Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-03
they might aswell open the treasury and dis
misunderstanding officers at once.

MessrS. Holland, otantord, ana omi
lie replied they conceived that The super
ntendan,, acting under resolution of the
House to prepare the room for the nexl
meeting, had done his duty by preparing
IT; and was at least Unstable in having
'cted SO.
The question was then taken, and the
bill was passed, rs TO 8.
me. sage was received from the Sem
ate, informing the House that they had
agreed to the amendments of this House
to The ACT supplementary TO the embarg go
law, with amendments to them; which
were taken up and agreed to.
The bill TO empower the President OF
The U. ). 10 exchange certain scites for
Notifications IN Portland Maine, went thro'
committee of the whole, Mr. Pitkin iO
the chair; and was ordered to third rear
ding, 81 TO S (; and was afterwards read a
third time and passed, 50 to 2.
While in committee on this bill Mr.
biackletlge moved 10 amend The bill so as
to give general power to exchange scitcs
FOR Qualifications where it shall be Judged
sxpedient SO 10 do--Negatived.>
On motion of MIR Quincy the House re
solved itself into committee of the whole,
on the bill from the Senate for the relief
of Joseph Chase, Jared Gasduer, and
hers; The bill being gone through, Mr..
Piken reported The bill, which was or
dered to third reading, So 10 IS;
aud vas read bird time and passed ac-
cordiuglY, So 10 Ii.
On motion of Mr.. Morrow the House
resolved itself into a committee OF the
whole. Mr.. RAssETT in The chair, on the
bi.lamendatory of the act regulating grants
OF land in the Indiana territory. The bill
being gone through and various amertl-
meals being made to it, the committee
rose and reported the bill, which was or
dered to third reading, SO to z and
"aa afterwards read and passed, SO TO
IL.
MIR j. Montgomery moved that the
House go into a committee of the whole
on the bill making compensation to 4, NJ.
Pike and his gaiived,
Ayes 81.
On motion of Mr. Nelson the House re.
solved itself into a committee of the whole,
Ayes So, on the bill for the relief of the
superanuaLed officers and soldiers of the
army Of the u. S. Mr. Cuts in the
chair.
Mr. Bib moved that the committee rise
and ask leave 20 sit again; for he did not
believe that three members of the conr'
mitsee had considered the bill, or kne " its
provisions.
Mr. Nelson objected to this mo!ou.-
Our soldiers at present, he said, were in
verse situation than those of any o,her
nation. In most countries was provision
vt this kind in this cosntry, however, 10
It's disgrace, there was no such provision.
Even now they might see poor wre,ches
around the door, reduced to their crutches
from hard service. No man of humanity
could see it unmoved. These men even
now would do good garrison service. They
would De CAPABLE OF giving good Instruction
and useful information they would form
in fact so many military schools. Mr. r.
went into an examination of this subject
There were also, he said, at present tffi-
GERS in the army of the y. S. who by age
were incapable of performing tour of du
ty. He cited instances of two majors, one
of whom lately died, Tho were totally in
capacilated from service, & being boib
revolutionary soldiers, Sc guilty cfno MS
conduct, ibe Executive, siIho' authorized
So 10 do, woD!d never be SO totally Gea,
to feeling as 10 dismiss hem from serv'ce.
The Que nov left was obliged to be draa n
about OF carried IN blake; from cam,
to camp; whie others younger or more
active mtn. we're kept back from service
by his occupying the place.
MIR BIB felt as much COMMUNICATION e.,
this class of Gil z rs, as any one could d.
Ii was not TO the principle which he OBJ
jected but the House we're not now ple
pared to investigate Tie merits Of any bill
which needed discussion to explain them
and twas therefore he had made the ma.
lion. Al The next session, he should b.
willing to meet the gentleman on the sub
ject.
Mr. Macon was influenced by The sam.
motives ss the gentlema from Georgia. II,
also thought the bill wanted amendment,
which could not well b. made now.
The committee then rose, Ayes SO, re.
ported progress, and were refused leave
10 sit again, a 10 81.
On motion Of Mr. Morrow, the House
resolved itself into committee &C the
whole, 81 to SO, Mr. w Aston in the chair
on the bill - ascertain the boundaries
OF the land districts Of Indiana territory.
and 10 continue for a longer time the an.
ihorisy Of the commissioners of Kaskas.