Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-12-30
18TH CONGRESS-
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE.
IN SENATE.
Monday, December 90, 1924
GEN. LAFAYETTE.

4 NF. E1dyuc, HOib SiS Noi.~N w
whom was referred the SUBJECT OF ma
king provision for Gen. Lafayette, re
ported the following bill.
A BILL making provision for Gen. lafayette
Be it enactea, &C. That the sum of
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars be
and the same is hereby granted TO Ma
ior General Lafayette, in compensation
for his important services and expendi-
lures during the American Revolution,
and that, for this purpose, stock to
that amount be issued in his favor dated
the 4th July, 1924, bearing an annual
interest of six per cent. payable quarter
yearly, and redeemable on the 3lst OF
December, 1924.
Sec. 2. .And be 1t further enacted,
That one complete and entire Town
ship of Land be, and the same is here
by granted to the said Major Gener.
al Lafayette, and that the President of
the United States he authorized TO
cause the said Township to be located
on any of the Public Lands, whlchr re
main unsold and the Patents be issued
to Gen. Lafayette for the same
The bill was twice read, by gener-
al consent, and Mr.. Hayne gave no
tice that he should move its third read
ing to morrow.- Since passed
Mr. Macon presented the following
resolution for consideration:
| Resolved, That the Committee on
Military Affairs be instructedtoi inquire
into the expediency oflimiling the mum
Der of cadets at the Military Academy
at West Point, to the number of Mem
bers in the House of Representatives,
and that the number to be admitted
from each State and Territory, res
pectively, shall be the same as that of
the Representatives to which such
State or Territory shall be entitled,
and that the brother of no person edu-
Gated Attn Academy shall be admitted,
so long as there be other applicants, &
that provision he made for admitting
from the District of Columbia.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The resolution yesterday offered by
Mr.. Cambreleng. called for the CORES
pondence with the Spanish Govern
ment relative to the piracies of the Is
land of Cuba, was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Trimble SO to a
mend it as to include the correspOn
dence as to piracies Of the other Span
ish island, as well as that of Cuba, Mr..
Cambreleng accepted the amendment,
and the resolve was then adopted,
nemcOn.
SETTLEMENT OF THE OREGON.
Mr.. Floyd, of Virginia, moved that
the House go into committee of the
| whole on the state Of the Union, with
a view TO take up the bill "for the oc-
cupation of the mouth OF the Columbia
Tor Oregon) River" which was a
greed to, and theHouse went into com
mittee accordingly, Mr.. A. Stevenson
in the chair.
The bill was read by sections, and
the several blanks were filled.
| VIRGINIA CLAIMS.
Mr.. A. Stevenson, of Virginia, rose
to ask the attention OF the House to
subject which was interesting to Vir-
g.. ginia, and merited an early cOnsidera-
tion. 1t related to the unsatisfied
claims of that State for advances of
money made by her for the use of the
General Government during the late
war. The subject, Nh. S. said, had
been presented to Congress by the
President, in a very strong message, at
the last session; but, owing to circum-
stances unnecessary TO mention, had
not been acted on He wished it ia
ken up, and finally disposed OF IL
was proper, however, that he should
state to the House that Virginia would
press the payment only of that part OF
the claim which related to interest &C.
tually paid by her upon moneys Dor
rowed for theu use of the GenerAlGove n
ment, and discussed in its service
He stated this fact, to prevent any mis-
understanding as to the character of
the claim, and the principles which it
involved. OF its merits, Mr.. 5. said
he would not now speak AT pro
per time he would endeavour TO shew
TO the House that the claim asserted by
Virs inia was founded in justice and
authority and ought to be paid This
however. he wonld saw. that. Whate