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

ground that n would ne more beneficial
To the widow and more convenient 10 The
Treasury To pay The five years pension
gradually, than IN a gross sum, which
would be payable under the section as il
stood.
This motion was negativcd--ayes ~.
MIR. Hitchc0ek proposed so 10 amend
the bill, rs 10 confine the pensions 10 tie
widows o! such soldiers rs enlisted prior
10 the 10Th of December, iSli: wnich
motion was agreed 10 Without opposition.
The question was then taken on order
my The bill Ia be engrcssed and read
third Time, and Decided IN the negative,
as follows
YEAS MesSrs. Anderson. Ken. Barber.
Ohio, Beecher, Beilinser, Bionmiield, Bryan,
Butler, Campbell ColSton, ComstOck. Cruger,
Forney, Fuller. Gage, Harrison Hendricks
HerAimtr, hitchcock, Holmes, Mas 81 nnier
Irving, !. y. Johnson, Ken. kinsey, lawyer,
Little. HAIR. hlason, Mass. Merder, Merrill,
Palmer, ParrOit, Patterson, Pindall. Porter,
0uaries, Reed, Ringgold, Robsitson, Lon.
Siisbee, SimSins, bai Smith. Southland. Spen-
Ger, Stnarl Md: falimadge, Trmble, Tucker,
;. G. Walker, n. c. Walker. Ken. Wallace,
Wendoyer, Whiteside, Whitman, Williams, n.
Y. WHITNEY,.
NAFS-Ncssrs. Abbott. Adams. Alien.
Mass. Allen, Vt Ball, Barbour, Va. Bateman,
Bayley, - nett, blount, Boss, Buwell, Clai-
borne, Cobb, Crafts, Cushman, Darlington,
Desha. Drake, Edwards, Foger FORSYTH
Garrett, Hale, Hall Del. Hall, n. G. Has.
bronck, iiogg,. Holmes, Conn. HopkinSon,
Lowndes, Lane, VI Maclay, W. p. Maclay,
NJ Coy, Marchand. Moore, Morton, Mumford
Jer. Nelson, Ogden, Orr, Owen, P.tkin, Pom
dexter, Rhea, Rich, Richards, Robertson, Ken.
RuggleS, Savage, Scudder, Sergeant, Settle,
Seybert, Shaw, Sherwood, Slocunh, =. S.
Smith, Stewart, n. {. Storrs, Strong, Tarr,
Taylor. Terrell, Terry, lompkns, Town,
send, fucker, Va. Tyler. Upham, Westerlo,
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SO the bill was rejected.
Mr.. NoTs, under Il belief that lie bill
had been rejected from dislike 10 tue Sd
section, or come other feature, and that.
Invested OF the Objectionable provisions,
the bill would pass, moved TO reconsider
the vote just taken, than the bill might be
modified and rendered acceptable TO the
House.
This motion, after some discussion, was
egaiIved-ayes So, noes So;
And the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, TEE. -.
The Speaker laid before the House Il
letter from the Comptroller of the Trea-
sury, transmitting partial list of balances
due more than three years prior TO the
30ii! OF September, 1917, and which re-
NAMED unsettled on that day.
The Speaker also laid before the House
letter from the Secretary ofthe 'freasu-
ry, transmitting report OF the Director
OF The Mint, giving the result OF suudry
assays OF foreign coins, made III obedience
TO the act of April 30 1916
Mr.. Sergeant offered Joint resolution,
directing The judges of the supreme court
to be furnished each with copy OF
Waite's State Papers which was twice
read and ordered to be engrossed for
third reading.
Mr.. Lo,0AdeS, from the committee of
conference Oh the diSagreeing votes ofihe
two Houses on that part of the general
military appropriation bill which respects
extra pay TO officers OF brevet rank when
on separate service, made detailed re-
port, stating the views of the committee
OF tins House adverse 10 that apprCpria-
ton. and The arguments by which the
conferecs on The part of The Senate sus-
tanned their preference of it, 1t appears
that the committees of the two Honses
parted without being able to come 10 Az
agreement, each retaining lis own opin-
ion.
After the reading of The report, Mr..
Lo0ndes, remarkns that the views taken
of the subject by the committee rendered
unnecessary the atteinptto elucidate it by
any further remarks from himself, moved
that this House do adhere to It's disagree
ment to the amendment of the Senate,
which proposes an appropriation for the
3revet extra pay.
MIR. Mercer, suggesting that the length
of lie report was such as TO prevent
due comprehension OF the force aud scope
OF lis reasoning, by hearing it once read,
therefore moved that the report lie on the
table and be printed which motion was
agreed ~.
Mr.. Earards, of n. c. offered the fol-
lowing resolution for consideration
iiesoiUcd, That the committee on military
affairs be instructed 10 enquire into the expo
diency OF making some provision for The wild
ows Of such soldiers otthe militia die,I after
reaching their homes in consequence Of disea-
ses contracted whilst in the service
Mr.. l.. said, that principle similar 10
that contained III this resolution was con
tanned III the bill which was yesterday re-
jected, and he believed large majority
of the house were IL favor of that provis,-
on, but had voted against The bill on ac-
count of other provisions, highly obiec-
tiouablc, which ii contained. Ills motion
was intended again 10 bring the subject
before the house.
The motion was agreed TO.
Mr.. BmoeH, IN rising TO make a mo-
iion, said, that there was subject refer
red to the committee Of Ways and Means,
which would probably excite some notice
when the general appropriation bill should
be reported, and respecting which his mo-
ton was intended 10 procure some infor
nation which might lac necessary 10 a
correct understanding Of it. Under the
treaty OF Client, certain commissioners
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