Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-01-22
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS.
[ distracted from the Nat. Int. and Nat. 10,
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 1925.
IN SENATE.

4 DtOWN, liz oSiSSS SNhi-
mittee on Roads and Canals, to whom
was referred the memorial OF the in
habitants Of Wilkes county, in North
Carolina, on the subject of road to
New-Orleans, made report thereon ;
which was read.
Mr.. BENTON submitted the following
resolution for consideration:
"ReSoiped, That the Committee on Indian
.afairs be instructed to inquiry into the expe-
diency of procuring, from the Indians south OF
Lake Superior, the privilege of exploring the
country for the discovery of copper mines, and
for the use and occupation of the same by the
United States, if discovered"
YAzoO LAND CLAIMS.
The Senate took up the report of the
Judiciary Committee, unfavorable to
the petition Of Ebenezer Oliver and
others, Directors of the New England
Mississippi Land Company.
The petitioners appeal from deci-
sion of the Commissioners appointed
to carry into effect the compromise be-
tween the United States and the hold
ers of Yazoo lands, under the act OF
1924. The report sets forth-That,
before the commissioners, the petition
ers, as trustees of the New England
Mississippi Land Company, claimed,
as the persons entitled to the one million
fue hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
directed to be issued to the Georgia
Mississippi Land Company their
claim to indemnity for $500 acres,
amounting to SlSo,425, was resisted
in behalf of the Georgia Mississippi Com
pany on the ground that the considera-
ton money for the said lands had not
been paid, and that, therefore, they
were, in equity, entitled to the indemni-
ty provided by the act of Congress-
The Commissioners decided in favor OF
the Georgia Mississippi Company, and
the $780, 25 dollars were deducted from
the amount awarded to the New Eng
land Mississippi Land Company, and
distributed as follows: S5o.6oS 4S to
individual members of the Georgia
Mississippi Company, who had releas-
ed to the United States, under the act
of 1914, to whom the same has accord
ingly been paid; S7s,8l6 50 was re-
served to the United States, as being
the shares of those claimants, who, not
having been paid the consideration mo-
ney by the persons who had purchased
of them, claimed to be still the legal
and bona fide owners of said lands, and
as such, had availed themselves Of the
provision of the repeating act Of the
state of Georgia, and obtained the re.
payment of the consideration money by
surrendering their titles to the state
The petitioners object to this decision
as erroneous, and they ask to have the
SlS2,425 paid to them by the United
States, or their release to the extent o.
the 957 500 acres cancelled, so thai
they NAV assert their title to the land:
in court of law.
The committee, for the reasons which
they set forth, declare the prayer Of tht
petition unreasonable, and that it ough
not to be granted.
Mr.. Mills moved to reverse the de
cision of the committee, so as to de
clare the petition reasonable; and fol
lowed his motion with speech of con
siderable length and much earnestness
in support Of it.
Mr.. HOLMES, of Maine, "a member
of the Judiciary Committed replied to
Mr.. Mills, at equal length and earnest
ness, in support Of the report OF the
committee, and against the petition.
Mr.. LLOYD, of Mass. followed in sup
port of the petition, and against the re,
port.
Mr.. TALBOT, a member Of the Judi
ciary Committee, followed Mr.. l.. on
the same side, and addressed the Sc
nate for more than half an hour, in sup.
port of the justice of the petition, end
against the report.
The debate had continued between
two and three hours when Mr.. Talbot
had concluded; and MIR Van Buren,,
chairman of the committee who made
the report expressing desire to sub
nit his views in its support, asked to
be INDUCED until tomorrow, as the
hour was now late, and moved to lay
the report on the table; which was a.
greed to.
The bill from the House of Repre-
sentatives, entitled " An act for the re-
lief of Peter Burt" An act amenda-
tory of the act, entitled Gan act to In
corporate the Provident Association OF
Clerks in the civil department of the
government of the United States, in
the District of Columbia" and An