Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-28
REPORT
" The Committee ON Revolutionary Claim.

m tRePorted by Mr. Gilmer.)
The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom
were referred various petitions and resolutions. con-
cernng tue commuta'ton or halfpay Of certain officers
o. Inc Virginia State Line, in the Of the Tevo,-
'on nave MAJ Tho same under consideration. and beg
'eave 10 subat the following report:
four committee perceive, thstin Nav I779 an act
o. the virginia Lcsislaure provided, that an general
officers Of the army, bling ci,iz.ns Of thi, Common
wealth. and all field officers. captain, and .nh,i,rn
commanding who shall cours and in the battalion,
Of this Commonwealth. on Contine entail establishment,
or serving IN the battalion, raised for the DO
ience OF this State, for the defence of The u Stare
sna al ehap'ans phy.icians surgeons and
mates appointed to the said baalon. any Of them
nrinS 'enzens Of thi- Com sh and not being in
me service of Georgia, Of any other Stare provided
congress do not make tantamount proyision far
urn, VINO 'ha serve henceforward, from the time
o. .ner oe,ng commissioned, until The end Of the war:
and all such officers who have shall! become
merary ON the reduction of any Of the said bat;alions
ana 'ss again enter into tn. said service. if requhe
20 70 no. IN the same or higher rank and continue
herein until the end Of the war shaI be entitled "a
snp'y during lille. 10 commence ON the termination
ri their command or service"
Provision having been made bv IN. oovernm.,t .s
me United atss for the officers and soidi, r. Of ,bi,
Sta'e IN Continental service, yonr committee conceive
ha The Commonwealth is ia. reby absolyed from ali
obligations with regard to them An act of A,.s,LIy
oil November 1884, declares, that the officers and
ramrn OF The navy OF thi. State, they stand arranp
ed by late regulation, sha entitled 10 IN.
van'ages az the officers longing tn mi. STAT. T.; a.
Ind service. agreeable 10 their respective ranks"
! our committee are unable to ascertain with anv de-
ran nj he off
GERS attached to the Virginia State Line in Nav mo
or al any subsequest Perioi As the terms of enlist,
eNm.e1 the respective regiment. were from time
70 uhe reduced; and thus the off eTs sch.d In .
frequently became suprrnumrrary and ed y;,h
out command, until Other egitnents were r.i.eJ q,
occurred 80 a, to call them into service a.
e'h' ne docur"n's belonging to the Office Of IN.
Commissioners Of War. during the revolution b,vn
oeeh a'mo entirely destroyed lot YOUR committee
ve MOI hah acce'. to any public accredited record
uegh""hg nose officers who during the progress nj III
war became shpernnmerary, what portion of the en-.
PsrhumerAries again entered the service resigned
we're suspended or c'.hered. Your committee bsiieve
u was n OF un'requtny the case that ,up.rnnmsr.,v
ohcer'of the State Line, entered the Con,in.n,.t ~
vice. ana thus forfeited their claims on Virgin, g.
hon,a great many ofhcer- of he State Line had
become 'upernunerary by The reduction Of their r,y
men'' and that some Of them might have n, f.i,. ~
o'"'n 70 me compensation provided for them bv la,
me Legislature required, by an Act of Nsyembr1 iTst
That return Of all In. State officer. an an h 81
me mex Assembly,, wherein the corps ,bs r,nL 81
e,e" ocer' Tue date OF his COMM sion the uuu,hsr
duel 80 'a,ea IN each corps, number of men re-
ava une when reduced. shall be particularly
'p'clh by the Executive" The same A., ,sn,,;.y
70 set on foot proper enquiries 10 dis,
cihinae such officers by unwo, tby conduct mr.
o'b'r mesn' arycr, be thought unfit 10 r.csi, T. I,
pay. Certain documents, having the appearsnc. of
au'nenncty' have been laid before your committee
ppor'inE TO be the proceedings Of several board. ri
VII Convened by order Of the Executive in pur.u
ance OF thi' Ac'. Although those documen, AZ NO,
70 comply With all the acquisitions OF the Act NJ
noi' yet 1.-THE proceedings Of two board. which 80, =,
Mehinoni, in February and April 1882 ,rL;h;, ~,
me olhcers attached TO several State r.sn.n,. 81
repgh oil those regime dihrren, pstiod, m. rL
" "e ohcerr, and their condition when In. bo.,d 49,,
"heIh - suPernufoerary or in service tb, ,no.n,
" "a pay due The Off ERE and partial statement NJ
VIC sums ihey had received on that account Aesoo-
py'ng tho'e proce sdngs Is list of some r. ~ ofc.,s
wnn were deemed by the board unworthy 10 ,sr,i.,
ndn pay Our COMMITTEES ard The Act At lzsi ,nJ
nc proceedings ondsr II, having Reference. 20 a.. |
,unary hah payoi the supernumersry officers which
my were entitled 10 At the passage OF the Act of i7si
livery rupernunersry officer, from the time n b;s -,
ducon was on the half pay li,i and actually dr,,vn
hall pay, according 10 the rank which he wonlJ ho
again called into service W."
Your committee cannot consre the Act of t7st =.
relating TO hSltPsy Tor life, providing the mean. ~
Mceralning what Off were IN m entitled IN N he
Cause apparent that those officers who claimed TN
e' e nc' 81 1873 could only be entitled TO halfpay
20, I've s''er the close OF the war;" which event had
nv 1e"eo W ISL " the supernufneriry officers
we're entitled 10 their hsli.pay for III. undor the
actor ~, 20 were the officers then actually In ,s,
VICE, "no Wonu nus have heen receiving fuIi ,,v Tor
service and half pay for lie Tie bo,rs, ~ e. ~.
VINO were assembled IN February and AnriI tqeo ~.
der the Act OF ISL, did comply with ,b ,S.,i
tons OF mat Act IN all respects They ,.a,,,s IT,
hansecnhed their Legitimate functions b,d ', "sve
pressed any opinion as to he right Of any ~
pay Tor ME- That right 10 be Determined orI ~,
references 10 the law under which Il might he s..s,y
and these boards OF officers were invested Win No
thofyto inquire into IL. Indeed, Il was moi nos,hi
that 10 February or Apri 1882 these boards Of