The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-12-31
18th congrcss...2d session.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 90, 1894.

Mr. Unune, from the Committee ap-
pointed ON So much Of the Presidents Mes
sage rs relates To making pr"SlrIon for
the services Of General la 'fayet;r, report
ed Ill. following bill
BE II enatted by NE .Senute and House 81
Representatives. Of The United States an
Congress assembled, That the sum of $500,
900 be, aud the same i. hereby, granted Ia
Major General La Fayette, in c0Inpcnsa
ton for his important services and expen
diture during The American Revolution, y
that for this purpose stock 10 that amount
,br issued in his favour, dated the 4ih July,
1894, hearing an annual interest of s per
cent. payable quarter yearly, and redeem
able on the 3ist Dec. 1854.
Sec. ., .4na be Il further enacted, that
one complete aud ,nlirr township of land
he, aud the same is hereby, granted 10 the
said Major General LA Fayetis; and that
the President of the United Suites be au-
lihoriztd tO'cat,se the said Township 10 be
located on any Of the public lands which
remain unsold, aud that patents he ISSUED
10 General LA Fayrttc for the same.
On motion by Mr.. Hdyne, tn. bill was
twice read, aud made the order Of the day
! for 10 morrow.
Thr Senate then adjourned.
HOISE or REPRESE.NT3 TIES.
| The following resolution, offered on Fri.
day by Mr. Cnmbreisng, WAS taken mp.
/ Resolved Tint the President OF the United
| States be requested to communicate to this
blouse, IL compatible with the public interest,
the cores ondence with the Spanish govern
mcnt relating 10 the piracies OF the island OF
! tuba.
Mr.. Trin,Lie, with n view TO obtain tn,
! L.,
place on this ubject proposed an amend
ment striking oui the last 0 words, after the
word government" mud adding the fol
lowing words - and with the Cover
nors OF Spanish islands, relating to piraci.s
on the coast Of Cuba, aud the adjacent
seats
The amendment being accepted by thu
mover. the resolution, as modified, Was IL
greed To.
Mr.. H. Stevenson wished 10 call the at
tention of the House To sublec of some
interest. Ii related to the claims OF the
State of Virginia for advance made to the
CO, ernmcnt du,ing the late war. lie al
/ iuded to the interest which Virginia had
paid for the money then advanced u con-
clud.d with declaring that il was claim not
only founded upon justice, but which the
patriotic conduct OF the State Of Virginia,
during the late war, called upon Congress
! to consider. His object, in rising, being To
bring the subject hrtrte the House, IN Il
shape which would lead to some decision,
| he offered the following resolution
! Resolved, That the Committee of Claims
he instructedlo inquire into the propliety al
providing by law for the reimbursement oi
the amount OF interest pnid by Virginia upon
! loans Of money negotiated Ivy her, for the
4 a.
| late war between Great Britain the United
Siutcs.
Mr. Hh,pple offered the following reso-
luton, hch was ordered To lie on the
table
Resolved, That the Preside nj OF the United
States he requested tn communicate To this
House any Information which he may possess,
aud which, in his opinion, il may not he i'm
proper to make public, relative TO the intcn-
tons OF the Allied powers OF Europe I" mid
Spain in the snhiusaion and recovery OF her
former colonies in America.
Mr.. Liringstdn, after advrr,ng 10 the
notice given by Mr.. NJ DuBic, of his in
tcntion TO call up, ION an early day IN
Januafy, his motion to amend the Consti
futon, with regard to the election of Pre-
sidcnt and Vice President, gave notice that
! he should, at the same time, call up his
amend lent on the same subject.
COLUMBIA RIVER.
Mr.. Floyd moved that the House +, solve
Itself into a committee of the whole 10 take
mp the bill TO authorize the occupation OF
/ the Columlia or Oregon river; which he
ing agreed to, MIR. A. Stevenson was called
! To The chair.
The bill was then read by sections.
Mr.. Floyd moved 10 ill the first bill nk, in
the third section, with the words -" six
hundred and forty," So as To give 10 each
settler, being the head of a family, grant
of six hundred and forty acres of land g;
which was agreed 10.
| On motion of Mr.. Floyd, The second
blank was filed, so as to give 10 each I'M
married settler agrant of go acres of land j;
and the third blank was filed, so as To give
to each unmarried female settler "a grant
of $50 acres of land.
On mo'tm Of MIR. Floyd, the blank in
the 6tih section was filled, so AS to make
the tenn during which the executive of
fceis, appon,ed by the President Of the
United States, should hold their Offices,
, six years.
On motion Of Mr.. Floyd the blank in
the sixth section MAS filled, SO as to make
the appropriation Tor these purposes, so,
900 dollars.
The Committee then rose, and repoIt ted
the hill with its amendments.
Mr.. Cook Suggested that the bill should
be committed To the Committee on tina,
part of the Presidents Message which re
ferrcd to the subject, as then the Hous