The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-01

necessary 10 tnaC OBJECT, nc moved TO "a
mend Mr.. Harris's motion so as to read as
follows:
Resok0ed, That the committee of WAYS
and means be instructed to enquire into the
necessity and expectancy of making an APP
preparation of money to meet the expense OF
surveying and laying of the Military Boun-
ty Lands, and the lands lately coded by the
Creek Indians to the United States, in
the treaty of Fort Jackson, i'll order to the
settlement thereof by citizens of the United
States"
This motion was opposed, by Mr.. Harris.
He commended for the propriety of a special
law on the subject, which should define the
duty or the Executive in this respect beyond
doubt The President now possessed author
ity to act on the subject, it was true. but
he might not conceive the law obligatory as
to these lands, unless Congress gave special
direction IN regard to them. The Importance
oil the object was such, that he was not will
ling to leave any thing to construction OF un-
Certainty.
Mr.. N'Ree again contended that no fur
ther provision than an appropriation was ne
cessaiy, unless it was intended to jmpas. a
penalty on the Executive for failure to ex-
erclse the authority in yns respect vested in
nun by general law. ~
Mr.. Humhhrevs' 1IrHynent prevail
ed aud, as amended, the motion was a
greed to.
The engrossed bill - alter and establish
Certain post roads, was read a third time.
passed and sent to the Senate.
The engrossed bill for the relief of Joshua
sands, was read a third time, passed and sent
to the Senate.
The order of the day on Mr.. Rich's reso.
luton tor Classifying persons liable to the di-
and allowing chem 20 furnish SOL
dIers IN lieu of the same, was. on motion of
The order of the day having been called
Tor by Mr.. Fisk % N. Y. on the bill from the
Senate, authorizing payment to the widow
OF tlbridge Gerry. late Vice-Presdent of the
United States, of such salarvas would have
been payable to him during the remain
der OF his term of service, had ne so long Ii
we'd"
A motion was made by Mr.. Elites, to post
pone the further consideration thereof indie
fntely.
This motion gave rise to a debate. in
which Messrs Eppes Cannon Potter, Tav-
! Tor, Grosvenor. Shelley and PICKERING. adj
vocated the postponcment, and Messrs
FISK OF n. Y. MKim, Fisk of VT Jackson
OF Virs. Hubert, Wright and Oakley oppo
SGD it. III
he debate was one of some interest. and
snail be sketched offhereafter. The eener-
al principle asserted by those opposed TO the
bill, was the impropriety of setting prece
dent OF pensions for civil services, which
would entail on the United States the evils
so gr1eVouSly felt in despotic governments
from the same source. The bill was aolyo-
| Gated on the ground of respect for the ser
wees OF deceased patriot, and public ser
want, whose family was by his decease pla
ced IN state of absolute dependence.
The question on postponement. was
at length decided by Yeas and NAYS as fol-
| lows:
For postponement IS
Against it aA
| So the bill was indefinitely postponed in n
ther words, rejected.
ne Presidents message of this day, and
the Treaty were received and read. and
| fve thousand copies thereof ordered to be
| printed.
The remainder of the sitting was occr-
| pied on Mr.. Kilbourn's bill to provide hv
| encouraging actual settlement for the pro-
| tection OF the North Western frontier :.
which was, in the end, indefinitely postpon1
| ed.
Tuesday, FEB. 81.
! Rr Ironh from the military committee.
| reported sundry resolutions expressive of the
sense entertained by Congress of the e,llan-
| try and good conduct, with which the renr-
taton the arms of the United States have
been sustained during the late war by certain
ofhcers therein Misunderstanding many mi
lltla officers. and several field officers who
| have fallen in the service. 1.-The resolutions
| were twice read and referred to the same
| committee to whom resolutions of a similar
| character, reported by that committee have
been referred.
| Nh. LaftfmoTe from the committee TO whom
| was referred the Memorial of the LeqieIa-
tive Council and House of Representatives of
the Mississippi Territory, on the subject of
indian depredations, made report conclu-
ding with resolution, that the President of
the y. States be requested to take such mea-
| sures as may be convenient for the burmese
OF ascertaning all losses ofproperty sustain-
ed by depredations OF the British and Indians
during the late war, and that the memorial
ON tins subject be transmitted to him for
| consideration.
On the question of concurrence in said res
olutlon, desultory debate took place, which
| ended IN laying the report on the table-the
| principal argument for this course being the
| propriety of so amending it as to limit it to
| depredations contrary to the laws and usages
OF war, which, it appeared to be admitted.
| ought to be subject of amcable discussion
and settlement between the two govern
ments.
On motion of MIR. Culpeper, the house bro-
ceeded to the consideration Of the resolution
submitted by him day or two ago, which IS
| in the following words:
Il being duty peculiarly incumbent IN n time of
PR7hc calamity amt 1car h'eaby ami reUo,tlg to &C.