Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-31

the amendments proposed by the Senate 10 se same;
nd TINS House farther requests the Senate to appoint
managers to conduct said conference on its part
Messrs Leigh, Jackson, Campbell Of Brooke. Davis
son, Preston, Summers and Mason OF Frederick were
appointed committee 10 draw up reasons 10 be pre-
scented TO the Senate. ~
MIR; Leigh was appointed to communicate to the Sc
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
Mr.. Bryce, from tho Committee of Finance, moved
'ha' sa'd committee be discharged from iurhe cons-
Iteration OF resolution on the subject Of fraudulent
specuaiions the claims of heirs OF Revolutionary
officers and soldiers
Mr.. Akin on said, tn part he had taken in ,h.
mailer w'ul he h"psd be sutfri,n, apology "a sub
hitting at this time few remprk ret Intended 10 Re
nersopa' % anv ore, much less disre.p.cuul to tn
Comuii'ee. True il IL. tha, he rad differed from e
majority az 10 the prrprisy OF ,ha pursue; vet
be was far from su"posirg that oh err gentlemen w re-
less cor 'c' then Ss,l A, an ga " y, Rod OF the
session, bs f- Il his ru'y TO submi, he soluti
"nq"'y which Ia row the subec, of this discussion;
~ "o. ,'"e ne was unacquart with any person
u.fec'~n o. Up cuIatne in q Gains 81 Rev Inicuarv
Nicer u cannot therefore he supposed 1, a. he he'd
'nfkng within his bosom. airy secr passion of hatred
mahce rr viii; yet he did feel he highest can
cmpt Tor such "a could speculate upon the snoranc.
l' 10 the State OF the 'l,ims) of he descendants OF
,ncsr brave and valiant pa,ros VITO in the da .s,
""y oil me hevolution entered into tie service OF their
.ouh"S. The most OF them have gone to "ibat IN
uncovered CO.. nry from whose bou no 'rav Her re-
'urhs, 'hev have carried With them the be ons
graetnl people, and l. was hs purpose 10 lend his
.r1e ad IN the support and protection OF the just
righfs OF their ofsp ing. The laws dict ted nv the
wises policy, have made prov ion in the wav Of up-
ues Tor the soldier and his descendants hut he would
Tell this House, that what ended as rev rd r.
me soder serves out too often food for tbs specu-
ator and peculator. That contracts have been n cred
into, extending in many cases 10 one hoIT of The A.
noun, 70 or recovered, was not only evidence be-
ore ms committee, hut has been admitted; and part
OF them have been made at time and under cre,un-
stances which emit l. them 20 n, avor mi,
'lon IN the opinion Of uat and generous pubic: and
"pIIn ne was sure. We're the CLAIMS 10 be paid
wOuid ruc' this General Assembly 10 use eyrrv mo-
per eifcr TO guard the Interests OF the caman,s Soma
lays since the Committee determined 10 advice the
House that was inerptdient 10 make appropriate 10
meet regiments wi ich may be hereafter reud. red a.
g!inst the Commonwealth bv the Court Of AppsaIs on
oenat OF the officers Of the Virginia line In the Revo-
inuon II was therefore proper that no esisa,iv. ac
shouij os passed In relation to them but that the wi ole
naUeT shculd be lef to who IL IN ese
demands b'ain their favor will doubtless cause
De ra'd 10 he proper persons and und>r proper re-
S!enons. he differed with the majority of the Com
mit'ee "a 10 he report to be made He wa, of o,non
hst he reasons should be given why IN. Com,ri,,s.
'ho uld be Discharged; they prepared motor merely
TO be discharged, without assigning any reasons n
hau iotc, no objection to the indicated BY the
worthy chairman, as the organ OF the Committee He
said he was done wi h this subject, perhaps forever
but u 1t should be his fortune ain to pass upon
Grains OF Revolutionary officers and should they gain
me aPproba ioo OF the Houe. he hoped he shoud he
and justice "'' '"S
MIR. Bryce Sid, II was probably necessary tha, he
as CHI irman OF the committee should saw taw uo,ds
on thi, subject The opinion of the committee a far
a. ne knew 'ha, II speeutioB had beer made in the
claims alluded to, The committee nor the Ieg-IaI,re
nad no power 10 act upon them. The Courts of Eoui
" We're open TO the suferers--snd il the contracts
were found 10 be valid, they wcud b. sustained II nm,
me wronged party would be redressed-I was proper
10 make another remark la examining the evidence
before the committee some speculaois were sbewn nj
WI len he did no, entertain very favor BILE opinion
nut 'h'le were others which seemed lust under the |
circumstances II was true that in many cases one |
nal, was demanded Tor recovering the clsm-but these
contracts were no. necessarily fraudulent, because al
FORMER periods the difficulty aiten dng the r. coverv
nigh have entitled the individual unde, asins il, n Two
thirds irsesd Of one half There were many con rac,s
"hch he would not himself have ade but in ius,ic IN
me individual. engaged in them, he thought il his du
W to say that be thing iraudulen, in h4m And
az, II 'hese frauds bad been heretofore perpetra,ed il
past acts, The committee had Instructed him 10 All IN b
discharged from the further consider alton OF the SUIT
ject. "
BYRD'S WAREHOUSE
On mo,i,n oil MIR. Norris The engros,ed bill IN 70.
we the nspec OF Tobacco at Byrd's Wa ehouse.
In The Ct y OF Richmond, was taken up.
III MI Ru,nerIoord opposed the BILL as it neither
called Tor by the merchants the planters The pub
Tic was now FULLY accommodates and had the addition of
byrd's Warehouse been needed, it would have been
Pe.toned Tor by the planters. There were now three
warehouses; In the city, and fourth were establish
ed, such was the present arrangement thai one voud
stand idle every day The periods OF making the breaks
al the three warehouses; different; and nv that
Pan' all the purchasers could attend lat each of the
warehouses; during the same day. This could not be
done II fourth were in operation. II the nresen,
number was sufficient for the business no good cond
arise from the establishment of fourth: while tho
expense would be increased TO the Commonwealth Ok
per cent, without increasing The tobacco trade snole
nogsnead. The bill provided that if the receipts at
byras warehouse were not sufficient to pay the saIa
rles oil the inspectors, the Common wealth shoud moi
De liable But they sufficient for that purpose
hen the eXpences OF the warehouse should be deirav
ea OUT oil the export duty on tobacco. There would
also be required an outfit Of fixtures apparatus books
&c amounting 10 $3.50, which must be maid from IN
same source. IL mattered not whether tbese s,n
were paid out of the treasury or kept from being na;J
INTO 1.-THE elect was the 1t would reonre the
inspection oil 1000 hogsheads of tobacco TO nav the
penses, and the warehouse was small one not cana
Die OF containing more than 1000 hogsheads The duty
on tobacco had been reduced this session 10 30 CENTS
and an increase of the expenses of inspection was
,-uhed al present, especially it unnecessary
the community being amply accommodated bv ~
warehouses already established ~
MT Morris was not surprised that the gentlemen from
Richmond should oppose this BILL az il was his dn,v 70
Pe"k 'ne Is OF his cons uents; and the corn
rA"oh oil chmond being the propretors of one of The
present warehouses; their nler sis might be affected hv
tue ieVivai oil in-pec ion at Byrds War house Bn,
no" Tue gentleman could assume thar the MI ,n,srs
were not inte e'ted in this bill could no, imagine
MI M. was himself tobacco planter and his COUNTY
was tobacco growing county and he Ln.a a. ~;
constituents felt deeply Interested in This hin a. 60
Knew that the county OF Louisa and the whole conn
Wy hoove hm, fet an equally deep interest in H. Tn.
-huaton OF the warehouses in Richmond was mos, in
IL the planters coming from Honover
snu i@osi couIa not b. accommodate ed Shockue or
otsorooks warehouses, they were Obliged to 90 The
wboe length Of The city 10 the public public ware
nouse-whereas ~ they could be acc7mmodated in Tho
Iep"e VI ,ne ciy u would be greatly 10 Their cOpve.