Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-01-03
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. %, 1881

WEDNESDAY, Dec. %, 1881
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
III: House reso'red i'sci!' ;ato Committee OF
- Whole, SIR. D AVIS, of aiassa chuse;ts, IN tho
;h"r, on the spacai ur!er cl tho dav being the
hiii ic! INC adjustment OF the claims OF the State
II South Carolina for military services rendered
during the late war
MIR. EEAYroS :i.ovei an amendment which
was a.rea To-
NJ. DaAYr said. h. wished 20 make no re-
MARKS upon the merits Z ths Lij, unless they
shont be called for ~ the enqliies of any gen
temau. The Military Committee had gone v,ry
fully into it. lie ,hcr"iarr ,yishCd The report of
that comuIi'lee might BE- read.
The report was acc, rd.Hg!y read Al the Clerk
.2b!e
Ms MeGor, Of Virginia said lie thought the
House wou!d do well 20 consider the matter ma
tureiy, before they passed the present bill III all
It's magnitude. "a the precedent would undoubt-
ediy bring before the House a mass of claims
that had net heretofore been asserted. He
wished the Report OF the Conmitiee OF Claims
made at former session. upon the S me sub
ject, might be read
This Report was also read at The Clerks table.
On motion OF Mr. DaAYroy, the Commit tee
rose add reported the bill and amendment
Mr. WILLIAMS, of ~ c. wished To ,eorn
from the Chairman of the COMMITTEES on MIL
tary Ait1irs whether The principlc of this bill
was not WIDE innovation upon the prnciples
heretofore established in relation to suc! claims.
nj. DRAfToN Observed, that this admit
had beSn read. II IS there stated to be y move!
allowance. But, he SAID, the claim arose un-
dtr peculiar circumstances. a body OF militia
were suddenly called away fio!n their homes
The long state OF peace TIE country had previ-
ousIy enjoyed, had rendered The citizens igno-
rant OF the wants OF Il state Of war They
We're informed tha. Gv&r7 necessary would be
furnished them but arms. They suffered much
from the lncieinency OF the Weather for want
OF sulta Die tents and blankets To render them
Capable ft,,;r dat.
sary to iurnisll them with Blanket. A memo
rial was pres enied to the I.egis,aturc Which.
from motives If humanity anu public safety,
ordered TIE requisite to be advanced fer
that pu pose. IGe Committee report that n
has not been usual to furnish troops with
blankets who were cal! into service Ter less
period than II months Though not within The
principle, the Comm ttce thought the sum thus
advanced ought III equity 10 be refunded. TIE
money was expended bona iGe, in order 10 era
bic the militia III The service and pay ofjhc u
STA cs, TO perform their duly. When q 5 a G
thus discharges duties which belong 10 The Uni
ted State-and when these duties are dis cha rGed
with prompt ud2 and cuergy upon Il sudden cx-
agency, II tie s.rCtCst smd most rg,d rule Of
parsimony is piled TO The necessary cXnens es
incurred what will be the effect OF the example?
The States wall refrain from making similar ad-
Vanccs: however necessary and imminent the
occasion. lie believed there was not an ndivi-
dual IN the House who was nat Of opinion tina.
the lauda5'c sFig: manifested on this occasion
!, ~. 81,
~ nc VI ->"u.h CaftAnt ought ID be en-
c1u?agcG. /! tie Loase shall be satisii that
no greater eXDendi, ures were made than were.
necessary he felt The fullest confidence fb,,
would beTcadily reimbursed. For if -l:y:5urcse
80 " 800 ''S07 '''C' I'u' ta"e J" ace what l.
Tie lnevt,b.e conscqrcDce2-IEe General Go
EefDMent Is uDnuir &c meet the sudden eXiger-
cy.-TEc SIT; is unwilling TO incr- cxDnp-
ses which viii nui he raf,o1,I Jr,Ior -.,oh -;
,,,,nstarres IN an,,,,, r,,g,it -; Suo "a
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tl'o"Sh me County. by me allowance ofthIs
c!alni III thought he Sia'o would ceIve n. thing
MOI Q than il was entitled 20 -, Iisli~o o,1 r,ai
policy
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