Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-22
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resolution
EesGired By The Senote and House Of Representatives.
o. ne C"ied States 81 .Rnerica, in Congress assembled
That the President OF the Senate and Speaker of the
House oi Representative he directed TO adiourn their
respective Houses from Saturday the 22d inst until
"Wednesday the ID day OF january next
Alter some discussion the resolution was
indefinitely postponed; ayes 13l, noes 80.
SECURITIES FOR PUBLIC MONIES
Ihe House then resolved itselfinto n COM
mittee of the whole (Mr. fright, of MARYLAND.
IN the chair on The bill TO revive and continue
III force for further time the bill providing
Tor the relief of persons disabled bv known
wounds received in the Revolutionary War.
MIR. Hardin modified his motion of yester-
Gay so as TO propose now to amend the bin
by taking away the limit proposed to the Sc
cufity gwen by pension agents, leaving the
amount of the bond discretionary with the
Secretary of War-and TO add proviso that
nothing IN the act should be so construed as
To prevent recovery of Il penalty from any
deiaulter to the whole extent of his delnquen-
cy.
Upon this motion arose debate, of con-
siderable length.
MIR. buchanan called for division of the
question.
Inc question being thereupon divided. the
first part of the amendment was put and car
ried.
The second question being under considera-
ton, Mr.. Golden briefly stated his sentiments
III opposition TO it. He doubted its efficacy.
even liit should be adopted hut however that
question might be decided, he believed the
amendment, as already adopted, was sufficient
to cover the contingency. On both grounds
therefore, ne was opposed TO the residue of
the amendment.
Mr. Montgomery believed il was not i,npor
low, Il
this subject for he entertained no doubt
that, whatever the common law might be, il
was competent for this house to establish the
principle. 1t was principle, in his view, ex-
tremely important. He was i'm favor of fine
amendment, and thought that all the class of
cases i'll which the disbursement of public
moneys was involved should be subject TO Sc
curlty adequate to the possible losses that the
government might sustain.
The question was then taken on the latter
clause, for extending the responsibility beyond
the penalty, and negatiycd
Mr.. VaLiCorM moved to strike out the word
lnudtid SO as to extend the provisions of the
act to all pensioners.
Mr.. SutCyer remarked, that, by reference TO
the bill lit would be seen tina its general object
WIS TO continue in force Il Law for the payment
OF pensions to persons who were disabled by
known wounds, received in the revolutionary
war. Of course such an amendment would
defeat the bill.
The questi on was then put, and the motion
lost.
The committee thereupon rose aud report
ed progress-but on motion of Mr.. Lattle. was
refused leave to sit again.
In The House.-Mr. lSlrdn moved to recon-
init the bill TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
which was opposed by Messrs. REea and III.
Nelson, and lost.
The amendment as reported by the Com
mittce was, on motion of Mr.. H. Nelson, con
Cured in.
The verbal amendments were proposed by
Mr.. Rheq, and respectively adopted.
MIR. Mccoy renewed The motion, (madc by |
Mr. Hdt'CoHh, in Committee of the Whole'l |
to strike out the word "invalid." The mo- |
ton was opposed by Mr.. fright, and mega
lived.
The bill was then ordered TO engrossed for
4 third reading and the House adjourned |