Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-06

egar,l certain claims OF The State of t.eora and
- thought the claims now reported upon we've a,
East equally Untitled to attention from The House.
The misrepresentation in cases, aud ssunir,-
sanding Ia others, under which Tins cl, i'm ni,ore.
-ndrred Il highly expe,lieni that il should have q
'rnmp, exam'"ation, when he bad no doubt of being
ahie To satisfy the House of the exreency OF ovid
my for hs liquidation, &c.
MIR. Cobb said, he did NOT mean to utter single
word IN oposon To The justice Of this claim, was
very probable the gentleman ftom South Carolina
might he able NICE cyen inrre,luIy itself ON
the subject NV oniv ohi-ciinn to the proposed re-
rreace is, said Mr.. c. har there is no resemblance
between this case and that of the Crotsia Militia
claims, TO which, presume, the gentleman refes
but, II there we're that the subjec OF those claims OF
Georgia 'sbeiore an ordinary committee, aud not n
committee OF the whole On the state of tue Uuon.-
am willing TO give this claim the difeciion us
they have received.
Mr. iiamilion said that, with regard to the Geor-
e." Militia Claim, b" knew il had taken that ,lirec-
ion. The claim OF georgian TO which he asoed
however, was that last reported upon tespc citing the
Indian Reservations wiihia the iniis of that State.
The question was ,ten takeu upon the motion Of
Mr. Hamilion, and decided in the negative.
On moiiun of Mr.. Cobb, the roper, was then refer
Ted To u commiiier OF the whole
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT
MIR. Taylor, OF New York from the Joint Com.
iniee appointed 10 consider the subject of the dav
Tor terminating the present Session OF Cong, ess, re-
ported an amendment TO the resolution from The Se-
nate %" that subject, proposing to Substitute the nine
feenth Of Sfdy Tor the day proposed 10y the Senate
The question being on agreeing to The amendment
thus repuftPd--
MI. McL,ne, Of Delaware, profcssed himself, ror
ore, to he unp epared TO vote upon this question
now, Tor want of the means OF. ascer,aining wha,
Tine would he required for the completion of all The
necessary business before the House. Adver,ing to
the committee appointed Mr. EDWARDS Ad-
dress, lie remarked, that although he should he AS
u"w,ihng to institute such an inyeste, iion as any
member ct the House, yet, having constituted II com
mee Tor ihai investigation, he was, for one, unwil-
ing TO terminate the Session. until il npleied.
Until, therefore, he could know when that
proposition fixing day FOR the adjournmen:. We
shall probably have satisfactory information this
SUBJECT wtthina lew days and, TO give the House
ime TO receive u, he would move that the report of
This committee should lie on the table
Mr. Taylor sad, f the gentleman had intended to
"uuress an inquiry 10 3im the time which the
committee oil investigation might he able TO report
ne could only answer, that he had information TO
communicate ." the House that point, except
that the committee in question acively eug aged
IN The discharge of their duty. The JOINT com iitee
n"u confined their inquiry aud the iegisii
tee business befnre the House.
N.Y. MrLane here rose, and said he had not in
'ehueu 10 direct an inquiry TO the gentleman s
member OF the committee of investigaiiou-he did
Iieving, however, that this House ought not to FIX On
day OF adjournment before IL finishes its proper
business, he moved To lay The report on the table.
Mr.. Stevenson wished TO have it postponed 10 a
day certain, and named Monday next /: to which Mr.
hcLane assenied. Mr.. Bisse'i, however, renewed
the motion, 10 lay he report upon The tube.
On this question, which admits OF no Debate, Mr..
derei aud taken accordingly. There were
For the motion 100
Against i, 78
So the report was ordered 10 lie on the table