Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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Mr.. Lowndcs, from the committee of WAYS
| acd Means. reported bill for the reiefofool,
ert burnside, and bin for the relief OF certain,
| friendly Greek Indians. whose property had
been piundered by the hostile Greeks in the
late war, IN consequence Of their attachment
| to the United States.
Mr.. Chappcll from The same committee. re
| ported the annual bill concerning invalid
pensioners, which was twice read and COM
| mitted
On motion of Mr.. Shefiey the committee on
the Post-c fiiceand Post-sioads, were instruc-
! ted TO inquire into the expediencv of establish
ing post route from the Boat Yard, in Ten
nessee, to Scott Courthouse, in Virginia.
| NEUTRALITY RUL.
| The engrossed bill to prohibit the sale of
| armed vessels, to be nsed against friendly pow
| evs, sc. was read the third time and passed
| ayes So noes G3
| The title was amended so as to cntitle Il an
| act more eftectualy to preserve the neutral re-
| laiions OF the United States > and the bin semi
| to the Senate for concurrence.
THE NANiGATiON RIIL
! The House then resolved itself into com
mi'tee otthe Whole, Mr.. breckenridge in the
! chair, on the bill to regulate the navigation of
the United States. RIO prohibit, after Il certain
! day, the importation Of any merchandise from
any foreign port, except in vessels of the Uni
Yea States,o n foreign vessels owned wholly
! ny the citizens or subjects of the country of
which the goods are the growth or produce or
| fron which such goods, &c. are usually ship
| PED ior transportation ; PrOridei, That the
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| any foreign nation which has not adopted, or
shall not adopt a similar regulation
| Mr.. sorsyth explained the views of the com
nIttee III reporting the bill its effects, and the
| necessity OF such regulation, TO place our
navigation on a footing WITH and countervail
the partial regulations of foreign countries.
MIR. l4owndes moved to strike out ofthc bill
| the proriSo stated above.
| This motion produced an interesting debate
OH the principles of the bill in which the com
merciaiintercomSe of dis country with foreign
nations, the relations of trade generally, and
| Inc erect flour commercial conventions, sc.
were widely discussed. The gentlemen who
| took leading part iu the discussion, were,
Messrs. Lowudcs. FORSYTH, Smith of Md. Cal
houn, Clay, Hopkinson, and Ptkin.
On taking the question on striking out the
proviso, IT was decided in the negatiye-ayes
No other amendment being offered, the
committee proceeded TO take up the next bill
referred toit-being the bin to prohibit all
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE
with those ports into which the vessels of
the United States are not permitted to enter
and trade.
After spending some time in assiduously
discussing the provisions of this bill and various
propositions TO amend them
lie committee rose and reported the first
bill 10 the House obtained leave to sit again on
the latter one and
heHouse adjourned.
Thursday, January SO.
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tee on Post Offices and Post Roads were in
structed 10 enquire into the exnedeucv of
establishing Post Route from Harrison couu-
ty court house, h. Lewis county court house
TO Mason county court house, in Virgil
MIA.
Mr.. Pope offered fer consideration the follow
ing resolutions
Resolred, That the committee oil tho public
ianus, he instructed 10 enquire into the expedi-
ency OF granting or securing to the town OF
81. Louis. IN the Missouri territory, as a com
mon, all the sand bar. or batture, formed by
the recession of the Mississippi river, between
The said town and low water mark, and to pro-
hibit the location of any floating claim, in the
said territory thereon-or II any location shall
have been made, TO prohibit by law the issuin.
Ola patent therefor.
public lands be instructed 10 inquire into the
expeGicncy of prohibiting by law, the location
OF any h0&'iar claim Oh any lands in abe terri
tory of Missouri, the right OF pre- emotion
10 which hind has been secured to any
settler by the act o! th- I2t OF April ISfi
Or, Il any such location should have been made
= prohibit by law the issuing ola patent there
for
Rcsa,ced atso, That the committee on the pnb-
lie Lands De instructed tOinluire into the expe-
diency OF prohibiting by law the location of a
ny toattug claim M tie territory Of Missouri, on
any lands the right title or claim to which has
been at any time heretofore given notice OF or
filed with either of the boards of commissioners
iii said territory, or with the recorder OF land
titles, acting as such underaiiyac of congress
fOI the adjustment OF land titles IN said terrific
RS, OF If any such location should have been
madc,tc vrohibit by law the issuing OF patents
therefor.
Resoired also, That the committee ON tbe
public lands, be instructed to inqare into the
expedicucy of prohibiting by law, the location
OF any floating clam in the territory or Nilsson
n, on amy town lot, village lot, out lot or
common field lot, or commons, ia, adjoining
or appcrtaining TO any of the towns or
villages in the territory Of Missouri; or If
any such location shall have been made. 70
prohibit by law tue issuing OF patents there
tor.
Slr y. explained the object OF these resp
luiIous. In regard to the first. lie said, that
under the law passed at a former session IAN
thOrizing the transfer of land claims from fife
county OF New Madrid, TO other vacant lands
in the Missouri Territory an attempt had
been made to appropriate piece OF iand, usu-
ally called Batture, between high and low
water mark, the possession of which, in this !
manner obtained, would probably be cNtreme-
~ detrimental TO the town of ST. Louis sub |
jecting its prosperity to the will Of the owner
of that property. In regard to the sstgnJ II
FSas predicatedOD tile Injustice Of permitting
presumption claims (already recognized BIZ |
law from being covered by other patents 80
With respect to the third, he said that involved
a matter OF more difficulty. The act Of CON.
greSs for the settlement OF land claims in N ~ !
Mis-. JuTi territory made the decisions Of the |
commissioners thereon final, when the claims
should he favoraby adiudged. When Ofleg. |
wise, the decisions were not final, but were !
referred by the act TO the decision Of Congress !
IN respect 60 the question between the United |
States and the claimants. Congress not hav- |
ing yet legisiated OF the subject the claims |