Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-04
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From the National Intsllige'icer.
coNGREss1oNAL PRocEEDINcsI
HOUSE 81 RErREsENrArryEs.

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nub,ic lands. reported bill for regulating
the manner Of settling the accounts OF inc
several Deputy Surveyors Of Missouri ana
Arkansas territories which was twice reaa
and committed.
Mr.. Storrs. from the select committee 70
whom wa. recommitted the bill TO- amend
the revolutionary pension law reported. ~
leave Of the House, the following bill
A bill in addition to an act entitled " an ac'
to provide for certain persons engaged 'n
the land and naval service OF the United
States, in the revolutionary war, passed
on the 18th day Of March. 1873.
Be It enacted. &c. That no person VINO
now il or hereafter may be placed on tne
nensiop list Of the United States, by virtue
s the act entitled "An act TO provide Tor
certain persons eng aged in The land and ma
Val service Of the United States, in the re-
,olu,ionary war;" passed on the 18th day
&c March, 1918, shall. after the payment OF
that part Of the pension which became que
on the 4tb day OF March. 1890. continue 70
receive the pension granted by the SAID act
until be shall have exhibited to some court
OF record in the county, city, or borough.
in which he resides, a schedule subscribed
by him. containing bis whole estate and IN
coure, (his necessary clothing and bedding
excepted, and shall have (before the said
court or some one Of the judges thereof Ia
ken and subscribed and produced to the
SAID court the following oath or affirmation,
to nit l, A, B, do sole'only swear Tor att
firm as the case may be. } that was resi-
dent citizen Of the United States on the
18th day Of March 1878, and that ! have not
since iha.time, by gift, sale, or in any man.
ner whatever, disposed OF my property, or
any part thereof, with intent thereby so to
diminish it as TO bring myself within the
provisions Of an act Of Congress entitled
g An act to provide for certain persons en-
gagged in the land and naval service OF the
United States, in the Revolutionary war;
passed on the 18th day of March. 1918, and
| that have not nor has any person in trust
| for me. any property or securities, con-
tracts or debts due to me, nor have any
income other than what is contained in the
schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscri.
bed, nor until such person shall have de-
! liyered or caused to be delivered, to the
Secretary OF War. copy ofthe aforesaid
schedule and oath or affirmation, certified
by the clerk OF The court to which the said
schedule was delivered. together with the
opinion of the said court, also certified by
their clerk, OF the value of the property con-
tanned in the said schedule: Provided that
in every case in which the pensioner may
be insane. the cou.t may receive the said
schedule without the aforesaid oath or af-
Eiirmation, from the committee or other per-
son authorised to take care Of such insane
\ person.
Sec. 9 And be il further enacted, That the
original schedule and oath or affirmation shall
| be filed in the clerks Office of the court, to
which the schedule and oath or affirmation
aforesaid shall be, exhibited, and any per-
son who shall swear or affirm falsely in the
premises, and be thereof convicted. shall
suffer as for wilful and corrupt perjury.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
on the receipt of the copy of the schedule
and oath or affirmation aforesaid, it shall be
the duty of the Secretary Of the War de-
partment to cause to be struck from the LIST
| of pensioners under the said act, the name
OF such person, in case the said person, shall
not. in his opinion. be in such INDECENT cir
cumstances as to be unable to support him
self without the assistance of his country.
| The bill was twice read and committed.
The house took up the report of the COM
mittee Of claims on the case of William Hen
] derson. of Va.-which was discussed in COM
inittee of the whole yesterday.
The committee of claims recommend
that the claim be rejected. The decision
of that committee was reversed by the COM
mittee of the whole, who reported resolu-
/ ton that the claim ought to be granted.
The question which required wss to con-
cur in this reversal-On this question de-
bate ensued, which continued with great a.
nimation for more than two honrs-and when
taken was decided by yeas and nays, as
follows: