Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-02
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 50.
IN SENATE

The bill supplementary To 1" An act 10 per-
ct certain locations and sales ofpubl;c lands
Missouri" passed April g8, 1923 the bill to
repeal, in pant, an act, entitled :. An act 10
'ssen the compensation for Marshals, Clerks, s.
attorneys, in the cases therein mentioned -
and the bill authorizing letters patent TO be is
sued to Samuel Brown, were A.veraly read
5he third time, and PASSED
On motion OF MI. Barbour, the Senate, i'm
committee of the whole, Mr.. Van Dyke in
the Chair, proceeded TO consider the Till re-
ported by the Judiciary COMMITTEES, for the
relief OfFrancis Henderson, jr. Ii will be re-
collected, from oar former reports, that this
Mh grants Il certain sum of Huury 10 Mr.
Henderson, who is the grandson OF the late
Coi' John t-anrens, for diplomatic and inili-
larry services rendered Ia the country by his
grandfather. Mir. Barbour moved To amend
The OIL, by Inserting provisu, requiring
previous To the payment of he money, IA full
ieinGu'shneni of al claims for these services
On the part oi Francis and Frances f. Hcudtr-
sSn, The father NJ mother of the person Tor
whose relief the bill is drawn. Upon the
question 10 amend, the merits of the bin itself
We're fully discussed
AIR. Lanalan called for the reading Of certain
documents, shelving the compensalion which
had already been made to Col. Laurens, aud
ais idmiiy. Messrs. Barbour, Mills and Macon.
advocated ihe bill, and Messrs Chandler,
taylor, OF Va. Holmes, of Maine, Lanman.
5ul!th, Bell, and Kelly, opposed it.
Ihe Oil was supported ON the grounds that
the claim was one OF strict jiis,ice-lhat Ihr
money Was actually due for military services
rendered 10y Col. Laurens, and for oniiils.
which ong!n 10 have been ali ed hum in his
uipionoiic character when appointed special
minister 10 France and that the objection
made 70 paying the money TO the grandson,
:n fnlI f.ff . .t..- T.
be obfiatcd by The adoption uf the amend
inAnt requiring the sanction of Mr.. and Mrs.
uenderson prev iou5 TO the payment of the
money
Ii was objected against the passage of the
oiii, that Col. Laurens, although hc had rem
dSr"d high and valuable SEW ic. 10 the cuun-
try, had received all the uu,a,,. slti,u that h.
iiad "isheh oreSpect, d f,r lnuse services ;
t''t the length OF time which had elapsrd
. ought to he considered as bar To all such
cl'Ims ; and that, if the clam were allowed AT
ALL NE money should bp paid t. the daughter,
IN not the grandson Of Col. Laur+ns
IN 'mrndment proposed by MIR. Barbour
was carried. He then mr,ed 10 ill the blank
ii The h' for the amount 10 be granted with
S''o42 Ill" This motion was reircied-I4
ayes, = noes. CONSIDERING this last vote AS
aHclSl'e OF the tate of the bill, Mr.. Barbour
np d ITS indefinitr postponement, which was
GarrIrH = ithout opposition.
Ihe Senate then adjourned ill tomorrow
HOUSE OF REpRESENTATIVE
Mr. w l'ans, from the Committee of
~idIms, t. whom was referred bill from the
Senate, for the relief of James Johusun. re-
ported the same without amendment.
MIRA. Smyth, from the Committee on the
Library, made a report on the Message of
the President of tie United States.rransmit-
ing statement prepared by VIM. Lambert,
explanatory of his astronomical observations
and calculations, made with view to establish
The longitude Of the capitol; which report
was laid ON the table.
Hir Bailey offered the following:
heSolred, That the Committee Of Elections,
10 which were referred several papers res
meeting the right of the Member returned
ir0m Norfolk distrc., in Massachusetts, To his
scat Ia t'Is House, be instructed To report
whether any other members, returned 10 this
tiousc, were not, al the time of their election
Inhabitants oil the states from which they were
respectively returned, with the facts of the
cases, and their opinion thereon and that The
committee have power 10 send for persons
aud papers.
MT. Bailey supported his resolution, and OBJ
iected 70 the prHcipIe that mere Twin. in a
place constituted iHhI6iidDCy, in the sense OF
a..
II would apply 10 foreign ministers, and would
exclude sitting members of this House aud
he quoted presidents.
MI Sloane replied To Mr.. Bailey, and oppos-
ed Inc ProPrIefy of the resolution, inasniuch
rs The House was already in possession of suf-
iicient information on the subject
After some farther observations from MIR.
Bailey aud Dir. Forsyth, The resolution was
adopted.
The resolution, formerly presented by Mr..
"TI6ht, was called up, and agreed TO.
REVISION or the TARIFF
The House resolved itself into commit.
Zee Oi the whole, on The state Of The Uniun.
90 the bill 10 amend The several acts Tor lay-
ing duties on Imports.
And the question stu being on the motion
Ot Mr.. Brent 20 strike out the clause of the.
bIll las ing Il duty of GEMS y yard on cotton
D'gSng. The debate Was renewed ard il CON
'mued with INCREASING ardUr I'LL past Il o'clock.
when The committee rose.
The speakers 10 favor OF striking out The
dniy we're Messfs. Livingston, Owen, Cobb.
AID MtKmn
Those ia opposition to striking ont. and in
,'For 81 tie duty, were Mcssis. Sharpe, Tod,
L"tchrr, and Clay.
Want of rom prrcludcs ue from present.
'ng ~ outline Of the q hate, in the latter bart
VI which uew ground Was f..kcn, or, ri lrast.
pcw iscts were adduccd an observation " hicb
cannot, With truth. be- made On every DAYS
discussion VI this subJcct.-,NaL faL1
THURSDAY, FFBBUAEY %.
IN SENATE.
Dir. Mills presented The petition NJ the legal!
representatives oC tie late Gen. Lincoln and
I9t Humphreys, stating that, in The year
i's9 hey we're appointed Commissioners To-