Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-03

tic capua exon Of Yorktown IN Lctuber I7sl,
the signing of the preliminary articles of peace al
Paris Ia Nov. 17G,-or :he exchange of raii6ca,i,r
III Aprh I.s1--i the First be tho true periods let.
IN q hss OF cases which, would be excluded BY the
adoption oil tic last period, and this N Ike, the point
fhe courts nave had occasion to investigate the sub
Ject ana nave gwen contradictory decisions ]
Mr. oo'Se in,ved to post ponc the whois 7subjec,
indefinitely. stating as reasons the lntru.ss Of m.
session The great amour: involved not loss than
Soo'ooo-ad Ito fact that the investsat If the
suo}ec' involved no history of tire rcvolu ion und
al the laws which had been posScd upon tho .ubiec,
OF pensions &c la'.
-, Fhc mo lou TO pos pone, opposed by Messr,
htass, garland Of ifsif". and Bryce who appealed
To the House. IN behalf OF the dual,
I'D, ana ienod that time would h. saved Inv tho c,,
AR. t'"t0e replied, saying that no man was NOR.
dsposra than himself pay tho debt due to the off;
s1,s OF !ns revolution But there was an evident
i.dis IN the House, to give SUBJECT tn. do
bonrnt'on II required The report of the Committee
assumed the fact TINT the revolu' iounry war did not
erase until l733-eycry passage Of it was dpbatee
ano ,ne court oil Appeals had expressed opin-
ipn, und tis Court Of ChnnceKy another. Under
these CIRCUMSTANCES. he thought the presen, ;,,a
unprpWr for considering tine subject
fhc motion To postpone was then negutivcd by
vote of 1874, TO Sc.
The report Of the Commit ca concIuios ,;,h a.
following resolution:
Resolved as the opinion of this Committee. tina,
those Officers of the Virginia State line who con-
nnod IN 'h- service oil this State I'M i! INC goth Or
@7ai, ar who at any tinn during tho revolution
war, c-mc spontaneously and ng in entered The
scfSicr ~ this state, being required ,o do and
cont ned tn rem uni il the 20th Oct 1881 - cnti,icd
90 halt pay Tor lie, the coa nlu of five v,u "a
Inll psy in leu thereof
The substitute offered BY Mr.. anderson conclude
With the following resolutions |
!. That those officers Of Tho State l.ne who con |
tnued IN the service of this 81 until the 22d AnriI
1873, entitled half pay FIR life or To the c,.
mutation of five years full pay, in lieu thereof
= That those Ulcers of Tic Suite line y, bo at INV
tImo during the Revolution became supcrnuncrorv.
and again entered the service of this Sa,c BEING re-
CURED to do, and continued therein unit the 2epd
April, 1888, are entitled To- halfpa for lie or To the
communication of five years fall pay in lieu thereof
Mr.. anderson now offered the following additional
resolutions as farther illustrative of lie Vows und MS
part of his substitutes:
I. ResoIr'd, That those officers Of tli,. Viryiun
State line WHO during the Revolutionary war becs mo
supegnumeraTy. ami ut any time previous To the cd
September, 1893, refused TO or the service of this
State, being required to do" arc no, entitled TO
half-pay during lire.
2. Resofped atSo That those officers Of the Virviu
State line who were in command at the passage Of
the act OF May, 1879, who were at forwards conf
nissioned and entered the service in said line and he
came supernnDcrary, by the dssanllnent of their
troops and did not agnin enter the s"rvce not being
required 50 tn do, bat performed all services re-
CURED OF them BY the government, are entitled to
half pay tor life, or IN thu comnuiaun of ya wars
full pay in lieu thereof
Mr. -Ai,dersrn addressed the House at large in sup-
port OF his substitute. "a The general reader can
take but iitte interest IN the subject, have not
reported the debate.)
NJ FSnks briefly replied to Mr. Andoy.on vbco
motion of Mr Voolfolk
Pho House adjourned