Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-02-20

not be well received by the people, the COM
mittee wish that the people may have an OPP
portuniiy of being made acquainted with the
principles of the bill and for that purpose,
he moved the following resolution
Resolved, That the clerk OF this House
be directed to publish in all the newspapers
IN which the laws of the u. States are pub
lished, the bill for CHASING and arnliug the
militia of the ". S. as engrossed and read
third time on the 5th. inst''
his resolution was objected to, as estab-
fishing precedent that might hereafter be
attended with much trouble and expense-as
whenever favorite bill was lost, its friends
would want TO send it out to the people in this
way 1t was objected also, that it might by
some be mistaken for a law, instead of a
rejected bill. The motion was disagreed
The bill making appropriations for the
mounted rangers; the bill making appropri-
| ations for the military establishment; the bill
making appropriations for the Navy; and
the bill making appropriations for the addi-
uonal military force, were seyerally read the
third time and passed.
Mr. Condit said, that it might not be con-
sidered that those who voted yesterday "a
gainst the passage of the bill for chasing and
arming the militia, were unfriendly to arm
ing the militia, and believing there was
considerable majority of the House in favor
OF arning, he moved the following resolution,
which was agreed to:
" hesolJed, That the committee on mill
tary affairs be directed to report bill max
ing provision for aiming the militia of the U.
States"
On motion of Mr. Dawson, the House took
>rpf,n IS IL.
made some time ago, on tie bill for the relief
cfinfiru,, disabled and superanmated officers
and soldiers. Some objections to the bill
were made by Mr.. Roberts, in which he ex-
pressed his approximations that persons who
are upon the pension lists of the several
states might take advantage of this bill, and
so receive double allowance; at the same
Tune that there are other persons with fami-
lies entitled to relief, who could not Join this
invalid corps. Mr.. r. said the measure
would be attended with great expense, and
except he received more light OH the subject
than he possessed, he should vote against
it.
The bill passed to third reading, 81 to
it:
YEAS-Messrs. Baker, Bassett, Bgelow,
breckenridge, Butler, Champion, Clay, Con-
dit, Davenport, Dawson, Desha, Findley,
fisk' Gholson, Goodwin, Gray, Green,
Grundy, Halves, Johnson, Law, Leftover,
Lewis, Little, Livingston, Lyle, Moore, Mil,
nor, Mitchill, Morrow, Mosely, Nelson, New,
Ormsby. Piper, Peasants, Pond, Porter Pot
ter, Quincy, Reed, Ridgely, Ringgold, Sc
vier, Seybert, g. Smith, j. Smith, Stewart,
Sturges. White, Wilson, Winn, Wright
81. !
NAYS-Messrs. Aston, Archer, Bacon,
Bard, Boyd, Brown, Calhoun, Cheves, CO.
chran, Crawford, Davis, Dinsmoer, Frank
lin, B. Hall, o. Hall, Harper, Hufty, Hyne-
man, Jackson, King, Lowndes, M'Kee, NJ
Sim, Morgan Newbold. Rhea, Roberts, Rod
man, Sage, Sammons, Seaver, Smile. Stan
fard, Stow, Strong, Tracy, Whitehiil--3s.
On motion Of Mr.. Gholson, the House re-
solved itself into committee of the whole,
MI breckenridge in the chair, on the bill
Tor the relief OF Selah Benton. The commit
tee after considerable debate, agreed to al
low him pension of 90 dollars a month. 1t
appeared from the.debate, that Capt. Ben
ton served the u. States faithfully through
great part of the. revolutionary war; that
having received no wound in the service. he
old not come within the law of Congress pro-
vlding tor persons of that description. But it
was stated, that he contracted disease, in
the service which had disabled him ever since
from performing any Kind of labor; that he
is now y years old and very poor. The
claim was supported by Messrs. Gholson,
Mitchill, Wright, Gold, Tallmadge, Wild
gerry and Nelson; and opposed by Messrs.
Roberts, Williams, Aston, Smile. Boyd.
Bacon and Macon. The committee rose
and reported the bill, but the House did not
act upon it.
Mr.. Bassett moved, that when the House
adjourns, Tomorrow, it adjourn till Monday.
Agreed TO-.