Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-18

they hereby are, direc aud occurred TO adj
Just and settle the clams OF each aud every
surviving officer of the amy OF the EeyOlu.
ton. who by the several resolves of Congress,
made or or before the 2iSt OF October, 1880,
was entitled Z" half pay iorliie and who stall
/ "pply tor such settlement withiu---months
'tum the date ut this aCt, by dc6uclipg hOm
the aiieaiareS at such bali pay, computed
[ tom the redu. ,,Ou at ihe army, five wears tull
| paN, and the balance of SUch arrearages be-
! ~. thuS a>ctr tdiurd, certificate shall issue
Tor The same, beating interest at the rate of
>iN per ceni. PER annum redeCmab'e at the
pleasure OF the government: Prpriird, That
II The Whole amount of tie balances So TO he
asvcrtaineG shall exceed one miiilon of dol
lars. they shall be respectively and ratpably
reduced 80 that the a"g cgate ofihe certificates
10 bS issued shall not be- more titan the said
sum of one million OF dollars.
Sec. 2. dnd be 1t further 6aacied, That, from
and after the date OF the certificate each aud
every officer TO whom it is issued, shall he
placed on the bait pay pension list OF the l..
States and shall be entitled 10 receive the half
pay ~ haIf Yearly payments for aud daring
ihe term OF ms natural life PrOrided, That n
The aggregate of the said half pay shall e>-
cetd . 5000 per dnpu;n. the same shall be re.
"ucea bN "a rateabie deductions, so as not TO
AMOUNT 20 more than that .um.
The bill haviu. been read through
MIR. Sergeant d, iivered his sentiments
III iavor OF The bill, and enforced them
vita eloqurnce and argument.
MIR. Rheo delivered speech Of consi-
rabie length, against The bill when,
A motion 10 'Ia, effect having been
made. the On, sion Was laker or striking
our the FIRST SECTION of the bill, and deci
ded ~ the affirmative, by d majority of
about ~ votes
This decision (yiialIy affecting the bib
was reported TO the iluu"p Nhen, Oh
motion OF MIR. Nelson OF Va. the rpnor,
OF The committee ofthc whole was order
Ell In lie on the table, in order tina, il
might BE- finally acted on in ful! nouse;
and the Hcnse adjourned.
Fric0y, hprNi Mr.. Smith of Ma
ryiand from the committee OF ways and
means, made a detailed report, accompa.
n!cd 10y Il bilI au'hOrising the President of
tbe United States 10 borrow two millions
oi dollars, AND for other purposes which
WAS twice read and committed.
MIR n SmyM, from The military com
muuee, TO whom had been re committed
he iepnri on the petition Of certain ca
diets al the MIlilary Academy, reported
The same "iihoui amendment.
Ar. COcke moved substitute Tor The
report more favorable 10 the cadets than
The original report, and less so 10 tie oil.
GERS having charge OF the academy
Nv. Feat moved 10 lay The report and
amendmcu, on The table. Negaived
And they were referred 10 a com mitiee
o! The Whole
The Speaker laid before the House a
letter iroH the PosimaslerGencial,ir trans
milling list Oi unproduciiv" prsi routes.
REVOLUTIONARY OFFICERS.
ihe house resumed the consideration
OF tn" report of the committee Of lie
whole on Tie bill Tor the reDici of CERTAIN
surviNi ing officers of tie Revolutionary
army.
Whereupon a debate Of considerable
interest arOSr, IN which MesSrs. Lirey
more Nelson. OF Va. Gross, Of y Y. Hemp.
hit, CaSiinsGn, Mcigs, and IVayFeM, advo.
cajeC the bill and Mir. Hardin aud Mr..
SontLad opposed it.
Inc question on c0ncurring in The re.
pert ot the committee ct the whole, 10
sirikc ont The frs, section 81 The bill, was
then Icclded-I gas 81. Mays 20.
so He iirs' section was stricken out,
and the bill of course REJECTED.
Mr.. Ljvermore then moved 10 discharge
the committee of the whole from the
further consideration Of the bill WHICH
proposes 10 change the tariff of duties
ON goods imported, uilh view TO move
for lis indefinite pOsipOnemcnt. He pro-
Ceeded 10 assign the reasons for his no
I"Ci essentially 10 change our revenue
~ysiem, and 10 change il III his opinion,
Tor he worsr. The time, too for making
tbs experiment was, lie SAID, ri all times
the ln0st TIA fortunate, at a moment when
Il Is known that The Treasury is dralmed
to The very drgs-
Mr. Spcaher here arrested Mr.. Liver
more's speech, by declaring that debate
IN the merits Of the bill, was not iu or
der OF This motion, according 10 the rules
OF tie Ionse
My. B0YtoW. with view 10 bring The
! question into Il shape sus epiblr 0i de
la q, movcd TO amcud Hg. Lveruore's
| action, SO a. 10 add in - 4 provision 10
| postpone tie bill iud Gri'eiy
This moiiDn, and debate on il, were also
pronounced irregular, for reasons which
NJ. Speaker assigned.
Aliyr some observations or the point
Of order, from McSsrs. BG,J0rr, Lirs,-
more and Lc,rhHeS,
The question on Mr. LiU1mgyes n4o
ton Nas ,ahcn, without debate, on the
merits o. tie bill aud decidcd-ycas a.,
nays gG
So thr house refused to discharge the
committee OF tn" whole from The c0nsit-
Grafton oi The said bill. Whtreup0n,
Mr. S'0rrS Offered the following rcsoIu-
ton, and moved that u be committed 10
a committee of The whole on the state Of
the UulpD.
' Rrsoircd, That ~ is rxrcdent to provide
by law Tor che establishment OF system of Iii>
terual rcyeuae.'
This resolve was referred, as moved
wilhou, debate.
The rngrossrd bill GOV the relief Of ie-
neral James Wilkinson, (approprialing
1900 dollars, 10 indemnify bin from a
certain judgment obtained against him
hN Genernl Inhn tim lYas read q lLilI