Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-12
tFroa ,hs National snis,igsnesr
PRO OF CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ;.

TUtS pAI, FEBRUARY ,.
The President of the Senate laid hnTo-c the
Senate the proceedings of the Chamber of
Commerce of the city Of New York, renon-
stratin,, against the propositions for The re-
peal OF the restrictive system which WAS
read, and, on motion OF NJ. VAN BugrN, was
referred to the Committee OH Foreign rea-
fions.
Mr.. BrSroy Submitted for consideration
the following resolution:
Resoire1, rhtt;!ic President of the United States
NC requested 10 communicate to The Senate irur
NATION whica MAY he ia the Department OF State
relative 10 land sides in Louisiana particularly as
contained in documents flied IA the Department al
State by oiicr OF Ms. Jefferson, ifiiere he anv i-
50, a copy OF the proclamation (ji IN the Departuen,
nj Sae) addressed 20 the inhaiiunis uf Louisiana in
the yclri30J, iy Gen. ,ceo md the Marquis dc.
VISA Calyo. Commissioners on the part ofhis Caho-
iIc Ntjesy tor drycrint the province oil I>,isians
10 the Commissioners at the French rcpuhiic an
nonncing TO ihe a'fbitants the cpssion vi the pro-
vince Also, copy of that article ot the treaty ot
San iideonso, tta any such there he in the Depart
ment OF Siae,) which secured TO the inhabitants OF
Louisiana tlcir rights OF property ; and il there be
no copy OF that treaty. the article referred to-
III The Depa:tmcntoi State, that the President he re-
quc.,ed to cause application To be made the court,
oil France and Spun for authentic copy Is! the ar
ucie III question: fer the bcRet OF the nhahituls oC
the coded province.
In Offering this resolution, VIZ b. explained
the objrct oft. The first clause was To- pro
cure from the Department of State, il there
ID be found, the copy of a paper concerning
land titles IL the state OF Louisiana which
md once been printed by the order OF this or
the other House, bat of which he had not
been able to ind Il copy in the Public Library
because tins Capitol WAS entered once hy an
enemy who made war upon letters as well as
upon men. The second clause called for
another document which hc was DESTROYS Ia
obtain aud the third called for copy OF
that article ot the Treaty of ST. Ildeionso
which secured ;hc inhabitants of Louisiana i'm
the possession OF the rights aud property which
they had previously enjoyed. That article
had never been published IL might be- in the
Department OF State bat, if it should not he
thcre, iaa resolution proposes that application
be made 10 the governments OF France and
SPAN for copy OF it. As the object of the
resolution was not to pry into state secrets,
hut to get Il copy 0l an article said To be in ex-
istcncc, which MAS intended for the security of
the people OF Louisiana in their rights and
property, he. hoped it would be considered
unobeciionablc. Ifthcrc be such an article
IN existence. 1t ought To be made known for
the benefit oil those whom it may concern.
The resolution lies Oh the table for one da y
of course.
The resolution moved by Mr.. BARTON on
the lst instant was taken up aud agreed To, 10
the following words:
Hss@red, That the Committee on the judiciary be
instructed To inquire INTO the cNpediency OF oviding
~ law, mode oil referring disputed pecuniary Claims
oil individuas, either OF legal or equitable nature
against the United States, the Federal judiciary
within the several states territories for ascertain
nlent aud decision.
The Senate then proceeded to the consi-
Iteration of the bill d" supplementary to the
several acts tor adjusting the claims To land,
and establishing Land Offices, in the Districts
east of the Island of New Orleans"
The lst, ID, and Sd sections confirm the re-
ports OF the Commissioners appointed by the
act 10 which this Is supplement, and grant do
bittions ut land To actual settlers prior to the
Date of the occupation of the territory by the
United States, viz: April IL, 1918. The 18th
Section proposes that all actual settlers prior
10 the 81 day nf March, 1919, shall be emit
lied toa presumption right To the land on
which they are settled, not exceeding 10 acres
each.
The committee on Public Lands had re-
ported recommendation to strike out the
9th section, and several subsequent sections
corresponding with il.
Do tins recommendation there arose de-
bate, IN which great earnestness, and, consl-
dering the dryncss Ofthc subject, much elo-
qnence, was employed.
The recommendation of the committee was
opposed by Mr.. II. JoHNsoy and Mr. Brown
ofl4ouslana Mr.. BENTON of Missouri, Mr..
EDWARDS Of Illinois, and MIR. WALKER OF
Alabama and supported by Mr.. LowRIE,
lIr OTis, and Mr.. EATON
The field which was covered by this debate
was wide, and fully explored. The main
reliance of the Louisiana Delegation and their
friends was on the act of Congress inviting
these claimants to come forward and register
their names, and proof of occupancy, and on
the previous practice the government in ana
Joyous eases On the other hand was present
ed the act of Congress fOrbidding settlements
On the public lands, the eXpedency of syste.
matte observance of lcgisiating as proposed
for any one section Ofthe unsettled country,
III preference to any other.
The recommendation uf the Committee on
Public Lands was agreed TO, 81 to H.
The bill was then gone through, and post
poned to Thursday, to ALLOW time for preparing
certain amendments which NJ TaoMAs init
mated his intention To- offer and then
The Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6.
The President communicated to the Senate
arcport of The Secretary of War, exhibiting
the names and salaries Of the Clerks employ
ed in tie War Department.
Mr.. Sstfrn, Of $. e.. from the Committee
on the Judiciarg, to whom that part of the
Presidents Message was referred, which re-
lated To the subject reported bill for the es-
Enlistment ola territorial government in Flo
rlda ; and the bill was read.
Mr. NOBLE laid the following resolution on
The table:
asitesotged, That the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire
iaio the expcdiency Of establishing post
route from Russeyc 10 Owensburg, in the
state of Kentucky: from thence to itockport
N the state OF Indiana and from thence to
Indianapolis, by the way Of PortcrsgilIe,
Bloomington, and Cutters.
The Senate took up the resolutions offered
yesterday by Mr.. Bratun, requesting certain
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