition #
Jonathan Snowden, which was made tue order
Of the day for WednS fday.
Mr.. Alexander fubmitted bill 0refrihing
the effect OF records Of Judgments ard DEGREES
Of courts Of jnfce in one 0ate IN another G5'c,
which was referred to committee Ofthe whole
on Thurf,ay.
Mr.. Rbea Of Ten. offered the following re-
f)!ution:
Rey5i1ed, That committee be appointed
to enquire into the expedenty OF laying III AID
delcribing by certain uetcs and boundaries
tract Of country to which the Indian title hath
been cxfingniGlrd, within the limits Of the 'cr-
ritory of LouiGan1, and TO inc'ule al The fette-
merts within the faid territory, and fJr b7vag
he faid tracts of country laid oH into t"" lfips
and ieGiio1s, b,lf aud quarter kGi."f sslre' y
TO the fsveral laws heretofore made f., furYcyiu,
the public lands ofthe II. S. and I.fJ TO ,nguire
into ihe expectancy vt granting one quarter
iecion TO every tree male white, who nov re
hdcs thereon, or who within yea,s han
Actually improve and rt6}s thereon.
Mr.. Conrad fAi', before he agreed TO the re-
folu'ion, he houd be glad o hear the reafons
for tbs new mode of dlpo6ng Of the public
lands.
MIR. Rhea faid he did NOT fuppofc that on re-
'errrg this fsbj ct, it would have heen nece6ary
to aGign the reafons Tor the meafure. But IS
they had been called for, he would aate fome
of them. 1t was well known that the ittle-
menis in the territory of LouiGaua were fcatter-
ed---that they were two or three hundred miles
apart. IF the Indians fhoud become hottie IN
that quarter it would probably cot the u.
more TO prote6t ihofe fettements than the va
ipe Of the lend it was propoied by Tbs rsioIn,L,