Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-09
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The Tespslcc,isa Of ,he ~. no doubt,
ing ne names.af The rssu ufe, 'ha' aq
had, by mistake, placed I, the clc-
! y J, 'ss'ead Of the usrs, ~ ano,
he dss'rsa q The tine - ; "a asd h,
error corrected. Ha, insiead Of ' pave
done, he foued his aame = ia beic
nnIiied. 10 o5e.r 10 ecrrec, H., ss tb'r
moved the following resola:;,s s'FoF
{" Resolved Tha, the To-
house Ct sf'e 2a.h Of October, 5. e. an y
by placing the Da,D= Of Barren, an a@sads
amargst those who voted in f. oslosr't
o. the amendment proposed byM, a.,
to the resolution appo;a;lagss aadi,a p.'''
mitsces." Stou'
This motion occssiane) som. i
aauealion Of order. Ii wss on aspHe'
tbs ground Of its being dsre rr,asu
cedeo, to suffer The jourusl 10 H. a, o. pc
several days after question bsa ba.s
clded !; i was said :.lat # this ws,s "os
allowed, the alteration Nigh. soo., %oi
change the decision Of a ones,;a .''at
any mistake nshe iourusl eupbI - - @'
rected immediaseIy after the es,t;ss w
read; thar errors il the yeas and ,.1
should be reclihed al the tine ,hs,
called over and that all Other errors H.
be corrected on the mcrnipg Of h.
csedieg day when the journal isre,5 i
the house.
On the other hand. il was con,epa,d i
the me mber from n York had .ak,n
earliest opportunity which had offered a
correcting the errer. as until he a,io,.,I
Journal was laid upon he table. he had !
opportunity Of ascsr,aining it, The YEA. n
nays having never been read s,uce N
attempted to cosrec, them a, the ,o.|
when the notes were taken; tha, he hal 1
constitutional right TO have his name III
the Journal on This question. and .bersfcrJ
demanded il ; tia, the fact was known ID
be as stated, and that no dapcer could
therefore arise from the precsden,.
The motion vas supported By TesssJ
Gardner, Ely. Quincy, Desha, PitkicI
Williams and Talmadge, aud opposed bd
Messrs. Smile aud Aston. Il was fnaII
~ adopted, with preamble movcd by Nh
Talmadge, stating The grounds Of The no
tioa.
Mr. P0indester moved that tie petitions
Of John Baker, VIM. Coleman, J.m:s
Collinwofth, James Caller, Young Gsipss,
the grand jurors Of Washington county,
Edwin Lewis, Samae. Minis aad John
Pickering, all Of the Mississippi territory,
presented a, former session, Be COW re.
ferred TO the committee on pubic lands.
Agreed TO.
Mr.. Dana said, it was well kEowo, tia:
during his las congress-, an &C! wss passed
for the relief Of persons claiming pensions;
tie object Of the act was so.grans relief to
some whose cases Gere &c! embraced by IN;
foraer acs. and 70 grant an Increased III
lowsuce to others who bad .not as yet re-
ccived sufficient. This as. provides fol-
taking depssiiions before the district ud5''
10 cases where III. claimants have never
hsen placed on the pension hist, az we'll as
for ezac,inaiion Of he Claims Of shosc @h'
apply to have their pensions increased
Whe,her,srv compensation should be al
loved for igsuirg commissions, or tor max
ING the exsnina,ions required, is uot DE-
clafed by the act. A difference OF practice
he understood. had taken place: 10 some
cascs commissions were issued gra:ui'ous'
ly by the District judge: in Other case
these poor solicitors were obliged, Fo3
ihsir email pittanee, to pay for ihese ser'''
es. IF any compensation were 10 be allow
cd for shis service. be thought u sEou'a o
paid from the public treasury; "aa'eVt'
nigh. BE the mcde adopted, he "lsleo = =
10 be ased by law; for this purpose ne u
fered the following resolution:
6 Resotvs9. That committee oS ~