Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-12

the words in iialic, so as TO make the scope
OF II embrace all the country north west
OF the Ohio.
Some discussion then took place on the
expediency of adopting the resolution
III which Mr.. SiYotaer objected 10 it, OH
tue ground thai much of i, was aniicipat-
Ell by information heretofore commune
icaied, or required by the House tina, il
embraced an extent OF information which
was unnecessary, and 10 afford which,
would demand of the Treasury Depart
ment "A labor perfectly herculean, &c.
Mr.. Harrison, under AN idea that much
OF The Information called for MAS already
communicated IN the annuasreporis from
The Treasury, and unwilling to order such
a laborous and extensive mass al iiiior-
nation precipiiately, moved that The re-
solution lie on the table aud be printed
which being acquiesced in by MIR. SIM
Inns, whose object VAS not Ia give unneces-
sary trouble, but only TO obtain informal
ton not already communicat d the re-
solution MAS laId Oh Tie table.
On motion Of MIR. Poindcrtcr, The com
| mittce on private land clai0is, were in
siruc,e,i 10 enquire into the expedienry of
authorizing the Register OF the land office
! and receiver OF public monies, west Of
Pearl river, 10 receive additional e, idence
OF tie Claim of The representatives of A.
leXander Montgomery, 10 Il tract of land
| under the Spanish government.
On motion at Mir. F3oyd, ii was
Resoired, That The committee on the public
lands be instructed TO enquire into the eNpedi-
ehcy OF granting 10 each state tract of land,
not exceeding 100 0GD acres for the endowment
OF an Universit, IN each state.
On motion of MIR. PieaSauts, IL was
Resoiced, That the President OF the United
O.. a -
the House OF Representatives the proceedings
which have been had under the act. entitled
" An act Tor tie graduai Increase of the navy
OF the United States, specifying the number
OF ships which has been int Oh the stocks, and
oi what classes, and the quantity and Kind of
materials which have been procured in conpii-
ance with the provisions oil said act and also
the sums OF money which have been paid out
of the fund created by said act. and for what
OBJECTS; andiihewise ,ie contrac Is which have
been entered INTO in execution OF the said act,
on which MONIES may not yet have been ad.
vance,l.
On motion of Mr.. .SforrS, the House or
| dercd 10 be printed $500 copies, addiIi-
| onai, OF the message of The President,
and he accompanying documents, relating
10 the Seminole war.
The House then resolved itself into a
| committee 9th whole, Mir. Pitkim in the
| chair, on The bill making partial appro-
P'i"''b 'ci
&c. which was reported TO the House
without amendment, aud ordered 10 be
| engrosScd for a third reading.
The Speaker laid before the House a
letter from Mr. Gardiner, clerk in The
| land office, proposing 10 furnish, for the
use OF the soldiers, copies Of maps of the
| military bounty lands OF such terms as
Congress shall deem reasonable; which
| was read andretprred.
The house then resolved itself into a
committee of the whole, Mr. Nelson III
| the CHAIR, on the report of the committee
| OF Claims on the petition Of John Hae.
Tie petitioner in TINS case states that,
| in the month 81 December, 1914, the enc
my entered the town Of Tappaliannock,
aud IN consequence OF his house being
used and occupied as custom house, In
which the public records were kept, set
tireto and destroyed the same, with IFS
contents. The petitioner further states,
that, although tie house was his own
property, IL was evident the enemy de-
siroyed ii in consequence OF lis being
used as public office, and he therefore
prays Congress TO grant him remunera-
ton. The committee report, as their OPT
Mon, that The petitioner cannot, under
the law OF April, 1916, or under any other
/ law wiil winch they are acquainted, be
entitled TO relief.
| The report was opposed by Mr.. Gar
nett, on the ground that this property be-
| ing IN The occupation Of the government,
stood on lie same footing as property Oc
cupicd III tue military service OF the Unit
| ed States, and for that reason DESTROYED.
| This position he sustaiHed al some length.
| MIR. Williams of \. e. defended tie report,
| contcndlng that, as the property was pla-
ced in the situation i'll which it stood by
| the act of the individual, (w hO received
| from the government a good salary for his
services, and moi al the requisition Of the
government, he-iad no manner of claim
on the government for relief.
The report vas agreed to by the COM
miitee, and, being reported 10 the house,
was there concurrcd in. So the prayer OF
the petitioner was rejected.
FOREIGN MERCHANT SEAMEN.
The house tlicu resolved itself into a
committee OF the whole, Mr.. Nelson in
the chair, on the bill 10 authorize the APP
pTeheDsion Of foreign seamen deserving
from merchant vessels in tie ports OF the
United STATES.
A debate arose on this bill, which occu-
pied about an hour, in the onrse ofwbcll
Messrs. Smith of Md. Merton, Ciay and
| Whitman addressed the house.
Tie debate resulted in virtual post
| penemeut of The question. by the com
mittee's rising, reporting progress. and
| obtaining leave 10 sill again: when the
house adjourned.
TUESDAY, DEC. 8.
Mr.. Smith Of Nd. from The committee
of Ways and Means, reported bill to
reduce the duties OF certain wines, and
10 declare free Of duty books printed in
| foreign languages which "as twice read
and committed
| The Speaker laid before The house a
report from The secretary OF war. of " a
| system providing for the abortion of The