The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-17
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE

! A letter WAS received from the Secreta
ry of War, transmitting, IN pursuance o
an order passed AT the last session, a repor
ofthc number of persons placed upon th'
Pension List, up TO the 4th Sept. i822, b,
virtue Of the acts of the 18th March, 1913
and ist Of May, 1870. The total mum
Der of officers, non-coninissiohcd officers
aud privates. placed on Tia, Revolutionary
Pension List, up to the 18th Sept. ise2, ap
pears 10 be IL, ISL.
After adopting several orders connected
with the despatch of business, the SeDat'
ad journcd.
7hursddy Dec. 5.--Mr. Johnson, oi
Kentucky, gave notice that he should, on
Monday next, ask leave 10 introduce bill
to abolish imprisonment for debt.
Mr.. BAErOs gave notice, that he should
on Monday next, ask leave 10 bring in I'll
concerning the Lands 10 be granted 10 the
State of Missouri for the purposes of edu-
cation, aud other public uses
The Senate then adjourned 10 Monday
next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tuesddy, Dee. 3.-Thr SPEAkgR laid be-
fore the House letters from the Secretaries
Of the State, Treasury, War, and Navy
Departments, and from the Postmaster
General, each Transmitting a report of the
number of the officers and messengers re-
tanned in their respective Departments,
which were sercrally ordered 10 lie on the
table.
UedneSdny, Dee. Mr.. ANDRrw r.
GoyAs, of South Carolina, elected vice
Mr.. Onerstreet, deceased, appeared, was
qualified, and took his seat
On motion of Mr.. Cocku, of Tenn. it
was ReS0iued That the Committee of
Ways and and Means be instructed to in
quirc into the exprdicncy of prescribing by
law, a mode by which the Senators, and
Representatives, and Delegates in Con
gress, shall receive their compensation
and, also, mode by which the contin
gent expenses of the Senate and House
Of representatives., shall be lquidated and
paid.
On motion of Mr. MOORE, of AIab. it
was Resoired, That the Judiciary Commit
tee be instructed To impure into the eXpedl-
cncy of allowing the State of Alabamathrce
representatives., in conformity with the I'd
section Of the Act for the apportionment
Of Representatives among the several
States, according 10 the fourth Census.
Mr.. WHrPpLE, Of \. IL. offered for con
slderailon the following resolution lie
s0fred, That the Committee on Military
Affairs be instructed to inquire into The ex-
pedIency of amending the act making pro-
vision for arming and equipping the whole
body of the militia of the United States,
passed April ed, 1908 50 that the arms,
provided IN virtue oi said act, and trans
milted 10 the several States composing this
Union, andthe Territories thereof, shall,
by each State aud Territory, be deposited
and kept IN proper arsenals, 10 be provi-
ded by such State or Territory, to he
delivered 10 the militia thereof only when
they may be called into actual service.
The resolve was ordered to lie on the Ia
BILE.
Thursday, Dec. j.-Mr. A. STEVENSON
of Va. called the attention of the House IL
a communication made, at late period OF
the last session Of Congress, by the Presi-
dent of the United States, transmitting to
the House the correspondence which Lad
taken place between the French govern
ment and the United States relative to the
claim of the heirs of Bcaunarchais. The
subject had then been referred to Select
Committee, which did not reporI upon it
He now moved that the subject be again
referred To "A Select Committee.
Mr.. CoNpICg suggested that the better
course would be to refer the subject to the
Committee of Claims for investigation
and made motion cordngly.
a.. = Il al
claim differed from ordinary claims so far
the evidence in support of it being so NO
luminous, aud the questions it embraced
of 81, h magnitude and difficulty, that i
ought not To take tho course of common
cases of claims, hut should be referred TO
Select Committee. He minated further
that no Committee could properly eNa.
mine the questions involved in this claim
without devotlng nearly the whole Session
tuit.
MIR. STEVENSON further supported tlf,
reference to a Select Commute in prcfc
renee to the Standing Committee wheT
| The question on referring it to the Com
mittee Of Claims was taken, and decided
| in the negative aud the subject was re
! terred to Select Committee of five mem
| bers.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, of Md. the bill
reported atihe last session, proposing IA re
vision of the tariff of duties ON imports, wa
re-committed to the Committee of Way
and Means.
The House then resumed the considera
ton of The resolution yesterday propose,
by Mr.. WHrrPLE, for an inquiry into th,
expediency al measures for preserving tn,
arms delivered To the several States by tn,
General Government; aud, the same being
modified so as to refer the subject /,
the Committee on the Militia, was agreed
to.
The resolution from the Senate for tn.
choice of two Chaplans, one for eaoi
House, having been received, was taken II,
and cnncnrred IN And On mntinn nf Nj