Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-02-24
EighteeMtM Congress.
In SENATE.
EN a 1 +.
FRIDAY, February IS.

FRIDAY, February Is.
Mr.. Hagne presented the memorial of number
of the citizens OF Charleston and its vicinity setting
forth the injurious consequences that would result
from the increase of duties imported articles and
demonstrating against an increase of the Tariff
Referred to the committee on Commerce and Manu-
factures.
Mr.. Johnson, of Lou. presented the memorial of
sundry aliens, praying certain alterations in the
laws respecting Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. JOlns't gave notice that Tomorrow he should
DISK leave to introduce bill supplementary to the
several acts for adjusting the claims lands and
establishing Land Offices in the district east of the
Island OF New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana.
MIR. Noble presented resolution of the General
Assembly Of the state of Indiana, requesting her re-
representatives., and ustructing her Senators in Con-
gross, take all necessary procure the
extnguiShmc OF the Indian titles to land within
that state.
On motion of Mr.. Barton, the petitions of John
Forbes and John McAllistcr were re-committed to
the committee on Public Lands, with instructions to
report bill authorship the petitioners to institute
suit Ill the Circuit Court of the United States at
Mobile, to try the validity of their claim.
Mr.. Talbot substituted the following resolution for
consideration, which, motion of Mr.. UiLian,s of
Miss. was ordered TO be printed:
ReSoloed, That the committee on the Judiciary be
instructed to inquire into the expedency of so mo-
dyng and changing the 25th section of the Judici-
AIRY Act of 1889, to authorize the removal of the
causes therein provided for by either of the parties
before trial from the state court, in which any such
case may be pending, to the court of the United
States, OF original jurisdiction in like cases, for final
trial and adjudication, instead of the appeal or writ
Of error which is allowed by the provisions of said
act TO be taken for the reversal of the judgment or
dercd by the highest court of law of the state in
which suit may have been pending by the Supreme
Court of the United States.
The following bills read the third time and
passed.
The bill authorizing the President of the United
States to to be made military road from
Fort st. Philip to the English Turn, as auxiliary
TO the defence of New Orleans.
The bill confirming the claim of Lewis Judson and
Peter II Hobart to n tract of land.
The resolution authorizing the purchase of one
copy of Lucas Universal Atlas.
The bill extending the term of pensions granted
10 persons disabled, and the widows and orphans
of those who have been slain, or who have died in
consequence of wounds or casualties received while
in the line of their duty on board the private armed
vessels of the United States, during the late war
JAMES JOHNSON.
The Senate took up, in committee of the whole,
the bill reported by the military committee, for the
relief of James Johnson.
The bill authorizes the Accounting Officers of the
Treasury Department, in settling the accounts of
James Johnson. as Paymaster to the mounted regi-
mcnt commanded by Richard NJ. Johnson, in the
late war with Great Britain, to allow him n credit
of S 4,302, being balance against the said James
Johnson constituted by the payment of 80 1-2 cents
TO the uon-commissioned officers and privates, for
ratons and forage, per day. for the time during said
service, i'll which the said non-comrnissoned officers
and prvates furnished themselves, instead of the
of % cents for such rations and forage per day.
authorized by the act of the ID of January, 1895,
making of 1-2 cents per day TO each man,
than the last recited act warranted.
Mr. Barbour in support of the bill, and stat
cd the facts which justified the report of the commit
t,e.--Hc stated,
That Col. Richard NJ. Johnson commanded, dur
Ing the late war with Great Britain a regiment of
mounted infantry; that he appointed James John
paynas:cr 10 said regiment; that the service of
t!iis regiment performed during the summer and
fall OF 1913. the frontier of the of Ohio, in
Guiding Fort WAYNE, Fort rIcigs, Lower Sandusky,
Brown5town, and Detroit. That during this service,
which lasted six months, the regiment had furnish
themselves with rations portion of the time, at
their own expense, account of the impracticabi-
lily of furnishing the raons the part of the gov
ernmont; that III making out an estimate of the "a
mount due the noIi-commi$Soncd officers musicians
hn1 privates, the conmandant of the said regiment
gave the ORDER, that the rations furnished by the
should be estimated twenty cents per ration
under belief that the law authorized that sum ;
that the estimate was made out accordingly, and
the rations estimated twenty cents, when, in fact
the only act which had direct bearing this part
OF the payment to the non-comnissioned officers,
musicians and privateS, was passed in Jan. 1895,
and which allowed only twenty-five cents for for
age and ratons per day, for each Individual making
an excess to each of and half cents per rat-
OIL, for ratioDs which were by the said non-commis-
stoned officers, musicians and privates of said reg-
mrnt, furnished by them during said service, making
total of four thousand three hundred a nd two dol
lars and seveuty-nve cents the sum provided for by
the bill. 1t appeared from record evidence, furnish
cd by the Third Auditor, that within the same peri
cd, and within the district of country, in which
said regiment operated and furnished themselves
with ratons, the government gave to Orr and Gree
ly from twenty to twenty-five cents, making an a.
veTage OF twenty-five and a half cents per ration,
which the government would have given, provided
the ration had been furnished by the contractors or
the agents OF the government. In examining the
report Of balances, made to Congress at the last
sion, the Third Auditor, after stating the nature of
this balance, concludes by saying, that under the
peculiar circumstances of the case, in his opinion.
legislative provision would not be unreasonable
Considerable discussion took place on the bill.
but before any question taken, motion to la
the bill on the table made and carried.
The bill to repeal in part a law fixing the COM
pensation of District Atornies Ddarsas, Clerks &c.
was taken up, and after some explanatory remarks
from Mr.. Edwards, Of Con, and some remarks from
Messrs. Chandler, Van Buren,, Lowre, and Findlay,
ii was ordered to lie on the table.
Iii, Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.