The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-23

the liberty To make few remarks. I'm
der the second section oS the first act Coz
adjusting land claims in the territory Oh
louisiana (now Missonri) each actual SCI
tier was entitled TO six hundred and forty
acres OF Land, together with such other and
further quantity az heretofore had been al
lowed for the wife and family Of such actual
settler agreeably to the laws, usages, & Gus
toms OF the Spanish government. A ma
'ori.y OF the Board Of Land Com mission
ers IN that territory were under that secti-
"n,s liberal in their grants, that i, excl
ted the alarW of Government. This a
.arnl. SIR, was soon transferred to the peo-
pie, and has continued ever since because
Al majority of the Board passed from one
extreme to the other. and granted in many
Instances only 10tx ESQ, or 200 arpens,
where obey had before granted 700 or 500
arpcns.
The grants for the smaller quantities are
contained in the lists of grants, and being
final against the United States, would never
come before Congress unless upon petit
ons from individual claimants Other
boards ct Commissioners. acting under the
same law, have granted to the actual set
tier III every instance (when the law had
been complied with) siz, hundred and fort,
acres and it would seem to me, sir, that
the people of the Missouri territory are en-
titled 70 the same justice. The second Re
solution is to provide as we'll for rejected
claims, in which no testimony has been. al
duced, as when testimony has been re-
Ceivcd--and to prevent individual claim
ants from loading your able with petitions
The mode pointel out will present
all the claims to Congress al one view, and
they can all be acted upon at one time. -
With these observations shall submit the
Resolutions for the sanction of the House
The RESOLUTIONS were then agreed to, "a
follow
RESOLVED, That the Committee on the
Public Lands be instructed to enquire into
the eXpediency of au horizing, IN favor of
the claimants, the re- Examination of the
grants of land made by the Board Of Com
missioners tor ascertaining and adjusting
the titles and claims to land in the district
OF Louisiana. under the second section OF
the act entitled '' An act for ascertaining
and adjusting the titles and claims to land
within the Territory of Orleans and the
District Of louisiana" passed the I'd day
ut March, lS05-And also the grants made
by the Recorder of land titles for the Ter
rItory or Missouri, under thar part of the
third section OF the act entitled " An act
further providing for settling the claims t.
land in the Territory of Missouri" passed
the 18th day ofJuhe, 1912, which provides
tor settlement or donation rights, in all ca
ses where the quantity of Land granted is
less than $40 acres-And that said Com
mlttee have leave report by bill or other
wise.
RESOLVED. That the Committee on the
Public Lands be instructed to enquire into
the expectancy OF authorising the Recorder
of land titles for the Territory of Missouri.
to receive testimony in all the claims to
land III which none has been adduced.
and which are rejected in the report
made by the late Board of Commissioner
for ascertaining and adj listing the titles and
claims to land in the (then) district of Lou
lsiana. now Territory of Missouri-Sc after
wards to arrange into classes, according to
heir respective merits, as well the claim S
embraced by this resolution as the other
rejected claims mentioned in said report.
and make extracts containing the substance
OF the evidence in support of such claims
and such other information and remarks a.
may be necessary to a proper decision
thereon, and report on said claims to the
General Commission of the Land Office
Md that said Committee have leave tc
report by bill. or otherwise.
ResoiUed, That said Committee be in
structed TO enquire into the expediency OF
granting the right Of pre- emption to actua1
settlers on the public lands in the said
Territory Of Missouri and that said Com.
mlttee have leave to report by bill or 9th
erwIse.
Monday, Jan. i3.
Several petitions were presented and re
TERED, amongst which was one from Oliver
Evans, patentee of sundry improvements il
milling, counter to that presented few day,
ago from sundry manufacturers of -four
which was referred to the committee @
Commerce and Manufactures.
Mr.. CheveS from the committee Of Way.
ami Means, reported bill to authorize =
loan for a sum not exceeding -. milf
ons OF dollars; bill authorship the assume
OF Treasury notes for the service of IN.
year 1918; and Z bill for the relief OF the
Bible Society of Philadelphia which bill,
were seYerally twice read and committed
On motion of dlr. 7aHqfcrro, the House
resumed tie consideration of resolution
offered by Mr.. I aliaferro, directing 90,
committee OF Post Offices and Post Rogd
to enquire into the propriety of authoIis,ne
the transportation of the Mails Of tie q
States by Steam Boats, wherever the Post.
Master General shall deem that mode o
conveyance expedient. Alter CONSIDERABLE
conversation, the resolution was agreed to
with q slight amendments
AMENDMENT TO THE Constitutes y
Mr.. Pfckens, after observing that ii =
Legislature Of North Carolina, at its last
session, had passed a resolution pro-,aeir
AN amendment to the cons.i.ution- the o.,
ject OF which IS TO establish throughout the
I. States an uniform mode Of Election O.