Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-10

Son.'esss ana that the compensation OF the
Presiden, pro irmpOie OF the Senate and the
Speaker at the liouss of R.presepiaiis es QUE i.t
TO be - dollars for each aud every day
they may perform the duties OF their respect
i've Cthces.
=" Rssoirrd. That, from aud after the thirty.
first day OF March next, the salaries OF The
Secretaries OF the Dppai ,menis OF State OF
The Treasury. OF War, and of the Nav, The
Attorney General OF the Il. States Tue Re.
gisier the hrst aud s-csud Con,ptrolie,s ::
Tue htSt secoud, third. fourth &htih Auditors
OF tue TIeasnIy the Commissioner of the zen.
eral Land OShre the Board OF Commissions
ers Tor the Navy the Postmaster General :;
aud the salaries OF all clerks employed in the
several executive departments OF the governs
men,, includiu. those in the General Pos,
ORce which amount annually to a sum ex--
ceedin. eleve': hundred u fifty dollars, ought
10 nei reduced - per centum on the said
annual am0unt y
The amendment was ordered to- be
printed, aud The further confederation Of
the report Was thea, after some debate.
postponed 10 Monday the 10Th inst. aves
%. uOes Is.
The SeAate took up the report Of the
committee OF Claims. unfavorable In the
petition OF James Where, who prays re
Enumeration Tor ihe destruction of his SUI
gar crop. and Other damages sustained,
by the operations Gf The American Ar
my In tei.nce OF New o leans, in 1914 IS.
Mr.. johnson, Of Louisiana, moved To
reverse The report, aud 10 direct The com.
ml,iee OF claims Ia bring in bill for The
relief OF the petitioner. Mr.. J. spoke al
some length i'll opposition TO the report,
and IN favor of his motion.
Mr.. Roberts supported. in a speech Of
considerable length, the correctness aud
BUSINESS OF The report.
Mr.. Brorm opposed the report, and ar.
gucd some time TO slew that the relief
Claimed by the petitioner was entirely
reasonable aad just, and ought u be
granted.
The question being taken on the p,o
posed amendment, il was decided in the
negative, without IA division aud the re
port OF the committee of Claims was con.
CURED IN by The Senate.
Mr.. Williams. of Tenn, from the com,
mitice OIL Military Affairs, TO which VAS
referred The petition of the corp ration
OF The city of New York on the subject,
reported blil aulhorising The President
of The u: States 10 retrocede to the CITY
OF New York the piece Of ground therein
called The Battery; which hill was read.
The Senate resumed the consideration
OF the bill! further To establish the COM
pensation OF the officers of the customs,
ana Tor Other purposes. and spent some
time IN maturing lis details; after which,
u VAS farther postponed until 10 innIToa.
The Senate ,hcu again took up the bill
tor the relief of Com. Samu | fucker !;
authorising him 10 be pls ed OF, the list
ofinvalid pensioners, at $50 month ON
which bill a long and wide debate took
place.
Nh. Smith opposed this bill on princi-
pie admitting the merits of capt. 4. but
arguing thai, IT really an invalid and ut,-
able 10 maintain himself ihere was airea.
dy provision maize by law TO embrace his
case and afford relief that il not an iDva-
nd, Tins bill ought noi 10 pass, the sy.
tenn OF pension'ng for public services
merely, beng Lad III Itself, and sill worse
In lis tendency. Air ). also sent into an
rXan'iiaiion OF The circumstances aIedg.
ca IN Tie case OF the applicant, TO shew
tnai They dad moi Justify the passage of
me OH that the applicant had been al
feany, long since, uucommonly well pro.
videC Tor by The public, ,u support which,
lie referred to resolves of Congress. &c
that ahDrdlng this graiuitous relief TO The
applicant would b. ireadiny on Tie righ hts
OF thousands of other cilizens equally
meTitorious, &c
FIR. Holmes. OF Miine, replied 10 Mr.. S.
anh submitted number OF arguments IN
addition ~ those winch hr used when the
biil was before under consideration. i'm
support OF II; referring to lie long and
singnlarly successful services. and III.
highly gallant conduct OF commodore II.
ddri1g tie revolutionary war, and his
present reduced circus stances, and great
age, TO establish The justice of granting
MIN maintenance out Of the navy pcn,
SION fund HAL fund being exprrs ,Iv
pledged 10 afford relief in such cases Az
The present
Mr.. Smith replied, and commended that
THIS very pension fund was Intended 10
provide Tor Disabled seampu, aud moi for
those who were not disabled that Com.
L. diu not come Within The description.
anu therefore was not entitled to be dis. |
liHguiShed irom all The other honorable
anu brave men, who have grown cid |
SINCE ihey sIgnallzed themselves in The |
revolution. He argued also, On reply 10 |
remark OF Mr.. Walker, OF Georgia, the
'iher day, that the statute of IimI,aiious
vas Just law as well as d wise and pru.
lent one.
MIR. Chandler made remark or Two in
eply 10 Mr.. Smith
MIR. King. Of n. York, placed this case
m footing with lew others of The re-
pulmonary class, particularly HAT of
ieneral Stark iof whom bill passed Al
recs0t session. He adveried 10 some
= ia" prominent features of Com, rs.
evolutionary services; and commended
ld' u was moi Just or equitable that
eteran oi HE revolution such as he, in
ahr now OF The means of support, should
SIX reIief IN vain. There was 10 danger.
e argued. from such course for, how
yer natural the prriWdces in this coun
y, whicli existed against The pension
ys'em, they arose from the abuses prac-
sPd ~ q. Britain, where pensions were
wished by ihc crown upon favorites of
'erI KIND, often Without regard TO public
tVicrs or private virtues. There vas no