Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-04-03
In SENATE
Thursdan. .Afnrch 30.

The House adjourned.
IN SENATE
Thursday March 20.
Mr. Holmes (who yesterday laid on the table certain
ditiona instructions from what he termed his ycr
ing Lcgislaurc) and said that from some cause or
other he knew not what he had to-day received no in
strucuons from his Iegislaure but he had petition
from certain citizens OF Maine for post route which he
begged TO offer; and it referred
REMISSION OF DUTIES
The Senate proceeded TO consider the amendment re-
ported from the Committee on Finance, the BILL yester-
day committed, TO exempt iIom duties goods imported
without notice OF the act commonly called the tariff of
1928 -
The following was the amendment, being substitute
for the bill which had been referred
BE enacted SC. That, in all cases in which forepn
merchandise was imported into the United States after the
treth day OF June, and before the first day of Sep
TENDER, eighteen hundred and twenty eight and shall
have paid duties TO the United States according the rates
established by the act OF the nineteenth day OF Nav eigh
teen hundred and twenty eight, entitled Gan act in aera-
on oil the several acts imposing duties on imports" the
Secretary OF the Treasury be- hereby is auhoriz
ed and directed TO refund of any moneys i'm the Tea
sury otherwise appropriated so much Of said duties as
was hrs created or imposed by said act additional 10
the duties before that time, and retain so much ONLY as
said merchandise liable previous passage OF
that act Provided, That the said have not been
returned III deDcntures on the expectation OF said ner-
chandse.
Mr.. Tazewe moved TO amend the substitute by insert
ing the first of October in lieu of the first of September
and alter some discussion the part Messr
Sisbee, Diekerson, Smith, Foot Johnston, Tyler Hasne
Forsyth and Webster, the amendment of Mr. Tazewe
ncgalivod Ayes H. the substitute wa. .~~seS ,a
and ordered 10 be engrossed for third reading.
On motion of Mr. White the Senate proceeded TO the
consideration OF Executive business and after some time
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Mercer from the Committee on Internal Improve
mens, reported bill for the improvement of certain har
bors and the navigation ocertan rivers Committed.
Mr. Mercer from the same committee, reported bill TO
give Tue assent Congress TO an act oil the Legislature of
North Carolina toincorporae the Roanoke Inlet Company;
and also, the act amcndaory thereof passed in Is2s
Committed.
The House motion of Mr.. Hubbard again went into
Committee of the Whole MIR. l.. Condict in the chair on
the General Pension Bill
Mr. Tracy addressed the Committee length support
oil the BILL in very animated speech.
Mr. WIckiiie, alter expressing fear lest the bill
which seemed to he hvorc, might possibly be spoiled
by the Partially oil its friends said that he had risen the
purpose oil Offering amendment which he considered
act OF justice to the last of the Mohicans beyond the
Mountains. In the old States the war of the Revolution
considered having terminated at the peace of AZ.
but IN the West IL viewed having ended till the
treaty OF Greenville, in 1894.
MIR w. then dwelt upon the hardships services and
merit of those who had been engaged in the Indian cam
pagns from S3 to 9i, and advered by many OF the
various fields where they had distinguished themselves
He then offered the following amendment:
ind be it further enacted, That the Militia of the Sc
vera States and the officers and soldiers the regular
army, who in active service and engaged i'm the In
dian and defending the frontiers of the United States
between the 18th of July, 1776 until the treaty of Green
vie i79i shall be entitled 10 the provisions of this bill
according TO the length OF their respective of service
IN one or more terms OF ervice that is when they
three months, third of full pension and for a term
over three months and under in one more
terms twothirds OF full pension; six months and
equal TO nine months in periods full pension
Mr. Thomas OF Louisiana, objected to a clause in the
amendment which, Gas first oiered0 went TO allow
the militia who had served six months on their oyy
half much pension those who had served in the Re
volulion for nine months. He thought the allowance
ought TO be rata
Mr. Wickline admitted the force of the objection and
thereupon modified his amendment to read as above
The question was then put, and Mr.. Wickdcs amend
ment was rejected.
Mr. Root, alter many warm euiogiums the patriotism
bravery and important services of the Green Mountain
Boys proposed amend the bill by Inserting
the words "Coninenta establishments and the estate
troops, tile words cor i'll the Vermont Line or the Mill
tary Forces of Vermont"
Mr.. Hunt OF Vermont alter returning thanks 10 the zen
tleman from New York, for his amendment and Tor the
remarks which had accompanied it, went into very ami.
mated euogum the conduct OF the early inhabitants of
his own Sae-their love of liberty, courage, fortitude
enterprise early services and vigorous efforts in Establish
ing their own independence. Il they who had en-
gagged in the first offensive acts of our Rcvol,on lo,
before the battle OF Breeds Hill or Lexington.
Mr. III dwelt with enthusiasm on the yalour displayed
at liconderoga, the generosity cvinced in freely s,rren
dcrDg all the spoil taken that OCCASION and the eec
I'VE ad rendered by the Vermont troops the capture of
Burgoyne For all these valuable services those troops
had never received from the General Government dollar
IN money nor one dirty of the public domain While
the troops OF other States enriched the Green Noun
tain Boys had asked for nothing. lie concluded bv de.
handing right that the bill should be so amended as 10
place the remnant OF these troops the same footing with
the other soldiers Of the Revolution
Mr. Doubleday in favor Of the amendment and
VIZ Ichuletoh Fcad IN us support resolution of Con-
gres passed on the 23d Of june 775 in reference TO the
Vermont Line.
Mr. Hubbard said he had no desire to exclude these
troops from the benefits of the bill and he was of onno
That they were included within the provisions Of the first
section, as il now stood.
The first section then read; when
Mr. III. Everett, Of Vermont expressed the same min
ion with Mr. Hubbard. Had he not considered the Yer
mont troops as already provided for he should certainly
have offered an amendment TO that effect
Mr. Root insisted that though the authors Of the bill
might suppose its language would include the Vermont
me, ey must remember that the law was to be consr
ca by certain Mr. Edwards, clerk in the War Depart
meni ann that the opinion Of that high tribunal would in
all likelihood differ from theirs
hfr BTges considered the amendment az necessary