Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-17

House Was called Upon 20 appropriate Tor
the three Boards. To obtain information
on these points, he moved the following
resolution
Re>oired, Iha, the Secretary ott'e Treasury
he directed 10 lay before the House state
n,tnt of the monies paid for dcfraying the
expcnceS OF the commissioners nader the tih,
9th and Ia articles ot the treaty OF Client,
specifying the items ct expenditure. : vi ite
claims at this time presented Tor payment.
The resolve was agrc,.,i io, neu can.
Ar. Harrison gave notice that OH to-
,sorrOw he should ask leave 10 Introduce
bill TO exteAd for further term of five
years the pensions granted 10 The widows
aud orphans ot officers and soldiers of
the militia who were killed IN battle or
died M service during the late war. he
hai pursued this course, because he did
not wish TO trouble the military commit
tee with II, they having already reported!
iayorabIy on il. amongst other objects, in
The bill yesterday rejected, and having a
present enough of other business on their
hands.
Mr. NLGme offered for consideration
the following resolution:
ReSOlred, That the President of the United
States be requested 10 communicate 10 this
| House IA letter from Arthur Lee To the COM
mittee OF foreign relations, dated at Paris,
| October 9TH l11I, and also = letter from Benj.
| committee of foreign relations dated 9Th SEN
| TENDER, i171, If such letters are now to be
! found, and, 1t not that he communicate to this
| House whether snch letters ever were receiv-
| Ell, the contents thereof. and in what manner
, they .'ave been lost.
On enquiry by Mr.. Forsyth into the
object of this motion, Mr.. M'Lane stated
that he wished TO have these papers. with
a view to proper decision on certain
claims of lie heirs of Caron de Beaumar-
chais. lie had understood. from auiho-
rily that lie fully relied on, that such let
tiers had been received. and had been in
the Department OF State. affording more
information on The subject of these claims
itan any documents IN possession ofthe
House, &c.
HE motion was agreed TO, men, con.
On motion of Mr.. CuSAmai, the com
mittee on Military Affairs were instruct
Ell to enquire into the expediency of max
ing further provision by law to enable any
soldier entitled 10 bounty land who has
received an honorable discharge or mi
iItary land warrant, and is unable TO pro-
duce tile same, Ia obtain Il patent
On motion of Mr. BaSSeft. leave was 81
ven TO the committee OH the claim of The
heirs of Caron de DeaHmaSchais, 10 exer-
else The power OF sending for persons and
papers.
CASE OF Mr.. MEADE.
Mr.. Sergeant called the attention Of the
House 10 a resolution laid on the table by
MIR. Ij1nLte, Il few days ago, and now w.
my there, together with certain dOcu-
ments transmitted TO the House by the
Executive on the same subject. That
they related 10 matter of great import
ance, the House was aware, and so APP
peared 10 be the public Mr.. Sergeant
fn
tins time on the course which il would be
proper TO pursue III respect 10 it; but he
would say, thai it WAS subject on which
IT became the House to proceed with great
delIbeIatIon and caution, but at the same
TIME win nrmness, II, upon due exami-
nahon OF the facts, II should appear pro-
per that the House should proceed in it
al all. his question was of higher i'm
portance than respected Mr.. Meade mere
~ as 1t involved the whole question OF
the capacity OF the government 10 extend
protection to lis ciiizens-and certainly
no question OF greater momentcemid ever
present itself. Questions of this sort
might sometimes leal To great national
consequences, and ought therefore TO be
closely investigated and accurately exam
med. 1t was with this view Gn which he
had the concurrence of The mover of the
and the documents relating TO the case of
Il. w. Meade be referred to a select COM
mttee, TO examine and report the facts,
&c.
Mr.. I31m6te assented TO fhis course.
Ii was perhaps proper, that there should
be report OF a committee stating all the
facts, and bring them into one point of
view; and he was satisfied with a course
having that object in view.
MIR. JoHNsoN'S RESOLUTIONS.
The House then resolved itself into a
committee of the whole, Mr.. Desha i'm the
chair, on the following resolutions, sub
mitted by Mr.. Johnson, of Ky. at an early
period OF the session, and now for the
first time taken up:
!. ReSotred, That it is cXPcdient to provide
by law, for the widows of soldiers of the regu-
lar army. who were killed in battle, or who
died i'll service during the late war with Great
Britain.
2. Res9lred, That il is expedient TO provide
by law, for the disbanded AMI derams ed off,
GERS OF the army OF the United States, who
served in the late war against Great Britain,
by donations i'll land, viz to a major general,
ESQ acres a bri9adier general. Il20 acres
colonel and lieutenant colonel, 9GO acres ma
jOr, 800 acres; captain, go acres and subal-
terms, $50 acres.
3. hcsolred, That il is cxPedient to establish
hy Jaw, three additional military academies
w one IN the vicinity Of Fort Dearborn, in
south Carolina one ~ the VIcinity OF New
port, Kentucky and one in the vicinity of
Harper's Ferry, in Virginia one third Of the
cadets to be the sous of the officers and sol
dlcrs OF Tie late army, who died in the service
Of the Uaited States in the late war.
4. Resoired That IL is expedient TO establish
by lawan additional NATIONAL arrHOry, 20 be
located on the western waters.
5. ReSo'CCd, That IL IS eXPedient to organize
by law corps Of inyalids, TO he composed of
one thousand MEN