The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-11
[VOL. 4a.---N0. 90.

her public land, reserving oniv = nor,io,
| thereof for the satisfaction Of clS;1ns al .,,
nations Tor military services, which rortion
| had been too small for chat object. rh,s.
| VINO opposed tlif report advocated this ,iph,
-tipSe VINO supported the report denied t,e,
regal or equitable claim Of Virginia Other
topics internlng'ed in the debate, arisin, IN
| = ueSree from state feelings, but not fro . A.
ny deA'al OF the merits Of col Harrison. cs,-
/! cspeo ny the sse9tion that there were persous
N otner states oteGUol merit, to whom or %
whose representatives no cor,pens7tion haI
oeeh granted Tor their military services, com
parable to th9t now proposed % @ too ye-
herousiy bestowed on The representatives of
COL Harrison, in preference to the satisfa~t-
On OF other claimants for reyolutiorlrv se..yi-
Ses' whose CLAIMS were vigorously barred w
inc Statute OF iim taticEs On tn. other
hand, the location Of the land Warrant ,-,.ar-
ted by Virginia, was claimed as d 7-,-l,r crow
Nl5 OUT oil the cesslon by Virginia 60 the re
neral government, with reservation a. =
CERTAIN tract Of iaud (Which had proved IN
suhcient) TOR the satisfaction OF her military
hand warrants
j., 1hc debate resulted-iu disagreement to
me resolution reported by the committee of
S'sicuS aild Revolutionary Claims, aud the
9oopuon OF .he following in lien Of e.:
Rcsott4a Tl., sn ruca of nh, ssiI ,e,i.;o, ,.
Hsc''op"ns.t'3a 1r ,he extraordinary and yalus.
able Revolutionary eervi,es ofta, au,,,o,e 81 ,l,o ~
"o'4 'e 'ceCfea; AID, ,hu so much thereof
A. trays l"t ay" uay pas, si,hoziag hem 10 ,3cqte
on the lands Of the United Stst.. a wsrr,ot I., T., H.
sn' dt1them b. oc STATE s. virginia, f3r the str,e,,
aforesaid, Is TeacoNGle and o7tgjl 10 be t.untsd
his resolve having been reported 70 the
mouse they adjourned without coming to a
decision thereon.
m SafrA-iav, FeB.i.
he eogrossed bills for taxing lotteries, 3.
for laying duty on gold, silver and plated
ware ana jewellery, were each read d. third
time passea, and sent to the Senate for on
csrrence.
ihe order Of the dav or. the report of the
committee OF Investigation (usucl!y 50 mar
ed) having been called over, il was, on mo-
Ton orcered that tae further Consideration ,
thereof be postponed indehDitcly
he bill for The relief CT TAmey Dardin1
the representatives. or David Dardin deceas.
ed passed through a committee OF the whole,
was widely deb Dated, ara at last [ior perhaps
the twentieth tim. II one or other branch Of
the legislature) ordered to DC engrosGad fer
a third reading, by the following vote:
For the bill 60, Against it 81
The amendments Of the senate, to tue bill
10 amend the act establishing tha sNava-
Department by adding thereto g Board Of
Commissioners, were read and concvrred in.
he amendments of the~same bo3v, to the
bli Tor the better rtgIiatior al the Ordnance
Department., were also read and committed.
ne blu from the Senate, making appru-
priaIionS for repairing or re-bulldiug The
Public Buildings, in the City " Washing ~.
was twice read and continued
The Speaker laid before the House, q l-t-
ter from the Secretary Of the Treasury,
trarsmitting snndry statements, which fla.e
usually Deeu preserved TO the view OF Con-
gless. IN the annual report on thc state of the
hlauces, and are Intended to accompe.-
ny the report upon that subject, made on me
23d day II September last; which were
read.
Anl then the House adjourned.