Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-06

e on " Inch The commissioners appointed TO execut
the Treaty of Client, fixed the relative value O
SidreS,a- between the several States ard Terrific
fies' and the average value as between the claim
ants in each State.
/ Mr.. Tsliaferro also moved the following prcam
| bic end resolutions:
Wherens it may harpen that the sum o
VI ,ZO4,96O. to be aprorioned under the late
ven'ion 18th Great Bfiian for giving effect to tn
treaty OF Client, az it respects indemnity fo
slaves, and other property, may exceed tn
amount which by the provisions of that treaty, ant
oil The convention OF ST. Petersburg, may be con.i
dered applicable TO that object:
Hesolped. That the Committee on Foreign AT
fairs be instructed TO repo., to this House thei
opinion as TO the prorriety OF directing such con-
templated residuum OF the aforesaid sum TO be an.
Portioned pro-raia amongst the bona fde sufferer.
by The loss OF slaves ana other propeyfy, and
whose Losses did not come within the provisions 81
The said treaty and convention
in Introducing this resoluiion--
Nir. Ialaferro said. hfs object was 10 send this
sao)ect to The Committee of Foreign Relations, to
d;a" forth an opinion in relation to it, on which
some amendment to The bill now before the House,
on me subject, might be based. He supposed it
Propaoe, That there nigh, be a residuum, on the
ground OF comparison Of the aggregate amount
o. csiDs compared with the number that MI ht be
emrraced under strict construction of the Treaty
~ there should be such . residuum II must be dis
posed of; and be thought il might be disrosed of
more suitably to the claimants not provided for
ny the Treaty, rs construed. than in any other
way.
Mr.. Forsyth said, that the bill reported by the
Committee OF Foreign Relations proposed that the
whoie sum embraced in the late Treaty., should he
Paia INTO the Treasury of the United States OF
course, II there should hc residuum, after pa wing
the claims admitted, the money will be at The disro-
slion OF the Uni.ed States. But, Mr. +. said, lie
was somewhat mis- AIKEN in suppo- ing that there
W uid be such resifluum Mr. J.. hoped it would
De so; bui, ii he were TO express an opinion, a.
thN moment, On the subject, he should lay that
there would not. Ii il was agreeable 20 the cen
teman from Virginia, he should prefer his pronosi
non b"ine referred to the Committee OF the Whole
on me Stale OF the Union, to whom that subject
had been referred, rather than 10 Sect Commit
tee.
Ri. Ialiaierro said, lie was rot ,enaciou. as to
WHAT direction was given to his proposition IL.
mao on' one motive Tor bringing it before the
House Ia the consideration OF The bill for es;ah.
fishing Commission to carry into effect the
treaty, question like that enbrac ed in The reso-
i"llon, must necessarily arise For no genileman's
opinions, MIR. i. sud, had be higher respect than
ior those OF The gentleman from Georgia; bur
must repeat his Impression respecting the probabi-
~ OF there being residuom after paving IF all
admitted Claims. He did believe that, whenever
all the claims which wouIJ be laid before that
Commission should be scrutinizel, an impos,a nj
zen IN the amount OF claims would he wiped off
lie gentleman might be right in his view of this
mailer; with hun, however, Mr.. T. hoped that he
was not But, he submitted 10 The Ioase wbsti-
CT II was 10, proper to provide for any contingent
cy winch might occur In the course Of the cxami-
nation OF thsse claims; and asked IT, afte, ,b,
payment OF all fair claims, a re-iduum should re-
MAN, whelhsE Congress would be bound 10
make provision Tor IFS applications; and, if 49,,
whether 1t would not be better 10 do II now? He
could see no possible mischief which could result
from n, and he could see much good. Being a.
ABSTRACT proportion, ii appeared TO him PROPER
that II should be referred to the approrriae com
uittee Tor iS opinion relative TO il. In giving n
that disposition, he could see something " isl.
would operate usefully TO the House. in ills delb
eraiions on tina, bill. II referred to the commit
lee OF the whole. it worid be there in an inchoaie
ana u"dlgested form. Tins was, he said, n subjec
OF great importance 10 Individuals, though moi of
such general consequence as to induce the mem
bers 10 consi'er much of the subject before j, ac-
tuaI!y came up Tor decision; aud il il was 10 pre-
pare their minds Tor this question, that he had sub
m:iiej his proposition.
MI ForsS III said, he had not made a ,noii0l TO
refer the resolution Ia the Committee of the Whole
but only suggested ii, appearing TO him 70 TIE
the best direction To give ii. lie could not vote
Tor II. however, without a modification of the
preamble, which asserted The probHbny that there
would be a residunm after paying all The claims.
Mr.. Talaierro said, he had 10 objection 10 a
change OF the phraseology, and NJ dified hi- reso
luton so % TO make it read " any res dunn thai
may happen"
MIR. Buchanan said that il was considered an
usual act oil courtesy, in that House, TO par,
every resolution whose object was a simple incni-
~. Yet he felt himself Unable 10 approve of that
now offered. The House IL already inund, t ed
with press OF business, which il will scarcely be
able 10 GET through with. a resolution il now
offered, which says, In substance, that The Com
mittee on Foreign Relations shall now make pro
vision Tor the distribution of certain residuum o
money among meritorions class Of persons, tn,
very existence OF which residuum cannot be ascer-
tanned for two years 10 come The Bill, to which
'he resolution refers, allows TO the Commissioner
who are To be appointed under il tw o years. 70
ascent tanning whether any such residuum would b.
Ieit, nor can 1t be ssceTained within less time ye
The gentleman IL so very proyidrnt, that he onl,
sci the COMMITTEE TO inquirng about the manner II
which II IS to be distributed 30 long before IL
his judgment. there no pi probability that an,
such balance would be LETT at all. And where " a.
The necessity Of occupying the time of one of th
| Committees Of this Home With inquiry about i
so long beforehand: Il the gentleman would di
rect his resolution to The Secretary OF Sae, ant
so modify it TO call for the acts or opinions O
the Commissioners, under the treaty Of Ghsnt, j.
might readily become satisfied, tlat there was nj
such probability. The resolution, in lis presen
form, appeared TO him to be yery unnecessary; but
az II proposed mere inquiry, he should not ep
| pose It's passage
| MIR. Mercer was Of d hercut opinion as o ,h
probability OF balance being left, after the res
pec'iye cIarn,nt had been satisfied. RI the s'rc
rule, contended ff on the part Of the Brit 5
Commissioners, should be applied to sush dis
tribution, lie believed that il ould turn DUi, ther
| would he Lars fafs l. n