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

ieast incoIsectneSs IN our account OF The
proceedings. With tha, courtesy, how
ever, which. IL no, our dut,, il has ri
ways been orr wisl, to observe towards
those who address us OH matters Of bu
siness, the following answer Was returned
TO MIR. Randolr:.'s noir:
Sunday March &c, 1920.
Hon. John Randolph
SIR: The report, 10 which YOU refer in your
note OF The 18th was drfived, from suurces
en'i'ied u high credit particular care beia.
takeu not To Imputc To yuu any language
which might be subject To neutrality-suspicious..
Your speech on the following dAy was report.
ed aud will he sub:nitted to you Tor revision,
when transcribed.
NeryIespectfuiiy,
Your oil, dt serv'ts,
GALES ~ SEACON..
"lhese two nOles are only introduced Ia
the public eye, because part OF our uole
was referred 10 by Mr.. Randolph, in in.
| trodnCin% his motion Yesterday, and be-
cause they serve 10 shcw the grounds Of
his motion"
The editors state, that they did not
reach the House on Thursday morning
uniii they had been IN session abou
halt an hour, aud when The clerk was
Calling The yeas and NAYS on the question
oi adjournment; that iaey took care to
seek. collect aud arrange the Information
Oh HE debate which had transpiIed, with
unusual at,s niion and 10 guard against
The possibility OF Histahin. any part OF
MIR. Ramdoiph's language, il was stated
30 generally as not 10 be capable OF mis-
| apprehension.
The motion above stated Mas pro-
posed by Mr.. Srofier OF Virginia 10 be
! amended by adding thereto words 10 the
following etitc,
b." Unless the Information required by the
! genfiemas from; Virginia, IA. fu,ni.hea Gyto
DsorTOc nVrnng."
| Whercu9nn, we understand Mr.. K e..
at he suggestion 81 Il iricaA, Withdrew
ATS motion, 10 give an Opportunity, be-
lore renewing IT, 10 III TO disclose 10 him
! The names OF those who furnished It's
with an account oi The proceeding refer
! :ed TO IN his mole "A above"
! On motion OF Nj Smith of Md.
hesoiced That The comnIttc on the post of.
| fees aud post roads be- instructed 10 inquire
! into the CN.edloncy OF attOrding some pecu-
mary re'ie, TO the wiuow and children 1t
| John Heaps, male carrier, killed by the per-
sors Who recently robbed the U. ). Mail
near Baltimore.
| "Wednesday, March 29.-Mr StOrrs, from
Tie Select Committee TO whom MAS re-
committed The Revolutionary Pension law,
reported bill which provides that no
| person, alter the payment at the pension
ON iiiI March 1920, shall coniinue TO re-
ctlve pension under the act OF March
| 1918. uulil lie shall have exhibited in
court schedule OF his estate, and shall!
have taken, and subscribed and produced
! 10 tie court an oath, as 10 his mol ,aping
| disposed OF ANY property uilli intent %
To diminish II as 10 bring himself within
The provisions OF the said act, e.. co
| ny al which Schedule and oath, aud The
! opiniOn OF the court OF the value of The
scheduled property shall be delivered 10
The Secretary OF Nar-Who shall strike
| from the list ~ pensioners SUCH as in his
| opinion are not III such INDECENT circum-
! stances as 10 be unahletu suppOri iheIa-
selves .ih0ulIIiie assistance o, their cOun
! Try The bill vas read ami committed.
| HE report OF he COMMITTEE of claims
Oh The case OF Wm. Henderson OF Va.
feIec,ing the Claim, was, alter repeated
attempts by Messrs. BAH aud S,urrs 10
amend il, finally adopted.
Mr. RaudOlPa then rose, and, after a
! speech at upwards OF al hour ia length,
sub gi'ie'i tie following resolution:
g." ReSoiced, Thar Crates AID Seatom. Editors
of the National Intelligence b. excluded from
this House reporters"
! Nix !StrOther and Mr.. PindaH made
several observations, whIch we're moi
hrhrt ID The person giving ihis sketch
M. BrHsh, u OHIO, however, rose, aud
tn some warmth defended the pers rs
against whom the proposition was direct
ed, on the gF- md THAT tIIcrcvas no chary
brought agaIns' hem, without Isl ich i
could mo- condemn OF pass seusuTe upon
the mcaHcsi individual ~ the laud aud
called upon Mr.. k. to put III sperlfioa.
ilon o his complaint. MIR. RaHdoiDh did
so, and ultimately modiiici his pr posi-
| ton, so as 10 read as follows, supporting
II al the same IiuIe III q sp eCh OF con
side able length:
| ReSOIUcd, That Gales Is Seaton, having pub
| iished an incorrect TFpoTt oi the PrOcCPdIuas
OF this House OF Tue 23d not from their own
| view and heating thereof, but on the reprc-
| sentdtiOn OF some unknown person, whose
! name they Aave refused to Civ When thereto
| required ny a member f'Om Virginia
| Therefore IL, S0trsd, Fhdi, unless they give
| mp iIe author OF such report, Gales u Seaton,
| Editors Of the National InteIligpnc 4, he ex-
| cluded from this House as Reporters of the
| proceedings thereof.
Mr.. PndgH spoke at considerable
length OIL IN subject after winch thr
question on the above notified PROPOSE
lion was decided by yeas and nays, as
follows:
YEAS NIessrs. BayIy, FLOYD. Nelson, Va.
Pindaii. Randolph, Robertson, Is. Smith, Va.
| SIrOther-o
Nays-l1O.-So Mr. RaldoIph's motion
was reJecied-Aud Tie House adjourned
| at 3 o'clock.
Thursday, March 80 - MIR. ,Sawyer sub
United tue following resolve
ReJolrcd, That committee bc appointed 10
| enquire into ihc eN;'edIency Of dboiIshine
such Offices Of the customs ~ it NAV be pro-
| per to suppress ~ copseqnence Ci their uu-
! pToducuveuecs, their inuiilily, or from any
other cause ard iiat they have leave to re-
! port by bill Of otherwise.
The resolve was ordered 10 lie on The
table.
On molinn OC Mr.. LownieS il was
ReS0'rcd. That the Secretary Of the Depart.