Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 23, Ed. 1, Wednesday, May 2, 1838 Page: 1 of 4
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,OTlf OF ,TUE ttOCMDlNM or THE, .BOOK Of RCTRrJEKT-TIVM .
$ Tuesday, April 24.
' ftio Hrittse-iiel-imrsuant to aiijrnnW, and-wasop-'ened
with.prayer by the Re v.Mr Allen; ,
which"' wasfcrred to the Ccmmitlce;bri. Claims and Ac
Mr Sutherland presented a petitionfj;onytamcsA.Sy"-
'Vestcf, yhich .was-referrcd to the committee on Claims
" MrRusk-prcsentcd'a petition fromHl R. W. HHI, by j
attorney, wcicn wiu.iaci.i.u w,.v. --. - ,
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IS&aLju-ii-p.ialj
- ,.- ,-i".i" tJLj f i. U ffnmmitt'nn'nn'Pithlif. Lends".
- townonLTvas reie.rrca iubjjuuuuui ,..6...s.., .-.
"'of 'Wm.'Geddcn.'and J..W, Copsejalsotho petition o J.
Tt" SmWKand JosTan.-Pomerv, and the" petition of .Isaac
rnnnir-
oIHFao
I). Bovce, reported that "thesamehad.'been under consid-
-eraiion, ucu inc vyuummiuo cio. w.. .. ..- .. .
iincxpedieetiopass,anact'f6r1th"e, especial' reliefoPthe
.petitioners, and 'asked fa be discharged, from.tho further
conside(itit.n 6f,'tho same wbich;iepqrt was-adopted.
. Mr. 'crlcsoni?from theCommitteeonf Irfdwn-Affaifs,
mia'dc'-Jengthy report, ahdrccpmmDpded that as all
anea-os dFaconciliatory.fi'iondlyJcharacter have failed' to
produce the desire'd effec.tsiands"thelndians"still contin
ue tbeirsavagedepredationsmtho.iSocretaryof, Warbc
insfmr-.tRdlo orderoul asufficieritportion , of'lhe militia
to operate cndie frbntfer.intfiree'divlsioris, SfcfaM the.
uomraiace luruicr recuiuuieuu wuuu uiuu, mu,ij uu
permiUed'to settle south of a dueyesf line, to'comip.encp
ohthe boundary lfne;bptveen thisjjioyernment arid the'
UnifedStates, oneiiundredilesabove the uppcr'sditle.
rinefatsofRed Riyer, &c-wnlch report wis'forthc.'pre-
sentlaYd on the table. f .. ' ' .' 'V r
"Mr..Branch,.from'tlje" Committee; TOthc Judiciary, to
wh'om.yas referred1 an actdcclwmgceriain .childrenj
therein'riamed; l.egitlmate repotted .unfavorably to.ihe,
passagpQfJthe'biilandXecomDJended its indefinite post
poncment, Avhlch report was concurred in.,
JlrlJPiefpont, frora.the'Committeo onjCIaims and'-fAc-cqunts,,reporte'da
bill fdr,t!uf benefit otfjthe'neirsi andlc-
iral j-eDrescntatives of those who'havc.died; ,dr, be'enJcill.
ed, in the service of'tho Republic:. Mr. Rusk moved 'to
disagree to the report lost jsb the report was.
red in. fc
Mr. JPiergoht; from the committee, on
coums, reporieu cuiuiuriuu rBiiui
Bincham 'and othersV-adopted.
' Alritlonesfof'Brazoria,' introduced.:
issuinff of Parents 'under iho.Iand Ian
piration pfiisty daj'si which was read
r'Mr., Gazlevintroduced a, ioirit resell
- .rtottfiEi3;qa-.Galvcsfe)n Island whT
time, '" ,
.A communication from, the Secretary
comi)ar.vitiL' documents was receivetL.and oiTmoiipri. of
MiCPu'ttcri. was referred to the committee for'the protec-
tion of the frontier. ( "
' "'MrV Rusk presented the peiilion p'f Leyis Tinnillis, L.y
L. J prajung Pongress' to incorporate the Salinill.a Silk
an'd"Wrine Company, whicli on motion' ,val''referred to'thc
committee A Internal Improvement.
"--Mr. Gazleyrinoved to'dispensejwith the rule and take
up .the bill to legitimate. John Vincc which motion' was
lost. " ' . '
The bill for thebenefitof the.heirs and .legal represen-
tatives of those who have been lulled, or have died; in the.
service, was read a first time. . . ,
The bill for thVrciief of JotinH. Miller, and others,
lhcrcin named, was rend a first time.
Mr. Pierpont, from the committee. on'.Claims and Ac-'
cbu'ntsifo-.who'm the same was referred,. reported' the bHr
for the behefit of Forbes, Brooks.&i-Cow'ithout araend-
meiit. Ttio,committe6'feturned.the clainis of J. RlFos-
terund Jti.tJ. Tettus.tmd recommended that incy- pe re-
ferred In the committee on Military AfCifrs adopted;
Mr; Rowlott, from the Committee cm Engrpssed-Bills,
reported sundry bills. '" ( . "
A bill entitled an act, to. repcaKau act to encourge
Steam Navization, was read a third time . and'passed.
.A.liill to .amend'an act srantinsr lands to those, who-
" were in the battle of Sun Jacinto, and other battles,'was
taken up on its third reading. . "
Mr. Menifco rose to object to ihat'section of the 4)511,
wliicb, ho said, appeared to him 'to include the forfeited
ikiids, aepriviiig.,tho Government thereby' of at1 least one
million' and a half bf'its fmblic domain It vas'.far bet-
ter to leavo the San Ja'cintoclatras upon the footing o
other head riirhts, anif not tako from the Governmenf
that which at n j distantday would carry into its treasury,
$3,000,009. That the bill did include tlio lands in ques-
tion, would seem evident' from., the, opposition to the a-.
.UV.ndment which he. (Mr.Menifce) had offered to it;
'"ftlr-Palton ihoueht'itbutrmtit'thai Ibo bill should au-
ihorjjiciiioeations, on tiicse.Jands, as littlo of any tiling
seemed li'eV, to accrue from, them to the Government
which bad never-token any steps jn relation fo thom.-
' ,Mr, Rusk replied, that thq sectibn of the bill so obnox-
ious to sonic gentlemen, bad been strangely misconceived
omisundcrstood. So 'far was it from tho intention of the'
frnnwrs of tho bill to fix a "hook" (as had been insinuat-
ed) upon any "portion' of 'the;lands"in question, that- the
section objected tb'Would bo foundpsprcssly to distinguish
between those lands and others on which it was intended
to give tho riglij'of location. - Tho distinction existed in
the very- torms of this section, which proposes togivc;tbd
right of location either on vacant land, or land the;titlc to
whi'Ji filiould firstbe extinguished by the party locating
the s'amo whereas tho very fact of tho 'forfeiture impli-
cdi or,-rather, carried with it, the extinguishment of the
title by the, party so forfeiting Tbojconstruction that had
becrwiltcraplep, then, was a forccd.onc, and wholly unr
warranted by" the language in which iJio section was
couched. The' peoplo in Ciinvcntion did Constitution,
which was thoir worlt had already dcpla'red the titles lb.
the lands referred to, to bo cxtingqishod, But, even ad-
mitting the construction. that had been, sougiff, viz: that
the ascertainment of uijat lands, we're jotfsitcd, would
amount. to, an extinguishmentof the titles to tho same,
how,Jie wquld.ask, could this, bo done, apept by giving
jntotJie courts, where insupcraWe diffigjies wqijld bo
found to bar the process?. The views of the gentlemen,
thjjj, were, preposterous. The' operation, of the.sectibn
objected to, would be in favor,. and not against, theinter-
ests of the Grovrriment. ,Ks object vas-to furnish an en-
during memento of: the, gratitude of the country, atonse'
to"tho families, oPthe beneficiaries, and to the worlo.
TlioEewhjmfitihds soucrhtUo honor:' and reward; would
besrudiouS'torriafco,assura'nce doublv sure, by' safe and
permanent locations, fiichcould'only-be done .in one of
me nvo ways conierapiaica oy me Dill nameiy, uy, lo
cating either upon vacant land,or on land the titles to
which should firstbe extinguishedby purchase. Improve-
ments would atonces'nrimr'UD uobn.' these lands inter-
esLpride,- wouTtTpromutf o.'this.
-yur.tjuenuee saia.iuarineinejnoa, proposeo-oy iac;Diii,
of iocatinff lands .bynrst.buying.outthooccupantsitaad
fhnn Inrfltintr tmrin'lnftm nnv fltinVvnrVtlflntinf .mm.'Wlic
enUre1yCnew'iohm.SBatthero. was 'another- construc-
tinn ,. twliiV.hfnj'HQnnnn in nupctinn woo ImM. nnrl thnt.
v.,..,.vr . .........v w.....,. s.a ......... ..... I.ua llKUlla M..U ...k.
.was, that pe'rsonsihdiaihg "theso flo;i ting claims might in
stitute s,uits;faz the. purp'ose.pf, extinguishing thojtilles of
original clai'montl which "would bo anollier reason "with.
him'for voting. to amend.the section.
Mr.Gant also exprs'sseihimself in opposition to the bill.
the fourth section of wnich nrovideS that .the Secretary of
War-shall fortfwithfssue'the necessary warrants for,rthe'
--' . . -'vr- j.' -.. . . i- .
lanqin question, notwUhstanumg that othcer, (Whose;
lauiij.u- tivuiiu uuc, iv.13 .itiai. uu niu tuuttciAjimiivuuuugy
&& already apprised the House; of the. difficuftiesjthat
existed:in proourinffthe proper warrants. As to tbb'Sd
"A:... !fY..... !.!.: : ;1 :j. J"
sccuon, it iimouuieu iu nouuug,siuuB.ii proviues.uo uiuuu
of cxtinguishingi'tles to land.- ' " " v1'
,Mr.Billingsley observed that the gentleman (Mr.Men-
liee) was mwmiiruus 10 me uniuuiiiui muu -muiiy iu uu
absorlied bythetbill before the-House-it would be farless
than'-wasrsupposcd. As. Tegardedjtne third section,' 'the
dbjecijwas-toive the' pnvijegq of dqcatipg -on lauds; toA
whichiitles ha'djbeqnirauduien'tly obtained Lands ha3
onginslmbeen invsn,-iniaany instances, overhand above.-
wbrttithnt-nnTfips 'wercf pntiflrito; nndMiDOn these lands-
-mr
3VcIocif.
.The House raefcpursuant to ,adjou'rhnient-Mri Joucs.
of .Brazojfia, Speaker pro ,'ton;;in.the Chairi,
-...w jw.u. iBsuiunuu .oujjjjmujuiuury io.uic yuiiii icau-
lutionior tnerelictjOt J: J.L.inn,lapprpved;ieC.18tii,
1837; was rc'adatnird tibe,and passed.,, '
The joint resolution provicfing'foritji'e, renewihg.bf.au J-'
ited.'drafts; wfieifldst-c.,. was read i third time; The
A vpq nnrt'lNInoc Kn;n...llAl - n.'i'. 'A 1 h.n
-.-. .v. uu.u i.ani;u iui uii ius.iiuai pusaugc.
AYE&-Messrs.Griggsby, Gant, Lumpkin, Menifee;
Patfon,,Piorpont, Swift, Walker and WyStt 9.
.NOES Messrs. Branch Boyd Uouglas3, Gaaley,
'Hardeman; Hill, Jones of Austin, Jones of Brazoria, Linn",-
McEinnpy,Rowet,t, Sutherland and Thornton 13.
So the resolution iya8(lost.- ,. '
A raessago waseceiveifromhia,Es:cc.icncy;tiie Pre-
sident, whh accompanying; documents; jn'relatiou to the
Navy;Departmonf; " v .' -)"
A.biU to providefor the issuing .change bills; Was 'tak-
en up on its thirdlreading.. ,'On'niotrbu. of Mr. Branch'
the rulewas,suspendedin.pfdento. amend., Mr, Branch
moved tostrike'.out all-afto'r'tlio enacting clause, to.the
5th section.. The Ayes;andNd.Bei'ng"callcSl'for: '-
AYE3-Mes"3rs. Brancll: Burleson. Bovd. Doufflass".
GriggstyfJonVs'bVcBrazbria, .McKinneyvTatton, Swift,
ank WalkefilO.. , V; " ""--.; "
NOES Messrs. Bakef: Billinrrslv. Gnv.W'Oant. TTnri
nam.n TXHl -T,I..'Vi T'...T.r 'TtTzd Tit' f . T',T .
vw.'"-",,iiiii, jjiuu,,jjuiuj;juu,.j.ue!iiiee,x-ierppni, ronton,'
rower,-itowiett, autherland,Thornton .and vyjat.t.ye;
So'tho motion to amend "was not. adopted; ""Tile bill
wasthen putrupon its fiiial.passage. The Ayes and Nobs'
beingtcalled'for: " .," ' ' V ' ' "."
AYhS) -Messrs. Gazrey;;;Grant,HardemaD. Linn'.
lnipkln, Menifee, Pontont Power.Suthe'riand'and w
att 10: " . ,r , ''?;;' Z' " ".r
NOES M6ssra.;Bakc'r,tBrancTi,Bufidson',Biiliht'sleyi
.ZTV.f-m.-
"D',7" w.uw vt.,.uuiuu S4.iiU.,UUU,lU.(JlC6fc
icies of the'CiVuXistwhich' wa-retfrl'a hrs'kf
Rusk intifbdiiced the folliSwifii' t,MririVtlfi,iiJrH'4
... v.
"Mr.'wifi; from the comntitteo bd.tntVrnafJihpvp
merltsy'to whom was referred thep'otitioA ofth'olirexal
Stcaai liirbompany, rb'pdrt'ed'unfaVornbly to We pirayer,
ofifigpetitiotfers' adopted: '" " ' 'i '
, .Mr?, Dourtiss introtluced a j6lnt's6utidntd'outhor!2o
an.issue of Pfbmissory Notes sufffciVn7ldpay'oft''Hie
nlhi'rtiQ 'AF, nrSmrtPl.'MJnii .XMii;!,.,. I'J&t&fci tfitit
thcesnicil
tiriieir'
Mr..
Was adopted:
Resolved:, Thathe SecVefafy of the Tfeasufy be re?
quested to Idy'beTore this 'House the report"; and btHefpar
pcrs1, returned 'oy Johu'K. Allen as receivefcof'pubjio1,
moneys fqr.tiiedeparment of NacogdochesJundefIhe:ap;
ppinfme.ntof.yicsPrQv.i3s6ralt,Governmn1iin&
fetH.Bis!6fficr.VthmiU
Visilancd of NaSJgaoch'es'.;' " ' ;- W' h
:vMr.GSntmtraldcedlefoUWihirVesoIuh-onr
adopted:'' " ' "- T -" -
pubic,beinstruct'ed td .inquire, iiito the eedieney.onii-1,
creasing, tne nurnbbr of Senalori'di'DistfictslaHd'reportl
bylili or'btherw'rS)f ' "-$ '
.Mr. JbnM.ofrAus'ti.ronf tfionitteSjawh'olnrasl
referred tho'fesoliitwii for- the raIiVtfie;eatsl'8i.
Jastw'e,,repprtedya.bill,(aiio'.rec6mmevnd
th"orae,jsiubstittute-3ddpted". "' 'Ts4..'' ",3 '?
Gantrnlrpa'uced'ia'bili to fix: a standard 'BfeigHtsv
anmeasUrestwhicXwas.read'fcfirsttime r ' .v'g.yr
l3frf.DpJuElassiintrcdu(e'dtiie followfnff4,resoliifion:.
which;was:adopted:;1"'f " - " ' ' SH"' ' '-'
licsolvea, ;i'hat the Bccretarybr the. Treaswybex-f
quesTeditoinfprm.tho'Jrlodse."
'to a Yery..remofc5:'period,
MrrJdnesbfjAustinsaidithat'perhaps 'it.was hisinis
ortunetoibe.ina mmpnty-'upon the bill, and remarked'
that UieghrHo locate'on fbrieitcd Jand3. would in its op
eratiori prove bcneficiabto the country, as ttwouId con-
auce to inctprpsecuuon oi iuies:ODtainea in iraum
Mr. Jack observed that the bill spoke of extinguishing
itles' by purchase., This.ho' believed to be the. intention
.f the, bill,. but.one or itsfriends had'undeccived him by
eclanug.such not be the fact. .Thero.were more ways
ban one of ' extinguishing. a title. The old lawpon.tho
subject,-Had occasioned no small surprise to the people at
large. .r - , - ' -
-.Mr.-Billinffsley' 'asked in what.way'it was that lands
becam'p-forfcitTto' tfie Government! It was not by virtue
ofany'bluhdefs'on'the part of 'Emprcsariosj since .the
grantees, were not .responsiblo.for such errors. It ,was
only by leaying tne country .that claimantsi incurre'd a
forfeitn're.
Mr! Iliisk rose1 and'said he felt called.upon to add a few.
more' words upon tho subject. I he reasens he had beard
irroppositionto the bill, were not ;thb Hipst convincing or
conclusive. -xjic.pruautuuuiiuLuiuriciicu ciauuwua uo
extirigtushmchtptithc title, i o extinguish a title was to
destroyit by'purchase, for instance; or, asprovided.in
the'coristitution, "where: ihe .parties' leave the country:
The bill requires that- those .locating under it, shalL first
themselves .extinguish the titles 'to the'lands thcy-seek td'
t . T.T ... .1 .-. II .A... ,- .1 . 1 . , . 1 1 -
locate, wow, moy couiu not. ao, matwrncn wasaireaay'
done by tho constitution. So much, said Mr. Rusk, -for
this c'Pnt'ested section.- As. to' what had been said against'
tne Din on, tne aueageq score. outs creanngr etuaumems,
he; for one; congratulated the 'country that, it was so in
the, partfcular.casjj before-tlie House for, while we. shall
have''done.merited honor to tho brave mfen who periled in
the field their lives in defence cf our liberties,, we shall at.
.---. .: 'i r.-.-.i.r-.j1 . ..t: j "-,'. ii.'
luo saiuo uum ut xuxiiiauiu lis (uuii ufauciiuoiiui uiu
most'subsrautial evidence of tho gratitude and admiration'
.. "S r . ---.r I -J 'I .? . -J I ." .L II m.
Willi wnicn we tiau oecu, peneiratea uy we giiii.iin
achieyoments.of th'eir ancestors., Arid ,the Government
of the'JJnited Stalespursued a similar.' courscin, relation
to.'lbe.services of their 'rcyolutionaiywortliics, how many
frauds upon their public domain, had been averted how
many 'sons and daughters bf those great and good riieri,
now languishing iri. poverty, had then lived to bless the-
paternal bounty of that Government ITie happiest re
sults must follow from we intend topursue. The shame
of ingratitude, alleged as the besetting sin of Ttcpublics,
will not bo fixed at least, upon us. -
Mr. JonesofAaistin, said that the extinguishmentof
titles -was a subject asf'it now stood,- whick he did not pro-,
fess fully-'to comprehend i ,Altliough the convention had
spoken upon ibo subjes, some, operation of law in .relation
to it, would be found necessary. The title to all. grants
of land fraudulently obtained, were, defaclo, void.; ihe
ayes and noes being then called for on tho final passage
of tho, bill, and'thoiquestioh put, shall the bill pass, was
aeciaea as ioiiows
AYESrr:Mcssrspeaker,Branch,Burleson,Billi.ngsley,
BrcnnanGriggsley, Hill, Pa'tton, Rusk, RoWlett Sathof-
land, Thorntbn and Walker, 13.- ' ,
NOES Messrs Baker, Boyd, Douglass; GantrHardi-
raan. Jones, of Austin, Jones, of Brazoria, Jack; Linn,
Lumpkin, Menifee, McKinney; Pierpont, Ponton, Power,
and Swift '10.
A "message was received from his Excellency, the Pres
ident, with, accompanying, documents in relation.to the
boundary lino between this Republic and that 'of the Uni-
ted States. .. .
Mr. Jack moved to aajourn mi lo-morryw luuuuug, ju
o'cleck. The'oyes and noes being called tor, wnicn re-
sulted as follows :
AYES Messrs. Hardiman and Jack 2.
NOES Messrs. Speaker, Baker, Branch, Burleson,
Billirigsloy, Brannah, Boyd,.Doughlass;Griggsley, Gant,
Hill Jones, of Aa?tin, Jones, of Brazoria, Linn,- Lump-
kinMenifce, McKinnev, Patton, Ponton, Power, Rusk,
Rowlett, Sutherland, Swift Thornion, Walker, and Wyatt
16 ........
On motion, the House adjourned till 3 o clock,
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.irmivcr -iu.-. --. . -. .
Solhebil,was'Ip , s ; ;',:'
-The.Tesdlution fdthoiwithdrawal of the rironosiiionof
the annexation bfTexas to thyiiitc"d'Stateas.onmo
.tion of MrJ.Branchj.referred to thocommittoe on.Toreign
Relations. ' 1 "
Mr.Gant moved that 'the House.adjourn till tomor-
row'morningl'O.'o'clock--lost.
The bill to provide. for the removal , of tho seat of Gov-
ernmenVwas'on.motion laid on the table.
The bill to'alter and establishitho boundary lino be-
tween the.counties ofWashington arid Montgomery, was
on motion of Mr. Hill, refe'rredto a aelcct committee,'
consisting, of Messrs. Hill, Tones of Austin and Baker.'
'The bill.relating to forfeited lands, was, on motion of
Mr..Boyd,referred(o"ft. special committee, consistinir'of
-r , " , t. ', . 1 .V. ' "
iuessrs.ijoya, KusKand Sutherland. -
The messageand'aecimpanying documents from the
Presidentj.on the subject of the boundary line between
this Government and .the United States, was referred'td
the committee on'Foreign '.Relations.
The message,,together with tho accomDanvincr docui
ments. from the President on tho subject of tho Navy De-
partment;.was ,re'erred;. to the committee on Naval Af-
fairs. "" "
On motion of Mr. Swift, the House adjourned tilMO o'-
clock to-raorroiiiioining.",
.r Houston, Wednesday, April-25.
Thb, House met pursuant foradjourhment, andwas'op
ened'with prayer by th'o,Rev..Mr."'Alien. '
.iiir. xtiiuugsicy, woo voieq in tneimajonty mav.ca to.
n.wuoiugi,i.j vuicgiv.pu JCBICIUUVACU, IUQ Dill 'Q pTOVIOe.
for the issuing of Change Bills. which was adopted. - ,
Pn.motionof Mil Jack.ihe vote given orith'e final rjas-1
sage of the;biiljo aropnd an.act. granting' land to those
nikn ...aha n.L fl..,l i CJ TJ;n.' 1 ..!.' . I ..,.-.
nuui.wiiiiu uiu, uuiuu in j;ui jiiuiiuo, ana oincr,oauies,
Was re-coris'idered.1 ' '
MrlJVIenifec.presented-a-petition from the ch:ef clkjk
of the. General Xantf Office, which wiis idferred to the
cuuiuin-ce.on ruouc jLanas:.
f Mt. Burleson presented a petition ffomsundrv citizens
of Bastrop, for the pro"t6ction of tho frontier, which was
refe'rredito.the'committee, for tlie protection of the fion-
tieri -,..".
Mr. Rusk' presented an affidavit for the benefitof John
Garrett, which' was ordered, to bo filedwith his petition.'
Mr. Gazoley presented a petition, from'Judgo Briscoe,
and other civil oliicers of Ha'rrisburg.cpurity, praying that
all.fines,taxes"pn billiard tables, 4c:, collected iu the
county,-be npprepriated to; the use of the same. Mr.
Billiagsloy moved to refer the'petition to tho committee
on'jFinarice lost Mr. J.ack moved its indefinite post-
ponement, which motion was adopted.
Mr. Kusk presented a petition from Nelson Cavanaugh;
which was .referred to the committee, on the Judiciary.
Mr: Rusk from tho committe'e on Military Affairs, to
1 i- - .... .- - i r t -n . . . .
vnom was reierreo'ine accounts oi jonu Barry; reporrted
that the matter belonged entirely to' tho auditorial depart
ment, and asked, leaveio-bo discharged from' the further
consideration' of- tho same which report was adopted.
-Mr. Husk, irom the committee on military' affairs, to
whom was referred the petition of'Barnctt McNelly, re
ported that this was' not the proper department to grant
discharges; and asked to be 'discharged from the. further
consideration of the petition adopted.
Mr.Menifee? from the committee on Finance, to whom
was, referred the bill to provide for'the payment of govern-
ment dues, in audited paper, reported tliat.thc committee
bad examined, the. same, and recommended that the first
section bo stricken out,' and the remainder of-the bill bo
referred to the committeeon Public Lands ;andt thev re
commended tlio indefinite postponenierit'onhe bill vacat-
ing seats of officers who.refiiso government paper for
fees adopted.
Mr. Jones of Austin, from tho committee on Naval Af-
fairs, to whom was referred tho claimof the officers and
crow of the schooner "Liberty", reported a joint resolu-
tion for their benefit, which resolution was read a first
tithe.
Mr. Jones of Austin, from the committee to whomwero
referred the memorial and claim of Thomas A. Waitt, re
ported that tho claim was without'Vouchcrs or date, and
asked; leave to'rcturn them to tho house, whicli was adopt-
ed. "The memorial and claim wcro then referred to tho
committee on Claims and Accounts;..
ers; documents, c:v6f-ilxemicari;Hunf, was'receivea' and
referred W the cbmmiiteo'bn Claims and AoeournV.', ,rV. '
-The b'ill;to'"providejfbV the issuingf of Cna'nae Bilisr
was taken ;uppn;riiotion 'the rule'was susp"eridSd ibTpf
dertoTamend., " . ' " """ 7 "
-Mr. Billihgsley said, that, .'though defective he hSH vot
ed for thebill.because he' tiibught.someissues necessary;
. The. bill, was then referred to a select committeefcori--
sisting.pf ilfessrs. Riisk, Jones of Brazona, and Gazley?'-
The bil entitled an act toamehd an actgrahtirig.lands
to thosewho were in the. battle" of' San Jacintolldna other
battles, was taken up. Jlfr. Jones of Austin Iwas opposed
to the. last section of the bill authorizing 'thebuying;out'
of valid titles. He also thought that the privileges of the
bill should not-be confined to those who were jn'Jhe"baif
tie of San Jacinto, but should be extended to thoso' whtf '
bald, participated. in other battles. '' ' f
Jlfr.. Gazleysaid. the right to Iocate'in the first s
months, was a' sufficient privilege,, w'thoutjrmittiiglhif "
claimants to locate on lands i already-located, since' this
would lead to litigation. "
L Jlfr. Rusk replied, that the bill sufficiently guard a ,
gainst Jitigauon. , '
Mr. Jones of Brazona, was opposed to.the bilraltogeth-T,
. The original bill, on the subject. vas?gobd enoiH3"i"
and the claimants would have been tidrfectiy Sa'tisfied will?
: "pi. ri-i:v:-.-sii'.ii..i''ii-j?si.-l-!!j.. ; l.-Kv;
it. .The. qdestion'orimnallywasas.td,Theurightcf loca't-
ing in .the i first sbc: months; whereas befbrethe.necessa.
rywarrants. cbiild'be'procured; ttie.sli .monlhswiirhav
expired. Mr., Jonfca was also of ppmiodl'thaf the lasised"
tion jvas 'calculated & give f iie to' litigation:'' Tile, "aridsj
were intended .as a:mcmento; and should- be free from"
disputes. ,'It had been said, or irisih.uated,'.that'tbo3eVhoni"
no. Sir-. Jones) had !th'e honor to represent uponethfs;flqpr'f"
were dissatrsfied rfwifh the originair" SucliJ howevf r .waif
not thefact. Withregardrtp' the right of '"o&tirig?1njttjf
fi'r'st.six months, thiJlaw.tiad given Jhatright.onlyfc.Vrigi
nal settlers'. ', , "' . .
Jlfr. -Jones of Austin was, in favor of a general law',-
arid opposed to one granting special 'privileges .tp.particu;
Mr. Rusltmoved to susp'eiid the rule in order to'amen'd1
-r-adopted. ' ' " ' - '" ' " .fr
iJfr,Ru3k qffered.an amendmehttpthed section; anfl '
asubstitute'to. the. 3d sectipwhich"(Was".adppled.,' ''"Tho'
bill 'Was then put on its final passage, arid the Ayes ariff
Noes being,calied for: ' . '"' T'1
. .AYES-Jiressrs.'S'pedkeri Baker,- BurlesprirBillinpr
iey,"Brenrian,"Bbyd; GriggsbyJ Hilllluski Rowlett, Suth;V
hflnnil. Thnrntnn.Wnlbrririrt VtmtT-SAi. ' "" -
i .r ' i A " , U . . -f-i,
'NOES ilfessrs Douglass,. Gazlev. Gant. "Jones df
Austin',' Jones orBrazoria, Jack, Linn, Lumpkin, Jifeiiif
ifce, 3fcKiriney, "iScrpontjPoritqh, joweEand'Swift?
14., ;.
Rn,lT,a Iiill vlrna Tnot r
A bill regulating'the issuing of patents fbr'landtoaif
sirnecs,,&c., was referred to thc'c6mmiftee,on,Pubufr
Lands. , -- i .- v t-
.On molibn'of ilfr. Jack, tne vote on, the bill.entitred.ari
act to amend. an ac't granting larrds'to'those Avho were'lri
the battle of San Jacinto andptherbatilcSjXns'rcconsTifi'
ered. The bill .was again put upon its final passageV-
Tho Ayes arid Noes'being called fori" JL
,. AYES 3fcssrs.,'Speakcr, Baker, 'Branch; Burleson,-,
Billingsley, Brennan, Boyd, Griggsby,-;HiIl Jack;Fatr7
tor?,Rusk, Rowlett, Sutherland, Thornton,- Walker arid'
Wyatl J7. . , . X
'NOES Jfossrs. Dousrlass," Gazley,: Gant., Jenea-.ot
Austin, Jones of Brazoria, Ljnn, Lump"kin,-fenifee, Jlfci-
Kinney' Pierpont, Ponton, PoWcr and Swift 13.
i Thn Mil fiirihn removal ofthe seat of Government.
was taken.up, and on motion" of' iUr.-RusIrjTeferreto'.tho5'
Uommittee ot tho wnoie ,upuse.- ,.-
The House resolved itselt nto committee ot the.Wjqole,
Mr. Lumpkin in the Chauvand after having spent same'
timo thereon,' the Committee rose." v
Mr. Lumpkin,- Chairman ot the; Committee ot-tno
Whole House, reported that the committee had -tinder
consideration tho bill for .the removal of .the Seat of Gov-'
eminent, and instructed him to report the bill' without
amendments ;and askedlo be'discharged from the"further
consideratian of tho same, which was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Rusk, the bill was.referred,toa,Spe'-J
cial Committee of five, consisting of Messrs. Rusk, Bur-
leson, Menifeo, Rowlett and Hill.
Contnura on Jourlh page..
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