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claims respectively, as described in that
report"
In support Of this motion, Mr.. Thomp-
son rose. and addressed the House.
Mr.. Wright, Of Mass. denying all
hostility to the claims Of Georgia.
which had just been so ably advocated
iby the rneihher from that state, thsas.lst.
thai a .s.s ;sSf,.. TAG
,leman from New YORK {Mr. rgae, )
who WAS engaged inJhe discussion of =
subject previously Before the House,
aud which had at his own motion
been suspended yesterday, TO leave the
subject of the Georgia ciuims until that
discussion was fiished-and. with this
view. Mr.. w. moved that the report of
the Committee of Military Affairs, re-
ferred to. in III" gentleman's motion, be
laid upon the table for the present.
Which motion was carried.
Niagara Sufferers.
On motion Of MIR. Tracy, the House
again resolved itself into committee Of
the whole on the bill further to amend
the net authorizing payment for pro-
perry lost, captured, or destroyed by
the enemy, in the late war with Great
Britain. and for other purposes-Mr.
Campbell, of Ohio. in the Chair.
Mr.. Tracy rose in reply to the speech
of Mr.. Barbour, Of yesterday. He
went into consideration Of the princi-
pies of national law. as they had bcsri
laid down by the gentleman from Virsi.
MIA. with the most Of whose positions he
felt inclined to coincide. He did not
think, he said, Of maintaining that gov
eminent was bound to pay For all losses
suffered in state of war but ONLY in
the very case in which the gentleman
from Virginia had admitted this oblisa-
ton, viz: when the character of proper.
ty was changed in consequence Of mill
tary occupancy. He might, indeed. OBJ
ject to the gentlemaD's doctrines. that
government such as ours is not bound
by the same rules as the ancient despo-
tisms Of Europe. But this was mt neA
ccssary. He would meet tie gentleman
on his own ground. If government
changed the character of the pr0pertys
and in consequence of ihis change it
was afterwards destroyed, why the gov
eminent is bonnd TO pay. On this
sroundshe was willing 10 rest the claims
Of the niagara sufferers.
After Mr.. Il. closed
On motion Of Mr.. Vance, OF Ohio.
the committee then rose, and obtained
leave 10 sit again.
The affair Of Farardo.
The following letter was received
from the President of the United States,
by the hands of Mr.. Everett, his pri.
vate Secretary:
10 the Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentntircs:
In compliance with a resolution Of the
House Of Representatives Of 27th inst.
requesting information explanatory Of
The character and objects of the visit Of
the naval officer of the United States
commanding in the West Indies, TO the
t"wn of Faxardo, in the Island Of Porto
Rico, on the - dny of November last,
herewith transmit report of the Sec
rotary of the Navy, with letter from
Com. Porter, which contains all the in
formation, in posses sion Of the ExecuA
tive, on the subject. DeeminS the
transaction adverled to of high impor-
ianee, an order has been sent TO Com.
Porter, to repair hither, without delay,
that all the circumstances connected
Herewith may he fully investigated.
JAMES MONROE.
Washington, 2sth Dec. 1921.
The Message was read. and ordered
10 lie on The table; and then the House
adjourned.
DECEMBER 80.
amendments to The Constitution.
Mr.. Strong, oil y. York. rose, and
said, il would be rrcoIlected by the
House, that the gentleman from South
Carolina, (Mr. McDnfiie,) had given
notice, that, on Monday, the Sd Of jan
mary, he would call up The amendment
proposed by him at the last session. to
the Consultation of the U. S., and that
The gentleman from Louisiana, tMr.
Livings'ou,) had given notice that.
when that amendment was taken up, he
should call up an amendment TO ". pro-
| posed nv himself NJ the last sessions
MIR. Sirsng now wished 10 propose nh
amendment To the amendment of tho
gentleman from Louisiana the effect of
which would be, that, in The final vote
fpr President Of the United States in
This House. the members. instead Of vo-
ting collectively by states. should vote
Individually, as on any other question.
Wishing to bring such measure into
discussion, he. moved for The printing nj
all three meudments-(t hat &c Mr..
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