Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-10


sion of dollars, and moved 10 fill
the blank with QUO dollars.
Mr.. Harrison moved Ia fill the blank
with the sum of 1000, which, after two
counts, was carried-ayes go, noes 70.
The question vas taken ON MIR. Ciay's
amendment, with tue blank thus filed,
and negatived-ayes 6S, noes 50.
MIR. Taylor of n. Y. tben moved an "a
mendment directing the Secretary OF War
to place Gen. ST. Clair on The pension
| hist, AT the rate of dollars per month,
payable as other pensions are.
Mr.. Harrison moved to insert, before
| the clause directing the animal pension,
| u provision for paying TO Gen. 81. Clair
| the sum of 1896 dollars in full OF his
claim against the government.
This motion was negaiived, ayes 81,
noes SO; and, the question recurring on
MIR. Taylor'S motion,
MIR. Palmer moved TO fill The blank
with Fifty dollars, as the monthly pension.
MIR. Terry moved eighty, whlchwas ne
gatived, ayes G9. noes rs.
Mr.. Sto,Ts proposed serenity fire dollars
per month, which was also nesatived-
ayes 81.
Mr.. Harrison moved the sum of serenity,
which was also lost-ayes IL. noes a
and
The sum ofsirty was eventually agreed
too to II, and thus amended,
Mr.. Idgior'S amendment was adopted
by large majority after an unsuccess-
full melton by Mr.. Lirermo,c, 10 make the
pension TO commence on the An of Juiy
instead OF March.
The committee of the whole then rose,
and reported the bill as amended, TO the
House.
The House having taken up the report
of the committee of the whole:
Mr.. Taylor, of New York, moved TO
strike out the siriy as the amount of the
proposed moRthly pension. and 10 insert
yyly:
This motion was decided by yeas and
nays, in the negative-yeas 73, nays 90.
Mr.. Mercer then proposed an amend
ment, providing that General St. Clair
should receive for the remainder Of his
life the half of the full pay attached TO the
rank which he filled in the army al the
| close of The revolutionary war /: and al
so proposed, as part ofthe amendment, a
preamble TO the bill, expressive of the
high sense entertained by Congress Of
the virtue and services, &c. of Gen. ST.
Clair.
This motion not being in order unless
the whole
Mr. Mercer, to attain his object, moved
the recommitment ofthe billtoa commit
tee of the whole house; which motion was
rejected by a large majority, and the a
mendment with il of course.
MIR. Harrison made an unsuccessful at
tempt TO revive the motion made in COM
mittee by Mr.. Clay; and
The question was then taken on COLI
| curing with the report of the committee
of the whole, granting pension of Siaty
dollars month, aud decided i'll the affir-
mative-yeas 100, nays 40.
Mr.. Mercer then moved the following a
mendment, by way of preamble: "Where-
as the Congress of the United States en-
terrain high sense of the tried integrity,
as well as otthe civil and military virtue of
Arthur St. Clair, late President of the
| Congress, and Commander in Chief of the
! Army of the u. States, whom they learn,
with regret, has been reduced, by msior-
| tune, to extreme poverty"
This motion was gatived-ayes 81,
| noes 81; and
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time o-morrow.
A message was received, by Mr.. Secre-
tary Cults, announcing the insisting of
the Senate on their amendment TO the
military appropriation bill, on the subject
ofextra allowance TO brevet officers in
certain cases, which amendment had been
disagreed TO by the House of Representa-
tives.
The Speaker laid before the House a
| letter from the Secretary of the treasury
transmitting, in compliance with reso-
| luton of the House, the reports or the
coyproi boards nt rom aDnoiuf
ed for the settlement and adjustment of
land claims in the state of Louisiana and
territory of Missouri and
The House adjourned.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6.
Mr.. Taylor, from. the committee of cleo
tions, made report, accompanied by
SundTy documents, amongst which is a
letter from Mr.. Mumiord to the commit
tee, on the case of George Mumford a
member of this House from n. Carolina,
whose right to a seat has been question
ed, because he had not, previously TO at
tending the House, resigned the office of
Principal Assessor in bis district. The
report concludes, on the ground that the
duties and compensation ofthe Office land
of course the Office itself had expired,
that George Mumford is entitled to a seat
in the House. The report was read and
committed.
Mr.. Sonfhard, from The committee on
Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the
Senate's bill directing the manner of ap-
pointing Indian Agents, aud continuing
ihc Act for establishing trading houses
with the Indian tribes, reported the same
without amendment; aud ii was referred
to the committee ofthe whole to whom was
referred a bill previously reported by the
same committee respecting the civiliza-
lion and education of Indians.
The Speaker laid before the House a