The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-23
Continued from The First Page.
In SENATE.

Il
Nonday, Jan. 10.
The Senate resumed the conside ration of
the bill to- carry into effect the report made
70 Congress IN February, 1908, by the Sc
cretary of State, Secretary of the Ireasu-
~ * Attorney General of the United States,
commissioners, &c. Recommending COM
promise of Eazoo claims y and the bill W as
further amended.
On the question to engross the bill tor Il
third reading, there we're
For The bill, Mcssrs. Bayard, Blob, Brad
ley, Brent, Cults. Goodrich, Horsev, Fl w.
ell, Hunter, Lambert, Pope, Posey, Robin
son, Smith. of y. Y. Taylor, Narnum-16.
against tie bill. Messrs. Anderson, Camp
bell of Ohio, Crawford, Franklin, Gailiard,
Leib, Magruder, Reed, Iait, Turner,
Worthington-1!.
The bill for thesreief of the Bible Socie-
ty; and the bill making certain partial APP
preparations for 1918 were read third
time and passed.
The motion made by Mr.. Horsey on FRI
day last, calling on the President for copy
ot the French decree purporting to be de-
fnitve repeal Of the Berlin and Milan de-
crees, was taken up and agreed to.
4, Tuesday, Jan. 10.
The President laid before the Senate
certain resolutions of the Legislature of O.
hio, expressive of their determination to
of the war ; which were read.
The bill for the relief of Jonn Binnion, was
read a third time and passed.
The bill to carry into eject the report OF
NJ commissioners, appointed under for
,ner act, in relation To the EaZoo claims
was read a third time and passed as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Bradley, Dana,
German, Goodrich, Horsey, Howell, Hun
ter. Lambert, Pope, Posey, Robinson, Smith
e ,t rs
NAYS.---Messrs. Campbell of Ten
Crawford, Franklin, Leib Magruder, Reed,
TAFT, Turner, Worthington-9.
The consideration OF the bill from the
House for raising 10000 men for one year,
was, on motion of Mr. Smith OF Md. post
poned tomorrow.
HOUSE OF NTATIVES.
TUESDAY, jan. IS.
On motion of Mr.. Rheu, committee was
appointed to enquire into the expedieucy OF
extending the provisions of the laws Of the
United States over those parts nf any states
or territories, to which the Indian title may
not have been extinguished so far as to "a
ny white people who may be resident on
such tracts or territories
On motion Of Mr.. Nelson, a select com
m,ttee was appointed to enquire into the
!expediency of making provision for grant
Gers and soldiers of tie Virginia line on
state establishment, for services rendered
during the revolutionary war.
An eDSr>ssed bill confirming claims to
lands in the district Of Tinccnnes, was read
a third tine and passed
The House resumed the consideration of
Che bill pending on yesterdays adiourn ment,
giving the right OF redemption in the pur-
chase of public lands in Illinois territory
20 Certain persons, i'll certain cases and it
was ordered TO be engrossed for a third
reading.
The House then resolved itself into a
committee of the whole, Mr.. Nelson in the
char, on the bill regulating pensions to per-
sons disabled on board private armed sEfDs
This bull directs that the two per cenr
reserved ~ the hapdS Of consils and cc,lec-
tors, IN pursuance OF the act Of June last.
resDecung private armed vessels, SC be
paid into the treasury, to constitute fund
Tor pensions to persons disabled on board
private armed vessels, of the mode and de-
gree OF which disability the log book OF ca n
vessel is 10 be evidence
Mr.. Eur7yeH moved to strike out Tie vi
tal section OF the bill, with ii vic " to try the
principle. In support OF the motion, he re-
marked that he Conceived it improper to A.
dept principle so ,emcly liable TO abuse
as this, especially wien pensions had been
refused to at least equally meritorious SUI
ferers during the revolution Tie evidence
which the log book Of a vessel would af.
ford, would be So verJ Iiable 10 error, and
so indefinite, rs not 10 be entitled To- that
Conclusive weight given to IL bv the bill
The proper course. he conceiv cd, would be.
80 leave the subject open to the annual
disposition Of Congress which was now the
case with CERTAIN other pensions
mr. BEa9cft stated ia reDiV, that, ct the
last session, two per cent. having been re-
served 'rpn tie wages Of the soa,ncn on
carr pggs:- sr.acG vessels, for the syog: /