Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-24


BY Mr.. Robertson, petition of sun
Srv nhab tanis Of Louisiana. praying
nf.rmation OF all Spanish 6 ants, &c.
i,ing within that part of West Flcriia,
INV tmhracca by the state OF Louisiana
;ssucd prior 10 lis connection with the u.
Py Mr.. Robertson, the petition of
rrrnari T.. Nr1jou, praying a patent
cr discovery in the art of making
snrar. which is now denied him, because
Of his no! bc.ns citizen OF the United
states. -,
The following petitions were presented
,nd yari us'y referred
'" Nv Mr.. Irvmg of New York, the pc
.;.;,n &C snnd riass cutters i'm New
w. rraving Aiitio"al duti $ on cut
a.,ss. ami theb II Of Albert Ogde,
< Co, PRAYING an =. o. nee OF drawback,
Nv Mr.. Cooper, the petition e certain
citizens Of B;andyw'ne, Del. praying of
/ Congress a general protection of manufsc-
turcs.
Mr.. Wilde, from the committee APP
mi ted on that subject. report d a bill for
est b;,shing National University at the
at of government Which was twice read
AMI committed.
The II use then proceeded to the con-
siJeration OF the report OF the committee of
the whole, being the amendments OF the
committee 20 the bill to compensate certain
Canadian volunteers.
The amendment reported by the COM
,pitice Of the whole house. as already
stated. changed the original principle of
,he bill from compensation IN proportion
ff.
r,uoeration atcord'ng to rank in or SER
vire. agreeably to the following ale: to
= co onel. $50 acres /; a major, 500
cap,ai Go; a suba.tern, 4SO; and non
commissioned offers and privates, $50 "a
cres CHI.
Mr.. Jackson Of Va. moved an amend
men, to the serond section, to authori-s the
immediate location OF the several bounties
on any surv yrd pubic lands in the Indiana
t-rritory.
After some opposition to the motion By
Mir. Pickering. and reply by Mr.. Johnson
of XIV. the amendment was agreed - with
out di,is on.
Some further amendment was made to
the amendn, nts of the committee of the
whole when
Mr.. ALI xander moved to re-commit
the whole matter to the military com
rni!tee which motion he supported in q
short s9eevh, comprising his reasons for
being hGstil5 to the bill in the shape it
had assun ed, and II S objections to re-
waid ng the persons in question, in prefer
ence TO orr own disbanded officers, who
had b on Excluded by a Lie vote of the
IT j rty.
Mr.. harbour opposed the re commit
meat. and def,ndedthe principle substitu
-. : -
whole house Yesterday
MIR Iohnson Of KY. stated his reasons
against re-oammitInFnt, and for wishing
tic subject to be acted IN in ITS present
shape.
After some further remarks by Mr.. A
lex; Ter, the question was taken on The
motion to re-coMnit, and decided il the
negative.
Ga motion of Mr.. Jackson, of Va. the
bll was so ancnded Z, IS 10 exclude from
the provisions of the bill, SUCH refugees as
were erdsscd, aid 10 extend them on!y to
volunteers.
Mr.. Jackson then renewed motion
previously made by MIR. Hammond, with
out success. to grant to those OF the refu-
gees who served as pryates III the SER
vice, an additional allowance CT three
months pay which motion was now d.
Sr cd to.
Mr.. Mel on, of V then stated his %
jections to thu Report If tue committee of
the whole, and to the bill in its present
shape. He protested with zeal against
giving preference to the refugees over
such of our own Citizens as had served in
the late war, end who, on being disbaud-d,
have been denied a similar bounty. He
was, however, warmly in favor OF re1,u-
ner ting TO a reasonable extent, the refu
&c in question, tor tier Losses, suffsri,gs
and services and pr, feried the principe
of relief original y proposed.
Mr.. Wright also opposed the BIZ, and
replied 10 the arguments of thuse who had
condemned the extension of relief to the
volu7t,e~s.
Mr.. M Lean of 0. followed on the same
side. He offended the character of the
volunteers from the aspersons cast on
them, and advocated the propri ty Of re-
lieving them according to the principle
FIRST proposed, IN preference to compensa-
Ton according to rank.
Mr.. King Of Mass. likewise opposed the
report of the committee, and stated h:srea-
sons for discriminating between these per-
sons and such of our private citizens, rs
had suffered loss (; and urged the superio-
rity OF the former plan OF remuneration.
Mr. Grcsvenor replied to the argument
Of discrimination, advanced by MIR. King,
and disputed the existence ct any differ
ence IN the cases Of the suffering refugees
and our own citizens to whom
Mr. Iugham ard MIR. Nelson successfully
replied,
MIR Sarpeant sDoke an reDly Tn MIR. MI