The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1814-03-11


he above resolutions had been made
inc order Tor to-day, and being called up
accordingly, were postponed to "Wednesday
next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
"WEDNESDAY, March g
No petitions or reports were presented
'his cay And nearly the whole day was
occupied IN desultory proceedings in rela.
tion to the
YAZOo CLAIMS.
The house RESUMED the consideration Of
the unfinished business being motion to
reject the bill for indemnifyipg certain
claimants to land in the Mississippi terri
tory @
After some debate the question on the
motion to reject the bill was decided in the
negative by the following vote--Yeas, So
Nays, 90.
The bill was then read second time by
its title.
Mr.. Oakley Of n. Y. moved to refer the
bill to select committee, which motion
prevailed by large majority.
Mr.. Grundy of Ten then rose to move
the adoption of the following instruction to
the select committee.
Resolved, That the committee appointed
on the above bill be instructed 10 report
the evidence of the authority vested in the
agent now attending to compromise the
claims set up by the respective claimants.
Some discussion took place on this reso-
luton, and an unsuccessful attempt was
made by Mi. Stanford TO amend it,
Mr.. lngersoll Of Pa. rose to move to add
to the proposed resolution the following a.
mendmcnt
And that the committee be further in.
ssructcd to ascertain and report 10 the
house the amount of money actually paid
by bona fde ;hird purchasers for grants or
titles they may hold under The original
grant
Mr.. 1. said his object was to ascertain
the amount OF losses Tor which these third
purchasers claimed indemnify. He took
itfor granted that congress would not re-
turn more than the principal of money &C.
tually paid by them for these claims, and
the interest where IL was equitabiy due
He was DESTROYS that this business, which
began in an enormous scene Depreciation,
should not also end in like manner.
Mr.. Oakelcy questioned the practicabi-
lily Of the object to which he had no other
objection except the labor with which he
thought it would unnecessarily burthen the
committee
Mr.. Ingersoll modified his motion ~ m
serting therein the words " if hractica5le,s
and thus modified his motion Was agreed
to. -sh
Mr.. Hall of Geo. said it would be rccol
lectcd that the legislature OF Georgia had
passed an act subsequent to the grant to the
original grantees, authorisiDgthe withdraw
al by them Of the money which they had
paid into the treasury of Georgia, under
which $4,000 dollars of the money had
been actually Withdrawn. With refer
ence I'D this fact, he moved 10 amend the
resolve by adding thereto the following
words also from which Of the ORIGINAL
companies the present claimants derive til
tie, and the amount of money withdrawn
by any Of the original grantees or their
agent or agents, from the treasury of Geor-
gia."
This motion was further modified on
suggestion of Mr.. Sanford, by adding the
words, " or fersons claiming under them"
after the word grantees"
Mr.. Halls amendment was agreed to,
the first clause of il without opposition, and
the latter clause by vote, by yeas and nays,
OF II to 90.
The question was then stated on the a.
r]optiop of the whole resolution as amend
ed, in the following words:
Resolved, That the committee to which
was referred the bill from the senate, en-
titled " An act for the indemnification of
certain claimants to lands in the Mississippi
pi territory" be instructed to report the
evidence Of the authority vested in the a.
gents now attending to compromise the
claims set up by the respective claimants !;
and that the committee be further instruct
ed to ascertain if practicable, and report to
the house the amount of money actually
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