The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-02
Vol. 1O.-----No. 81.

>, Your committee will not enter into minute
investigation OF the merits of each Of the
objections uTgedby the department OF war
against the admission of the claims of
the commonwealth nor atteupt.to fortify
the general reasoning herein contained, by
particular aliusioa to the. numerous acts of
Z ongre.s. which, conforming to these vie VS.
sustain. and confederate them by irr es;stb!e
authority. They will barely sugges, that,
every appropriation TO carry into effect a
law OF the United States, authorising a de-
tachment OF militia from the several states.
must be construed to extend to a provision
tor every incidental expense, to which such
raw may give rise J; unless specific appli-
cation to part, only, nf such expenses be
gwen to the appropriation or certain part
thereof be expressly excluded from the be-
nett OF IL. Now thc law of the 10th of A.
| prii, 1912, which authorizes a detachment
from the militia of the United States. con-
taIns an appropriation If or,e million of dol
lars, to dcfray any expense incurred in
vir ue OF its provisions" and ne her speci-
heiaiiy limits that sum 20 d part Of the mill
tary operations, to which the law mipht
nave been expected to give rise, nor ex-
Guides its application e the expenses of
c0A4nS ohf, rm6odyirgSl marching the m Eta
TO the scene. en- which. they are at any time
destined to act
&c, also, the law of 1902, amended bv that
OF the 2Sth OF Feb. 1895. which, and which
alone, prescrihes the mode o. calling out apv
oe'achment Ut militia required to repei an
INVASION of the United States and provides
the punishment Of discbedience to such call.
must be regarded as altogether migratory.
nnless It b construed to aui h, rise the presj-
dent 81 the United States to defray the ex-
iPehce attending the exec ton and such
construction was established BY the govern
ment o. me United States in the year 1907,
when British Squadron. in the waters of
the Chesapeake, il time of peace. threa
tened Norfolk with an immediate at
TACK. And, when, in the au'umn of 1894.
requ;sit'on was made upon the Ex-
ecu'iVe ct this comm opwealth, for a cousi
oerab'e detachment of militia, to suppress
an alarming insurrection, in a neiphboring
state, acotemporaDeous authority was Given
| by the President. to the Supervisor Of he
Oh teo states, for the strict of Virginia, TO
ADVANCE for the use of such militia the SIM,
necessary to facilitate their march from
tnelr respective homes to Winchester and
M'reheids' the places appointed for their
general rendezvous. This sum was annE
ed hy the Executive of the commonwealth
to the purpose of . forwarding the men &
baggage TO thee points.
IN concluding this report yonr committee
&c y, II necessary TO sustain claim upon
the Cnied States, set forth in an early nart
Of this preamble, tn reimbursement of inter
est on loan effrc' ed 6v the coramon wealth
on tie 29th March 1873.
AND the conceive it to be suffi ,jent for
thls purpose, to state, on unqueSti nable evi.
oence, that this loan was negotiated SOLELY.
with view TO the defence of the common
wealth from the danger which then threaten
! ed her security & that it neither was. nGr
could II We been required BY anv oihar aeces-
sity Whatever. If this statement demanded anv
corroDoration, IT might be found in & e ex-
cess OF the advances made for the United
states, beyond the amount of tie loan since
the PERIOD at which it was effected. in the
augment alton of the State taxes, at the same
timc, and the autecedent competency Of the
ORDINARY revenue of the commons ealth not
only 10 defray her ordinary AID regular ex-
Penses, but to arm from time to time a
large part of her militia to Law the forr-
cation OF her literary fund to erect several
! YER costly public works ; and to Complete
the purchase OF the stock subscribed by the
| commonwealth. to the Pank Of Virginia
objects, which, in the compass of ff,ecn
years hav. occasioned a disbursement from,
the Ordinary Te'enue, unaded till recently.
by loans, or additional taxes, Of a sum ey
iceeding one million of dollars.
He it therefore resolved, that the Fxecu.
i've OF this commpnwealth be, and they are
hereby authorised and requested tn depute
one or more INT persons as commissioners
! IN behalf OF this commonwe ath to wait IN
the government Of the u. S. for tire purnose.
| II settling & liqIidatug the balance due to
the commonwealth, with the interest there
on, on account of advances made from the
public treasury thereof to militia detach
ments either actually called out by the go-
vernment OF the United STATES o. con truc
lively in the service of that government
and that the commissioners so appointed.
have power Otter aScertainirg the 10 .ance
due to the com monweal'h) to receive in
payment therefor, certifcates of stock of the
United states upon the terms on which the
next loan to the government of the United
states may be negotiated.
And be It farther resolved, that the said
comm 'ssionets shall have farther power 70
negcciste with the government of the Uni
tei St9 es, repayment in the same mode.
OF such losses of property. belonging 70 the
commonwealth, IS may have been sustain
ed while such property was employed in the
service of the United States, or, where il
consisted Of arms, return in kind, of value
for value.
" The above Report and Resolutions
were lost in the Senate.