Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-16

upon lands granted to the Cboctaw nation of In
dians, In Arkansas, in lieu of part of the lands
ceded TO the United States, on this side of the
mississippi" to furnish the accompanying report,
made by my directions, by the officer in charge of
me Oihce OF Indian Affairs, and which contains
the Information called for by said resolution as far
as the same be furnished from the documents in
said Office
| bave the honour to be very respectfully your
obedent servant JAMES BARROIIR
ihe Hon. Speaker Of the
House of Representatives.
And thea the House adjourned.
| TUESDAY, JANuAnY9.
| IN SENATE.
Mr.. Thomes, from the Committee on Roads
and Canals, reported, "
j" "A BILL, to giant quantity of Land to the
s'ate Oh illinois, for the purpose of aiding in OPEN
ing Canal to connect the waters of the Illinois
River with those Of Lake Michgsn.'
Mr. Eaton said, that, last year. similar bill
was passed; but. by some error, the location of
one OF the townships bad not been made, and the
other had been considerably diminished by rights
OF presumption The object of this bill was to set
lie The location of one OF the townships, and 10
empower the Agent of the Institution to select
from other lands as much az had been distracted
by the rights of presumption.
Mr.. King wished 10 inquire why the location of
The one township mas to be made at a distance
from the other, and why this bill was brought
iorwardto ask more advantageous allotment OF
land for the Deaf and Dumb Institution of Ken
tucSy! For his own part, he not prepared to
grant the land to that Institution. He had un-
dersood, at the time this bill was passed, that il
was Tor the benefit OF an unfortunate class OF So
cie'y; but he had expectation that The claim
Tor that class OF persons would be brought into
contact with the rights of other individuals. But
the land said Mr.. X. had all been selected in the
vicinity OF the honest and industrious settlers of
FLORIDA and much Of it belonged to those settlers
lie did not wish 10 injure those settlers, and he
thought the unfair manner in which the selection
mad been made rendered The Institution undeseryins
OF the boon tina. had been granted. He there iore
moved TO strike out that clause relating TO the
Deaf and Dumb Institution of kentucky, in Or
der that information might be Obtained AS 10 the
manner in which that selection of lands had been
made
The question being taken on Mr.. Kings mo :
ton, il was nesatived, 90 to 8; and then
The bill ordered TO be engrossed for third
reading.
PUBLIC LANDS
After passing over some other ORDERS the Senate,
on motion OF MIR. Barton, took up the bill to
graduate the price of the Public Lands, " hich
bill the Committee on Public Lands had recon-
mendrd to be indefinitely postponed.)
On this bill debate OF considerable length took
W.,
Hendricks, Benton, M'kinley, Eaton, Reed, snd
Kane, which ended in pcslponing the bill to the
2Dih instant; and then
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
EXCHANGE STOCKS.
Mr.. McLane OF Delaware, from the Committee
of Ways and Means, reported,
" A BILL, authorizing the Secretary of The
Treasury TO exchange stock of FIVE per cent TO
the amount of sixteen millions of dollars for GER
tain stocks OF SIX per cent and 10 borrow a sum
equal TO any deficiency in the said amount au-
thorzed TO be exchanged
This bill was twice read, and made the order Of
the day for tomorrow.
LAWS DISTRICT COLUMBIA.
Mr.. Powell, from the Committee for the District
of Columbia, reported bill TO reform the penal
laws OF the District Of Columbia.
This is bill substantially the same as that
reported at the last session, providing for peniten
tIary punishuienis for crimes, SC.
| The bill was twice read, and made the order Of
| the day for Tomorrow.
| On this resolution, shor, debate arose, in which
Mr.. Blair explained the object of his motion, and
| Mr.. Cooke supported il; whilst Mr.. Mercer, and
Mr.. Webster, without opposing it, vindicsed the
War Department from the implied censure cast
upon il hy the resolution and by the observations
OF the gentlemen who supported 1t. Nothing had
been done in the referred to, they contend
ed, contrary TO law and usage, the authority to in
stIuct, sc. including all modes Of mtruction {;
whilst Gen. Cooke contended that money had been
applied, in this case, without previous approprIa-
tiou by law.
Mr.. Jeicher moved amendment 10 the reso-
Union, by striking out the words &c since the LIST
day If January. 1924" and inserting g from
the time oil its establishment, and by whom es,ab-
lisbcd." This amendment was adopted.
And the resolution was then agreed to rs a..
menJed.
| APPOINTMENTS OF CHARGES DIES AFFAIREs.
The following resolution, moved by Mr.. Blair
yesterday, and laid upon the table, was called up
and read:
" ResOlued Tha. the President Of the United
States be requested TO communicate to this House
whether any, and, if any, what, number of Charges
des fairs have been appoint ed since the LIST day
of January, 1926, without the advice aud consent
OF the Senate; and whether, in any case. such APP
ponmeni has been made after notice had been
given OF the intention OF Minister abroad 10 re-
turn, and after his successor had been appointed;
also. by what authority, and what length of time
did said temporary appointment continue, what the
duties TO be discharged, and what the compensa-
lion paid.'
MIR. Brent having inquired Of the gentleman
from Tennessee what his precise object IN
moving this call
Mr.. Blair stated The grounds on which he had
brought this motion; but the position of the re-
porter prevented his hearing him as distinctly as
lie could wish. Mr. b. understood TO say,
that he had been informed, that, In case at least
our Ministers abroad had appointed Charge DIES
Affairs to succeed them, who had received not
ony Tie salary annexed TO that Office, but also tn
outht. lie hid looked in vain into the Con.ti-
tuition and The laws for any authority, in any
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