Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY., APRIL Is.

SATURDAY., APRIL Is.
The Speaker laid before the House a
letter from Benjamin o. Tyler, accompa-
MED by copy ofthc declaration ofindc-
pendence, which he has lately published,
from the original document. The letter
was read and laid Oh the table.
MIR. Butler, ofVt. moved that the COM
miitee of the whole be discharged from
the further consideration of the bill for
the relief of Major General John Stark
with the view oigetting the bin before The
House, and having it acted on ; and TO
induce the House 10 consent 10 This
course, Mr.. Butler made Il few remarks.
stating that General Stark was now al line
great age of ninety years, and in INDECENT
circumstances and trusted the House
would not refuse TO extend relief TO this
aged and merltorious veteran.
MIR. Harrison hoped the House would
agree to the motion, for. in addition to
the greatage of General Stark, he was, Mr..
Ii. understood, IN bad health, and couse-
qncnily hs life very precarious. If the
late period OF the session was objected TO
taking up the bill, Mr.. II. said he should
move that the House meet 10 morrow :;
i0r the sabbath could not be better spent
that in leglslaiing 10 alleviate the distress
ofaveteran hero and he begged lfat The
House would not adjourn without doing
something FOR the relief Of this venerable
and INDECENT soldier o! the revolution.
The motion al MIR. Sutter was agreed
10 and The House took up the bill to
grant 10 Major General Stark pension
curing he, OF dollars per month,
from the Alb day of last July.
MIR. Butler moved 10 fill the blank with
forty dollars /; and Mr.. Lirermore moved
70 ri et,sf,f ,phi rh no l.
the same as the pension granted to Gen.
ST. Clair.
The last motion being first in order,
the question was taken thereon. :,nd the
sum OF SiGty dollars agreed ~, without a
division.
Mr.. RHgg1ss moved to insert in the
bill some provision for the relief of Han
nah Leighton, formerly wife of captain
Isaac Davis, who was killed i'm one of
The first battles of the revolution, that at
Concord, in April, l775.
MIR. Lipermore hoped the amendment
proposed by The gentleman from Massa-
chusetts would not be made. a pension
was 10 be granted TO major general Stark,
IN consideration of his services i'm The
revolutionary war. He could see no rea-
SON for coupling the old lady with him at
SO late stage of his life unless it should
appear, that she also had performed mill
tary services suitable provision might
be made for her separately.
Mr.. Rtggiss's motion was neratiyed.
without d division ; and
The bill was ordered TO be engrossed
and read third time to-day, and suisse
quenily read third time, passed and
sent TO tie Senate.
The House then again went into COM
mitttee of the whole, on the bill from the
SeAate TO increase the compensation of
certain officers of the government (the
Heads of Departments) and on the bill
10 authorize subscription 10 Seybert's d
to Pitkin's statistical works.
They were both reported TO the House,
and after All unsuccessful motion by Mr..
Moore TO postpone indefinitely the bill 10
increase the salaries, and various amend
ments being made thereto,
The bills were severally ordered TO a
third reading, and were subsequently
read third time and passed, and the a.
mendments sent TO the Senate for con.
cWrence.
The bill from the Senate concerning
tonnage and discriminating duties in GER
tain cases, was read the third time and
passed.
MIR. Bloomfield moved that when The
iIOuSC duJuuin1 IL duJouih W lO-hoIfOW
Sunday 10 o'clock, but subsequently,
after some opposition. withdrew lis mo
ton.
hir. Mercer, after expressing his disap-
probation Of a Sabbath meeting OF the
House, moved that it meet al o'clock
on Monday morning. This was nega;yed
ayes "a and
Mr. PindaH moved that when the
House adjourned il be 80 0cock on
Monday morning--negatlVed.
The bill from t:le Senate for the relief
OF *. IL. Johnson, and for the relel of
John Hall, passed through committee
of The whole but before they were f.
naliy acted on,
The House adjourned to Monday, at
70 O'Clock,
II IL moi ncreaanru sinro ,vo h.rc MI