Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-12

Mr.. Storfs rom the commtte.
Roads and Canals, to which wan ~. y
red Tie bill from the Senate. OH ~,
.tiorize the appointment Of conImis.; y
crs, 10 lay out the road therein 10y
Itioned," reported the same withoat a
meDdment; and it was referred :
committee Of the whole.
REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONS
Mr.. rinlall then introduced. i.
observations shelving the grounds
which he deemed it necessary. q ~,
resolution, the objectof which wa ss%
declare that the instalments of rey.ls
tionary pensions which will become 4.
on or before tho All, day Of Septrmhs.s'
should be paid alike manner as i n
act to amend that act, passed at i,
present session, had not become l.m
The question to consider this resJ I'
ton was taken by Yeas and Nays y,
decided i'll the affirmative. by IS yo,s a
To 81.
The resolution was then read )
cond tine.
Mr.. M'Lean Of Ken. moved to rer.,
it to committee Of tAe whole, as
make it the order Of the day for 70 mo.
row, On this motion there took ul,e.
some deba O.: at length, the yeas ana
nays being ordered, on the suceestio H.
Of Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. M.Lean wiihdrs
his motion to save time. Mr.. Reid re-
newed the motion, and Mr.. Williams Il
N. c. supportcdit.
The Yeas and Nays We're then again
ordered on the question, on suggesdm
Of Mr.. Taylor. 1t was decided in Il,
negative 79 10 &c.
Whereupon, debate arose, which
consumed much time, on the pr!Dcb,
Of the resolve, in which debate the lol
lowing gentlemen engaged:
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FOR THE RESOLUTION,
Messrs. Taylor, Pindall,
Mercer, Smith of Md.
Whitman, and Wood.
AGAINST IT.
Messrs. M.Lean of Ken. Burton,
Bloomfield, SimkinS
Brown, Barbour.
Those who opposed the principleot |
this resolution objected, first, to il,
form, and the invasion proposed in tho
ordinary mode of legislation, 10 sus.
pending by resolution the operation q
a law. Next, the resolution was spoken
of as being in effect repeal Of the Law, |
until the next meeting Of Congress-
that the cause which had made the a.
mandatory law necessary, namely The
evasions and frauds under the Original
law required corrective now as much
as when, under that conviction, thes.
mandatory law had passed ; that tie
house was now thin. and the attempt
to suspend the law was taking adysn'
tage of the absence OF so eonsideranlea
portion of the house.
To these objections it was replied,
that joint resolution, approved Blythe
President, was as much law asinany
other form, and was justified BY many /
-precedents on the Statute book. The
proposition, it was urged, was motto
repeal a law, but to prevent the suspect
sion OF the operation of the pension law
by the want of time to re examine all
the cases before the next semi annual |
payment becomes due. AS to the FRAUDS
under the old law, they were very limit
ed. it was generally believed, and an
amendment of the resolution would o.
viate that objection. 1t was furtas'
said, that there was every reason TO 0t
lieye it would take two years to e1'.
mine anew and adjudicate the pension
cases under tie amendatory Law. As
to the House being thin, leave oil az
sence had been granted to the absences,
and there yet remained as appearecg
the last vote, one hundred and plu
members, which could lot be calleus
small portion of the House.
Mr.. Parker of Virginia, moved
lay the resolution upon the table; WHICH
motion was negati,ed, 70 to Is.
On motion of Mr.. Foot, the resoN'
was amended by annexing a provs.
that the Secretary OF " ar be ana Osl -,
by is directed to suspend the PAYNE.
OF the pension to any person VINO, ~ ~I
his opinion, is not entitled to a peh'i''