Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-23

Fromentin also strongly protested against
interfering with the Judiciary, forcib.y re-
marking that blood followed from every
the slightest wound inflicted on that yalua-
bic institu ion, &c.
The further consideration of the sub
CT was postponed II sivn.iay.
The bill to provide ior tue indemnih
cation for private losses of property elo-
ployed IN the public service, in its amend
Ell shape. (going to constitute a Board
OF Commissioners To audit and settle
claims of this descrip,ion) was further
amended. and at length ordered, with
its various amendments, to be read Sd
time.
Mr.. II irscv submitted for consideration
resolve 20 instruct committee already eX-
| listing, to enquire what measures, it any,
are necessary to secure specie payments
by the Banks within this District. The re-
solve lies on the table.
On motion of Mr. Lacock, the commit
tee ON so much OF the Presidents Mes
sage as relates to roads and canals, were
Instructed TO enquire into the expediency
OF making great military or national
road from Washington, Pa. to Sandusky
Bay.
Tuesday, March 49,
The Senate proceeded tn consider the a
mendments ofthe House of Representatives
| TO the bill relative TO evidence in ca
scs OF naturaliz ation," and agreed there
1 to.
| This bill. which now only awaits the
| appreciation ct the President, requires the
| production of a certificate and report OF
| registry, anu a certificate of Prothonotary,
at the time of making in court declara.
ton of intention to become citizen and
that the years residence, previous 20 ap.
plicatIon to become citizen, shall be pro-
we'd by the oath or affirmation OF citizens
OF the u. ). to be named in the record Of
admission IS with ssses.
The bin from the House OF Representa-
tives, providing for the compensation OF
persons whose property has been lost, cap
tured or destroyed by the enemy, while in
the military service of The United States,
was read q third time and passed, with a
mendments.
The b IL extending the time for issuing
and locating military land warrants, was
passed, and set 10 the House of Represen-
tativeS for concur ence.
The bill from the House of Representa-
tives, making furth n provision for nj itary
services during the late war. and for other
Purposes, being taken up,
Mr. Wilson offered the following amend
BE IL further eslacfed That donations of land be
granted TO all the officers ot the regular army who
have been disbauded as supvrnumeraries, either in
| consolidating regiments or corps during the late
war, or in reducing the act cohiormsby to The act
OF March Sd, 1915, as follows, In wit to each ma
jor-gcreral, 1880 acres to each brsadiergsn
1870 TO each colonel and lieutenant colonel,
900 acres TO each major, 500 acres To each cap
tain, Gao acres To eacl s,b:llern $50 and To
officers ofthe medical aud other staff, wiohave no
rank, in proportion tn their pay according to the
scale aforesaid.
The amendment being read,
I MIR. Wilson observed, that on Il subject
which had SO long been the theme of re-
n ction and discussion, ne did not intend to
take up much of the time OF the Senate. lie
would merely observe, that ne thought the
allowance contemplated by this amend
ment to the disbanded officers of the late
army, was required by iitSticc, inaspuch
as their pay was at best iasafh lent to meet
the extra eXpences t) which they had been
subjected during the late war in travelling
from one post to another, and in living Oh
the fronticrs-as their pay had been often
long delayed-an1 payment at length fire.
Quently made in deprecated currency
that good foley demanded this allowance,
az it would in considerable degree salts
fly a very numerous mertorious class OF
men. who now thought their scrrI- es 81 sac
rife, had been poorly rewarded by their
country-as it would have beneficial ef-
feet in case OF future war upon the
! young and enterprising, VINO might be N
cline d to enter the military service, who
would see that they would not lie turned
eff 1T the close Gf the war without any a.
acknowledgement or reward--as it would be
the means of forming a military barrier on
our frontiers against the incursons of the
sI3sippi o. the Lakes-dnd as it would in
duce many of the soldiers to retain and set
tie their bounty lands und + the auspices
of these oifIcers-that this gratuity was
sanctioned by frccedcnfs furnished at the
close of the revolutionary war, and OH the
DISARMAMENT of the army in 1900. and that
| Futile ofiinion, SO far as it could be cOlec-
ted, called for this, or some other, expires
son OF the national gratitude to the disDan
ded officers, &c.
MIR. BIZ OWN declared himsalf i'm favor OF
the principle Of the amendment, but tho't
discrimination ought to b. made betwecn
those officers who had rendered essential
service, and such 40 had done little or no.
thing. Some, he observed, had bsen in
service many years, and were now turned
out, with nhrmities and habits which pre-
vented them from TesurtinS TO any kind OF
business for support while others had ne
yer seen all enemy, nor made sacrifice
of any kind. He did not think it would
be just to put all on the same footing
and, to allow time TO make a discrimi-
nation, he moved a postponement of the