Friday, June 26.
A motion was made by Mr. Randolph, that the injunction of secrecy imposed by this House on the bill, entitled "An act authorizing the President to take possession of a tract of country lying south of the Mississippi Territory and of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes," together with the injunction of secrecy imposed upon the proceedings of the said bill, be taken off: and, on the question that the House do now proceed to the consideration of the said motion, it was determined in the negative.
A motion was then made by Mr. Ridgely, that the House do come to the following resolution:
Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested, if, in his opinion, it be compatible with the public interest, to lay before this House, confidentially or otherwise, full information of all the proceedings that have been had under and by virtue of the act of Congress, entitled "An act to enable the President of the United States, under certain contingencies, to take possession of the country lying east of the river Perdido, and south of the State of Georgia and the Mississippi Territory, and for other purposes;" and also copies of all instructions that may have been issued by the Executive branch of this Government under the said act.
And on the question that the House do now proceed to the consideration of the said resolution, it passed in the affirmative—yeas 78, nays 38.
The question was then taken that the said resolution do pass; and resolved in the affirmative—yeas 58, nays 51.