Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-20

Proveas Il, [cXccpiing .hc navy yad .aIG
lis bu,lai:gs and improvements ) Gc> .,na-
ting 5 spc ideally - tur nature IT tht
case VIII acGit, the yeats when the sever
j cXrchceS wvre in' u,i, q, the p"ri os.s
10 ~hi IhcY we're a.pliet, d tic funds
cut OF which ,he sarie were pad or Gp
p ORA ei dstugu shlny between su
tyn cuts IS were mace ut II the trC-Su-
~ NJ The Z. y. aud such rs were made out
OF trc prot eecs oy The 81 Is ~ pub C pro-
y, r;y within the d sjri't If olun.bii. or
ont vi uthIr d's Ct funds ~ dora. GAS re-
ised; aul also It teGien, Of t eAn"uJt
OF thc iulds derived from the sale OF lots
and her pubic property within the
CITY OK W shiny on, aud of the prCb bic
value # tbs iJub ic property yet remaining
on ha,d.
7 hc Hausc then res ell i'sclf into
comnn;te- of tie whole, Mr Gu" it in ~.
chair, on the or..er OF The day ; and the
committee protested to cons = the III
uUtkrr to pvov!dr Tor military services du-
ring he late WI.
Mr. Bradbury eff rcd tie following
aneu.mcnt 10 the second section Of the
bill: d:
That if any on-comn.iss;uued eff er,
musician OF private of the regular army,
shat have died while in the s,ryice 81 The
Uutcd States, leaving wiuow. or, II no
widow, q Chila O. children unccr fourteen
ye IS OF g., such widow, O;, ii lie low,
such cr,!d or child,en shA ue sn;it.ed to
receive hall the monthly pay to which the
deceased was eutitled 1t the tine % his de-
cease, TO: aud during TIE term OF ; Years,
upoa the SAME terms and conditions. ana
under t. same rules, rcstr.c,iooS aad col.-
q. =. To- .f...
dows and chi'drcn OF HON commissioned
officers, musicians ard privatcs # Ike r"gu
lar army, who have been killed OF d.ed of
wounds received ia hattie"
After lew remarks from Mr. Bradbu-
~, il SUPPORT 0! his n,otiou. & ~ Mr.. De-
s.a AM Ny. Johnson against 1.-THE a
mcn;lWCut was disagreed to and
Mr.. johnson nov-d to add che fol-
lowing to the second section cf he bill
.f9d be I{i:s.heI- encc:cI, That in case
Ct 1he dCa,h If Soldier OF the regular
army, the widow shall in ali csscs be cen
sdered as one of the hers, with the
child or children Of tie said regular SOL
der, and III all such cases, the said widow
Shall have her election 10 taAe Tor ne: 81 If
and child or children, the five years half
pay, in lieu of The land bauGty and the
three months pay now allowed by law 70
tn" n: IRIS and rcpIcsent1tWtS u Said d, &C.
dent.
Before this propos ticn was decided on,
motion was made to LAY tux b.l, on the Ia
bic +; and
Inc committee proceeded 70 the consd
Grafton If the bill. for the relief Of Ger ain
Canadian refugees WHO entered the Amer
ICan service during tie late var
A motion made by Mr.. Webster, wle6
o htl iaGf
strike out the first secUIca, being the first
question for decision.
"a this motion a very animated, and,
from the arguments introduced, very in
terest'nG debate took place, which we shall
attempt to give hereafter. The bill
was advocated with much zeal by Messrs
Clay, Wright, Cuthbert and Robert
son nd as warmly opposed by Messrs
Hubert, CIrosvcnor, II, pklnson, and " CO.
stcr.
Before The question was taken on the
motion To strike out the section, the usual
hour Of adjournmcnt had arrived wnen
the committee rose, reported progress, and
obtained leave &c sit again.
Mr.. Huger then rise. and after short
but impressive introduction, submitted the
following esolution:
RcsotUed, That committee DC appointed
20 examine INTO the proceed n6s OF for
mer Congress, on the lamented death OF
the late q orge Washington. and tc take
into consideration what further measures
1t may be exp sdient to adj ut at the pre-
sent time, in relation to tn It sacred and
Interesting subj CT.
Before the resolution was disposed of,
motion was made To adjourn and carried !;
and
The hnuS. adinurncd