Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-10


for nine months in the military service,
and we're IN service NJ the end OF the war,
thus including The militia as well as the
regulars.
his motion gave rise To considerable
debate, ~ which MeSsrs E0w0,ds, SAM
AiaS aud Strct,er urgently Supported the
motion, and NIess;s. Pdfalsy and Bi00MHeM
OF posed 1t.
In favor of The motion Was adduccd
the important services Of the militia dur.
ing the revolution, frequently OF tie high
est Importance, and ALWAYS more meriio-
rluus Than those of Ike regulars, because
not under The impulse ui professional in-
ducemenis and obligations
AgainS, the motion, the main argument
WAS, the impolicy OF the amendment. as
t,ndlng 10 defeat the bill on lis return 10
the Senate, whose disposition OH The sub
ject had been sufficiently indicated by
the amendments il had already made 10
the bill. The merit of the services of the
militia was not denied, but the difficulty
OF discriminating between those who serv-
Ell occasionally, and those " ho served for
a particular term OF time. was mentioned
as constituting all obstacle 10 any provi-
sion on the subject.
The question OH this motion was decid-
L
Mr.. EGyfy moved to amend that part of
the Senate's amendment which provides
that the relief contemplated should not
be allowed To any of those officers and
soldiers who are already on the pension
list of the United States or OF any individ-
ual state, by striking tliereout the words
" or # any indicidaat state This motion
was supported by Mr.. Bayiy, and opposed
by MIR. EdwardS and MIR. Bloomfield, as
gong 10 destroy the principle of the bill,
winch was To relieve only tho INDECENT
This motion prevailed, by vote Of 10 to
81.
Mr.. Mccoy moved further TO amend, by
striking out "mHe months" the term OF
service required 10 have been performed.
TO constitute Il CLAIM to the bounty OF
Congress, and inserting in lieu thereof
. three years. "-I'iiiS motion WAS decided
III the negative.
After some other amendments of detail
proposed by Mr.. j. \. .Sm,ih Mir. dustin,
and others, Tie question was taken OH
agreeing TO the amendments oftle Senate
as amended, and agreed to; and the bill
was returned 10 the Senate for concur
renee III the amendments TO the amend
menls of That body.
GEORGIA MILITIA CLAIMS.
sIness of yesterday, being Tie bill for the
payment for services rendered by certain
Georgia Militia in l703-4.
MIR. COJG moved an amendment 10 The
bill, with d view TO obyiate The objection
which had been thrown against the bill,
and which he feared might defeat il, re-
DURING that the sans claimed and PROV
ed To be due, 10 the satisfaction of the Sc
cretary of War, should be paid TO tie
person on persons 'OhO performed such SeIpic-
IS, or ms or MeirhgaL representatives. y thus
preventing the payment OF these claims
TO assIgEeeS, or persons who may have
bought up the claims.
The motion was agreed to.
MIR. {. then moved 10 fill the blank in the
bill with the sum of Sl09, $50 90, being
the sum which, according to the report OF
Secretary Dearborn i'll 1903, was due for
services performed up 10 the end of the
year 1898, and also the same sum as was
embraced in the bill which last wear pas
sed the Senate, AMI failed in this house
only from the iateness Of he session MIR.
{. then proceeded 10 reply to the remarks
OF Mr.. Tallmadge yesterday, and parii-
cularly TO the argument against the claim
which was founded on the policy of that
day, as coniradicling The calling out such
force as 1900 men for the frontier de-
fence-an argument which he replied to
with great force and feeling.
MIR. Spencer then rose III opposition TO
The bill, on the ground that the services
proposed by ille bill to be COMPENSATED
were not rendered under the authority Of
the United States, as he contended from
the documents; and, not being so au,Ilo-
riIed, ought on no pretence TO be com
pensated by The United States-if for no
other reason, because il would establish
dangerous precedent. Healso object
ed TO the lncompieteneSs of The docu-
ments which had been brought TO the
view OF the house relative 10 this claim.
Mr.. forsyth replied TO Mr.. Spencer,
controvertIng his positions, and vindica.
Ting The claim from the doubtful eliza
ract which he had imputed to it, al some
length.
Mr.. Spencer reioined.
MIR. Adams, OF Massachusetts, spoke
at some length III support of the claim.
on the ground of tie evidence i'm favor of
ii, which he critically examined.
Mr.. Rich delivered his views of The
claim, which were rather doubtful than
adverse; bat after lending an attentive
ear TO the discussion be- Yet doubted
and, doubling, could not vote for the
claim.
AIR. Thicker Of va. advocated the adj
mission OF this claim on the ground of
The duty of the general government to az
ford protection TO every OF the United
states, that II does 10 any one of them
and that IN pursuance of this principle.
the claim ought TO be paid, oil the evi,
dence by which il Is sustained.
Mr.. Ltceymore, assigned some further
reasons in opposition 10 the claim, be
cause OF Tie defect Of authority from The
United States for tic employ menl of this