Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-08
IN SENATE.

| THURSDAY DECEMBER 3.
| Inc bills from the House for The relic
OF Mehltable Cole and granting pension
to MaJ. Gen. Stark, were read and pas.
sed to second reading.
lhc PRESIDENT communicated Repor
OF The Secretary OF the Treasury, made ia
obedience TO a resolution of the Senate
OF The 10Th OF April last, in relation to the
| Oflces OF the Customs v iIich IL NAV be
| proper In suppress.
HE following Message was received
from lie President of the Unifed States
by AIR. J. }. Monroe, his Secretary
TO tile Senate Of Tie United States.
transmit 10 the Senate copies OF such
OF the documents referred 10 in The AIes
sage OF The 18th uliiGIa, as have been
prepared since That period. They con
tain copy of The Reports Of MIR. Rodney
ana MIR. Graham, two of The Commis
sioners 10 South America, who returned
brst from Tie mission, and of The naners
connected with those reports. They al
so present a full view OF the operations Of
our troops employed in lie Seminole war
in Florida.
1t would have been gratifying 10 me 10
have communicated, with The message.
all Tie documents referred 10 in il. bat rs
Two OF our Commissioners from Soutb a
merica made their reports few DAYS on
~ before the meeting OF Congress, and
The iIIrd on the day Gifts meeting. II was
impossible 10 transmit, at that time, more
IMAM one copy of the Two reports first
made.
The residue Of the documents will be
communicated, as soon as they are pre-
pared.
JAMES MONROE.
Deceniber 2, 1918.
HE papers accompany ing the Mes
sage so far as they relate TO South Ame-
rIca, are those Which were previously laid
before The other House and so lar as
respects the Seminole war, OF letters be-
tween the War Department and Gene
raj Gaines, and ilie War Department aud
General Jackson, and Of The Proceedings
OF the Court Martial for The trial of Ar
buthnot and Ambristie
The message ard documents were or
dered to- lie on the table.
The following message was also re-
celved from The President Of tie United
States.
To tie Senate ofhe United States.
In compliance with y resolution of fl,e
Senate, of tie 25ih last nionth, REQUESTING
10 be furnished With such information as
may be possessed by the Executive.
touching the execution Of so much ofll,c
nrsi article of HE late treaty ofpcaceand
Amty between His Britannia Majesty
ana Tie United States, as relates TO the
restitution OF slaves, aud which has moi
heretofore b ell communicated, law be.
tore The Senate report made by HE Sc
cre'ary OF STAT on The lst inst. in rela-
ton 10 that subject
JAMES MONROE.
DecemJey 2, 1918.
ENCLOSED
DEPARTMENT " STATE, Isf. DPcculifr 1919.
TheSerlctary OF Stale, 10 whom has been
referred the resolution Of the Senate. Of the
10Th oiumo, requesting information not here
tOlOre communicated, tlating to the resIifu
ton ofs!aves, cOufOrmably 10 The first article
Of She late iTeaiy OF Peace between Tie Uni
ted Siaics and Great Britain, has the honor of
reporting 20 thc PreSidentOf Tie Uuited Staics.
that the difference Of construction Given bX
Tie twO gOtcrnmeuts 10 that par! Of lie frSi
diticlr 81 Ire tieafy, and The claim ct tbe cit
lcns Of the United States 10 iBdcppifv Ia, |
fiaves carried away contrary fOits .ttyulaiicus.
ioiif one OF tie subjects ct negotiation nov
Senu"6 III Lnsishaj "sieh negotiation having |