Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-30

ofthe Lieutenant GoverDor, from whom these ,uco,.
plete titles cmanated and must beconsdercd as an
guarantees.
18th That tho language OF Morales himself in the
complete titles iss,icd by him. concession mado BY
the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Louisiana anterior
10 the date OF his regulations ought be REFER ed
to as furnishing the construction which he Siorales
put on his own regulations.
5th That. the uniform practice Of the sub dale
gates or Lieutenant Governo. Of UpPer Louisiana.
from the first establishment Of tn at province to the
10Th March, 1904. 10 to be dsregardcd ms proof of
law, usage, or custom. therein
10th That Abe historical fact that n,neieen-i,cen.
fiefhs OF the ttlos TO lands in Upper Louisiana were
not only incomplete, but not cenformablc to the reg
u'ations OF Kelley. Gayoso Morales at the date
OF the eession tn the u States affords no inference
IN favor Of the general legality Of those tides.
18th That the fact. that incomplete CONGO ssions
whether hoa ing located WERE pre- vous to the ces
sion, treated and considered by the governm mt and
population OF Louisiana as property, saeabe. trans.
non 40 intestato. furnishes inference in favor of
those titles. to their chin the protection of the
treaty Of cession or Of the Law of nations.
18th That the laws of Congress heretofore passed
in favor of incomplete titles {, rnish no argument or
protecting principle in favor Of those titles of pre-
c'sey similar character which remain unconfrmed.
In addition to the above, number of other errors
e.hsequential on those Indicated might be stated.
The Judges doctrine "a to the Forfeiture which he
Contends is inflicted by Morales regulations seems to
me to be peculiarly 9nant with gevous
Ses shall, however, not tire the reader with any
further enumeration and shall detain him only OBJ
serve by way of conclusion that the Judges recoec
uon OF the argument OF the sci for the petitioner
rs delivered at the bar differs materially from what
can remember. who also heard it. In justice to the
counsel" beg to observe, that all that have SUBJ
mitted the public. has been suggested bv that ar
gumeut as spoken, and by the printed report of IT,
which ~ even now before me. A CITIZEN
HOUSE of REPRESENT.aTTYES.
JUICE PECK
The House took up the motion made nv Mr. Johns
reconsider v o tn he
eso'u'ion Of Mr.. Haynes relative to the attendance
OF the House in the Senate Chamber.
Mr. IRWIN of Obin, moved to postpone the consid-
Grafton OF the motion until Monday next.
Mr. Johns made some remarks i'm support of the
present consideration of the motion and asked for
the AYES and Noes on the motion of post pnnencnt.
The Ayes andN oes were ordered
MIR Sergere then moved to Law the motion to
reconsider the table.
The Ayes and Noes were demanded-Ayes %,
Noes 1874 go that the call no; seconded bv Il
sufficient number.
The motion TO lay OH the table was then carried
in the affirmative-Ayes 96 Mes 70
Mr. Haynes offered the following resolution which
lies one day on the able:
Resolved That The Secretary of the Treasury be
directed to communicate to this House such ipforma-
ton as the Department NAV furnish. touching the
cost of brown and white sugar. imported into the
United States from he wear 1894 to 1880 inclusive,
at the places from whence imported. distinguishing
the prices of each year respectively.
A message wns received from the Senate stating
that that body was now sitting Court of I'm
parchment.
On motion of Mr. Buchanan the House then re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole, Mr..
Cambreleng in the Chair.
On motion of Mr. HAYNES the Committee then
proceeded to the Senate to attend the trial of Judge
Peck
After remaining in the Senate for some hours
the Committee returned, ara rose and reported pro-
gress
The House then adjourned.