Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-30
q. States Bank rs. Tie STATE of Ohio.

CINCINNATI, January H.. 4 n our last
we published the order of The United
States Circuit Court directing an attach
ment 10 issue against Samuel Sullivan,
she Treasurer of this state, returnablp
TO Thursday the Alb inst. for con-
tempt in failing to answer the supple
= mental bill, which was filed by the Bank
OF the United States 10 make him pariv
TO the suit IN Chanccry which was instr
fnird against The officers of This state 10
recover The tax collected Of that insiiiu
ton. An attachment for an alleged con.
tempt III disobeying The Injunction in This
case. was awarded by the Circuit Court
against the auditor of state AT the Iale
September term, returnable to the Jane
naTy term which terminated on Saturday
last. We are verbally informed by a gen.
tleman from Columbus, thai both cases
were continued over until September.
We would infer, HAT the intelligence
exhibited III Tie report OF The joint COM
: mite" on this subject, and the prompt
anu spirited RESISTANCE OF The legislature
TO lie absurd aud alarming pretcnsops
or the federal courl, has produced "A sal
uiary Influence on the brnigh,ea, mad.
and obstinate career of this i,ibuual.
SPANISH GRANTS IN LOUISIANA.
who have any claims Of tins description. CT
who wish TO overSst any such claims, that II
resolution passed Tie Senate some time aro.
IN reply 10 which the ptesidtn; of the United
states transmitted TO the Senate the follow
Tngiatter from the Commissioner al the Geuer.
al Land Office TO the Secretary of the Trea.
suiy.
GENERAL LAND OFFIee,
10th January 1921.
SIa: resolve ofthe Senate Of the United
States, of january lIh 1921, that The presi-
dent OF the United States lie requested 10
communicate TO the Senate, any Information
ne may have IN 10 the power or authority
which belonged 10 Dom john Bonavcu,ura
I'd oraies, and 10 The Baron de CarosdeIet, TO
grant and dispose af the land. OF Spain in
Louisiana, previously 10 the year 1903 iav
avg been referred 10 Ine by The Secretary of
the treasury, with die ciion To +" furnish such
attenuation. az the records and documents of
tniS office afford" have the houor to report !.
that previously To the year i79S, the cover.
pot ge"eidi OIL louisiana had power TO divide
Snd graft the laEds OF his sovereign
That by an ordinance eiveu ut San Lo-
Te"So, October 22d l79S, the power of divid
iug and granting lands was vested in the In.
teudHncy OF the Spanish pr.vinces
That The lhlendant, DOu ohm Ronavestu-
"a Morales. acting by the authority of the
ordinance of Oct. 81 I79S, above mentioned
published al n Otleans on the I7th OF july.
Afv9 Iuies and regulations relative TO the dis
posai OF the lands of Spain, consisting OF thir-
sy-eighf articles, amply describing aud declar,
aug All that lac government required TO be
done for the disposai of those lands. Of those
rules aud regulations, a Copy, in The isinaI
Spanish, with translation iuto The Freuch
aui English languages, Is now in this Office.
an English Translation is herewith trausmit.
ted.
Thee fules and regulations were published
al ~ Louis, on the 9th January, $500
From this doc ame vt together with III. arti.
cies No 10, I6, ~, l6, 10, 20 81, and %. in
the appendix to the volume of Land Laws all
lhe Information can he obtained which the re-
cords and documents in ,kis office can furnish
have the honor to be, most respectfully,
sir, your obedicst servant,
JOSIAH MEIGS.
9he Secretary of tie Treasury.
ibe accompanying document occupIes
eleven octave pages, and is 100 long TO he
extracted Every Msmber of Congress, how
ever, mas COPY OF it'll MAT. Int