Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

IL o clock; which negativcd
INC senate then adjourned
! ~, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
no,nd Sdsey, from the Committee Public Lands re-
fI;l;,; granting bounty in land TO the organized
Jns men, mounted Militia men, and Rangers who
9eended the frontier during the late war with Grea,
OMAN Ma After the first reading of the BILL
mr. Williams, of North Carolina moved ,bo, tho I'm
DC rejected, (being the form of motion in course When
objection is made to the second readinr, of n hi In
Oh inns notion he said. that bill was calcu
~ ~ extend system which, in his opinion il was
Ie pohcy and interest of the United States 70 cheek
ciasS oil troops embraced in the BILL were regularly
eTnPoyed on contingent service at one dollar day
NO bounty was intended TO be given them and they oy
noe emitted TO 1T any than the militia If the bill
should pass, Congress would be OBLIGED IN ytcnd ,ha
same provision to at least hundred thousand milf,
lie believed that the arduous service performed
% .,e ate war was by the militia who were called
gwen 10 any troops it ought to be given TO them He
a not word to say against the character of the serv
.I P.Iorneu oy The rangers; but if we established
te principle of this BILL should be obliped 70 GRANT
similar bounty to the forty or fifty thousand militia called
m;,;, I'LL e o virginia during the war, and the
a caic1 OUT by all the rest of the States For the
purpose OF checking the delusive expectations q, which
'ie Nd PHI would give rise, he moved its rejection
MI casey did not wish, he said at this time 20 co
h1 discussion OF the BILL but merely To say that IL
1 Tor some time been under consideration in the
committee on Public Lands before which il was hron1,
upon memorial from the Legislature of Iino;s &c
erred TO that committee. He hoped the bin would ioka
nn r course and be printed, together with the
,o,ng report accompanying it, which would explain 10 The
mouse me principles on which the bill rested
MI MT, LAY thought, he said that the gentleman f-as
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ther too unceremoniousy There was nothing I'M 4 al
II appeared to HIM, so shocking induce the Ifonse
10 REJECT 1t, without considerations In the nrinciroI
view taken by the gentleman hc was mistaken He said
inc Dill would lead TO the extension of the bounty 10
hundred thousand militia; but there was an essential dif
ference between the ordinary militia and the troons nro
posed 10 De provided for in the bill The militia served
ohy lor months IN many instances and never onger
han months; but the rangers were bound Ia seTva
Twelve months, and did serve for that time This u,s
DIS iohS us regular troops in general enoogad 10
serve In what did the services of the regular ,roons
amer from those Of the class troops proposed 10 be
provided Tor IN this bill? Had the rangers anv ADVANTAGE
IN pay over The regular troops They were bound 10
i"sh tlciI own horses arms, and Announcements and
10 PROVIDE Tor their subsistence and their nav wac
one dollar per day; but the regular infantry were nro
'ued ny tIe government with arms. clotlnG subsst
ence &c lie would not pledge himself to vote for the
oisi' o" 1t was palpaby monsrous and absurd ON lis
race as TO render proper for the House to refuse 10 CON
sider IT, The gentleman said this was n continent cor
vice In what was it contingent than any other
service! ihe rangers called out for the defence
OF me ronte and always either in Camp or in ac
uoh ana they were in much active service as any
troops who served during tlIc He hoped the Honss
was not prepared to reject the bill in the manner pro-
posed. ei pro-
Mr. Chiffon rose, he said, not to detain the House
with many remarks on the subject but TO expresa n
pe tlaat claims OF so merorious character s wore
lnose OF these troops, would be allowed some consdera
on lie was not disposed to the pension system
an VINO served during the war, but he would be craft
hrd ii every individual who was