Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-25
Co1gres sional Proceedinp,
ErOmtde National Inss1l;geusxs,,,
Thursday, March 81.
: .IN aENATE

I'm SENATE.
The resolution submitted bv ".
Holmes Of Maine. on Tuesday, and thu
offered BY Mr., johnson, of KentucLr
yesterday, were seyerally considered 4
agreed to. =
Tho reports unfavorable to the o.,;s
tions of Chas Simpson, of Joseph Re5,
man and Wentworth Lord, were seyei,
Tally taken up and agreed to.
Mr.. johnson, Of Kentucky, agreeable
to notice, introduced q bill fer the reIi:s
Of James Morrison; which was read 8
The bill granting to George Sh.nno.s
(whs was wounded while conductins
home the Mandan Chief who accomp,s
MED Lewis and Clark from their exn.
dition from the Pacific, and is now !,
invalid, having lost his leg in Gomez
quence thereby a section of $40 acre, e
public land; being under considerable.
Mr.. Talbot urged the merits the re.
t,sioner and the equity Of the dona.io,
in support Of the bill. q
Mr. Van Dyke had no objection to ma.
king such provision for the petitioner a.
he might be entitled to, if voted in tbs
usual mode Of granting pensions; but
this bill proposed to 60 step furthsr,i.
disposing of the public lands, than had
bssn heretofore adopted; and he could
not sanction it. If tho petitioner was
entitled to more Of the public bounty
than hensw received, he would prsfsrgi.
wing him further pension IN money.
Mr.. Talbot cited several cases of 81.
milar character, in which grants ofland
had been made to those who had render.
cd msretsrious services.
MIR. Noble was unwilling to grant GO
acres ofland to the petitioner in addition
to pension of l2dollars month which
he had received since 1918; and because
the mon who. accompanied Lewis and
Clark were better rewarded than the
soldiers who fought the battles of the
country. He moved the indefinite post.
ponemsnt of the bill.
Mr.. Talbot replied. and con.snded
that the expedition required a. much
hardihoed and courage az any military
service; that this bill was justified BY
precedent; that tho petitioner was entire
" disabled, and that he was dessrvingse
this small boon from the public liberal
ity.
Mr. Benssn stated that this applica.
ton was not made for services render.
ed in the expedition Of Lewis and CLARK.
but On distinct service. in which the
petitioner had received the wound thai
had disabled him for life. Mr. B.rscap.
itulated the character and circumstans
ces of this service, its importance, &c.
to show that the case was not enc Of a.
ordinary character, that the donation
ought to be granted, and was in ne dan.
ger Of forming an injurious precedent.
Mr.. Van Dyke went ct some length
into an examination Of this case to shsw
that it was one Of an ordinary kind, that
there was nothing to take it cut Of the
common course. and thatit would be in-
sxpedisnt 20 pass the bill.
The bill was postponed indefinitely
without q division.
The biAfor the relief of Holden W.
Prout. administrators of Joshua w. Prout
and tho bill for tho relief Of Andrew
Mitchell, sevsraliy passed through
COMMITTEES of the wholo and were order
cd to be engrosscd for third reading
The Senate went into tho considers
ton Of Executive business. and the doors
remained closed until after 5 o'clock;
when
The Senate adjourned.