Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-04

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1--WE do net detail the poiut. 10 this discussion, he
cause they developed ia the long Report ofbe Com
'nitttee and the Sub tu,e, Revolutionary CLAIMS
which We have so recently published
YESTERDAY, Commune a,iou was received from
the Senate, s,s,ng that 10y had passed 10Th amend
msn.s the bill TO incorporate the Trustees It Ran
Jolph Macon Coll-gs"-and the bill "lncorpor aing
Company 10 construct atu, npke cd from the oo,hng
Gap u Sinithhell or int within miles ther o."
Also, that they hal ej.otei he hill .Dirrc,iug re
assessment OF the lands al Burr Powell lyng in The
county OF Fauquer ''(rhese au,rnlmeuts ", re Oh.
CURED in by the House These me Two piin. l. u, a.
menlments to tho first named bill The l.. provides.
tia may be Iwiul for the President and Trustees Of
the Boydton Acahe (if so dispoe'O to convey 10
the Trustees OF ,udolh Maccn Coll &c, tor the OF
sal College, the los AMI honses in the town OF BOYD
ton, at tins time held aud owned by the said Presid,
and Trustees Of the Boyd,on Academy. The 81 amend
ment d Gets that m shall he the duy Of The said Bosr
Oh iras'ees to make an annual report If the general
condition oil the Collie the President and Drec tors
OF the Literary Funi he by them ated to
the General Assen.bly."-The 2i bill authorize. the
su'n oil S25.oOO To be raised by subscrip;ion-The a
henuen' Of The Senate reserves TO the Legislature
Tue power OF requiring compliance with al the pro.
Visions OF 'ls act, aud also OF changing, modifying and
altering the 'a,e Of toll: which said company may de-
nand or reccvr.)
On Mr. Minors motion, the unfinished bushes, Of
yesterday was taken up, viz the report of the commit,
Tee on Revolutionary Claims; and the resolutions be.
ing ag Ia ad, Mr. MONROE 10 address the House,
IN opposi ion TO Mr. Andersous substitute, aud in sup
port OF the original report OF the committee.
'r. FAULKNERp esented the following resolution,
as an aine ndment and substitute Of MIR Andcr.on:
Hcso!red, That all officers OF the Virginia lite
State Establishment, who continued in the di.ch rg- Of
actual duty 20 long the State had any demaui Tor
'her services, and who became Supernum raty by act
o. ne Government reducing their baaiions aid ps
ADD who continued Supernumerary officers " Ill he
I'D OF Api 1888, holding their commissions, and sub.
Ject TO the call aud r-Iuisili"n OF Government
led 10 half pay Tor lite PT0pided h0ct re, That the
sail superrumerary Officers did not at any time. if
CURED so To do. refuse again to enter mrsu actual ty
And provided moreover, that their conduct officers
fully entitled them the emoluinents p oni.ed by law
to officer oil Virginia State Line"
Mr.. FAULKNER replied 20 Mr.. MINOR, and went
at some length into the subject.
MIR. FINKs opposed the te:olu,ions o! the substi
tute, with much amin itiou
The question being ,ahea Mr.. Faulkner's amend
memt, twas r. jected.
The question then REQUIRED the ado ,tion of MIR.
Anderson'- RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. WILSON stated the condition In which he stood
AMI asked t. be excused from voting becan.e lie
he Extcu or Of Of the revolutionary officers, and
his children would ultimately be the hri s.-IIe was
excused wi,hoAt opposition.
The question then TAX, Mr.. Anderson's re-
solutions, and rel 'cted, without division.
MIR. GARLAND Of Amherst, submitted the following
resolutions, in al iltion TO the resolutions Of the Commit
tee:
ResOired That those officers Of the Yirgiri. STATE
Line in the Var of the Revolution, who were in acu
al service on The 30th Of November, l7S2 and who az
forwards became supernuneiary, by the orlsr the
Executive reducing the army, entied 10 hal pay
thereof"
Mr. g. assigned the reasons hr Offering hi. R~soIu
ION lie col'eEdrd, that The question urnsd prir.c
pa!ly uron he lime when the war erd Il! And uuon
tbs point, without missing too strictly iechnea nj
ceies, he would be willing lake the period marked
out by the Chancellor, the date OF The tcrmnaSn OF
the war; viz: Che 3Sth day of Nv, 1892. wher pro.
vlslonai articles OF peace were signed at Paris.)
This resolution was rejected. ayes lS, noes go.
CAT this stage OF the business, a message was re.
received from the Senate, by Mr. Allen, ha, Tie Sru-
pu he He lin tbn n,,, nj
Public WO,ks')
MIR. WILLIAMS of Heniico, hoped that no gentle
man would kept to the lst resolution Of the Commit,
tee on Revolutionary Ciaims-snd the question being
taken, i. was carried-and Mr Bay ly'. notion il
was entered on III. Jovrnals - unanimously"
MIR FAULKNER proposed 10 strike OF; the 81 Res
cisurn oil The Committee, and TO substitute the follow
ing:
Resolped That those officers of the State line, WHO
BECAME suptrnumerary The reduction of sify OF the
Oatiaons OF this Commonwealth, and If required 10
do, again entered into The service Of Ibis State in the
same or higher rank and continued Their in until the
end oil The War, are ent' TO half pay life. to csm
service"
Mr.. GILMER submitted the followiag resolution. in
addition 10 those of The Commi supported 1t at
some 'eueth:
ResDired, That no other officers Of III. Virginia
State Line, are eniit cd 10 the half pay Tor ie OF the
OF Ave years full pay in lieu thereof"
The question WAS taken Oh Mr Faulkner resolution
and rejected
The question then REQUIRED on AR. liners re .ou-
ion-Mr. Is yce spoke in oplo ion il; deri rnp
hat he could not lit there, AMI or from all com
pensaton men who had fought for their country al.
though they had not exactly served hi the end Of The
war. He declared sd: h an act not wor lay of the
justice magn -rnity of ihi. Hore. what would
you have SAIL II you had employ ell architect 10 as.
>i@t you In building your House, the promise Of
reward, aud afterwards you had promised higher
compensation, il he would finish the House-yet be-
cause he mad no, remained put the Finishing hand to
it, and pat mp the last cornice, he receive no re.
ward whatever.
M. CoHooN led for the ayes and noes,
AIR. GOoDE opposed the resolutiDn-hs said il was
unjust thus 10 condemn claims, when the parties were
not present 10 be he ard-and cut off sod,Is from
pay because hey had not served beyond Nov 1882
when the Preliminary Articles OF Peace were signed
re said I've glad Of oppor unity Of recording his
vote in opposition 10 such y Resolution.
MIR WILLIAMS OF Henrico, spoke In opposition TO
the Re oulion- He said many Of lhese persons were
prosecuting their claims in Court of Law and had no
idea OF taking vote, which might interiors viii the
opin"ns OF the Judges or the decisions OF the Cour
He suggested o The Chairman OF The Committee (Nr
GiImerJ 10 withdraw his Resolution; and m owe the
Committee u he discharged from the subject.
Mr.. GILMER rose TO modify his resolu ion, by adj.
ding these words PrOUiici, h,,oeuer That nothing
herein CONTAINED shall prejudice the claims OF any Off
in Cour, OF Justice"
Nj. GARLAND OF " eson, spoke in opposition TO the
resouion-He a ked, whether they were prepared TO
say That the soldiers who had been ~ ia the pub.
hc service by the invitation OF The country and who
had fought uil e last cannon roareI, aud the Ia shin
Of the enemy had reti ed from your bsrbor and who
had only left the seTvice bee They were fold by the
vernueni that the enemy had retired, the war sub
Tia J oveTwtre no. TO receive any coupons tim Tor
the they had rendered, aud tolls tn had un-
dcrgonci Wasihe ldier, who hal left the ervice oy