Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1824-12-31

WiSneu tndt the gentleman VINO introduced
the bill had cultivated a little more of the
virtue patience. He did expect that, in
presenting such bill TO this House, the
merits and claims of the individual for
whose benefit it was intended would have
been stated, and the reasons which had
induced the committee to fix upon this IL
mount of compensation would have been
disclosed. lie was far from being insen-
sible to the merits of that distinguished in
dividual I; and, if, upon deliberate state
ment of all the facts of his case, he should
be convinced that his claims, even TO such
a large amount of remuneration, were
! founded in Justice, he would go as far as
any member of the House in allowing
them, and in voting an appropriation
Whatever might be thought of his present
con duct, MIR. G. declared that he was nei-
| Their insensible to the services of Gen. La
ftyette, nor ungratefui for them but he
disapproved of the manner in which the
bill had been attempted to be hurried thro'
the House; and, tho he might not sue
| coed in preventing its passage, he should
certainly, in this public manner, enter, for
one, his protest against it.
MIR. Gazlay, of Ohio, said, that he, too,
felt it to be his duty to protest, in common
with his colleague, against the passage ofthe
bill, at least in its present form. He mo-
we'd to postpone the further consideration
of it till Monday next.
The question being taken on the motion
to postpone, was Iost-ayes Is, noes ga.
MIR. Sterling, of Connecticut, then moved
to amend the bill by striking on, the sec
ond section, (Which grants section of
land but the motion was lost by a consi-
derable majority, only So members rising
in its favor.
Mr.. Vance, of Ohio, then moved to re-
duce the sum in the bill TO $4,000: but
this motion was negatived by still larger
majority when
Mir. Galley moved to reduce the amount
to 100000, on which question he deman-
ded the yeas 81 nays, which were ordered
Mr.. Tracy of New ork, moved to lay
the bill on the table, which was carried,
ayes %, noes 81.
SO the bill was laid upon the table.
| Wednesday, Dec. %.
| On motion of MIR. Little, of MARYLAND,
the House resumed the consideration of
the bill yesterday reported by commit
tee Of the House . concerning Gen. La
| fayette."
| MIR. Sloane, of OHIO, moved that the
bill be postponed until Monday next, and
that committee be appointed :" to report
a statement of the facts and accounts on
which it is founded"
Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, said he was
willing to postpone the bill, if any gem
tleman desired it for his accommodation,
but, for his part, he wanted no further in
formation on this subject: neither, he
presumed, did any gentleman OF this
House. He, therefore, moved to strike
out the part of Mr.. Sloane's motion which
proposed the appointment of committee.
MIR. Sloane thought the nature and I'M
portance of the question now depending
called for such information as he asked to
obtain. Indeed, Mr.. 5. said he had no
wish for a postponement of the bill if he
was to get no additional information by it.
The question, whether one hundred thou
sand or two hundred thousand dollars, or
whether any thing should be voted TO gen
Lafayette, would depend upon the state
of the accounts between him and the Uni
ted States.
The motion of MIR Tucker was negatved.
Mir. Cook, Of Illinois, said that the Sc
nate, it appeared, had passed bill on this
subject, from the features of which it seem
ed that they entertained different view
from that presented by the committee OF
this House as to the mode of awarding
this money to Gen. Lafayette and what
the Senate would do with this bill, if sent
to that body, he could not say. To give
time to consider of the proper mode OF
finally arranging this matter, MIR. G.. pro-
lposed TO recommit the bill to a committee
of the Whole, so as to endeavor at least to
act in harmony and concert on it. This
was what was expected from Congress by
the People, and he hoped they would not
be disappointed. If the bill was recon-
mitted, it could be called up and acted up
on with something like unanimity whcnev-
er the House was prepared to act deini-
lively upon it.
The motion TO re-commit the bill was
declared by the Speaker not to be in order
whilst a motion for postponement was
lpendiDg.
MIR. Herrick, Of Maine, after enquiring
whether srch a motion would be in order,
moved to postpone the bill indefinitely.
| MIR. Livingston, of louisiana, rose, as
one of the members Of the committee
who reported the bill, to speak to the me-
rits Of it. The delay in doing so which
had taken place on the part of The COM