Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-17


may be purchaSci,N
have the honor enclose report from the Chief En-
Snecr recommending the purchase OF twenty-five
for that object in which concur
Ihaye the honor to be,
Respectfully, your ob't Serv't,
LEWIS CASS.
To.the PRESIDENT of the Senate of the United States.
! Che Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
The following named gentlemen compose tho several
Committees. directed TO be appointed Yesterday:
RGtio 9f Representation under 9Th Census.-Messrs.
Polk of Tennessee Holland Of Aionc Thomson OF Ohio
j. King OF PENN Thomas N Louisiana, Barstow, OF n
! On Internal Observation-Disclosures. Mercer Of Va
Blair, ofrenn Letchcr, of Ky, Vnton of Ohio, Craig
of Va Leavitt, of Ohio, McCarty, of Indiana
On the subject Of PoicntS-Messrs Taylor of n York
Choae, of Mass, Corwn, of Ohio Potts, of Penn, Will
kin, of N York., Sas Condit, of N Jersey, Banks, Of
Penn
Imprisonment for DeJt.-NIcssrs. Johnson, of Ky
Cooper, of N. j., Kennon, of Ohio, Bouck of n. Y,
Cooke, of Ohio, Dewart OF Penn, Whittesoy of n. v
Mtita.-Messrs. Barrnger of N. c., Adam King OF
Penn, Weeks, Of n. H.. Pitcher of N. Y, Dearborn, OF
Mass Cahoon, of VT, Stewart, of Penn.
/ on Memorial Of .Ne,c England Asylum for The Blind
IMessrs. Everett, of Mass, Kendall of Mass, Dickson
ofN " Everett of VT, Briggs, Mass, Cooke, Of N. "
on The System Of keeping Public .qcco,mts.-Mcssrs
Wayne, of Geo White of N Y, Davenport, of Virginia
Grennc, of Mass, VIM. ID. Shepard, of n. c., Babcock
on the subject of President and ree President. SC
-Messrs. McDue, of S. c., Root, of n. Y, Mccoy Of
Va, Adar, of Ky, Hughes of ~ j., Thompson, of Geo
Thomas, Of Md.
On tie q9airs Of The Library.--Messrs Everett, OF
Mass, verplanck, of n. Y, Wayne, ofGeo.
great number Of petitions were presented this day.
Amongst others
Mr.. Everett of Massachusetts, presented petition pray
ing for the settlement Oregon territory under the ai-
horty of the United States. Lest his opinions on the
matter involved should be mistaken from the fact of his
having presented the petition, he considered it duty to
state that he could urge the granting PRAYER the
petition at this time Because it would be impossible
grant it, without violating the spulaons the treaty
this subject with Great Britain There was however, one
| red dera ton
OF the House. 1t stated in the memorial that flour
sing settlements of British subjects existed in the Ore
gon territory IL this it was in violation of sti-
pulaon agreed 20 between Great Britain and the United
States, that during the convention settlement should
be authorized TO be made the debacahc lands by the
citizens OF either country This matter that req
red TO be looked to- and appropriate subject OF in
qairy for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
! FRENCH spoLIATIoNs PRIOR TO 1880
Hlr Ellsworth of Connecticut presented the Memorial
OF Sundry citizens of Connecticut Interested in the claims
for spoliaons by French cruzers prior TO 1900 which
claims elinquihcd by the Government OF the United
States by the Treaty of S03 praying reicn the prem
SEES in the hands of Congress
This Memorial MIR. Ellsworth moved 10 refer TO selec
committee observing that, from the large number of nd
viduals preerring those claims, the subject mered the
especial consideration Of the House. He did not think
hat the consideration of those claims within the pro-
vince OF the Committee of Foreign Relations, and
opinion that the magnitude of the interests involved in
! the claims called for Select Committee.
MIR. Polk Of Tennessee, thought that from the nature OF
the Memorial its consideration belonged properly to the
Standing Committee on Foreign Relations and he moved
TO refer it 10 that Committee. [By the Rules of the
House. this motion has priority of right motion fol
a select Committed
Mr.. Ellsworth replied in support of his original position
lie still thought the petition should be referred Select
Committee
Mr. Everett made few observations TO the same effect
as those of Mr.. Ellsworth.
Mr.. Howard of Maryland, said that this was one of a
numerous class OF claims and it fair that the wishes
oil others equally interested in the subject with the present
petitioners should be consulted the course pursued
Ii was impossible to examine decide with
out, at the same time affecting the fate of ALL and he
fha
avery large majority of the claimants who preferred tina
no action of the House, by reference any
mee, should take place at present They had commit
ted the management OF their claims TO individual VIII
was authorized TO speak for thqo WHOLE amount of the
claims thus depending As far as they were concerned
table.
Mr. Drayon of South Carolina said the claims of This
class oil petitions had been before the House for number
oil years The they had made clearly Just
one, none could be juste doubtless they entitled
TO rehe The gentleman from Mass (fr Everct) might
be right but il his memory served him, (Mr. d. there
mad been but ono report the subject OF these claims
the last six lie would do the gentleman the justice
to allow that the of the neglect if mic hi be Sc
called last year. the fact that Select Committee oil
the other House had made report the subject; thus
amid the pressure OF business rendering urgent up
on the Committee of Foreign Relations in this House to
give their attention to it, lie did not think that the claim
ants ought e suffer further from delay the continuance
oil winch, up TO the present me had kept many of them
in the state of affecting pcnury into which the French
spoiatons had plunged them He therefore thought that
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! Select Committee.
Mr.. Hoffman of New York, was of opinion that I'M
less gentlemonwis reduce the Committee on Fo-
reign Relations 10 state of complete inacon was pro-
per to refer the petition 10 thcm since he was convinced
la came within their province report those claims
rsy on account of their intimate connection with affairs
IN which they were supposed be well versed and Sc
condy on account of the magnitude of the claims pray
ed to be allowed by the petitioners. These claims he said
IN the course OF his remarks old acquaintance of this
House, and were not, as he thought, entitled diic-
rent course Fom that heretofore pursued, Of referring them
TO a Standing Committee
Mr. Adams, OF Massachusetts, regretted his inability 10
think with the gentleman from New York, (Mr Hoffman,
He (Mr ~ thought that reference of that petition 10
the Committee Foreign Affairs would be altogether in
Judcious 1t was undoubtedly true that it had formerly
with others OF the class been referred that com
mtee but the for such reference longer
or rather, from the changed light in which the claims pc
uuoned for then stood, strong arguments AGAINST
that reference, they had formerly been for H. When
rt those claims were presented, doubt existed on the
minds oil the claimants concerning whom they should look
10 Tor reimbursement, whether TO the Government of
France, or TO that OF their country. During such a
state OF things was, Of proper that their petition
should be referred to the COMMITTEE Foreign Relations
! But such state of things no longer existed.
Ii was known TO majority, but perhaps not TO all the
members OF this House, that the claims of which the nc
uon presented by the gentleman from Connecticut form
ed one had been the subject of negotiation between the
Governments OF the United States and France in the wear
$500. That this negotiation terminated in treaty. one
article OF which, relating particularly 10 these claims he
would with the permission ofthc House now read
Mr. Adams here read the "a article OF the treaty of 1900
as follows:
Art 2 The ministers penpocniary of the two parties