Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-12

rector General, D'Abadie, bat the treaty was
not published. So, likewise, wit, the retro
cess'on ofthe country from Spain tn France,
the fact was made known only by a rroca-
nation of General Salcedo aud the Marquis
dc Casa Calyo. The treaty ofSt. Ildefonso hav-
ing been 81 carefully concealed by the parties to
II, contained, M doubt, other stpulati0ns
beside; that for the ccssinn of Lousiana,
which they did not choose to disclose. The
reasons for this were reasons OF state; and
should our government, under such crcun-
stances, apply for copy OF the treaty, the
auswcrno doubt would be that, So far Ms we
were intcrcs,cd, we were informed of ali that
was necessary, and that we had no right to
ask further Should we say that there were
things in,thc treaty which it was important for
us 20 know, the reply would be the same,
that what WAS kept back was kept back for
reasons of thcrow in which we had no con
Germ. As Co the treaty containing any thing
which affected private titles in the territory,
every thing which related to tha: subject was
embraced in the treaty by which the country
was cedcd to the United States. He had no
objection however To requesting copy of the
treaty, itthe government possessed it, Though
it was well known there was no such treaty in
the Department of Statc,) hit he would stop
there-he could not consent 10 ask of Il foreign
government to disclose To tvs what it had cho-
sen net to communicate. He moved there
fore ~ amend the resolution so as to cores
pond with this opinion
Mr. i.ANdAN moved that the resolution be
referred to the committee on foreign relations
Mr.. BARTON saw no necessity for referring
The resolution nor did ha see any mproprie-
IS in requesting copy OF that part of Il trea-
ty which related to the Inhabitants OF coun-
try now become 4 part of the United States,
and which was intended for their benefit !;
and il ii was not in the Department of State,
ne could imagine no improperly in going
further aud asking France and Spain for that
particular article, though they might wish 10
keep the treaty, in the main, private.
The motion to refer the resolution WAS ne
gatived.
Mr.. BENTON said he had hccn careful to ask
only for that particular article of the treaty
which related to the rights OF the people OF
Louisiana-lest itmight have the appearance OF
wishing TO pry into state secrets, or interior
ing with what did not properly concern them.
But in Difference to those for whose opinions,
III such matters, he respected, he would mo-
dify his resolution, as suggested by Mr.. King.
| Mr. LowRIE remarked that lift was impro-
per TO call for part Of treaty, II would he
| at least az much SO as TO ask for the whole
treaty. This treaty, he said, though not pub
| Executive Of our government in confidence,
| and it would be improper TO take step which
| might lead to the publication Of it. He was,
| therefore, averse TO the modification which
had been accepted by the mover, and moved
TO restore it to its original shape.
Mr.. KING, of n. T. replied that every one
who had been member of the Senate long
must know that the treaty of st. Ildefonso
was not in the possession Of our government,
hut merely that article of it which related to
the cession Of Louisiana.
Mr.. Rodney was of opinion that the treaty
in question had been published, he believed
in f0ndsley's Annual Register. He was under
this impression, from the circumstance, which
he remembered, that when the Louisiana
question was debated in the House of Repre-
sentatives, Mr. Griswold opposed the pur-
| chase, because, among other reasons, the title
was not clear and complete, in consequence
of the treaty Of San lldelDnso not having
been promulgated; to whom it was answer
ed, Mr. II. said, that the treaty had been pub
lished in the work which he had mentioned.
Mr.. Lowrie's motion to amend was mega
lived ayes i6, noes 20 and
The resolution was agreed to in It's modii-
ed forn-simply requesting copy of the
treaty ii in the Department of State.
The Senate then proceeded Ia the cOnsid-
Marquis of Mason Rouge to a tract OF country,
Thirty square leagues, west of the Mississippi,
on the Washita, which he held under "A Span
ish grant which the commissioners appoint
ed to examine and settle the land titles in that
country, after the cesson, to the u. States,
were prccluded by law from its large amount)
from acting on and which now comes be-
fore the Senate on the petition of Daniel
w. Coke, one of the purchasers under MaisOn
Rouge's patent. This claim has been for
nierly examined and discussed in the Senate
but not finally acted on in both houses.
A very long and earnest debate again en-
sued on tin which MIR. Van Dyke maintain
ed the validity Of the claim ; and Mr.. Eaton,
also member of the Committee on Public
Lands,) opposed it, MIR. Lanman also spoke
at much length against it. The arguments and
the examination of the documents connected
with the claim continued until near o'clock
when the Senate ad journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENT
Mr.. SMITH, of Md. from the Committee o f
Ways and Means, reported bill making APP
preparations for the support ofgovernment, for
the year 1922, (the general appropriation BILL
which was twice read and committed.
The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr..
REED of Mass. on the subject of collection
duties and imports, SIC. was called up and
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. BALDwfN, the House
then agreed to consider the resolution submit
ted by him on yesterday relating to the stand
| ing rules ofthe House, which, on motion of Mr..
NELSON, of Va. was amended, so as to raise
Select Committee, to revise the standing
rules Of the House generally which amend
ment was assented tolby the nover,and adopt
ed By the House.
Dir. BALDwIX laid the following resolution
on the table:
ResOired That the Secretary of War he directe d
to furnish 10 this House comparative view the ex-
pcnscs Of the army proper for the years 1876 IT. 49, TO-
20 II, and the estimates Of 1922 arranged under the
various heads of expenditures according to the pre-