The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-01-08

The 10th of April next, the heirs would
be forever barred from accepting the
benefit of that act He- had 40 doubt
that there were many suffering families
OF the deceased soldiers OF the late war,
to whom the provisions. os, the second
section OF that act had never been made
known many orphans who were yet iE-
perant OF the provisions which were
The last session made for their relief.
He had no doubt but the same tispo-
sitiop which was manifested in passing
the act, would induce the house to ex>
tend its provisions, that the destitute
families Of the soldiers who had died
in our service might End some reliei in
our n,unifccnce. He in fact, had good
reason 10 believe that, in the remote
section Of the union which Inc lad the
honor TO represent, an extension of the
time would be particularly desirable,
as there was many, who had not avas...
ed themselves Of the provisions OF the
act OF the last session, before, alluded
to, that he was certain would have done
It long SINE, had they been informed
OF its existence.
On motion Of Mr. Clendennin, the
committee on pensions and,revolution>
airy Claims were instructed 10 enquire
into the expectancy Of causing the WI
dows and orphans Of the non.commis.
stoned officers and privates of militia
and volunteers, who died in the service
OF the United States previous 10 the
3lst December, 1919, TO be placed en-
the pension roll at the same rate as the
widows and orphans OF the above des-
cIi6ed corps who died subse quentiy to
the said Sist OF December, 1912.
On motion Of MIR. Reynolds, so much
of the presidents message at the last
session as relates to the confirming the
lille Of general Jackson 10 certain lands,
granted to him by the friendly Greek
Indians, was referred 10 the committee
on private land claims.
The house then went INFO committee
or the whole on the report of the com.
mittee OF elections. on the petition Of
RUFUS Easton which report pronounc.
es MIR. Scott, the sitting delegate from
Missouri territory, not entitled, and
MIR. Easion, the petitioner, to be cnti-
tied TO seat In this house. 1.-THE
committee, 1t appears, have framed
heir report On the ground of gross and
undeniable Illegally Of the election III
one ct the districts in the territory
which election being set aside by, the
committee, gave majority of votes to
the petiuoner-~and, without going in
10 the examination Of Individual votes,
"a the qualification CT the voters, The
election being by ballot, they declare in
favor OF the petitioner
The report and documents being
read, the committee rose and erorted
progress, AMI were refused leave 10
SIT again--thus bringing the subjecLim.
Inediately before the house.
MIR. Webster opposed the report,
principally on the ground Of its being
Pred'eated only on Illegally in sepa.
rate election without entering into an
examination of the qualifications OF the
voters generally-and concluded by
moving the reconmiimeDt of the report
to the committee of elections, with in
structIons to receive evidence that
persons voting for either candidate
were not entitled to vote on the cleo
ton.
Oh lhio tUOtiON "luc QcDate look
place, chiefly on the point whether
votes given by ballot, and Of course
privately, could afterwards be ascer-
tanned or the voter called in 10 declare
TOR whom he had voted, when The very
object OF the mode was to afford secre-
cy and freedom to the elector; also on
the eligibility of electious by ballot or
oil those viva Voce, and on the proprie-
" OF reversing en- election withou, frst
ascertalning the legality Of the yotes
which decided il. Besides these main
questions in the debate, it embraced
an enquiry into the particular circum..
stances of the case at issue, and many
incidental points by the various speak.
ers. - .
= Those gentlemen WHO advocated the
reCommi!ment were Messrs. Webster,
Randolph, Sheffey, Calhoun, Pitkin.
Teliair and Thomas, and those oppos.
ed to i! Messrs. Taylor of n. Z, Pix.
ering, Wright and Ross.
Mr.. Cady doubted very strongly whe
Their the delegates from The TERRITORY
could be considered as officers Of the
general government, but rather as
mere agents for the territories, allowed
by courtesy to sit and speak in the
house, without any thing to do with
the general concerns Of the nation and