Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-30


Mr.. Williams, also from the CONN.,.
tee Of claims to whom was referred y
Senate's bill for the relief Of the o 40
GERS and volunteers engaged in the l.t .
war with the Seminole Indians, made
report thereon, concluding with 20
commentator that the bin be ipdqG
nitcly postponed.
This report was opposed by M
Jones, MIR. Allen, and MIR. Cannon or
Tenn. Mr.. Mclean of Kentacky. Nr
Narfield of Maryland, Mr.. Stenbens
of Connecticut, and was supported by
MIR. Mercer. of Virginia, Mr.. CuIbrei
of Md. and Mr.. Williams and MIR. chi
pepper Of N. C.
The arguments on each side Of tbiO
question have been already pretty rulIv
stated, on another occasion. It is s1ei
Gent now generally to state that tbo
compensation allowed for the uCn ~
these horses was said to BE- intended ~
cover also the risk of their loss. a.
was evident from the fact, that the u
ioWance for the use OF the horse wac
greater than that allowed to the rider re
him for his services, and was a, the
rate OF double The average cost nf hu.
man labor in that suntry, &c. On
the other hand, il was said, that, when
these volunteers entered tie ser,irp,
there was certainly an implied coutrac
that The United States should furnish
their horses with forage. and should
not cause the horses to be rode to death
by forced marches and that the losses
IN question: were caused in this manner.
&c: that the rule which had been appG.
c to tie Kentucky volunteers, the
tennessee volunteers has a right to
expect to be also applied to them.
Other considerations mingled in the
Debate. Mr.. Culbreth. for example,
was in favor of the postponement of the
bill. because he believed the persons
in the bill to have been un.
constltutlonally in service.
The question on indefinite postpone
ment Of the bill was decided, by yeas
and nays in tie negative, 81 to IS.
The bill was then referred to a com,
mittee of the whole, such a reference
being required by the rules Of the house
as the bill contains an appropriation.
A message from the President was
received. of which an account will be
found under the Editorial head and
the Message. and the Documents &C.
companying it, were read, referred to
the committee on Foreign Affairs, and
ordered to be printed.
The engrossed bill for the relief Of
Elizabeth Craig, was read a third time
and passed.
The ensrossed bill to amend the act
providing for the publication of tho
avs of the United States, was read a
bird time; aud the yeas and nays were
ordered on its passage.
This bill proposes to reduce tie
lumber OF the publishers of the laws to
me for every state and territory, and
% reduce the allowance for the exeCu.
ion OF the work to about one half of
is present amount.
Hereupon ensued debate, in which
he following gentlemen took sides:
For the biil.--Messrs. CuIpepper,
oindal, Smith of n. G.
Against the bill ,-Messrs. Cannon,
Mailary, Foet, Simkins. Little, Settle,
otrother, Rhea, and Southland.
The debate turned on the question,
whether the obj ct was worth contiu.
atom of the present expenditure, which
t is supposed the passage of the bill will
'eduCe by three lourths of its amount.
In our next we will publish the re-
)ort Of the committee on the one side
IL favor Of the bill, and statement d
he substance Of the arguments against
t which will furnish fair view Of the
merits of the question.
The vote on the question was as fol-
ows For the bill, seventy. nine
against it, seventy eight.
So the bill was passed, and sent to
lie Senate for concurrence.
And the House adjourned.
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