Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
February is.

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ed 70 enou;.. s.h., . a',nnn.:e DC appoint
lneces..rY; - - la, aeV1 ya II any are
enti,I.d &c Az - sT passeu' Ian. ~, ioos,'
Ev,ns,: 'As sete'o' o"sec'
| Th. u,f,;sh.d h,.;.
WAS ordered RI lie mn The ,.,,,s 10 - 40.
1 i'Fbe h;Il 70 ;,nco,,,se, 80 o..
| Eniscopal Cb.,reh - ,hs Sc nsss.
dria n she. d,s,r,r, &C 1871 VI ME Nan
l., third i;nas. u S'1'''''a'' was reau
Mr. Lave r,ousd .a..,.,
consideration of the hi, ;nts Ts
House being enualIu J;v;5s -, ~.
ton, 4o to 40: tH. Sne,ke- $1,000 =. 80
| the negative.
On 4or;on &c NJ. Css >.
poned till the ist Mondav in sssron 80,
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INKS HAM1LTON'S CLAIM
The House resolved itself into commit
tee OF the whole, MIR basset IN the chair.
on the report of the cemmittee ofelaims ON,
the petition ofsEaiztbeth Hamilton. widow
LOT Alexander Hauiilt6n, praying for the
tcompensation due to her deceased husband.
This.reporss jaime Of the ciasssof those
favorable TO tht prayers; oftheA pet TONERS.
on grounds OF, equity, but declaring, be-.
cause they are Barred by the statuse oflim--
tftattons, thae they therefore ought not-to be.
Sranted1
Inc resolution reported by the commit,
tee of claims is as fellows;
l. Resolved, That the PRAYER Of the nett.
TONER ought not to he graned.'''
The report was supported by Messrs.
montgomery. Varna.n. HELMS, and Bacon.
on the grouna that the late. Gen. Hanliltoa,
had no claim: on the government uni.r III
resolutions OF the, Cld Congress because,
he was nm the 2Sth OF Nov. 1872, a dele
gaze IN Consress, and, By the 9Th article of
the confederation, incapable Of holding at.
.ne same amE military commission. He:
was, 10 that Congress-. member (if not
tue CHAIR NAM oil toe comm'ttee which re-.
poesea the resolutions under which his,
neTs- arc now said 10 be entitled to compen-.
III no statute OF limitations ever,
psssTu,s taereioTc, ~ was said. thnt
erai II smiieon ar his heirs had no claim.
io1 tns government because, in,acceptils.
= seat In congress, he had vjrrpaliy re-.
s'slsd ms commission before the close OF:
LIZ Inc case tnisht he lard one =
W. "sre wers hundreds OF cases at LEAST.
10y So aea e'ses 700 N which the suf..
ie .l,' iau not, As Oeherat Hamilton had@
a.'eiSeny casyed lucrative empluy4>
Sle ia'or ot nis coaatry. II wasi
' '''4 elas S'aSress ought to>be just before.
w.ss gensr"uf. 5siprs they grsnseds
~.S.,r. u'outtai character, in1n~-
az w 'ie Sharacter or standing Of the;
- s 'l1H,' lucy siou.a relieve The. inoov
49, .-sa o.s ssii.ers VINO daily begged off
,s.a .o' Pi.tanceof bread, whose claims.
equsiy JUST aens WHOSE necessities
A. "aot 'h'Ie pressing.
VIZ ooyu spoke. IN favor Of the report of:
.he So""'''ee' hitter the statue of limis-
.auons was tnse or It was unjust. If Unjust
oushs 10 DC repeated; IT. Just, Congress-
ousnl 70 oe careful how they made exceps.
'ior, iu favor OF particular claims.
lMessrs. Johnson, Ghoison, DawsonJ.
oheuey: Ooia, hey' Pitkin. and Gardenier'
iopposya the report OF the committees. IG
was SAD taat Gen, Hamil,oa's having re-.
eeived orevet commission at the close Of
the war was evidence OF his having Deem
consiuereu IN service until tue esd of the
war ior uniess ne mad; sucha oommissi4.
OF couiu not nave oeea issued to him. But
a.snort tune before tue peaces me was seem
az tue nsso OF ms regiment gailantly storm.
lhs = reuouot at tue siege OF York, and;
Sou'riou.eo not q Hteie 10 tue capture OF
Cor .n,.f. ana ms ariqy- ny accepting a.
seat. congress he dad not resign hrs con-
mission, oos hein himself liable to be call.
~ INTO service ~ any time necessary. Bur
ed a seatin Coneress. aud tbesehy res;eo
ed his Commission. K was said thas HE,
heirs ought not therefore Tn he denr;yed