The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-30

time and place with the honorable seoresa,
ry, Tor carr irg into effect the object CT ,ha |
meeting. These gentlemen and myself &C. |
cording!y did call CT hiui, and after mutnal |
eXP'ahations, It was agreed, AS / under
siooei. both ON his. and our part. thSt the
contained in the f.rst section otthc
enc'o=ed copy Of a bill, Which WAS afer
wards reported to the Senate. by :, con,i,is-
re "f that body. should form the r,,e Tor
anldStinS the accoua, s, between the UI0;ted
States, and iiit individuai State s. for oil ex-
penseS incur,ed in Calling forth the milit q
OF the in,iiviocal Sta,os ~ til. executive tt,-
thority thereof ldspe ctively, tor Ike service
II the United States. ON the ed of June
,iotowirg the bil passed the Scnase unani-
'anns'y, To thc best ct my rec1l.ec ticn. with
out any other discussion. than I plain end
u'i statement oi lis principles and oijects.
oy Tue chS.rman OF the committee WHO Jc
ported 1t. The provisions of this bill, tther
thought and still hope. would answer all ,hv
o)ec's, Your t,Xcehency had in view in ma
K'hg the corn eiunicatou tn the Representa-
ives OF Virginia. After the unanimous sane
Ton gwen 10 the prmc'pes of that bill by
he Senate. it was confidently oxpected by
its friends, that they would he equally ac-
Ceptaoie to the House Of Representatives.
but alter some considerable delay had been
EXP erienced IN the prucec dings Of CON
n9'ee ct thar honorable body, to whom tn.
oill MA been: referred, and being informed
LAY some inGisppsition to reporting the bill
had BEEN manifested by the committee. !
'Gox the4herty OF calling on the chairman
OK that cnplmittee for information in THAI
!, re- Ssci atG had TIE NORTH alton to learn
rem hin's that serious objections had been
made to- the principles OF the b,.l and
uooD's Were entertained of its ultimate fate
IN the House at Representatives. was al.
so surptNed, at receiving from, the honora.
ole CHAIRMAN, some general intirn atoms, that
the provisions Of the bill were not altogether
acceptable To the War Department., part.
cniariy ii that time ] was the more sur
prised Al these htimations. becauseI Ger
fanny understood the honorable Secretary
as yieiuing MS assent, at least to the prnci-
pies OF the n st section of the bill, as pre-
'u"e, al the other gentlemen did, who were
associated with me in comforting with MIN
ron the occasion. The other sections of the
OIL were OF subordinate importance, and
would readily have been dispensed viii by
IT'S iriends, Ii the object of the first secti
ccuia nave been Oh aired. | think it not
improbable, that The War Department was
at mat tine laboriug under some u,.IsuaI
restraints in its disbursements. which might
nave had some influence on these tranSSc
tons. hese, if they existed at all. : hope
were 81 temporary nature, and they either
nave heen removed, or will he removed, be-
inie the end cfthe next session of Congress-
ne honorable chairman OF the committee
however, after hearing the considerations
urged on my part in favor of,he bill, agreed
To report 1t, and submit to the House the vi
l'mate decision upon j.. The report of he
o"nn''tec was no taken up until the 31St
OF jay, when the bill was left in an undeci
ded state, and remained So until the rising Of
congress. which took place On The second
OF August following Sunday bsing the in
t~rVeHng day. should have made this
communication at an earlier day, sir, had
NOT the business continued undecided until
Tue rising OF Congress, and since that reried
nave been r1abIe until very recently. to
possess myself Of the j urua!s Of the two
houses, and the enclosed copy of the bill, "a
"h'ca nave now referred for facts and
oates aad 1T tins time I have been thus
P''ticu az In nv representations, as wei
oHcaase "isi't Il o sfT'rti yaur EXceiiency.
ana the General Assembly, The best means
OF Judging ofthe prospects of passing the
OIL during the approaching session OF Con-
gresa, as because know The solicitute your
nxceiency teit, aud the just expectat, ms
oi me General Assembly, on the occasion.
CANNOT conclude this letter wi h ut ASSN.
ing you, sir, thatI derived the highest graf fl ,
cat,on rom observing the disnlfed. liberal,
ana correct views OF the claims of tn = state.
winch Your EXce'lency presented to the no
norab'e Secretary for the Depar nrent Of
war and or the very able, and lncid argu-
rents employed bv Messrs. Mercer and
IAN poem concerning them and it is but
Jusuce 10 those gentlemen to observe, that E
any discussion had been found necessary be-
lore INC Senate, should have derived very
great aId' from their representations in re.
i2tion TO the subject with which your Excel
iehcy mad the goodness to favor the Repre-
sentatives Of Virginia.
De PIeased sir, to accept assurances
OF my high consideration and
sincere personal regard, &c. &c.
,,,. VIM. B. GILES.
Wis7yam. Nov. 2Otd. 1913.