The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-12

The bill from the House of Representatives
supplementary to the act extending the right OF
suiirage in the territory Of Indians, was res ant,
passed to second reading
Mr.. Pope gave notice that he should to NOR =
row ask leave to bring in bill relative to Cum.
bertrand road.
Mr.. Bradley gave notice that he should 10 NOR.
row ask leave to introduce bill to incorporate
religious societies in tae district Of Coiurnba.
HOUSE OF REPRESEN-T.d7'Iy
TUESDAY, December s.
Mr.. Gold presented the petition of the widow
of Gen. Alexander Hamilton, deceased, PRAYING
to be allowed the amount due for half pay to her
deceased husband, which in his life. time had ne.
yer been applied for. Referred to the committee
OF Claims.
The following message was received from the
president OF the u Statesby Mr.. Coles his Sc
Cretary.
To the Senate and House ef Representative: of.he
u SfdteJ
now transmit report of the Secretary of the
Navy, containing statements from that Depart
nent referred to In my message of the 29lh ult.
JAMES MADISON.
December 4, 1909.
accompanying this message was letter from
me Secretary of the Navy enclosing sundry do.
currents to wit: iA) an exhibit Of vessels of war
and gun. boats At this time belonging 10 the U
States, &C.; No. l, an exhibit of warrants drawn
gress OF Sd March, 1909, for repairs Of vessels
for contingent expences, and for clothing of the
Marine Corps pectively No. 2, an exhibit
OF warrants drawn upon tie sum of $50 600 dol.
lars transferred, according to the act of Sd March,
l6o9, from tue appropriation made for provisions
10 that OF repairs OF vessels; No 8, exhibit
OF the warrants drawn on $4,000 dollars, also
transferred from the appropriation for provisions
70 that OF contingent expences No. 4, an eXhi-
bit OF warrants drawn on $500 dollars transfer
red from the appropriation for uarter-lnaster's
and barrack masters stores for the marines, to
That OF clothing for the same.
The message and documents were, on motion
OF Mr.. Eppes, referred to the committee of
Ways and Means.
On motion Of Mr.. Mc-Ston, a report of the Sc.
sretary OF the Treasury, made on the oath Fc.
bruary last relative te the Official emoluments of
the ofhcers OF the customs, was referred TO the
committee of Commerce and Manufactures.
WEDxEsDAY, Dec. 6.
Mr.. MXin called fer the consideration of the
motion submitted yesterday respecting yes
sels trading under foreign licences-Thc mo-
tIor was taken up and agreed to without opposi-
sion.
MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY.
Mr.. Miller presented petition of a number of
she inhabitants Of the district east Of Pearl river
IN the Mississippi territory, praying for division
OF the territory, which he moved to refer to 2
select committee.
Mr. Poindestv objected to the reference, and
stated that, in addition to other forcible conside
ratons, the Legislature of the territory, since the
petition was presented to Congress at the last
session, bad unanimously passed a resolution,
which he read, Z" that they view with the most
marked disspprobation the object and views of
the said petitioners, and that the Speaker for
ward copy oft!Iis resolution to the Secretary of
State ofthe u S. and another to our delegate in
Congress, requesting him to use his best oxerti-
ons to prevent the prayer Of the petitioners being
granted" Mr.. p. said that al the last session. the
petition was ordered 10 lie on the table he wish
sdt give it the same direction now. Byaref.
crsnce to the articles Of cession and agreement
between tho United States and Georgia, il was
expressly provided that the territory was to form
one state These articles could not be altered
without the consent ofthe three contracting par.
ties, the u States, Georgia and the Mississipr,i
territory fit we're lawful for Congress to divide
II in one point, they might divide il adj infn;tum
and forever prevent any part oft from being adj
mitted to the rank of state in the union The
II. S. had st pulated With Georgia that the terri.
tory should be indiyisbe, and should become n
state so soon as it bad attained population of
$4,000 souls If Congress were to grant the
prayer OF these persons, feeble they are she yn
10 be by an unanimous vote ofthe Legislature of
the territory, including their own Resresenta
tsyes, they would do what the constitution for
bids they would form small county cont AIMING
, or oOOO souls, into separate territorial GOV.
erninent at an enormous expence, aud IN contra
vcntIon Of an express stipulation with the STATE
oil Georgia 1t was true that all petitions should
take the ordinary course Of reicfence TO com
nnittee but when petition was presented prav
MY tor the violation 'of the cOnstituticn or of
an express contract, u ought not to BE- referred
Mr.. Miller said he had not the pleasure Of m
acquaintance with tie petitioners aud therefore
could not say what character they bore, or how,
their pet't'on uight be affected By il but in the
petition Itself he saw nothing TO prevent lis TAX
Ing the usual course OF all petitions " IL were
true (snd he did not dispute the fct) ,bat no Ji.
Vision ofthe tcfftory could take place without The
eorscit Of Georgjn and 81 the m,ss~sippi terrific,
ny he could see no Objection to the iiesent so.
4i'c.tion, because application fr All si,er..,,n