Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-06-05
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
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To MC President Of the United Suites:
The Secretary of State, 10 whom has been referred
the resolution of the House Of Representatives OF the
2s,h instant requesting the President to communicate
to that body "any information he may have relative TO
claim of certain citizens of the United States upon the
Government Of Holland growing out OF the SEIZURE oil
the ship Mary and cargo, OF Baltimore, during the year
1900" and also TO transmit TO the House any comnu.
ncaons which have been received from the Charge
Allarcs the Hague relative TO this claim, which he
may not deem injurious 10 the public interest to com.
municate has the honor to report to the President that
the document No. -, printed by the order OF The Sc
nate the early part of the present session. contains all
the information and correspondence IN THIS Department
called for BY the above cited resolution
Respectfully submitted,
J. FORSYTH.
On motion Of Mr. Whttcsey Of Ohio, referred 10 the
Committee Commerce.
= The following from the President Of the United
States: :, ., $50,
TO the House Of Representatives. Of the United States:
I'm compliance with the resolution OF the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES of the 25t inst regarding the anncxa.
lion OF the Republic Of Texas the United States,
transmit port from the Secretary oil STATE 10 whom
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE, !
Washington, May 81, 1883
To tie President Of tic United States:
The Secretary Of State, 10 whom was referred The re-
solution of the House OF Representatives OF the 18th IN
slant requesting the President 10 communicate 10 that
House, II not incompatible VIII pubic
spondrnce not heretofore communicated, between
this Government and that of the Republic OF Texas and
also with the Government Of any other country, relating
to the Of the said Republic OF Texas to the
T. 5 and inform the House whether the Application
for The sad Government of Texas, TO The u s., for ad-
mission TO this Union has been withdrawn has the no
nor report the President that all the correspondence
between this Government and that Of Texas, respecting
the annexation of that Republic 10 the United States,
has been already communicated to th - - "rrr.
sratati.cS and tnlt proposition OF annexation, made
10y the Texan Government, having been disposed Of in
that CORES pondencC has not been Since deemed wn
the control Of The United States
No correspondence upon the subject Of such annc1a
ton has taken place between this Government and that
of any other countiy.
Al! which is respectfully submitted
JOHN FORSYTH
On motion Of Mr.. Dromgoole, referred 10 the Com
mtee Foreign Affairs
3 The following communication from the Secretary
Of War:
DEPARTMENT OF WAR, June l. 1898
Sir-l have the honor 10 transmit herewith 4 report
oil The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, furnishing,
accurately the duties pressed by the Department will
admit Of the information called for by resolution Of
the House Of Representatives of the 2lst ut in respect
TO the valuation Of improvements and the amounts paid
thereon, under the Cherokee treaty of 1895.
Very respectfully,
Your most obrdient servant
}. r. POINSETT.
Hon. JAMES X Polk,
Speaker cfMe House Of Representatives.
The following information contained in 4 commu-
nication accompanying the above
J. That the Improvements valued under the Cherokee
treaty OF lc}3 amount TO about million U! dollars
= The amount OF money paid for such Improvements
is not in all cases 10 be ascertaned These with other
allowances for spoiations ferries, &C. constituted the
credits 10 individual Indians debts and other claims al
lowed by the board charged against them, and the
balance only Is paid, if any remains II is estimated
that the payments equal eight hundred thousand dollars
On motion of MIR. Bell, laid on The table.
On motion of MIR. Craig, the House went into Com.
mitlee Of the Whoe-hlr. Elmore in the Chair, and,
having considered large number Of bills rose and re.
ported them.
The bills from which the clause allowing interest had
been stricken out, then taken up and generally
ordered TO be engrossed for third reading the House
concurrng in the amendment.
The bills from which the enacting clause had been
stricken, and few bills otherwise amended in some i'm.
Portant part were postponed to Friday week after
which, on motion, the House adjourned