Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-12
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1922.
IN SENATE.
The President laid before the Senate the
annual report Of the Commissioners OF the
Sinking Fund.
MIR. PLEAsANrs presented a petition from
sundry officers Of The navy aud of the rnariac
corps, who have, for the purposes of bcnt 20
lence, associated themselves under the name
of the Naval Fraterual Association, and
praying to he incorporated The pelitiou was
| read and referred.
! The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
NOBLE, was taken up and agreed to-
! The Senate then resumed the consideration
of the bill! for the relief OF Ebenczer Stew ems
and others-the question still pending on the
motion to strike out the clause allowing in-
terest on the amount proposed 10 be granted
! 10 the petitioners.
Mr. LANMAN offered some objections to the
lproprety OF allowing interest in this case, and
Mr. morrill, explained, very much in detail,
| the facts connected with the claim, to shew
its equitable and obligatory character, aud the
justice of allowing interest Mr.. EAToN be-
! Ileyed it was unusual to allow interest in any
case, one of which the Castine case) OF a
strong character, he cited, in which it was
refused and this would be u bad precedent.
! Mr.. MILLS referred to the circumstances of
the claim, shelving it had many years ago
been liquidated, and an award made III favor
of the claimants, by tribunal created for
the purpose, by the government that it was
different from other cases oil claim heretofore
presented -; and THAT, as payment had been
withheld, interest ought 10 be allowed Mr..
WILLIAMS of Tenn referred to Instances Of
| lquldated claims not paid for long time, in
which interest was refused and argued,
that if the principle be departed from IN TINS
| case, those heretofore refused might Justly
come forward and claim interest. Mr..
CHANDLER had some doubts about the JUS
tice of allowing the principal of this claim,
much more the interest. Mr.. RUGGLEs stated
the grounds on which the committee had
acted-they had not allowed the whole claim,
but such part only as was liquidated by an
arbitration thirty years ago, and that part they
proposed should be paid, with interest. Mr..
LANMAN said there were hut two ways in
| which interest could be claimed-either by
| contract or as damages and he argued that
on neither of these grounds could interest be
demanded IN the present case. He also on
posed the claim itself, as not equitable or e-
| sal. Mr.. WALKER did not deem the present
such case as ought to form an exception to
the rule against the allowance ofinterest-t the
| award of the referees had never been sancti-
oned by Congress, and ought never to be- ;
which opinion he made some remarks on the
facts of the transaction to sustain. Mr.. BAR
Ton reviewed the case infinitely, and accom-
panied it with number of reasons in support
of the justice and high obligation of the claim
Dir. MACON and Mr. LowRIE each submitted
the reasons which impressed them with the
opinion that this was not Just claim on the
government. Some additional remarks were
| offered by Mcssrs. Lanman and .horrl and
| then,
To allow time for an examination into
some Congressional documents relating to the
| subject, not before the Senate, the bill was
| postponed TO Monday.
The bill from the House of Representatives,
| for the apportonment of representation ac-
| cording to the fourth census, was twice read
| by general consent, and referred
| The Senate then proceeded to the consi-
deration of Executive business after which
| The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| Mr.. MCLANE, of Delaware, who had been
absent from the city for two or three weeks,
from IndispositiDn, appeared again this day
and resumed his seat
Mr.. RUSSELL presented memorial from
sundry inhabitants of the town Of Mendon, i'm
the state of Massachusetts, demonstrating a.
Sainst the passage of a bankrupt law which
was referred TO the committee Of the whole.
The house then took into consideration the
resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Baldwin,
calling for comparative view Of the expcn-
ces of the army for series of years which
was modified by the mover, on suggestion Of
Mr.. Floyd, so as to include within IFS scope
the Military Academy also.
| The house having proceeded TO consider
the resolution moved by Mr.. Cushman so TO
amend the practice of the house, as, in calling
over the states for the reception Of petitions,
TO begin with the state of Maine ; and Mr.. G..
having modified it, SO as to refer it to the Com
mttee on the Rules of the House,
| motion was made To- lay it on the table.
Mr. RANDoLPH asked, whether it would be
in order TO move to amend the resolution, by
striking out Maine, and inserting Missouri ?
| The Speaker said it would. Mr.. II. said he
merely rose to state, that, as the rule at pre-
sent stands, the states are called in chronoIo-
| gical Order--the order Of their admission into
the Union. That of itself, said he, is worth
something. Every body must know that
Maine is farther nOrtb--perhaps, sir, too far
north for us-than New Hampshire. All
schOOl-bOys know this. If we begin, shall
not he at all surprized at proposition t0 in
sert some other state before Maine. Straws
shcw how the wind blows. In the actual sig
natures to the Declaration of Independence,
themembers from the south signed first. Why?
Because the good old town Of Boston, which
! Mr.. IL. said Inc was sorry to find, was about
being converted into city, had gotten into a
scFape with the British Ministry, and the south
was to be concilated-so the southern mem
bors signed first. Mr.. II. said he hoped this
resolution 1oould be laid on the table as moved.
Nv CUsHaAN said, he had no objection 10
The resoiStion's lying on The fable. lrtbc al