The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-05
TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
THIRD SESSION.
IN SENATE,

SATURDAY, FEB. 2.
| The following memorials and petitions were pre-
/ sented and referred: ..
| By Mr.. BUCHANAN; From number of own
ers of ships, masters, and pilots, asking an appro-
priaion 10 make harbor at the mouth of the Ches-
/ apeake and Delaware canal; they concur in recon-
| mending this position as afording more security
4 from storms or ice than any other on the whole
! river. ..."
| Also from numerous citizens residing upon and
the Ohio river asking an appropriation Tor the
1 improvement of The same.
| By Mr.. BENTON: From the cordwainers ofthe
city Of Washington complaining of the system pur-
sued In the penentiary OF the District as delrlmen-
tai 10 honest labor and interfering with the rights OF
| the mechanic.
By Mr.. FULTON From citizens of Arkansas
asking for the establishment OF certain mail route
By Mr.. LINN; From General Augustus Jones,
praying confirmation Of title 10 certain lands IN Inc
neighborhood of Potosi.
By Mr.. SWIFT: From citizens of Vermont,
asking the abolition of slavery in the District OF Co
lumbia In this the motion to receive was or
dered 10 lie on the table
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. PRENTISS, from the Committee on Pen
sionS asked to be discharged from the further con,
sideration of the petitions OF Alphonso Welmore, OF
David Bunny and of lessee Chine.
| MIR NORRIS from the same committee, asked
to be discharged from the consideration ofhe claims
of William Lelevre of Mrs. Hood, widow Of Geo
I
James Logan, of Abner Mitchell of Adam More
head of Thomas Drown also, made an adverse re-
port on the claim of John Phiney.
| MIR LINN, from the Committee on Private
Land Claims, reported bill for the relief Of Lgne
Eslava
Mr. PRESTON from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported joint resolution authorizing the
purchase OF site for the erection Of magazine,
| and keepers house in the District OF Columbia.
! On motion Of Mr.. BENTON, the bill for the re-
lief of Majors Graham and O'Fallon was taken up;
and, after being explained BY Mr.. B., was ordered to
be engrossed for a third reading.
On motion Of Mr. LINN, the Senate proceeded
to take up the bills reported from the Committee on
| Private Land Claims. -
The bill to continue in force an act for the final
adjustment of private land claims in Missouri, ap-
proved March 2, 1888, being taken up,
Mr.. BENTON said that this bill involved an i'm
mense amount of land claims, some of them OF We
ny great magnitude and he could not support with
out fixing Limitation. He understood this matter
very well having acted attorney for some OF these
| large claimants, under the Spanish grants, and had
made the best case he could for Them but had inva-
riaby voted against them in Congress. r.
l MIR. LINN said he did not know OF any case OF c
he excepted the great Clamorgan Claim;) There
were yet about 700 cases to be decided. nose
with means had pressed through their claims, "hi,e
absentees and orphan children had no, peeh ape
to do So Il was OF deep and vital interest that Inc peo
pie of Missouri should be queted in their land mites
| Mr. L. then went on TO explain how, in the early
settlement OF the territory donations OF land had
been made to settlers, and that persons holding Iahds
under Spanish grants had put in their "sefHenemt
rights" also. They were however, always rejected.
they waived the Spanish grant, they were permitted
10 come in under the settlement right, but were not
! allowed to hold under both. Mr.. L. thought that one
year would be sufficient 10 adjust every claim IN the
| State. Those with large claims might appeal, II
they pleased mihe decision of the commissioners;
but gentlemen should take into consideration that
the lands in those early DAYS, were not worth the
| a,re he
estimated, not at what they are, bnt at what they
were He, however, had no objection to the amend
menr suggested by his colleague.
Mr. BENTON then proposed to amend the bill
| so that the Board Of Commissioners should not take
cognizance of any claim exceeding io,ooo arpens
! which amendment having been acceded to, the Dill
was ordered to be engrosSed:
The following bills were also considered in Com
mittee of the Whole, and ordered to be engrossed:
bill for the relief of Obed P. Lacey.
A bill to authorize the issuing OF patent to the
heirs and legal representatives OF Francis kvard de-
A bill for the relief of the assgnees of Louis Baron
dc FERRET
bill for the relic of Joseph Bogy.
bill to confirm certain titles in the Ouachlta dis
tric of Louisiana also, bill for the same purpose in
| the Greensboro district, in the same State.
bill for the relief of Isabella Hi widow, and the
minor heirs at law Of Samuel Hill, deceased.
bill to confirm certain claims TO lands in the district
between the Rio Hondo and Sabine rivers.
A bill for the relief OF Charles Morgan.
A biz to authorize John Metcaf and others to To-
cate certain presumption lands.
A bill supplementary 10 an act entitled " An act to
amend act for the appointment Of commissioners to
adjust the claims 10 reservations Of land under the
18th article Of the treaty Of $780, with the Choctaw
! Indians
bill for the relief of the heirs Of Madame de Lusser
and their legal representatives.
bill to confirm the title to tract OF land in the
county Of Mobile.
| A bill for the relief of Juan Belgar.
! A bill for the relief of Matthew Arbuckle.
! A bill for the relief of Joseph Carpenter
| A bill for the relief OF Elhu Hall Bay.
bill 70. the relief Of the heirs and legal representa-
| tives Of VIM. Conway.
| A bill for the relief Of Pierre Babn.
| A bill for the relief Of Daniel Msrssque.
A bill for the relief Of Nicholas Eslava.
The Senate held Executive session, and soon after
adjourned.
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