The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-08
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mites.
To this motion It was objected. by Mr..
Troup that TO adept this amendment would
~ C. place ptivates in this corps on "A differ
cnt forting from privates IN any otssr corps in
the oc,,vicc of the u. States, IA regard 20 whom
the Senate had uniformly rejected every pro-
visi''n Of the kind proposed by tnis Ho,Ise.
The motion of NJ K;lhcurn YVES negativcd,
IS r.:,y rising in favor CT il.
The committee then rose and reported the
'ill. The sevsrTl amendments made in COM
!r;ttee of tie whole were corcurred in by the
House.
On motion Of Mr.. Smith Off. Y. tic bill
was further amended, III that part providing
land bounty TO accrue zvhcn discharged, so as
to reat, :" TutcH kouorG5tr oiaciGrgtd."
MIR. hH5oNra renewed the motion he had
urSrcccsstIily mGde III Committee of the
WI &c. rcH,ark;ng that he did not believe il
had been understood by many gcnlcmeii, Win
spoke i'll support of it.
The nation was nov decided in the affirma-
tive. ayes IS.
The bill having been further amended
On the suggestion Of MIR. dfErrof Rl that
he desired to propose an amendment going TO
place volunteers during tic war, on the same
terms as to bounty in money and land as our
other troops which aucndment he desired
time 20 prepare q
Inc bill was ordered to lie on the ta5I. till
tomorrow. s..
BoUNTYTo PRIvATEERS.
Nv. Robertson If + or ofF'retl for consider
alton the following resolution: -
Resoh,-d That tue comcnittcc or Naval
Ahai-s he instructed 70 enquire into the: cx-
pedlenry o. giving a bounty to tie owners,
officers. and crews 4 privatevrs, for the YES
SEES OF the enemy destroyed mt sea, and that
they have leave to report by bill or other
wise.
Mr. x. stated his object in moving this re-
solution to be, in the first place, to operate on
tlle commerce of the enemy in the second,
to preserve to onr country the services of the
seamen, who, by manning the prize vessels,
were frequently Captured by the enemy, and
as tar as possible retAined by him in his pos
sessi' n, and withheld from exchange There
were other cOgent reasons WHY such a measure
ought TO be adopted, VIZ. TO give encourage
inent to species of warfare which the enc
my most sens;bly felt, &c. Whatever were
the general Impressions of gentlemen in rela-
ton to privatecring, this measure was pecu-
liarly proper in relation to us, because at pre-
sent the enemy has all the commerce of the
world, andwe have none.
he resolution was agreed to, lem. con-
And the House adjourned.
Ihpr961y, .sov. s.
Mr.. 81 fey # "a. appeared and took his
seat.
Mr.. Peasants IF Va. reported without a.
rnendment the bill from the Senate TO author
'se the President 20 cause TO be purchased or
buut the vessels therein described (; which
was referred TO committee cf the whole.
MIR. H1(6ourT IF o. said having observed
that there was much difficulty ia filling the
ranks Of the army, and believing that to at
tain that highly important object, nothing
could more greatly conduce than provision
tor the families OF thoSe who die in the service.
he had been Induced TO offer the following re-
solution
Rcgoiocd, That the committee on ,NfIitarz
5eH'i'rs be instructed to enquire into the exp
dicnCv OF i>-'-,z fy., ris~.sIcf OF
the widows and children or all such -uun-com-
mIssioned officers, musicians and privatos, as
Shall be killed, or die of wounds received III
the public service, in any Of the corps compo-
sing the Army of the u. S.
After some conversation, in the course of
which it appeared that resolution embracing
partially the objects of this motion, had been
passed IN the early part of the sesSon--the
resolution was ordered to lie On the table.
Mr. h~ersoH Of Pa. offered for considera-
ton the following resolution:
RcsolUed, That the committee Of Ways &
Means be instructed to enquire into the expo
diency of making some provision for the sup
pore OK SUCH collectors and other Officers OF
the customs, as ave deprived OF it by the war %
This motion was objected to by Mr.. Yancey
Of " c. on the ground that this was an i'm
proper mode of proceeding : if the persons
holding such Offices cannot be satisfied with
their emolumentS, they had the option to re-
sign on the other hand, if the emoluments
were too small, it was for the government to
recommend their increase.
To this MIR. HiGer&oH replied, that, if the
subject were inquired into, it would be found,
that so far from afording support, many Of
the Offices of the revenue were burthen OH
those holding them, and tax on their private
resources. Such certainly was not the inten-
ton OF Congress in constituting the offices, and
it rested with the Honse to say whether they
would not examine into the subject
The resolution was rejected by large ma
lority.
The House resumed the consideration of
the Volunteer bill! which was amended, on
motion of Mr.. Trouh, go as to authorize the
acceptance of volunteers for the war, to re-
ceivc the same bounty. and in other respects
to be placed on the same footing as persons
enlisted for the war. And, thus amended,
the bid WIS ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.
WAsHINGro Nov. 4.
THE CAMPAIGN