Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-13

10Th ult. relative to the proceedings Of a Court
Martial, which convened its sitiirgs At or Mt ar
Mobile, on the 5lh oftDec 1914, for the trial
OF certain Tennessee miitiamrn; together with
the correspondence between the Governor of
tina, State, and the Secretary Of War, respects
ing the length Of service Of militia drafts Of
that State: during the late war, made a report
which was read, and laid on the table.
M. Wickliffe. from the Committee on the
Judiciary, 10 winch was referred the bill from
The Senate, entitled can &c, to abolish Impris-
ohmeni for Deb,," reported the same with, an
amendment going 10 strike ou, the whole bill,
alter the enaclins words, and 20 insert SUBJ
stitule.
The bill and amendmen, were then commit.
led
Mr.. Burgess, from the Committee appointed
on the Memorial of Aaron Ogden ami Alden
Bradford, on behalf Of the surviving Ulcers of
the Revolutionary Army, who continued in
service until the close Of the war, reported a
bill for the relief OF the surviving officers Of
the Revolutionary Wa, and others; winch was
twice, read and COMMITTED TO a Committee Of
The whole on the Stale of hp Union
MILITIA CUCMfS MARTIAL.
Mr.. Hamilton, {Chairman Of HE Military
Committee) moved the following resolution;
viz.
Resoipsd, That the report Of the Committee
on Military Affairs, made to this HOUSE on GER
tain documents communicated by the Depart
ment Of War, touching the proceedings Of a
Court Martial which CORY, ned Ut Mobile on
the slh Dec. 1914, and a corres2 ondcnce be-
tween The Secretary OF War aud Gov. Blonnt,
resp, c,ng certain drifts OF the Militia Of The
State Of Tennessee, be printed, with said
documents, which hare been previously or
dered tn Reprinted by th,s House.
Mr.. Slorrs movedio amend this resolution
by striking on, these words: "wilh said docu-
ments, which hnvr been previously ordered
be prin,ed bv this House"
And on hi, amendment debate arose,
which occupied the House till near o'cloc K,
when j, was finally terminated by the previous
question.
The turning points OF The debate were,
whether the Report Of the Secretary Of War,
and documents, should accompany he Report,
or should be printed sep,raely from il, as or
dered to be printed when frs, laid before the
House: whether they sh' u'd be printed in ,he
order in which they had come from chr War
Department in difF,ienr order as arranged by
The Committee; or whe,hrr ,hey should
not be printed twice, frs, in The order, as + rms
ing part of an Executive commune alton and
then in the othrr order, as pertaining To the
report Of the Committee on Military Affairs
The dc bate was characterize by good dea
Of animation, though necessarily limited in its
scope.
Several attempts were made 10 lay the mo-
ton Of Mr.. Hamilton on the table, hP eli t
Of which would have been, it was snppns d, to
have the documents printed as received. from
y L,t.. III inns {
effect we're necatived.
A motion was made by Mr. Bsecher TO post
pnne the consideration o. tie motion before
the House. to M,-naAs next--bu, equally in VAN
The yea. being y, the NAYS 10 a motion
10 ad iourn was r,j''c'ed by still larger majo
riy: Yeas So, Nays lss.
The amrndmen: Of Mr.. Storrs was then ne
gativrd: Yeas 30. Nays lo7. When, after some
further d,bat-, Mr.. Wicklisff, Of Ken moved
the previous que stion.
The House sustained the motion-Ayes 80
| Nos ~.
And the question being put, "Sha'l the mali
question now be putt" (Which excluded al
amendments and all farther drbate) if was car
red, by yeas and nrys: Yeas lo5 Nays IS
The question was then put upon he feso'u
ton of Mr. Hami on, ADD it was adopted h'
yeas and NAYS as follows, Ayes los. Noes 60
| "A, some period during the proceedings
Mr. HIS resolution underwent an alteration, b,
substituting FIR the words, moved TO be s,rlck
Ell out by Mr.. Storrs, these words: "And tina
the docume heretofore ordered to be print
ed, shall. when printed, be appended to Sid re
port, in the order in which they have been ar
ranged by The Committee.
So the documents from the War DepaTtmrn
we're ordered 10 be appended to the repnr
thereon from the Committee OF Military Al
fairs, and printed in the order designated b
| the Committee.
Departed this life yesterday morning, IN George
town, d. G. Mr.. WILLIAM RHODES, formerly citize
of this place His friends and acquaintance are nvit