The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-02-23

thcr lands of the United States. south OF the
state of Tennessee. are directed 70 be sod,
and that they report thereon by bill or ether
wise.
The House again went into a committee
of the whole, MIR. Curtis in the chair, ON
the bill to exting,,ish the debts due from the
u. States The motion to- strike out the first
section, being yet under consideration
Messrs. Cook, Upham, Johnston, Dana, Row
an, and Milnor opposed the motion, and
Messrs Rhea (T. and Taylor supported it.
When
MIR Fisk moved that the committee rise s.
ask leave tn sit again.
Mr.. Doyyson said that early in the session
the President had invited their attention to
the great subject Of national defence. Have
we, said he, attended TO that invitation, No |;
we have met here day after day, week af-
ter week, discussing subjects which relate to
our internal affairs. hope great majority
of the House are prepared to say that we
shall get rid of this subject which has been
discussed over and over again, and on which
each speech that is made is q repetition of
what has gone before, and prepare for events
which may arise. l hope the committee
will not rise.
MIR. .Nc4ton held the same opinion as the
gentleman just sat down, but should vote for
the rising of the committee that the SUBJECT
might be postponed fora few weeks.
Mr.. LION hoped that the subject would not
be postponed as proposed by the gentleman
last up; for after the discussion which had
taken place during these two days, every gen
tleman was now prepared to vote on the prin-
ciple.
The committee then rose, rs to 80, and
obtained leave to sit again, Ayes 65.
MIR. .Wesvt0n was far from averse to salts
fying all just claims on the nation but, when
they viewed the situation of the country, the
alarming crisis which NOW prevailed gentle
men would think with him that all the ener-
gies of the nation should be exerted to place
it in the best possible situation TO meet events.
Conceiving that it was his duty to attend to
this object, he moved to postpone the further
consideration of the bill til, the first Monday
In March.
Mr.. Cook said when he had called up this,
he had believed that there was temporary
suspension of urgent public business and he
had never been inclined TO push this on to the
exclusion of other matter of more impor-
.tance, nor ever would. He hoped the gen
teman woeld withdraw his motion.
A motion to adjourn was now made, and
carried AZ TO A..
= FRIDAY, Feb. IS.
Mr.. Bacon presented the following me-
mortal.
To HE honorable the House Of Representa-
tives Of The United States of .fsnerica.
Respectfully represents the undersigned,
citizen of the state of Massachusetts, til at
he has been duly appointed the. agent of the
New-Engiapd Mississippi company for the
purpose OF supporting their claims before the
Congress of the u States and finally lieui-
dating and adjusting the same, and he most
respectfully prays that he may be admitted
to hearing at the bar of the House of Re-
representatives. In behalf OF said COMPANY to
state their rights and explain their claims
and as in duty bound will ever pray, &c.
JOSEPH STORY.
Feb 10, 1903.
Which being read Mr.. Bacon offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the PRAYER of the petition
of Joseph Story as agent of the Ncw-England
Mississippi company, praying that he may
be admitted TO a hearing at the bar of this
House in behalf of the said company to state
their rights and explain their claims which
are now pending before Congress be granted
and that the House viii proceed to hear said
agent, accordingly at this bar, On Monday
22d Feb. inst.
The House agreed to consider the resolu-
ton as TO 43.
A short debate took place on the resolut-
on, when the resolution was negatived, yeas
Go, navs rs.
The House went into committee of the
whole, SO to So, Mr.. BAssET in the chair,
on the bill making appropriations for carry
ing into effect certain Indian treaties. The
bin being gone through, the committee rose
and reported it & it was ordered to third
reading on Monday.
On motion of Mr.. Porke,
Resolved, That the committee Oh public
lands be instructed to enquire into the ex-
pcdency Of allowing further time to the
Board of Commissioners for the Kaskaskia
district, III the Indiana territory, to complete
the investigation of claims to land in the said
district and that they have leave to report
by bill or otherwise.
Mir Boyle from the committee of Public
Lands, reported bill authorizing the sale
OF the lands of the u. S. and for other pur-
poses which was read twice and referred
to- committee OF the whole.
A bull from the Senate for the relief of Jo-
seph Chase, Jared Gardner, and others, was
read twice and referred 10 committee of
the whole.-Adjo urned to Monday.
MONDAY, February IS
On molten of Mr. BasSet, the House went in.
40 committee of the whole, III to %, on the bill
concerning public contract, Ma. J. RICHARDS
81 49, l. Al.