Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-30

iSsteu cy tne state or North Carolina, afrrec1bl
20 TIE 81 section of the act of Congress of the
1850 ofAprii, 1906, entitiei,' An Act to autho-
rise the state of Tennessee to issue grants and
PERFECT titles TO certain lands therein described,
ana % settle claims TO the vacant and unappro-
atelianA within the samen
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Yancey was
agreed to and thus amended, the resolution was
passed.
Mr.. Dsrlingto ton offered for consideration the
following resolution
PsS0fs'ed that the committee appointed on so
much of the Presidents Message as relates to
roads and canals, ne instructed 60. enquire into
the expediency Of tending prompt AMI efficient
aid, on the part OF the general government, to
the company Incorporated for the purpose of cut,
ting canal from the waters Of the Chesapeake
and those oftae Delaware, commonly called the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal -
The molten of Mr. ID was agreed 10 and.
There beng no other business on the table, the
house adjourned.
FarnAr, Dec. %.
Mr.. Robertson, from the committee on public
lands, made an unfayorable report on the petition
o. John w. Winni which was read and concur.
rcd III.
Mr.. Robertson also from the same committee,
male favorable report on the petition'of G
Markle, accompanied. with bill for his relief
which was twice red apd committed
SETTLERS ON CREEK LANDS.
Mr jPe5erfsoH, from the same Committee, made
the following report:
Ths COMMITTEES on the public lansIs. who were
instructed by aresoluiion Of the House to inquire
Into The expectancy of granting rights to occu-
pancy and prescription, at two dollars per acre,
to ali such pers shall be actually seated on
the hrst day of October 1910. upon any section
OF the Land obtained b. treaty or conquest from
inc Greek nltiun OK lad ans during ,,e late war
Report, Thai from the wear 1875 10 the present
time, laws 20 prevent Unauthorized individuals
from settling on the publieand unappropriated
lands OF the United States have been in constant
operation That intrusions on Indian lands have
been eqilaly forbidden; that the policy and WIS
don ot such laws appear to he undeniable If
those by whom they have been violated have in
some las ances been vested with the rights of
pre-emPtion, yet II seems clearly impolitlc TO
lioid out inyltatens 70 further disregard OF
them the committee are not aware that the sy-s-
TEN IN TINS resPect requires alteration or amend
msht. Ihey therefore respectively submit the
blowing reioluton,
ReIotped, That it ia ineHpedient to grant rights
Oh occupancy or presumption to such persons ~
snail se.t'e on the pubic lands which have b,en
obtained by treaty or conquest from the Greek
Indians during the late war
THIS report beng uader considerations
Mr 1homds opposed the report W tn much
zeal, as Well on the ground CT the nexpel ency
| OF establishing uniformity IN the prce of III.
ING those whose enterprise and spirit iirst shonld
p neirste TIE wilderness by useful se.tlenents-
| lheSe-ponts he iliustrat ed BY various Arguments
| ahd particularly dwsIt on the Importance Of an
early settlement Of tina, fron. err country, &c
/ Nj H0JeTts0n replied in defence ofthe report,
J on the ground of TIC impolcy and abguPdity of
atioPtlS measures that should encourage the Vi
olatlon OF the existing laws wh ch prohibit unl,-
censed settlements on the pubic lands. The
question OF chang ng the mode ofdisposing of the
publ c lands he said, was yet before the com.
mil'ee, and nos therefore, properly before the
House, Trough il sooa would be- Mr.. r. made
some renSrSs gong to prove the anxiety of The
10Y elnmeet 90 throw this land mo market, &c
(wiih view, 20 is early settlement) as eyinced
Dy the Pfogress already made in prspgr:ng II tor
that purpose, IN preference to other land, tina,
mad been much longer IN Poss ession of the United
/ States
MI. Yancsy offered for consideration the fol.
lowing resolutloa 1t sPpeared 10 hun, he said
thtl SUCH measure rs embraced, If adopted
would be productive of much good TO The nation
and 20 the House, and could MT IN olive any;yio.
iation OF the rigats OF Individuals.
hesoIoed That the committee to whom has
been eterred ,lie revision ana amendment of the
rules and orsle's OF tae House, be nstrucled 10
enquire mo tue expediency of ADOPTING, n rule q.
the following efiec That sftera claim has been
nesid upoa rs meriu, and rejected by The Hoase
1t shall not be referred 10 committee, unless The
member presenting II shall state that 1t is sup
ported oy additional testimony, which in hls opi
mon, would produce different decision of the
! House.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr HsHierg2u, Of Tenn.
ResOiUed, That the committee on public land.
be instructed to enquire into the exped ency O
allowing to those persons claiming public land,
IN the Mississippi territory, under an act of tn,
Legislature OF Georgia, passed January z, 1895
have failed 10 compromise and make q set
tlement of Their claims in conformity with Gin,
provisions of All act OF Congress, entitled, an ac
for he decentralization of cerlain claimants d
public lands IN the Mississippi ,erritory within
, the tune therein limited, further time to obtai
the benefit OF sad last men oned act
Mr. EGsion, after a number OF remarks 90 ms
to shew the Importance of the object he had il
view, and the difficulty, If not lmposslbihyy, O
ITS being executed IN any other way than rnde
the authority OF the government, moved the fol
loving instruction 10 the committee on roads AM
: canals
hesotvsd, That the committee on Roads ane
Canals be instructed to enquire INTO the expedi
dIency ofopepmg and improving tue following
roads, to wit, from Shawnee Town to Kaskask ,f
IN Illinois; from the town Of Hamilton an DIN,
10 Nncennes ~ Indiana, thence to the town O
5t Louis IN Missouri, thence by the way II Ar
kansas 10 The northern boundary line Of the stat,
OF Louisiana.
The motions was agreed to.
PRIg.9T,E LOSSES LV SERVICE, sc.
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