Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-19


But he chose TO submit the case to the inves.
tgation and decision of u court martial, com.
posed Of disting pushed officers, by whom Alex.
Arbuthuot was condemned to be hung which
sentence was confirmed and executed. By
the same tribunal, Robert c. Ambrister was.
IN the hrst Instance, condemned 10 be shot !:
but, upon reconsideration, they changed the
sentence to that Of corporal punishment and
confinement 10 hard labor. The reconsi,,sra.
too was disapproved by Genetai Jackson and
TIE brst senteace confirmed and execu,esl.--
Oa thus last point the committee are of opinior
that II would have been more correct for Gen
JACKSON, after submitting the case to "A court
ihhrtl;i, MOI only to examine the facts rs TO his
Suiit bui 10 determine the punishment To be
thn!ctsd, TO have acQuiesced in their iiiial and
onlN regal decision as court. Bat, in this,
Tue COMMITTEES are satisfied that Gen. Jackson
aus not transcend the power warranted ny The
law o. cetahaiien-- the prisoners owi confes-
stvn, shd the evidence produced, going. To
e,tahiisl; the tfcts which Justified its appliua-
,'on. Aud taomsa he principles of naiioua,
law involved IN this war would have authoriz.
ca a.mOre extensive sacrifice, even on the
PEI, cns oi the innocent, Vel the committee
ueeni IL matter OF great fsiicitaiion, that
punishment 'ell upon the guilty alone; and
that the "b)ect is effected, with 30 limited an
eNsmpieof justice. Under this view of the
w0oe subject, the committee can discover
ni"ch WHICH merits applause, ard little that
OBSERVES cenSure; and, from the incaicuh,b bic
henents reSni,iig TO the nation, from the TAI tn
Iui a II distinguished services of Gen Jackson
and the officers and men who served under his
command, IN terminating finally the Se,ninole
war, are at opinion that they are entitled To
the thAmks OF their country"
Ater slmA remarks, III support of
Her respective opinions, and some
conversation on poinf of order, the
"'!estion on referring the report of The
military committee 10 committee of the
whole on the state of the uiion, was car
red, without division.
On motion OF Mr.. Desia, The paper Of
'ered by Mr.. Johnson, OF Kentucky, as "a
substitute, was then referred TO The same
eoinm,itee, and
Mr.. 1dlfn'adge gave notice, that if no
one else did, he should, on Monday next.
move 10 GO into agOntmiitee of the whole
on Ibis subject.
On motion Of Mr.. Taylor, the commit
tee on The public lands were instructed
to enquire into the expedieucy of extend-
ing The time for issuing and locating mil
i,ars land warrants, for services rendered
d'iring the war oIihe revelation.
On motion of Mr.. Hpbc,t, The Secre-
tary of the Treasury was Instructed TO
report TO the House statement of the
debts, credits and funds OF all the Banks
IN the District nj Columbia, NOT e.nhrac-
Ell III the terms at Tie resolution OF the
House \ iew daysago q
Several instructions Of enquiry were
gwen 10 The post Office committee, on
motion of Messrs. Williams, at Connect
eat, FOiger, Mills, F'uiier and E,1ri,, of
South Caroline respectively.
The Speaker ai't before the House a
letter from The Secretary of the Navy.
transmitting the Annual Report of the
Commissioners, with sundry statements
III relation to The Navy Pension Fund,
which was ordered TO lie on the table.
The Speaker laid before the House a
mother letter from the Secretary of the
Navy, transmitting sundry papers, being
copies OF letters and extracts Of letters TO
the commanding naval officers, which
contain all the Instructions which have
issued from the Navy Department, in
pursuance of the act of Congress, prohib-
ting the Importation OF slaves, passed OH
the 2tl day of March, 1907, in obedience
10 resolution of the House Oil The Ath
Inst.
THE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.
ihe bill making appropriations for the
support o! the Military Establishment for
the year 1919, was read the third time
and the qHestion on lis passage was decid-
ed, by yeas and nays, in the affirmative.
by vote of l07 10 81.
The ground of the opposition TO this
bill, is, the CLAUSE il contains, specifically
approprlating ten thousand dollars for ex-
ira pay for the soldiers work in the re-
pairs and construction of roads; this
provision being considered to involve the
princIple ofihe constitutional power of
Inc general government To make roads
wi'i.Ni the several states. Had this clause
oeen excepted, 1T IS supposed the bill
Wonl' have passed, nen,. con-
committee OF The whole, Mr. Pitkia. in the
chair, on the bill respecting the Militia
~ Establishment"
lThe frtt section proposes to add TO
the corps OF engineers one Brigadier Gen
eral, one Lieutenant Colonel, two Majors.
two Captains, four first aud. four second
LiehtenaniS and TO give The same pay
and cniolnmenls TO the corps as TO ihose
OF the corps of Ordnance. The second
section provides that the corps of heavy
artillery shall consist of four regiments.
and of four addiiioRai CoIonels, and thai
promotion IN that corps shall be governed
by tie same rule as in The infantry. Tile
third section provides HAT the Quarter
Masters Department shall, besides The
chief of that Department, consist of six
Majors and Two Captains. The fourth
section provides that, i'll case of allow
ance, by law 10 officers for servants and
forage, certificates ofthe servants having
been employed, and the forage used, shall
no, be required. The Gfih section pro-
vldes the pay of The Commissary Cen
era, and authorizes The addition, TO tie
officers under him, of two deputy Com
missaries, taken from the line, with the
rank and pay of Majors of Ordnance
The SiFM section proposes TO allow the
Surgeon General The same pay as lie late
Physician and Surgeon General, aud i'm
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