Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-19

establishing The Territorial Government OF FLU
ron; which was twice read and committed 20 the
Committee of the Whole Oh the state of the u
Mon.
MILITARY ACADEMY.
Mr.. Hamilton from the Committee on Military
Atairs, reported bin providing for permanent
appointment of Professor of Chemistry and Min
eralogy. and an assistant Professor of the same
for the Military Academy at West Pont;' which
was twice read and committed
THE CAPTURED AFRICANS,
Mr.. Taylor movedto refer tho bill from the Sem
ate, TO cancel a certain bond therein mentioned.
Cease OF MIR. Wilde) to the same the Committee of
Whole House to which was referred bill of a
similar tenor and title, reported to this House
by the Committee on the Judiciary. He did this,
Mr.. 1. said. in order that an amendment to the
ball, proposing an appropriation, might be moved in
committee of the Whole, it could not, by the
rules OF the House, be moved in the House until
1t had hrst been considered in Committee.
ne motion was opposed by MIR. Wicklifie, who
wished the mover would postpone it until ,o-nor-
row. as he had given notice for calling up the bill
on that day. The delay occasioned by going into
Committee of the Whole might possibly defeat
the very purpose of the bill, by retardng it be-
yond the time to which the condition of the bond
extended.
Mr.. Taylor insisted on his motion as reasonable.
ne bill was important, and ought TO take the usu-
al routine OF business, TO which the smallest
interests were subjected. If bill provided the
allowing Of $40 in payment for horse lost on the
estern frontier, it must pass through a Commit
tee of the Whole: a bill involving principles so
important as this did, ought surely 90 take the
course.
The motion prevailed and the bill was referred
| accordingly
MEXICO.
The following message was received from the
President of the U. States; which was read and
laid on the table:
To the House Of Representatives. Of the United
States:
WASHINGTON, 18th Jan. 1928.
In compliance with resolution Of the House of
Representatives of the End inst. requesting inior-
nation respecting the recovery of debts and pro-
perry in the Mexican States, from persons alb
sconding from the United States, and also respect
ing the boundary between the State of Louisiana
and the province of Texas, now transmit report
from the Secretary OF State on the subject-matter
OF the Resolution.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
The Secretary of State, TO whom has been re-
ferred, by the President, the resolution of the H
of Representatives of the I'd instant, requesting
him to inform that House, if il be not incompati-
be with the publicinterest, whether any represent
tacon or arrangement to or with the Mexican Co
vernnent, has been made, TO enable citizens of
the United States To recover debts and property
belonging to them from persons absconding from
the U. States and taking refuge within the limits
OF that government; and whether any steps have
been taken TO establish the boundary of the Unit
ed States between the State of Louisiana and the
Province of Texas" has the honor to Report:
That no such representation or arrangement as
the above resolution describes, has been made;
that information reached the Department Of State,
that some impeachment existed in some part of the
United Mexican States, to the recoycrV of debts
from the inhabitants, due to foreigners; but the in
formation was not very authentic; and upon in
curry OF the Minister of those States residing near
this Government, he stated that he was not aware
OF the existence OF any such impedirnent but that
on the contrary, he believed that the tribunals of
bis country open alike to foreigners and inha-
bitants, for the recovery of their debts, and the
prosecution of all their rights; that since the adop-
uon OF the above resolution, instruction has been
addressed to the Minister of the United States
at Mexico, To inquire into the true state of the
TACT, and, If necessary, to make such representa-
'anoS or remonsranceS as its actual condition may
call for.
That the Minister of the United States at Afexi-
co, when he was sent on his mission, was charged
with negotiation relating to the Territorial bolin-
Diary between that Republic and the United States
IN It's whole extent; and, consequently, including
that portion which divides Louisiana from the Pro-
vince oil Texas, but no definite arrangement on
that subject has been yet concludcd and il is res
Pectfuily submitted 10 the President, that in the
present stage OF the negotiation, it would be pre-
mature TO publish the correspondence that has
passed between the two Governments.
All which is respectfully reported.
DEPARTMENT. OF STATE,
Washington, u. G. I4th Jan. 1928.
Mr. Hall submitted the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on the iudicia-
ry be instructed to inquire into the expediency of
settling, by law, under what rules and regula-
tons private property Otto be taken at alb shall
be taken for public use.
Mr.. Hall accompanied this resolution with some
remarks, which were very irnperfecuy heard
After referring to the admission which had been
made on all sides of the House in the case of D.
Anterive, in respect TO slaves being the property
of their owners, nc supposed that question 10 be be-
You'd the necessity OF argument. He offered this
as resolution of mere inquiry. He did not know
whether any consequent Legislation thereon would
be either necessary practicable, but he thought
1t might be competent to the House, by some pre-
paratory act, explicitly TO recognise the principle
that what the State laws decide 10 be property
shall be so recognised by this House. Ii was a
question which peculiarly belonged TO the States
but, things at present stood, the People of this
country were placed in an-anomalous situaton.-
Acts which were expressly recognised by the Con-
stitution might he performed by persons, and vet,
they at the same time be liable to punishment by
law.
Carolina would not press the consideration of the
resolution this morning. During the late war, a
resolution of nearly the same tenor had been intro
duced into the House. IL had been decided at
that time with eatunani,uity, that inpressnent
was violation OF all right, and could only be ex-
cused by the eXtremest'necessity. Ii was, there
fore, not III subject for regulation by law II
did not become Congress by law TO provide for
the violation of all law, to provide for the ex-
ercise of rights if rights they wero, when all law
is silent.
Mr. Hall replied, that he did not know whether
he understood perfectly that clause in the 5th a.
mendment TO the Constitution, which declares |
that private property shall not be taken for the
public use without just compensation. To him ii |
appeared 20 mean that, under certain ercumstan-
ces, private property may be taken for the public
USE but il is so taken il must be paid for These