Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-10

10 lnSaiioate IL. He hoped the COMMITTEES
would be discharged.
MIR. Brent opposed this request, and con-
tended that, as to this claim, it was the duty
of this House to decide upon its validity. II
had been reported on four years ago, and the
| nnal decision had been delayed b, MIR. Coke
all that time the result Of which was, thar
the lands were held back from market, 10 the
great injury both "f Louisiana aud the United
States. He now wilhdraws his papers but
inns should not prevent an Investigations
Did he believe there was 'a shadow ofequity i'm
he claim, Mr.. Ii. would act otherwise but
knowing, as he did, that the claim was illegal,
and believing il tn be most iniquitous one, he
wished that decision Of the committee might
be had, to put an end to it. He admitted, as
a general position, that every petitioner has
right tn withdraw his petition but there wcre
exceptions to the rule.
MIR. j. II. Johnson, of XIV. urged the pro-
prlety ofdischarging the committee from the
consideration of this claim, Mr.. Coke having
resor'ed To The courts Of law for decision of
II, and Withdrawn il from this House. &c.
The question being taken, the committee az
discharged
MIR. Hemphill, from the Committee on
Roads and Canals, reported hill, with the
amendment yesterday ordered by the House.
Jor constructing road from Memphis, II,
Tennessee, 10 Litiie Rock, IN The Ierrito,v of
.4rkoisSdS, which was ordered to be engrossed
| for third reading
MIR. Mercer, from the Committee on the
proposed Ohio and Chesapeake Canal, to-
which was referred the letter of William IA.
Jones, accompanying aproof copy Of Mr..
Shrver's Map of the country through which
the Canal is To pass, reported the following re-
| s0iition, which was agreed to-:
Resofred, That the Clerk ofthe House Of
Representatives be directed To provide such
charts, maps, and other furniture, for the several
/ committees Ofthe House. under the instruction
OF the Speaker. as may be-, in his Judgment
calculated to facilitate the performance of their
| respective duties.
| On motion of Mr.. j. S. Barbour. i, wa,
RESOLVED, That the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads be- instructed 10 euouire
into the expedency of changing, by law, the
route oil the main western mail from Staun-
ton IN Virginia, To the city of Washington
and that the said committee enquire, if il be
not practicable tn conduct the said mail by a
shorter and better route than that which is
now pursued.
| Mr. Brent offered the following:
Resolved That the Report of the Land
Commissioners in Louisiana, together with all
the evidence, papers and documents upon file
IN TINS House relative TO the claim of the re
personalities of Marquis de Mason Rouge To
a tract of land in Ouachita, Louisiana, contain
ing thirty square leagues or upwards, be re-
ferrrd To the Committee upon Private Land
Claims, with instructions 10 report thereon
with view To the final disposal efthe sane.n
Alter some debate, the resolve was ordered
to lie on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Hamilton. twas
ReSofred, That the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads be directed to inquire
INTO the eXpedieDcy of establishing a post route.
from Waferhorough, tn some poin, in the
vicinity of Buckhead ford, ST. Bartholo-
news Parish, South Carolina. Also, into the
expedlency ofestablishing post route from
Pocotalgo to Hickory Hill, Prince Williams
Parish, South Carolina.
On motion Of MIR. Csbb, il was
Resolved That the Committee on Indian
Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expe-
diency OF repeating ali act, entitled An act
making provision for the els ;Iizaton ofthe In
dian tribes adjoining the frontier Settlements
passed on the Sd day of March, 1919.
On motion of Mr. Sloane, it WAS
hesotred, That Parmsnio Adams, who con-
tested the election of Isaac Wilson, returned
member OF this House, be permitted to APP
pear within the bar, and he heard in support
OF his petition during the discussion of the
report OF the Cor.mittee Of Elections on said
| petition.
Ihe Honse then passed to the Order ofthe
Day-which was The unfinished business of
yesterday, and after some observations of Mr..
Cambreleng, the Committee of the Whsle.
on the bill for the relief of Penelope Denny,
had leave To sit again.
MIR. Sloane moved TO postpone all the orders
OF the day previous to the report Of the Com
mitt~e of Elections, on the claim of Parmepio
Adams, to the seat in this House OF Isaac Will
son.-Agreed to and
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, MIR. Bassett in the Chair, on that re-
tpOrf.
! The facts Of this contested Election. con-
uensed from pretty long Report of the Com
mIttee of Elections, are as follow In the.
county oil Genesee, forming the Goth Congress
slonal District of the State of New York,
Isaac Wilson and Parmenio Adams were OPP
posing candidates for Congress. The former
was returned as having received zoos votes,
whist FarrneDiO Adams had 2O77 votes. The
petitioner MIR. Adams Claims the seat to which
mr. wilson was returned, IN the ground that,
IN the town Of China, CT votes were returned
Tor the sitting member, whereas the true num-
Der gwen in for him was IS votes. The sitting
member as a set-of for this error (which is
fully made Quit offers proof of IL votes which
either the petitioner received more than he
was entitled TO, or the returned member was
| not allowed credit for on his side. The com
mIttee of elections report that FIVE votes should
be deducted for error from the number of
votes returned for the petitioner from the town
OF Attica. This deduction, however, still
leaves him majority, after the error on the
opposite side Is deducted, of one vote over the
sitting member The committee therefore
recommend to the House, TO eject Isaac Will
son, and admit ParmeDiO Adams to a seat in
| the House as the Representative from the Q9th