Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-15

son, or all OF them together, were entitled. TO
this money; aud To one, or to all of them, II
ought To be paid. Ia the strict sense or the
law, no one could recover il. X was Jeff To
the equity OF Congress Ia pay il and, which
ever Ot the persons Ia question, were to re-
ceire II, Congress could never he expected 10
pay it a second time. Mr.. II. thaugh; the sun
The most proper person tO receive II. There
could be M dOubt, that the blnod uf Cnlunel
l-1nrcns nowrd in his yrino; II. was now IA
bout twenty-five WEARS uf age, and l,isi enter
ins upon aprOfsssional HE. la the morning
ofhis days, this money would ht OF the Ut
most Importance To him.
Mr.. Chandler believed the gentleman from
South Carolina WAS mistaken, WHEN he said
that no man doubted the ustce Of this claim
--hc, for one, did not believe this money
to b" due--bc believed that Col. Laurens had
received all the pay he had expected, or
wished, truci the guyrrnulcnt-and there had
not been snilicicnt evidence produced To con-
vince him that this debt was due. He should,
therefore, feel compelled To vote against it,
He had no Doubt that Col. I.aurens had rem
derrd very essential services Ia the country :
nor did he wish Ia diminish their importance
hut he did M, believe the present claim to
be founded in Justice.
On motion of Kelly, the bill was ordered TO
he on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Williams, the Senate
proceeded To the consideration of Executive
business and, after some time spent thereon,
Adjourned TILL IL morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. NcLane, from the Committee uf WAYS
andiNleans, reported bill auihoristng The Com
missiontrs oJ' The Smkng Fund 10 purchase The
per cent. stock Of the United Staies ia III.
gear S2t !; which was committed In "a Com
ia. n l. L..
Union.
Mr. McLane, from the same Committee
reported bill auihoriSing The creation ofa stock
not breeding fire millions of doitars, TO proridc
for he dtctrd Of the Commissioners under The
Treaty ciH Spain Of 22d Feb 1919.
Mr.. Rankin, from the Committee on Pub.
lac Lands, reported bill 10 ertend The time
limited for The settlement Of pirate tnd claims
in Mc Territory Of F2orida. Mr. Rankin stated
mat the committee were induced to prepare
and report the present bill. by letter llnul
Samuel II. Overtnn and Joseph NJ. White
Land Commissioners under the Florida Treaty
who had been prevented, 10y the sickness
prevalent IN Pensacola aud 81. Augustine and
ny other circumstances, from getting through
an examination of the whole number of claims
before them. The time at pI esent limited ex-
pires on ist February next
The bill was read twice, and ordered to be
engrossed for third reading on Monday.
The House went iuto committee of the
whole, MIR. Lathrop in the chair, on the bill for
the relief of William p. Nimmo.
Mr.. Whitresey moved to amend the bill by
inserting the words the representatives of
Mr.. Nimmo being dead Switch was agreed TO
The bill, (Which appropriates $500 as com.
pensatlon for the destruction of building
called the Pleasure House, ON his estate, oc-
cupied as an outpost of the American troops
in the defence of N"rfnlk,) occasioned some
debate, chiefly the point of fact, whether
the house was, at he time of its destruction, oc-
cupled by American troops, placed in it by
authority of the Commanding Officer on the
station, and destroyed, IN immediate conSe-
quence of such occupation, or was destroyed
from mere want0nness on the part OF the enemy.
Mr.. WhltIlrsey, MIR. Owen, Mr. Bassett, and
Nlr. Neale, nd, orated, and Mr.. Williams, Mr..
Floyd, and Mr. Foot, of Conn. opposed the
Dill. The question bring taken on its passage
to third reading, it was decided in the aifir-
mative-ayes 81, noes o.