Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-25
TUESDAY, December 81, 1894.
IN SENATE,

IN SE.Na T..
MIR. Dom'n quc 31ai.gny, appninted IA Sc
major ! the Legislature Ui the Safe of Lou
isiana, 10 supply the vacancy occasoned bv
me KasiS 'a!iun "f 'ir. Henry Jnhusou, an.
peared, was qualified, aud look his seat
The resoiu'l"n offered yeae day by AIR
Macon, prupusnG Al inquiry GU The subject
ui limiting the number % Cadets TO be adj
| United at the Military Academy was taken
up and adopted
GRATITUDE TO .LAFAYETTF.
The Senate then. according 10 the 6r,e, al
! the day, tuck up The bin making provision for
Gen. Lafayette; aad no am. nd.nemt being
proposed tirreio, the question was about Ia
he pi, On ordering the bill 10 be read third
/ time
Mr.. Macon rose. 1t WAS with painru! re-
uc:anca. he said, Iliat he i'r. himself obliged
| to oppose his voice To he passage Of this hi
lie admitted, 10 the fan extent claimed for
them, the - eit aud ,nerit0riouJ services OF
Gen. Lniayrt:r, and he did not object 70 the
precise sum which this bill proposed To a.
ward To him Dn he objected Ia tile bill Oh
this sruund he considered Gen. Laiuyeite 10
ali IHten's and purposes, as having been, dur
ms Utir reNoiuiiln, e spD, adopted into ihe
iatu!!y taken luio the household. and pia ca q
IN every respect nn the sainr footing with the
other sons oftae sa'Iir family. 10 .reat him
rs ul hers were treated, all, III this view
| OF his reIdtlun 10 us, MAI gould b. required
ana ihis had been done. That General La
| iayeIte made great sacrifices, and spen; mucr
Oi his money IN The service of this country.
| tsdid Mr.. NJ IS firmly believe as do any
other Thing under the sun. | have 90 doubt
| that every faculty of his mind aud body we're
cxetied IN the rev evolutionary war, in defence
ut tins country. But this MIS- equally the case
with all tIe sous Oi tine family. Many natie,
Americans th..tr Ill
ccs, and devoted their lives 10 The same cause.
TINS was The ground Of h's objection to this
| h'lI, which, he repeated, ii Was Gs Disagreed.
| bic 10 him TO state. as II could be to the SEN
ate 10 mar. He did no; mean to lake up the
time Of the Senate in debate upun the prjuci-
pie of the bill, Or 10 move any aurnduent ia
IT, He admitted that when such things were
done, they should he dnae with free hl6d
IT was 10 the principle of the bill therefore
and not TO the SUN proposed 10 be given b,
Il, that he osJected. Will, regard fu The de-
tails vi the bii, however, ne MAS rather Of iht
opniDD that II would have been better to ilay,
given So much money, which we haze IN IN,
Treasury, than 10 have given stock 10 the =
mouU.
Mr.. Brown, Of Ohio, said that this bill pur
ported tu give compensation to General La
tdyeitr, for services rendered. He Shout,
hike ~ know WHIT vdcncc had Induced tn
committee TO suppose that The amount prUpos-
cu was the proper amount 81 compensation. II
should like 20 Know bow far the proposed ap
proprlitiOn was grounded On claims for sert ice
Of for expenditure. He should, indeed IKE Il
see The PhrasepIUsy Of The bill cbanged. II,
should IKE tO have tl.- bill rccommit;ed also
for another and peculiar reason. As il pro
+, posed {" raise money by loan, hr doubtei
whether thai provision OF The bill was not 10
radnG the peculiar privilege Of the House q
itepfcscDta'itcs. Under the influence %
3 these considerations, he moved 10 rccOinmi
the bill
Mr.. llayne Of South Carolina. said he hat
cnterinined The hope that this bill woplt
, slse vlsg 60 no discussion and, if no oile
) objection had been made 10 the bill lhan tina
Oi lass friend Mr.. hlacun) who was Oppose,
upon principle 10 m1klng an appropriation, il
any case, or under any circumstances, by wa,
Of compensation for l1sses and ircs IN tht
7 public cause, he did not know that he sLonl.
now have risrn. U1t the Ohiecti0n Of IN,
gentleman from Ohio uadc it his duty To- sui,
NIT, as bricGy as possible, his views on TIL
p question. lie trusted, he said, that hc Shouts
be able 10 satisfy the Se2ajc, and to satisf,
! even tie scruples Of the gentleman himself
that there was no occasion 1T Ills taue Il
T. recommit the bill The objection of hi
: friend On his right (Nr. SIac0n) went 10 fh
D root Of the bill Cor Mr.. II. said he undeTsfoo,
That gentleman TO say, that though an Judi
Nhuai might have spent his substance in tn
service of his country, and put his hand il
IIs pocket aud paid oct money fpr its use
hat money should not be refunded 10 him b.