Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-11-13

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ror corrected. But instead of that being
done, he found 'hat his name was altoge-
'her omitted. IN order to correct this err
ror he moved the following resolution:
kesolv ed, that the Journal Of this House !
OF the 29tl October, be amended by pla- |
eng the name OF Barent GARDENER amongst |
those who voted in the negative on the a.
mendment proposed by Mr.. Blount to the
resolution appointing standing committees"
This motion occ1sioned some debate, as
n question OF order. twas opposed on the
ground OF its being dangerous precedent
to suffer the Journal 10 be corrected several
days after question had been decided j.
was SAID that If this were TO be allowed,
the alteration might sometimes change the
decision ola question that any mistake in
the Journal ought 20 be corrected immcdis
ately alter the entries are read; that er-
rors in the ycus ANA navs should be recii-
ned a. the tine they are called over; and
that all othcr errors should be corrected on
the morni"S OF the succeeding day when
| the journal is read to the House.
! On the other hand, it WAS commended, that
the member from New-York had taken the
earliest opportunity which had offered Of
| correcting the error, as until the printed
journal was laid upon the table, he had no
opportunity Of ascertainng it, the yeas and
mays never having been read since ne at
tempted to correct them at the time the
notes were taken; that he had constitu-
tional right 10 have his name on the Jour
ma! on this question, and therefore dcman-
ded i; that the fact was known TO be as
stated, and that no danger could therefore
arise from the precedcnt.
The motion was supported by Messrs.
| GARDENER, Ely, Quincy, Desha, Pitkin,
lii .f'H ,..r
AesSrs. Smile, and ASTON. 1t was final
| y adopted, with preamble moved by Mr.
Ialmage, stating the grounds of the motion.
Mr.. PoindeXter moved that the petitions
ct John Baker, William Coleman, James
,Co!inworth, James Caller, Young Gaines,
the grand jurors of Washington county, Ed
win Lewis, Samuel Minis, and John Picker
Ing, all OF the Mississippi territory, present.
ed at former session, be now referred TO
the committee on public lands. Agreed to-
Mr. Dana said, it was well known, that
during the last Congress, an act was pas
sed Tor the relief of persons claiming PEN
sions; the object Of the act was to grant re-
liel to some whose cases were not cmbra-
| ced by the former act, and to grant an in
creased allowance TO others who had not
as yet received sufficient. This act pro.
vides for taking dispositions before the dis
!
have never been placed on the pension list,
as well as for examination OF the Claims of
those who apply 10 have their pensions in
creased. Whether any compensation should
oe allowed Ior issuing commissions, or for
inaA'ng the examinations require, is not
! declared by the act. A difference ofprac-
; uce he understood, had taken place: in
! some cases commissions were issued gra-
tuItousiy by the district judge: in other ca
ses these poor solicitors were Obliged, from
their small pittance, to pay for these ser.
vices. 1T any compensation were to be al
lowed for this service, he thought it should
be paid from the public treasury; whate-
yer might be the mode adopted, he wished
IL TO be hxed by law; for this purpose he of.
tered the following resolution:
"ResoiVed, that committee be apDoin-
ted to enquire what compensation shall be
allowed for Issuing commissions, giving au-
thorty Tor taking Testimony, or examining
evidence relative to claims or applications
under the act to provide for persons who
have been disabled by known wounds re-
ceived IN the revolutionary war"
MY ID. said he had intended tohave had
this resolution referred to the committee of
claims; bat finding the chairman of that
committee opposed to it, he would move a
reference OF 1T to a select committee. A.
! greed to-
Mr. Findley, from the committee of E.
icctIons' made report in part; which was
| ordered TO lie IN the table
Mr.. q. w. Campbell, from the commit
tee OF ways and means, reported a bill for
making further appropriations for the sup
! port oil the navy Of the United States
during the year 1907; which was twice
read, committed to committee OF the
whole, and, ordered to be printed, with the
| documents accompanying it.
a message was received from the Senate
informing the House chat they had appoint
ed committee on enrolled bills; which
the House concurred with, and appointed
a committee on their part.
Mr. FISK, presented the petition ofDan-
iel Buck OF the state of Vermont, pravine-
Tor an increase Of uePAon and payment Of
! arrearaSes for his services as a soldier du-
ring the revolutionary war; which was
referred to the committee Of Claims.
Mr.. Quincy, after some PREDATORY re-
marks, submitted to the House the follow
| ing resolution
Resolved, That the committee 10 whom
was referred so much Of the nessage of the
President Of the United States as relates 70
aggressions committed within our ports and
waters, by foreign armed vessels, to the Vi
citation Of our jurisdiction, and the measures
necessary for tho protection oil onr ports and
harbors, be instructed 60 enquire into the
circumstances Of the attack made on the
tugate Chcsaseke IN June last. and the r,re-