Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-17
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE Or REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY,, FEE. II.

WEDNESDAY, FEE. ~.
Mr.. He1ick, from the committee on pri-
vate land claims, reported bill for the
final adjudication Of The claims TO land i'm
Missouri territory of Elisha and William
Winter, Gabriel Winter, and the reprc-
scntatives Of jacques CIammorgan, which
bill was twice read and committed.
On l.otion OF Mr.. Nus, The committee
of ways and means were instructed 10 in
quirc Into tho e1pediencv Of cxempting
from duty The articles of Sicilan sumac
and mcrino wool, imported into The Uni
ted States.
The Speaker laid before the House
letter from the Secretary of War, trans
rilting a report, in obedience TO a resolu-
ton Of the House, concerning contracts
for the supply of fire arms, the supplies al
each Of The national armores, and the
Diniber, species, and quality OF arms ma
DHiactured and repaired at said armories
The bill for The remission of duties OH
stereotype plates and upon Bibles and
'festamcnls in foreign languages, import
ed hv Bible Societies, was, on motion,
recommittcd TO q committee Of the whole
house.
Pensions to Soldiers T1idows, Sc.
The House then took up the report Of
f,e committee of the whole on fhe bin
concerning lIalfpay pensions, sc. and a
greed, SuCCcsSiveiy, to all tic amend
meniS thereto reported by The committee.
1lr. Harrison then moved io strike out
the 81 section of the bill. which provides
That in all cases where any soldier of the
regular army shall have died while in tie SER
vice oftle United States, iu the late war or in
returning bone from said service, leaving a
widow, such widow shall be entitled to receive
fic sum Of tOrfv-eight dollars annualiy for the
- AZ a nal ply MI
Ia case OF tie death or InteTmarriage of said
widow, bsFore the expiration Ofth term OF five
years from the death of the husband aforesaid
the half pay forthe remainder Of tue term shall
erase
Whicll motion Mr. II. subsequently with
drew when
Mr.. Coiston renewed the motion TO ex-
pungc the section on which considerable
debate took place.
The moilon-was supported by Messrs.
Toore, Of p. and CokgfOn, and opposed by
Messrs. Taylor, of y. Y. Holmes, Of Mas
Spcpccy, ComslOck, Ogie, IYaikcr of N. C..
TN Neisoa, johnson, Of K. and Ha,visotl;
and finally negatiyed by the following
vote
Cor striking out the sectiou-Messrs. All
hot. Adams Ball, Barbour Of Viz Bstenan,
B,ount, Boss, Burwel, Campbell, Cobb, Coils.
ton, Desha, Edwards FORSYTH, Garrett, Hall
\. &. Hasbrouck. EeudiicRs, Hogg, Holmes,
Conn. HOpk lnSOn, huntingdon, W. Ma
clay, ". +. MacIay, APCoy, Marchand, Mari,
Moore Owen. Pitkin, QuarIcs, Rhea, Scudder,
Slocnnb. Bal. Smith, ). 5. Smith, Stewart,
\. G. Siorrs, Tsrr, rerreli, Townsend. Trim
bic, Fucker. Va. Tyler, WCsteylo, Williams
{ on. Williams, y. C.---58.
Against striking it out-Messrs. Allen, Vi.
Anderson, Ky. Anderson, Pa. Barber, Ohio
Rmley. BECKER, Bellinger, Bennett Bloom.
field. Bryan, Butler, Ciagett. Claiborne, Com
.fock, Crafts, Crngcr, Cnlbrcih, Cushnau
Harrington, Earle, Ellicott, Erwin, $ &. Floyd,
T0icer. FOfney. Fuller, Gaze, Hall, Del. Har-
I,.on. Herbert. Hetkimcr, Hitchcock, Holmes
Hubbard, Hunter, Irving, ~. Y. johnson, Ky.
kursof, hirtlaid Lawyer, Linn, Litue,
I.rWudre Fi'Lane. Mason, Mass Mercer, Mcr-
UH. Middleton, Morton, MumfOrd, Murray,
Jer Seedn. =. 81. Nelson, New. Newton,
ogden. Orie. ralmcr. Parrott Patterson, Pc
tor, ipidU. PoindeXter, Porter, Reed Rich,
HUigs,id Robertson, Lou. Rucgles, Sampson.
Savage, SAWYER. Sergeant, Settle, Seybert,
Sherwood. Silsbee SimkWs, Southland Spen-
rn strong. stuart, (slaryland) Isllmadge,
z ayior, JompkinS, Tucker, ). G. Upbam,
Watser. ~. G. Waker, ky. Wallace, Weudo.
,et. v hiimsu, Williams, n. Y. Wilkin, Wilson
Feng.-01.
Mr. Hu71soa then moved TO amend the
clion, by making &c pension commence