Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-01-27
Saturday Evening
BU LIE I'll r..
b CONGRESS.

MosDAy, Jan. %. ,in.the House, Mr.. Tomlinson,
from the COMMITTEE ON Commei cc, reporteJ a bili
TO regulate theCou uecal intercourse 6e,w eeD this
counry and G'e"tIirHan, which w,s read, and 200
extra copies ordered TO be printed
Mir. buryes moved to postpone all orders which
preoede the tili Ia provide or hs surviving officers
oithe army oi the Revolution, aud OIL tb question
h asked for tn aye anj noes which or ered.
The question was then taken, by yes and noes when
there appeared-Ayes 94-noes 7S.
On melton OF Mr.. Burgess, the House resolved itself
into committee vf The whole the bill
Mr. burgess stated that he had formerly intended go
into Committee with this bill, solely ior the purpose of
Increasing the amount Of appropriation, but he I'd
changed his design, and would desire make, IN
tormiIlee, some change IN the feature of the bill.
Mr. + johnson suggested thai It would be the better
for the gentleman TO reler the bill 10 the Select
Committee IN order that the proposed amendments may
be made there.
The question was then taken going into Committee
OF the Whole ON this bill. Ayes g., Noes 63
The House then resolved Itself into a Committee Of
the Whole Oh the bill. Mr.. Lawrence IN the chair.
Mr. Cuna ct tien r0s a,j extae, ell nis oonvic-
uoI that The House would not las the bll 10 It's
cent s'a e. Hehndt tier, or, pref a,e'i an amend-
mehiN eh he thought would nave the effect 81 con.
ella, a,ng the views OF some gentlemen wfo we're op-
g. II nos. lie ~ ould move TO 81, ike out the
c-uses which r, TO the provisions o he aticers
n army and 10 insert the ane,,dI e II he % ia
nov oAer, "hlch proposed IN the mss pa t. give
gross sun, 10 zach Officer This provision he taought
wouiu OOViale ne % lectons oil many members; tat
II was useless 70 voe yue ~ on OF dollars, until
.Ao I'D ascertain the number OF offices long il
to be DIVIDED, and the proportion " hci, each would
receive. The second provision was an annuity to
the surviving officers du'ins lite. The other
tons are intended merely as guards against frau,
lie then submitted has amendment VIII ch was read
10y the Clerk. Mr.. ConiIct IL d noyed to fill he
blank in the frs. ,ection with 1000 dollar, eng
the gratuIty pro- oseu to be gwen 10 each officer.
Tne total ,btr Of officers beng es,natei at 40;
and by some calculations at mu, h less ~ amount
required for tbs would been 44O,00O JoiaIs This
is less than the sum in the orr Siual bill by u,or than
ha a million.
Mr.. Powell said that some Of the provisions OF the
bill he approve, while there were Others winch
would receive his SANCTION Perhaps he had d.
rectcd much Of his attention TO the subject he
ought He thought, however, that further delay was
advisable lie though the amendment proposed
should be pnied and laid before the House refec-
ton With this view, he would that the Commit
report progress and ask leave sit ANA
with view to the House that the amendment be
printed.
Mr.. Burgess said he 10Th consume the Of
the Committee. He would, therefore, only say that it
would please him acquesce the motion OF the gen.
tcman from Virginia, and to 20 out OF Committee, did
he not know from experience how difficult get
| into Committee.
The question then taken ayes II, Noes 66
The Committee then rose reported progress and obs
tanned leave to again.
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