The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-23
VOL 1O.-----No. s..

1872, entitled =. act making alterations
IN the treasury and War Departments, :"
and the actor the 18Th Feb 1895. amend.
ing the aoreaad act and that said com
tnitteereport by bill or Otherwise.
| WcG2 sSday, Teb. is.
I The bill to authorize the Preside;., OF the
tOnlted States to retain IN service certain
volunteer corps, was read the third time
and passed.
The bill To continue in force the act to
raise ten additional companies OF Rargers,
was ordered 10 a third reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
,r,, No'iaay, REQ. "a
! ne engrossed bill 20 continue in force
an act to raise ten additional ccnpasiss
| of Rangers, was read third time and mas.
| sed.
THE WIDOW CdEEVERS.
The House resolved itself into commit.
tee of the whole, MIR. Kennedy of N. c. in
the Chair. on the report OF the com mittee of
Pensions and Revolutionary Clai,ns, ,unfa-
vorabie to the petition Of Mary Cheevers.
1.-The memofabie CIRQUE stances of this
case need scarcely be repeated. For the in
formation of those. however. to whom the.
case may not be familiar, it may he well to
state 1t 10 them. The titiuner was the
Inother or two noble fellows, Of her own
name, seamen on board the trieate Cunsti-
tuition, both of whom were killed in The
memorable engagement betwe en- that-ves--
sci and the British frigate Java. on yghoD,
she, as well as her daughter, was entirely
oePeneeht tor support. BY their death SHE
is LETT destitute of the means OF subsistenct-
and petitions Congress for relief I he com
mittee reported against it. ON the ground
OF Inc Xpedlency of making particular prcvi-
sion Tor such case, as rot being more en-
ttled to relief than many others whcA mellt
occur.]
MIR. VIM. Reed of Mass. moved TO sub,
sritute Tor the resolution, :. that the petit
eioner nave leave TO Withdraw her psG-
uon resolution instract ng tho commit
tee OF Pensions to report Bin fer herIe-
lief.
This motion was supported by Messrs.
Keed OF Mass. MIR. Webster of y. il. Mi.
Chappeli and Mr.. Lowndes o S c. aat, o.
Tiers, on the ground Of feeling justice aid
public gratitude, and opposed by Mess.
Ely Of Mass. Mr.. Findlty and Mr. CHAM
OF "a. on the ground taken III tie report, OK
the inexpediency of legisiaring in psrtfcu-
lar cases, not varying in p'inoiple frcn ma
ny or er cases to which relief is not ex,en.
dee by the government.
he motion OF Mr.. Reed was agreed to by
a lSTge MAJ rIy,& resolution reported 80
the House in the f ll0S ing wurtl>
ResotOed, That the coul mix &c Of PensiopS
aud Rego1ationary Cicins. i.e pstt.ict 70
report bill granting a pension to the ps-
titiouer, cut Ct toe Navy Pension Fund.
On motion of Mr. Ilg(am of Pa. who
%ished this grant to the widow Caeev ers ID
be as distinct from other cases in it's terms
as u was III ITS natrre--the res lution was
further amended, by aduiug Il e wnfds :. ,,r
gratuity'' after the word spension'
And, thus amended, aft few W rds OF
general objection from MIR, Hall d Geo.
the resolution passed without tliyisiot
The ORDER OF IRE DAY.
ne House aga;n III coiuiLittee Of the
~hcic, % bill authorising q loan for The
year 1914.
Mr. Culpepper o. N. c. resumed II aoor
which ne had relinquished cp SATURDAY. e..
the purpose OF adjournment & in z shorttin,e
ject.
Mr. Hanson Of Md. next ask d the auep-
ton Of the House, which tie cccupied for
more than two hours, i'll a general corden.-
nation OF the measures and proceedings Of
government.
: Mr.. Insersoli Of Pa next rose in defence
OF the bill, but had no proceeded far-when
on his giving way fp. he purpose
The committee rose, & the House adjourn
1'uesdoy, Fe6 IS.
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
message was received from The Pres
ident OF the U. States, Transmitting, at he
- IuSst W we Legislature OF PennSl lyanla
the following resolutions Of that betly
. Considering that some OF The q liant de-
renders OF our country vino nave been can
tured IN honorable con tat with the enemr.
nave been St. 1ed as traitS RS and thrown iHt,
pnson, perhaps to languish out painfulex.
Istence OF pnvation & disease, OF TO receive
judgment aud sentence from a triDonal.
where power shall take the place Of inslice'
ana vengeance usurpt seat OF reason
we the Senate and House Of REPRESENTA-
iives- OF the CommOnwc aith Of Penns,lya
MA do adopt the following resolutions
ResoIued, That we viev, with birh an.
probation the decisive spirit end Gtnress
~hich the National Autboriti, iiaYe mani
tested ~ securing hostages Tor the sefetyIf
those defenders of the Republic who arc
threatened with the penalties Of treason a.
galnst y. B.itain and while we are desuly
anxious that sanguinary result ,nav.be a.
verified, and that the caianilies If ihe war
may be unemrttered ~ unnece ssary bI o.
shed or cruelty, WE are q, vsrthe'tss we.
pared under all circumstances, e. sgpgorc
our government ie every u,essufe of iestre-
aliauon to which it may be driven by tie
violence ofthe enemy.
ReSoEUcd, That the Governor b. reoges.
TED to communicate copy # the afofego-
ing resolution TO the President, with re-
quest that he lay it before CoBztess.
Signed &c, &c