Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-09

COMMISSIONER OF TIE General Land clfce, trs,,s-
nNung cory OF the report of the Register ami
receiver OK the Land Office at wash;npton
Iilsssslpp,- on the claiius to land If Jol,, IS =
printed. =
And then the Senate adjourned,
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
:, IN addition TO those Members who attended on
me hrst day OF The Session, the following gentle
men attended, aud took their seats on Tuesday:
fToH, " eio Jersey-Ebenezer Tucker
Sc1dis ytrdaia--Chaunccy Forward
Joseph Lawrence
TTgi5iid- Mark Alexander
Tbos. Newton.
.EoTh CGrolnG-John-H Bryan
Gabriel Holmes
Senth sarotjfq John Carter,
VILLAIN Drayton
William d. Martin.
Geo. Nc Dufie.
GeorgiG--Iohn FLOYD,
Charles +. HAWKES.
onto Mofdecsi BARLEY,
John Sloane
"ir' Sergeant OF Fhiladelphia, attended ald,sooss
On motion of Mr.. Little. Of Nd.
An order was passed for the appoint,neut or ,y,.
seye,ai Standing Committees of the House.
:, ne names oil the gentlemen who may coii,nose
me committees will be announced in our accom-
vi 'ic proceedings Tomorrow
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
he House having resolved itself into = Com.
''le" 81 the Whole, Mr.. p. r. Barbour in fhe
H''a., TO taxi. into consideration the Message OF
Mr. Taylor, Of New York, submitted cor consj.
s"s'"uoh slndry resolutions which were agree.
10 '1f5" ron: and were reported from the Commit,
tee oil The Whole, follows:
l. RcSoiOed, That 50 much Of the prcs;dor,,
message rs re!dies To- the political relations OF tb
Chsed States witl other nations be referred 10 the
committee on Foreign Ailairs
2. RcsolreG, That so InucI, OF sah, 1Icss,,,.,
relates 10 the Commerce ofihe United states r,;T,
ofoign nations, and their Colonies, he referred r.
the committee ON Commerce.
). IfeSoired, That so much of said sr.ss,,a =,
relates TO i'eveine, ami the Public Debt. be "a
Icr,ci 10 me Committee OF Ways and Means
= ifSSotUed, That so much Of said Messar. AZ
Fe'''es 10 'iie existing Tariff Of Duties on ,eool
s 'i'y1 'i,G Onned States, be referred 10 die
committee on Manufactures.
o. I'esyl"eti. That 80 much 81 sail s!essaee -
Fe'Se7 10 The Army, the Military Academy ana
70 F,,orliications' he referred oti.a Committee on
g. Hesoicei, That so much Of said Meys,,,e a.
concerns Our relations with the Indian trilres H.
referred to the ComiGittse on Iutsian 4 iF,ses
Z. AeSn!gsf, That 30 much Of saii NIssa..
lect Committee. !" pc
5. i'tsoieed, That 50 much of said Atessare,a a.
.ei',e' 20 me Navy be referred the Gomni;,ae
Q. ResoiVei, That 50 much or said a1o..,
relates 10 the Post OGice Department he rsc.r.,a
u tie Committee on hc Post Office and Post Rcd
~. 1eS"irsd, That SO mach OF said Message 4,
fe'ateS 10 the Peniscnt.ary. tie referred ~ ~
! committee in the District Of Colombia "fS
~ hes'lsed, That so much of said MESSAGE a.,
,i, - .'''''i1F extension o! the time for In.
81. HS'ii'eht OF the debt due to The UniFetf
9'a'eS ION The purchasers oF public LAM. he ~.
/ 'eFrGn 70 The Committee on the Public lands -
- "eS0!'e1 Ihat 80 much of said MESSAGE,
te'a'eS 10 '@NMg the fiji. Census of The inbati;
: SVHiurte. :" q 4>eiecs
10. RrSo'red, That the said SeIec, Co,or,i,tEss,
nave , ieaYe to report by bill, or Otherwise.
ne resolutions then reported by the Comt6it.
Iuyis
cohcurr"d in by the House "eiS
NiF. iay'or ihcn rose. and suggested that tI,sr..
wee several points in 'ae Message which conl'i
not regularly be referred 10 St3rding Co,r,;,. 80
1.-The House, but winch vet were Of ,,t,,.
Deserve th' attention of Congress. One had 20
..'elIfe 10 the better Organization OF the hliEt
,ys'H,'. ''s hod been very fully examined a.
ne last Session, by Select Committee raiseJ r.
uie purpose II would, perhaps, be proper ~ -.
appoint The same gentlemen, and continne a.,
/ subject un stiieir care. "'S
"noiher subject relaled 10 a revision nc ~.
Laws on Military Pensions these halle, 10y
{ EiOns!y changed since The act of tsIa 'esn va
In,''ee bad been appointed at The last sess;n
"'o ."' prerafed and reported a bill uoon q, l.
sMigect' which he presumed would he laid betSs
the ticusc as part Of its unfinished hus;no,a
law had been passed some voa,e go 49, -. =
- ,Hp-e iHNahd Pensioners, whose Injuries in ~
t;,s ~ ~. +''iucc them to state OF total die
$50 - "G'sl '''V it was required that these
persons should be examined by a SURGEON 80
/ two years, in order ID ascor;, ,vbeti ~, 's,ry
.m.i'y hAd ho' decreased, or ceased altoretler
i"S -" was intended to preVen! fraud and 10
eApccieu 70 tcHcFc t1e Treasury from 3, hurI,
imp oFcHy imposed upon il; but it's practical orc
iS''OI n"a ui"eH oGt to be directly the reverse
we tfIOncd examination, instead of dizc,,,.;s
that tle debility OF the pensioners b,J 49, y
OF come to an end usually proved Hat !; 80, ~
tie contrary, gradually increased ami H. - oH
was, That the Pensioners were conscouer',I,, ..G
"a y" < '""e IN winch they received addtienai rs.
H'i ne continuance Of this reuuraps,t -.
on anu iiiFn soldiers now alinost totally disabicJ
ope'"led IN an oppressive and in;urions rnan,,o
'''" - would perhaps be Jetteg 70 abolish "a en,i,t
- uhre was another subject vi,ich see,neI -
uem'u1 iteniipn--he meant the laws in ,eIa,;,'
70 olA'e troops, nat OF thc line The act of ia
~" oceii 20 con -;rucd as 10 exclude this Jescrin
non o. troops from 'l'c public houay; vet roanv ~
'hei@ yea served more thsn months and v5ert
as iprH'onous ~ aii respects % those who gecei,
90 d. ouch construction OF the law vas who'll
" uneN p'cied when II was passed. ss II was GiIfy
intended 10 include ibis description Of Soldafa
"ih thc sest ne law of 1920 which roonirs,
Of those applying for Pensions 20 produce an ~
Fcu'ory oi tior effects he'd operated laetrh,I
many p'irauts who, al that time ha6 como lit,
PtoPoti5 .rElri'i.i 10 ttiuovo Them from ststg
a'soiu;r r@npeii.in. But now. bv a lapse NJ go
aud TIC increase a. bodily infru,itins tb(so ~
Sous hid been oisahl n from contri5ns:cs, 49,,
tnm$ 10 'hcir own auFput. al.holrl, no, t.;Si,t
s'' ho'i lew Hetes Of ground which thev vvs-s
wa ',t 90 c'Hllt'e. Ton years had sirce Sl,nscJ
"H! we nuiubcf MIST have been very tnucb Sioi
n''', ''' "on.l % a1. be proper, inquired Mr. n
70 a'oW 'pfp~i9n 90 all who REGULARLY claimed n
"' ,l nird their c'iuIs Nv the requisite proof ~
ett' 'f tti'iiJFf recurring them 10 prg iur. an,