Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-12-28

The occupation or use Of the property by the
United States lfeither ground were establish
ed, these claims ought to be allowed.
Mr. Williams renewed his motion that the
committee rise; but once more suspended il at
."e particular request of Mr.. Tracy, who made
some explanation In reply TO what MIR. Williams
mad said, as 10 the disappearance of the 5,iocu-
!heht ne had referred to.-No public paper on
the SUBJECT had heen withdrawn, hut, on the
contrary, all the papers connected will, the gen
erai SUBJECT had been printed with the rcport of
the committee -
Inc committee then rose, reported progress.
anu mao ieaVe To SIT again: and, motion of Mr.
Vi iiiiams the papers, referred to whilst in com
m'ttee OF the whole, were ordered to be pr;nted
AND then the House adjourned till Monday.
Monday, December 20.
IN SENATE.
Hlr. Hayne, from the committee appointed on so
much of the Presidents Message as .eIates to mnL.
ing provision for the services of (,euer,I + . So,
reported the following bill
ne IL enacted 6y the Senate and House of Renre-
se'fafires Of The United States in Coueress u,xe,,.
Ofed That the sum of 100000 be- and the same ;s
hereby granted to Major General LAFAYETTE in COM.
pehsation Tor his important services and expeudi
lures during the American Revolutions and thar for
this purpose stock TO that amount be issued in hi;
favour, dated the 4th July, 1894 bearing an annual
mterest of SIN per cent. payable quarter yearIv
and redeetnablc on the 3lst Dec. 1884.
- SEC. 2. md be al further enacied, That one
complete and entire township of land be, and Mn.
same is hereby granted TO the said Major C;enerI
Lafayette; and that the President of the Jp;,ed
states be authorised to the said TOWNSHIP, IN
be located on any of the public lands which ren,,;n
nnsoin' ana that patents be issued to General
Lafayette for the same.
On motion by MIR. Hayne The hi, u,,. ,:
read, and made the order of the day for to-mo,,nw
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MT a. stevenson wished to call the attention of
the House to subject otsome interest. 1t related
10 the claims of the State of Virginia for advances
made 10 tie government during the late war He
alluded 10 The interest which Virginia had paid for
the money then advanced; and concluded with de-
ciaring that II was claim only founded upon
Jasticc but which the patriotic conct of the State
OF Virginia, during the late war called upo, Con-
gress to consider. His object, in risiuy beina IN
bring the subject before the House, i'm A shave ,,ch
would lead to some decision, he offered the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That the committee ON military affairs
be instructed to inquire into the proprieiv of pro
viding by law for the reimbursement of the amoun,
oil interest paid by Virginia upon loans of money
negotiated by her, for the of the General Co
verninent, during the late war between Great Bri
tain and the United States.
Mr.. Hamilton, thinking that the subject cam.
more correctly under the duties of n mother commit
Tie words 'nilitary AFFAIRS" and substituting .he
judiciary"
Mr. T.. T.. Barbour drew brief outline of thu.
duties oil the two committees, and suggested thai
the committee on military affairs was the proper
| committee for this reference, as the claim ", {
| founded on events of military character
| The amendment Of Mr. Hamilton was thar re-
jecred. -,
Mr. Sharpe moved to amend the resolution ,v
referring II TO the committee claims instead OF
military afaIfs-Ayes "a, Noes 6:S.
| COLUMBIA RIVER
| MIR. Floyd moved that the House resolve itself
INTO comm .,e Of the whole To take I'D the bill, "
authorize the occupation of the Columbia or Ore
gon r'er which being agreed TO, MIR. 4. Stevenson
was Called tn the chair.
| The bill was then read by sections.
Mr.. Floyd moved to fill the first blank in ,be
| tird section, with the words 'ssix hundred AND
forty, so as TO give each settler being the head
OF fam'ly,a grant of six hundred and forty acre
| oI land; which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. FLOYD, the second hI,uL ,r,
ied, so as I" give to each unmarried settler Grant
oil 32u acres o land, and the third blank was filed
| so as to give 10 each unmarried female settler =
| grant of $50 acres of land.
On motion of Mr.. Floyd, Inc blank in the fiji
section was filled, so as to make tie term duriu.
which the executive officers, appointed bv the pr
sident of the United States, should hold their Office
! six years.
On motion of Mr.. Floyd, the blank in the sixth
seC'ioH was ileu. so as to make the
| for these purposes, $4,000.
| On motion that the committee rise and renor
the bill as amended,
! MI Floyd rose 10 state some facts connected
withthis subject which had not been stated in INV
former dscuSsio@. He had heard objections made
to this measure, because it would scatter populat
on too much for military purposes, in n time of wa
| when our resources should be concentrated ri,
| thought 1t very doubtful question whether oui
| military posts were at all necessary. We offer
receive opinions without due OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ing them from our teachers and books, without du,
reflection; and this he thought the case with res
/ pect to our military posts. He adverted to the M,
cessity which existed in feuta times nd coup,rie
for the erection of forts, &C. and then went on :,
show that these very fortresscs which han bscr
erected to protect one baron against another baf
been converted into forts TO keep the peopJr i'm nv,
by the monarch Another objection to these f,,,;
fications was, the expense of keeping up the por,i
sons. Another was founded on the supposition q
their being taken by an enemy, when iney wouIc
serve him defence, and source of annoyaprs
to the United States. He considered that much n
| our present military force might he Withdraw,
from its present POSITIONS and placed on our
and western frontier He considered tho troops n.
Sacketts harbor might be transported to the from
tier. by adopting this plan, additional expeps,
might be avoided. BY establishing post a, ~.
Mandan villages, and another at the mouth of ti,'
Columbia river, you destroy the necessity of e.,,b
fishing intermediate posts. Hc alluded 10 the "a,
trade, and the advantages which the British r,er
chants possessed over those of America bccaus.
they made direct shipments TO the Columbia RICE
and obtained supplies in an equally direct ,pop-
ner.-Tbe Columbia River is so situated that ,hgrs
can be no danger of any separation from, the Upi,
ed states; because, by such act, its population
would be exposed to the greatest danger fror, en-,
Russian n pcl -