Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-24
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DOMESTIC.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-This is the
day fixed on by "A joint resolution of both
Houses, for terminating the present SEES
sion of Congress. Though SO much bu-
siness has been done for the three ias.
weeks, aud particularly on Saturday, COT
which condensed view is given under
the proper head,) mnch yet remains-far
the greater part of which must be left I'M
done. In The House Of Representatives.,
no less than AN hundred and forty sub
ccts are yet on the list of the orders of
The day; principally, it is true, of a mi
nor character, aud many Of them unfavo'
rabe reports on petitions, which would
probably never have been called up
Whatever remains u,idone in that House,
viii, under the rule adopted at the present
session, be continued over 10 the next. 1t
is well the Senate have but little business
before them, as in that body the rule is
different, aud subjects must, as heretofore
in HE other House, be originated de moro
al each session.
An attempt was on Saturday made to
extend the session week longer but
home has too many attractions, after SO
long an absence, 10 be easily resisted
The motion therefore failed on Saturday,
and is not more likely 10 succeed 10 day.
Nat. Int
April 2l.--The CONGRESS of the United
States finished its session about eight o'clock
last evening All the bills haze passed into
acts, whose passage in both Houses has been
the salaries of the Heads of Departments,
which was postponed indefinitely in the SEN
ate, on the disagreement oil the two Houses
respecting amendments thereto.
A complete list of the Acts will be published
in ourneNt; having deferred il. that il may he
cd i'm
the Department OF State.
All the bills reiaiIng to the collection of
revenue from imports, SC. and duties on i'm
ported a'tIcieS which have been noticed as
having rrce,tcd tilcir third reading, have be-
cume laws
he Sess 0n ias terminated tremendously,
and the members have separated, with tile
consciousness OF haSiNe generally devoted
th' mselses 10 their puDhc duties in AN exein-
Piaiy III nDer, and eDtcItAinIng towards each
other reciprocal feelings OF respect and good
will fB
II appears probable that the number of APP
plicants for the benefit OF the provisions of
the act for the relief of the INDECENT survivors
of the Army of the Revolution, will exceed
HE largest computation which was made
whilst the subject was Rnder debate in Con-
gress. -Four hundred and forty five, itappears
have already applied from the vicinity OF Bos-
ton al ne. The accounts from various parts
OF the country give gratifying information OF
the blessings which this act will shed on The
poor and decrepid veterans. In the Town of
York, ia. II appears, thirteen persons (none
of them commissioned oacers) have applied to
the proper Judicial officer, whose ages combin-
ed anionnt TO $50 years. " What "a spectacle"
says the York Gazette, Z" is Sergeant Thomas's
venerable, honorable, aud ancient squad
Their history is all eventful Poor, old, lame,
blind, deaf, and forgciful Theymever look ed
TO see this day, They have been banded
aboutfrom pillar to post, often without home
or stated place of residence" 10.
LAW MARTIAL.
VIM. o. WINSTON, Judge Advocate
U. States Army. we are informed, has rea
dy for the press Treatise on Martial
Law and Courts Martial, applicable to
the Army and Navy OF the United States,
in2vols. Svo. with All Appendix, contain
ing the general Rules of Evidence, alike
appiicablein the investigations of facts be-
fore Military Tribunals, as the Ordinary,
Civil, and Criminal Courts of the CouiI-
try also, Precedents of The Decisions of
Conrts Martial in the United States, as
well az Great Britain with the Rules and
Articles for the government ofthe Army
and Navy. no