Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-22

| fesotced, That the Secretary or the Urea
sury be directed to furnish this house with
the annual statement ofthc transactions of the
Bank Oft the United States for the year IysI.
Mr.. LowNDEs presented Il letter from
George w. Erving, Esq. u citizen of the Uni
ted States, residing at Paris, announcing the
transmission ola box of valuable medals by a
vessel that foundered at sea ON its way to New
l DIRK, and which We're intended to be deposit
ed by their liberal donor, in the Library of the
United States, for the public use. The dona-
tion was valuable, as it comprised all the me-
dals that were struck in France from the COM
,nencement of the rev olution to the re-estab-
Ilshment of the present family ON the throne.
These medals, Mr.. l.. said, Were become
scarce. They had been collected and des-
| troycdby the relgning government that the
glory Of the period might he oblitcrated.
which it was now popular 10 praise. Mr.. l..
not knowing precisely what would be the pro
per mode of disposing of this letter, said he
should move to refer il to the Library Com
mlttee for their consideration. The letter was
| then read.
Onmotion OF Mr.. LowNpEs, the letter was
referred TO the Committee on The Library.
Mr.. TOMLfNsoN submitted tie following:
Resofred, That the Committee of WAYS and Mean.
ne instructed TO inquire into the expediency of anpro
pri'ng the SUN OF FIVE hundred dollars to carry into
icSoiUtoH OF passed June II.
providing Tor the erection Of monument To the me-
mory of General David Wooster who fell in bravely
repr'l'ns an iuroad of the British forces to Dinbury
| IN Conncciicut"
ir' l.. asked for the reading of the fellow
ing resolution Of Congress:
| Eesotred That monument be erected to The me-
| ton: S'F
" IN honorof David Wooster, Brsader General in
,he Army OF TIE United States In defending the IL
hertcs OF America, and brayely repelng an nroad
o' iiio British forces TO Danbury, in Connecticut, he
received mortal wound on the 9th ,ry OF April, LII
aha uie! ON I've vi day of May following. The Con
gress ut the Unite; S;nes ,s IN acknowledgements of
nS merit anu services, have caused this monument, to
| nc erected.
| Resoirei That the Executive power or the S,,,e Of
Connecucut be requested TO carry the foregoing reso
luton into execution, and that five bnured dollars
| he allowed for that purpose
MIR. T. remarked, that, rs tile resolution un-
ner consideration proposed an inquiry merely,
ne deemed 1t unnecessary for him, on this
| 0cchson to do more THAI briefly 10 state lh,.
facts which had induced him to offer the re-
solution before the horse. He said. il appear
eo, by certificate from the Treasury Depart
mcn,, That The sum allowed 10 carry into effect
the resolution of Congress which had been
read iAd no. been paid 10 the Executive of
thc Stale OF Connecticut. Mr.. r. stated, that
he had received Information from a highly
respectable source that 10 monument had
been erected in pursuance ofthe resolution TO
winch he bad advcrtrd, TO the memory of the
distinguished hero named in that resolution,
mt That ms remains now rested with nothing
except Il r"ds stone 10 mark the spot where.
they were deposited.
The resolution was thereupon adopted.
Mr.. Mccoy laid the following resolution nm
the trhla:
! i's9tred, That the following be established rs one
Oh me staining i;ules of the House
~" pr'il.on Inr ciaia, of any description shall
| %" rccrNed unless accompanied by evidence sbew-
nie :!r' Tie claim had hesm made M The uroner de-
Phrimcni and disnuwed, and stating The reasons of
such di,allowumcc
MIR. STEVENSON presented Memorial of
sundry citizens Of Richnond, Va praying for
repeal OF thcrt strive system which was
referred 10 the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. BArEMAN laid the following resolution
on the table
ffesot,cd, That the Secretary Of the Treasury he
9'frced to report ia this house what progress has
n'en MATE m the settlement OF the in the ac-
counts ni The Host O:i' !. i;bsnient; and also
wn;i "I,''"i,irS u any, have mcrlsred in the final
iiquaiioD thereof
The orders Of ~" Day were then taken ND :
ana, On motion of 3lr Ball, the house re-
soivrd Ifsrb into u committee of the whole ON
ne report 81 the Committee of Claims uDon
the petition of William IIendcrson--Mr.
HARVEY in the chair
:. nv ~ F'i \, IT, Nf'ft fta.!, from which
appeared thr the petitioner solicited rerou-
neratjon for losses sustained hy him from the
burning If his property By the enemy, during
th@ late WIZ, at 3lon:lly's point, on the yir
sina shore ofthc thrsapcni.e, which was o.
chpird by thr AnrricIp troops commanded
ny me peI,iunrr. A further sum was aIso
c'Ainnd Tor the destruction OF house and n
, 5'Ot"-housr about > miCs from Mondays
F"'nt, winch were also burnt by the enemy.
On account, rs WAS said, of cartridges and mi
: htHry preparations being found therein.
Mr. BALL moved To strike out the word not
rom the resolution which was appended bv
Inc Committee OF Claims, so us to give il an
l'hrnniirr character, and grant the PRAYER Of
the petition.
hir. Ball ina very able and cIouuent spcecb.
supported ihr claim Of ihc petitioner. He ex-
ahmed the testimony that had been add,lccd
I" support it--exprcssed his coyiction of the
hnqncStl"nahlc character of the witnesses by
"hon the facts were proved commented
upon the principles advanced in the report of
the COMMITTEE of Claims with much humor
ana freedom; adycrtcd to other claims of less
Desert than bad beenailowed and made n for
cl3i" appeal To the ma6nanimity and Justice
vi The house IN favor of paf,iot and soldier.
The motion was also supported by Messrs.
nm 'Sm,h, .Ncd'e, Golden, Eusiis, and HJiebf.
and opposed by Nessrs. H'jDjams and Ne ,on.
on The ground that the destruction of the pr9
perly was wnnion act ON the part of the
B.i'lsh that it was unustiiabe by the laws
OF nations that The petitioner was in the same
situation with thousands of Others who had
bcen Tlilcd and plundercd by the lawIess de-
Prfdaho1s OF The cnemy--io indemnify whom
would exhaust the Treasury.
Mr.. RANDoLPn suggested, as a matter of
i'rni, mat 1t would be more parliamentary to
put ne question upon concurrence with the
! report OF Tue Committee of Claims, instead of
deciding the point upon the erasure of the
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