Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-04-02
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IN SENATE, March 81.

yesterday. from indisposition--
On motion Mr.. Lloyd, the Senate pro-
ceeded to the choice oil a President pro tenn
pore, as TIA, constitution provides and VIII
liom II. Crawford was elected on the first
ballot. The Secretary of the Senate was
directed to wait on the President of the u.
States and House OF Representatives and in
form them of the said appointment.
MIR. Pope reported the bill from the House
" tor the relief of the officers & soldiers who
served in the late campaign on the Wabash"
amended.
The bill to incorporate bank in the town
of Alexandria was further considered and
re-ccmmtted to 4 select committee, viz
Messrs. Brent, Campbell OF Tenn and Fay
lor.
Mr.. Su,ith of Md. made a report from the
committee OF conference on the disagreeing
votes Of the two houses on the Quartermas-
tcr's bill.
The report Of the committee circumference
ON the Navy bill was taken up. concurred in,
and the bill amended accordingly and sent
to the House.
MIR. Campbell of Ohio obtained leave Of
absence for the remainder of the session.
The bill 10 carry into effect the provisions
of the Sth section Of the " act regulating the
grants OF land and providing, for the disposal
OF the lands Of the y. ). south Of the state OF
Tennessee, WAS read the second time and
on motion referred to MeSsrs. Bradley, Eait.
Gregg, Lloyd and Hunter.
Inc bill to incorporate Moses Austin
John X. Jones, Henry Austin and Others by
the name of the Louisiana Lead Conpanv.
was ordered to be cngrosed for a third read;
ing.
March Is.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the report of the managers at the conference
OH their part on the subject of the Disagree
ing votes on the bill establishing a Quarters
masters department, and for other purpo.
ses; and it was
Resolved, That they rccede from their
disagreement to the amendments of the
House of Representatives SO far as to agree.
to the report of the managers, and thai the,
bill be SO modified
The bill relinquishing to the corporation
OF the city OF New Orleans the use and pos
session OF lot i'll said city was, after being
amended, ordered to a third reading.
The Senate resumed, as in committee Of
the whole, the consideration of the bui for
the relief OF the otticers and soldiers who
served III the late campaign on the Waba sh,
together with the amendments reDortnd Nv
a select committee; and after debate, ,,.e
further consideration thereof was postponed
until tomorrow.
March 90
The bill relinquishing TO the corporation
of the city of New Orleans the use and ,,os-
session of a lot in the said city, was read a,
third time and passed.
The report of the committee of conference
on the quarter-master's bill was taken ND
and agreed to.
Mr.. Goodrich reported the bill for impro-
wing the navigation OF the river Potomac,
with amendments.
The bill from the House for the organiza-
ton OF a corps of artiucerS was commit
ted to Messrs. Reed, Gilman and smith of
Md.
The Senate resumed the consideration cf
the bill for the relief ofthe officei and SOL
diers who served in the late camraien on
the Wabash.
The followingis the I'd section of the bib
as amended by the Senate
Scc.2 Ind be il further enacted, That
the officers, according to the rank which
they held, as aforesaid, the non-commisslon-
ed officers and soldiers, of the volunteers or
militia, who served in the said CAMPAIGN.
and who were killed or died OF wounds re-
cciVed in said service, leaving a widow, or.
if no widow, shall have left child or Chill
dren, under the age OF sixteen years, such
dren, shall be entitled to and receive the
half of the monthly pay to which the deceas
cd was entitled at the time of his death or
receiving the wound of which he died, for
| and during the term of five years and in
case of the death or intermarriage of such
widow before the expiration of the term of
five years, the half pay for the remainder
of the term shall go to the child or children
Of such deceased officer or soldier, whilst
under the age of sixteen years and, in
like manner the allowance to the child or,
children of such deceased, where there is no
widow, shall be paid no longer than while
there is a child or children under the age
aforesaid: ProUtded, That no greater sum
shallbe allowed in any case to the widow or
to the child or children of any officer, than
the half pay Of lieutenant colonel.
On motion of Mr. German, to amend tho
above section by adding the words army
and before the words volunteers or mi
lita," the Yeas and Nays were as follows
YEAS.--Messrs. Bib, Cuts, German.
Giles, Gilman, Horsey, Howell, Hunter,
Lambert, Smith of Md. Smith Of N. Y. Tav.
lor--i3
NAYS.-Messrs. Campbell Of Ten. Con-
dit, Crawford, Franklin, g ballard, Goodrich,
Leb, Lloyd, Pope, Reed, TAFT, Turner,
Varnum, Worthington-15.
MIR. German then moved to strike out
the whole section.
For this motion, Mcssrs. Cults, German,
Lambert, Lloyd, 1urner, Varnsm-6.
Against the notion Messrs. Anderson,
Bayard, Bib, Campbell Of Tenn Condit.
Crawford, Franklin, Gaillard, Giles Gil
man, Goodrich, Horscy, Howell, Hunter.
Le,b, Pore, Reed, Smith Of Md. Sm tn OF
New York, TAFT, Taylor, Worthington--