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

when the present session OF Congress may be
terminated"
The resolution was read, once, twice,
thrice, passed and sent TO the Senate for
concurrence.
MIR. Reed, of Maryland, submitted for
consideration the following resolution:
Whereas resolution was passed by the
Congress of the UHited States Oh the fith day
ofOctober, lTSo, in the following words, To
Wit:
z {" Resolccd, Tha, monument be erected to
1t the memory OF the late Major General the
- Baron lie haib, in the city OF Annapolis, in
" the state ot Maryland, with the following in-
sCription :" Here followed the inscription.
Resolved, Therefore, that the atorogoin; re-
solution be referred 10 a select conihiitec,
with Instruction TO report Il bill TO carry lie
same INTO effect.
And the question having been put from
the char, that the Hon. do now proceed
10 consider tie resolution, ii MAS decided
III the neyGtise.
GEORGIA CLAIMS.
The House then resolved itself into
commit,sr of The Whole, Mr.. BcsSsH in
the Gu in, OF the bin authoris!ng the pay
ment OF certain claims OF Georgia militia
for services rendered during the years
1876.
Mr. CcJb spoke AT some lengih, recall
ing the attention of The House to the OBJ
Of the session IN support of this claim,
aud adduciug some further arguments,
drawn from facts not in his possession
when he first expressed his views OF the
subject.
Mr. I>JreU also addressed the House
iii behai, of this claim, and enforced its
merits, bv variety of cogent arsu-
menis.
After some amendments bad been made
to tile details OF the bili, a motion was
made 10 strike oul the first section of lie
li'l--
Mr.. TdiimqIge rose in support of the
motion, ti:e merits OF which he examined
with reference 10 The documents on which
II had been sustained, as we'll as to the
oldage of The claim, and Ills repeated re-
iections in former days, and daring the
administration OF Washington, when The
real nature OF the claim was better nnicr-
stood, he SAID, titan il possibly could be at
the present day. He also took the ground
against this claim, that il was intended
and understood, by some OF the Comtnis-
sloners al least and so reported by com
miiice OF the House, 10 have been nerg-
Ell IN the amount of $50, 600 dollars,
which the Uried States agreed 10 pay 10
Georgia tor The territory ceded by that
state To The United States.
Alr. Forsyth replied TO Mr.. 'Talimadge,
point by point. lie denied ilrat long de-
NAL of justice ought 10 constitute an OBJ
stacle to its final award, or that repeated
reilsals ought TO be plead in bar 10 IL Just
claim. He went into full examination
Of the grounds of the claim which he
sustained with earnestness. In regard To
Mr.. Attorney General Lincolns unsup-
ported Impressions respecting the liqui-
daton OF this claim by The convention be-
tween Georgia and the United States,
which had been quoted by Mr.. Tall
madge, he denied them any weight what
ever, particularly where there was direct
testimony by two others of the commits
sioners, positively denying Mr.. Lincon's
impression. Mr.. T. concluded his com
prehensiye views of this question, by ex-
pressing his earnest hope, that Justice
would al length be done 10 these claim
ants.
The question was then taken on strik-
ing 0gt the first section of The bill, and
decided i'll The negative-60 Ia SO.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the House, but, before coming
10 any decision thereon,
The House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4.
Mr.. PteaSants, from the naval com nit
tee, made d report on the petition of
Capt. Samuel g. Reid, on behalf of the
officers and crew of tie late private arm
ed brig Gen. Armstrong, accompanied
by bill, authorizing the distribution of
sum of mon among the officers and
crew of the said brig; which was twice
read and committed
The Speaker laid before the House
letter from the Secretary of the Navy,
transmitting, in obedience TO a resoluii-
on OF the House, the proceedings OF a
court martial, held in the Mediterranean
during the last year, for the trial OF Cap
tain john o. Creighton, charged with
striking mIdshipman under his com
lUand
The House then proceeded to the con-
Sideraiion of tile remaining section ofthe
EXPATRIATION BILL.
The question ander consideration be-
ing on the adoption of the following sub
siliute offered by Mr.. Robertson, Of Lou
as All amendment TO the remaining sec
zion Of The bill:
"Ilatinall prosecution " hieh mas hereafter
he instituted against any person tor having en-
gagged IN military or naval service, for or a
ganst any foreign power, VIXEN without the
jurisdiction of the United States, who, before
the Commission of tie fact with which he may
stand charged, shall have been a citizen ofthe
United States, but shall have exercised his
right OfexpatrisfiOu by becomiuga citizen or
subject OF any foreign state or community by
adoption. il shall be lawful for such person to
give such tlct ofexpatriaton i'm evidence upon
the general issue, aud if, upon the trial of such
person so charged as aforesaid, he shall prove
snch fact TO the satisfaction of the jury, lie
shall be discharged from such prosecution"
Mr.. Forsyth made an unsuccessful
motion 10 amend the substitute so as 10
require that the citizen desiring TO ex-
palriate himself should cause to be re-