Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-11

,l,nt during The Revolutionary Var. became
supetnunersr,, and again enefed The sffs'ee
If his State, bring required 80 10 10 anu ~
,,,,,sd ,hefein unl,l The 2olh day III October,
ls7i are entitled to hall pay for HE, OF 10
me eommuiation oil five years full pa, IN ie'
thereof ,.,....
Nh. 4 nov proposed 10 add the Two follow
ing r. 30 uiiens II.
R,sotred. That those officers of the snginia
Stair I.,ne WIN during the Resoinh""s'e va
became supefnumerary. and n any 'in'
.teus 10 the 81 day OF September lfs', 'f''.
sed 10 inter ih. service OF this state oenh
a,.,,.d al 10 do. are not emitted 10 hall ply
iufng life.
Resoired. nilo, That those Ulcers OF 'af
Virginia State Line, vino were IN eon'inah" ~
The passage Of the act OF May NV OF WIZ
were allie. wards commissioned and en'eise '''
service IN said Line. and became fapffnh'he,"
~ h, tue dlsbanimeni oil Their irools' ""'
not 90 ain enter the service, mol bcihg 'fi''''
so 10 do, bal performed al the services ifq''
ed of fIem by the Government. sie enihlta l"
hall pay lor life. OF 10 The Communication u
/ years full pay in ienthereoi
Nj. A. observed that the object oil ihfse ,es
oln.ion. WIS 10 eorry out The Principle he haa
IoId down IN bIs substitute. Mr.. a. shh mr.
did mi odcr his resolutions rs u substitute io'
The ,.,olullons OF The Committee, bul Ia'hs'
a. additional To lhem--as adding o.her clases
of cases 10 those which were embraced p5 '"s
committee.
M. Anderson poke for some TINE In support
IF his resolutions. aud ia opposhioa 10 Tue ~
port oil the committee.
Mr. Fnks replied 10 Mr.. Anhffsen-aha
thea on Mr.. WooIiok's motion. the House ad
joufn ed.
..A..,s5i,,, -.
oommuniealrin VIZ received from ile
! Sepnle, slallng .hai they had passed WIN
nmrndmenl. the bill j" II lncorpone the
Trustees OF R5udolph Macon college
| These amenlment. were concnifed - by the
uonse. There are two principal amend
ments 10 the nil. The G,a provides
thai it mas bs Lawful f,r the P,es,den, and
Trustees of the Bnydion Academy III 81
disposed) 10 convey 10 the trustees o ia
delphi Macon College. lor the uso oil SAD
College. the lots and houses in the town OF
Bio, lion, AT tbs lime held and owned by The
| President aud Trustees oil The Boydlon Acade
mics The ID amendment dt,cB that II
shall be the duty OF the snii Bontd OF lfnolers
| o make an annual report Of the gene,nl c"nht-
| ton Of the College 10 The Presldrnl aud Dhee.
| tors Of ihn Literary Fund, 10 be by ibem com
mnslcated To The General Assembly
On Mr. Minors motion, the unfinished busi.
meas al yesterday wns taken up VIZ. the lie
por ol The COMMITTEE on Revolutionary
| Claims and the resolutions being again read.
| Mr. MinoT rose TO address The House. IN op
| position 10 Nj Anderson's substitute. aud III
support OF tue original report Of the Commit
| tee
Mr. Faulkner presented the following resoln.
tiobs hs an amendment aud substitute oil MIR
| An1efsons
| Rtsoited, Tint all officers Of he Virginia
! Line or state Establishment, who continued III
| the discharge Of actual duty, SO long rs tn"
| State bad anv demand for their services, aud
also becom. supernumeIary by aci Of the To.
vernmen, reducing their batIalions aud corps,
aud who continued as supernnmerary officers
until tn 22d of April 1888 holding their eon
missions, and subject 10 the call and requisl'on
Of Coyrnmeni ARE eatiiled 10 half pay
for fife, proruod, hoperet. That tue
Bid snpernumdrary officers did not, Mt my
time, II required SO TO DO. refuse hgaIn 10 enter
lpon actual duty. And Prorlded moreover
thai their conduct as officers lully entitled
them 10 the emolumrnis provided by law 10 lha
| officers ofthe Virglnia State Line
Mr.. Faulkner replied 10 MIR. Minor and
went Mt some length into the sahect.
Mr. Fnks opposed the resolutions OF the sub i.
siinte. with much animation.
The question being taken on Mr.. Faulkner.
amendment, II was rejected
The question then REQUIRED on the adpp ion
OF Mr.. Anderson's resolutions.
MIR, Wilson stated the cnnd ION in which he
stood. aud asked To be excused from voting .be
cause h" was the executor OF one OF the revoln-
tIonary officers. and his children would ultima
fnlt I'm I,n ha.fa l. .,,.l..,
opposition.
The question was then taken Mr.. Ander-
sons resolutions aud rejected without dwi
sion.
MIR. Garland OF Amherst, submitted the fol
lowing resolution IN addition To The resolutions
oi the committee.
4" hGsoired. That those officers offhe Virginia
STATE Line III the War of the Revolution who
were IN actual service on the Goth of November,
l7s2, aud who afterwards became supernu-
merniy, by the order of the ENe.uti.e redGc.
ing the army, are emitted 10 halt pay Tor lite
communication OF five years full pay IN lieu there
of
MIR. G. assigned the reasons for offering this
resolution He commended. thai tho question
turned principally upon the time when the
war ended u Aud upon this point without
insisting too strictly ON technical nIceiles. lie
out by The Chancellor, as the date of the ter
mination Of the war, VIZ The 3olh day of
November, 1872 when provisional articles of
peace were signed at Paris.
This resolution was rejected, ayes 43, hoes
40.
At this stage of the business, a message was
received ron tue Senat' that Il ey had rejected
the bill he modelling the Board of Pubic
Works
Mr.. Williams of Henrico hoped that no
gentleman would except The 10 lsi resolution Of
the Committee on Revolutionary Claims-nnd
the question being taken, il was carrled-and
on MIR. Bayly's motion, i, was entered on the
journals unanimously"
Mr. Falkner proposed to strike out the I'd
resolution OF the Committee, aud substitute the
following
ReSoired, That those officers of the Sta,e
Line, who became supernumerary on the re.
duction OF any of the batialions Of hi.