Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-21

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
January 10Th, 1926.
S~: Under cover of this you will receive copies
.. I'M documents. A. b. Z. Document A. is "A
letter from Ro. TripIe,t, ESQ., agent for the Claim
ants OF military bounty lands Document B. the
opinion OF Geo. NJ Bibb, esq. in relation to the
rights OF the claimants. Document G.. is a letter
sadressed by MIR. Trplett TO Joseph r. Underw God.
esq representative from Warren county-appendei
10 which is a report and a resolution made by the
committee OF courts OF justice, through Mr. Critten
den, Its chairman, to the House of Representatives
OF Kentucky.
The claims of our soldiers have ever been listen ID
20 with an attentive by the constituted authori
ues OF this state. and would long since have been
iuhiied to the very letter of promise, bu, for the
pashlhcent donation made by Virginia TO the Fed,
efai Government of all her NJ W. lands. I'm
also be confidently asserted, that in making ,ba,
cesson this commonwealth nev err intended that the
Claims oi any part OF her hardy veterans should in
any manner, have remained unproviied for. The
iac. OF the omission OF all mention of her troops ON
state establishment in the compact entered into h
her with the Government of the H. g NM, -,
oeen an omission resulting purely from accident.
ana II IL with all Difference submitted ,vhe,b.r
P.oPie'y would not require at TIE hands of the
oehetai Assembly the adoption of some measure,
~ relation thereto. If it be true, that under the
most favorable decision for the military claimants
against those claiming under Treasury warrants.
'neie wiz be large deficiency of lands 10 satisfy
..; Claims leee Mr. Trip!eu's Lottery surely there
10 700 'i'uch OF masnanimty on the part OF the
oe"efal Government 10 deny the necessary proyi.
soh The iact is, that the Virginia troops on State
es'toshnent, are as much entitled TO the berali,v
va congress, as those who served on Continental
estaoiishment. Those OF the State line who were
e''uea 10 land bounty enlisted for period not less
man ,htee years, and were found fighting by the
Soo .! the continental troops from one extremity
Oh me Confederacy to tho other Their services
~ 'ne achievement of our independence, equally
en.us 'hem to the Nations gratitude. Why then
should not Congress interfere in their behaIf} Rn,
WINE we present To the national government an
occasion Tor the exercise of its liberaly, we pre-
sen. aiso Claim sanctioned by every principle of
justice, anc we might reasonably indulge the an :
uc'pa'on' that our application would be listened to
WIN attention, and crowned with success.
D. JOHN TYLER.
Hon Speaker ofhe II. of Delegates.
Qrdered 10 be printed.
Inc Speaker laid before the House a communi
cation from the Governor containing the Io,h An
nual Report of the Board of Public Works ~
dered 10 be printed
mr.. ChHes obtained leave to bring in bill to
amend the act establishing certain tewns.
Inc oroer OF the dav on the cony ention bill be-
Ing taken up, Mr.. Letter moved 10 postnope il I'M
tilto-morrow
mr.. Games moved that it be postponed until
thursday hext. ASS reason for making this re-
quest be remarked, that he had lust received die
tressng intelligence which made j, necessary 70,
him 10 go home; that his constituents were oppos-
ed 10 convention, but being himself in favor of
ne DILL ne wished 10 have opportunity of COM
p'ylng with the instructions he had received A.
no Inconvenience could result from the POSTPONE
aent' ne hoped it would take place. The House
iceordngly postponed the subject
nus toere presented--Concernine Danl Lewis
"'n' a fiereford--to amend the &c incorporating
company TO improve the navigation of Little
Roanoke and Buffalo rivers changing the tin
OF holding the terms of the fall superior courts in
ne ID Circuit -authorising VIM. H. Tayloc to
erect gates acrosshis lane
The consideration Of the Marriage Bill being
resnmed, .Aessrs. Bouldin and Douttat deivere
'heir sentiments IN opposition TO the BILL They
ere followed on the same side by Mr.. Bruce, in
very long and elaborate argument Mr.. Gholsou
next addressed the House in favor, and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Hood in opposition to il. And
before thequestion was taken, the House adjourned.
YEsTERDAV-A communication WINS rere;ysd
from the Senate, that they had passed the bill con-
corning the Governors House, with amendments:
ana that they had rejected the bill authorsing the
sale OF certain lands belonging to the Devisees of
Alexander Boyd, dec. The bill concerning the
Governors House with the Senate'- amendments
was laid on the table, on the motion of Mr.. Up
shur, supported by .Hr. Blackburn,
The marriage bill was again taken I'D on
molten OF .Ur. Upshur. Mr.. Blackburn deliver
ed his views in opposition TO the bill. Mr.. On
Snar followed, in reply to MIR. g.. and the other
gentleman who had spoken on tie same side Of
the question. .Nr. Gordon also spoke aeains,
the bill. When Mr. Gordon had concluded, Mr.
blackburn advcrted TO the fact that other gentle
men wished 10 deliver their sentiments: tba, he
nlmself wished to rejoin to the argument of NJ,
Upshur; and that as it was late (past 4 O'Clock
ana The House much exhausted, lie moved an adj
Journment. But the House refused to adjourn
and the question was taken by ayes and noes cali'
ed Tor by Mr. Gieland The bill was rejected.
Ayes 20 Noes I25
~ The marriage bill proposed so 10 mo-
diiy The present law, 10 take off the penal,v A.
gainst mans marrying the sister OF his deceased
wife.
IN SENATR-JANUARY 10, 1926.
On motion OF Mr.. Ruffn, the bill concerning
the Governors House and for other purposes. 3
was taken up.
Mr.. Rubin moved to amend the bill 80 az 10 al
low the Governor $4,000 instead of the presen,
salary, and appropriation for the purchase of urni
tuTc.
Mr.. johnson OF Augusta, proposed to amend
the amendment by striking out "a 500, and insert
ing in lieu thereof $4,000, which was agreed to.
Mr. Dade proposed to amend the bill so as 10
make the sum OF $4,000, in full OF all compensa.
ton, which would exclude the Governors paw. as
President of the Board Of Directors Of the IiIers
ry Fund, which motion was opposed by Mr.. John
son OF Augusta, and withdrawn by the mover
The said bill was, as amended, passed by the
Senate, ayes 10, noes Z. Mr.. Morgan said that
he wished his constituents, at least, snould know
how he voted on this question, and therefore called
for the ayes and noes which were az follows.
Ayes, Messrs.. Holt (Spealer,) WIN. r. johnson,
Goodwyn, Clopton, Chapman Johnson, Allen,