The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-22
HOUSE OF REPRE- sENTArIEvs

MONDAY December II
On motion of Mr.. Poydras The memorial
OF the iegisla ure OF the territory of Orleans.
praying 10 be admitted as a state in the II
nIoh' was referred to committee of seven
members.
Inc same communication was received
ifoi'i tiic oecTetaiy Of the Navy, as is stated
above IN the proceedings OF the Senate.
A communication was received from the
secretary OF the Treasury, sta ing the a
mount OF duties and drawbacks on goods i'm
ported into. and exported from the BOZ OF
the United States, for the years 1907 1908
and 1909
Mr.. Key obtained leave of absence for 10
days.
Mr.. .Ehhes reported bill making com
Pensation to the additional assistant-P st =
master General. which was twice read and
referred to a committee of the whole
On motion of Mr.. Morrow.
Resolved, That the committee of Public Lands
b instructed TO consider ana repor, on the ex
p aienoy OF making provision by law for lawn,
out and making the two roads provided for by a
'eaty co Guided at Brownstown, on the 25,h
~ OF November, 1903. and for tile disposal IF
TN pubic lands, the Indian title to which was
eX nguished by the sad treaty, and that the
committee report by bill or otherwise
Mr.. BasSeH said that it would be recol
iec'ed that at the last session of Congre SIS a
report had been made by The Navy Commit
tee, on the subject of Navy Hospital.
which report had not been acted upon -
Ihis subject, Mr.. said he did then and
now believe TO DE one otgreat Importance to
The United States, and which ought to claim
the Serious attention of Congress. To brlsg
1t again before them, he moved 10 re!et The
papers relating o the subject to the Commit
Tee on the naval establshnent.-Ag Agreed
YaZOO SETTLERS.
Mr. Irouh SAID it would be recoIected
that by The la" OF 1907 the President was au
thoriHed TO remove by force from the Pub.
lie Lands persons Claiming under any other
ti,les than such as were derived from the
Om'ed States. He had no doub. but this law
had been duiy executed but he was des,.
rous OF obtaining all the information he could
acquire "n THIS ,ubjcc, and therefore mo
we'd q reso.u ION to the following effect
HeSoiVtd, That TIVE S1c.ct.iy 81 'io rrea
sny directed to lay before III, House any
: formation he may have touching any sci.
Il mem, contrary to law, OIL The PuYic Lspls
IN TIE MiSos ipp /, rrilory; ny whom, at wn,t
PERIODS and eX cnt and VIII t measures nd
h' IN taken 10 remove such inuuders on the Pub
lie lands.
Mr.. Rhea wished to see the resolution
more general IN Is application and there
tore moved to strike OUT tbs words in the
mlSSISslPPl erritOIy. tie could not see
any reason why this territory alone should
be included
Mr.. NJ hee could not see the propriety of
calling upon the Secretary of the treasury
Tor the names, &c. of all unau horised ,et
tiers ON The puOlIc lands for it was well
uhderSto q hat some settlements had been
made on the pubic lands IN Louisiana ter
ritory, perhaps, which did not require the
lntetposition OF the government a PROPOSE
ton beng now pending before the Committee
OF Public Lands for opening an Office for the
sale of the lands thus settled.
Mr. Trout said his object was to OBJ ain
information as to certain lands in the Mis-.
sissippi territory the title 10 which the IT, !
,. had on the one hand declared To be YES.
ted IN them, and the Supreme Court on the
other hand had declared not to be in the u. |
,. but IN those persons claiming under the |
AGO speculation. This decision must e. |
tner be acquiesced in or resisted by the II |
5. il acquiesGed in, it must be in one of two /
ways. The u. >. must either permit the |
supreme Court to execute its judgement IN
lie ordinary curse. or must permit quiet