Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-04


on rendezvous, unless sooner discharged and when
called into actual service and while remaining therein
shall be under the laws rses, aud regulations and
DC emitted 10 the pay, ratoDs, forage and emolu
meats ofevcry kind clothing excepted with the regular
infantry of tho u States; Preceded That lieu of cloth
ing, every officer aud private in any
company who may thus offer themselves, shall be- en-
titled, when called iato actual service TO receive
money, equal to the cost Of the clothing of
commissioned officer private, Gas TIE may bel in
the regular troops of the lated States.
Sec. 3 >aad BE- farther orected, That the President
ganizo the companies rendering their service aioc
SAID into 1ataions squadrons regiments brigades and
divisions, as soon the number of volunteers shall
render such organization in his Judgment cxpedent
Sec A. Ind be IL further enacted, That in any
unteer above mentioned while in actual service, shall
any damage by injury done to his horse such
expense, by loss of the same, without any fault or
negligence on his part reasonable be asccroned
in such manner the President the United States
may direct shall DO allowed and paid to such volunteer
for each and every such damage or loss.
Sec D. Ind be Il further Enacted, That the officers
non-commssioned officers musicians artcers and pr-
Yates, oil the mounted compaes shall be entitled TO one
days pay subsistence and allowances for every twenty
miles travel from their places of residence the place
OF general rendezvous and from the place of discharge
back to their fesidence that the officers shall each be
entitled to receive forage, money in lieu thereof for
horse, when without private servants and that forv
cents per day be allowed for the use of each horse that
each non commissioned officer musician aricer and
private, shah he ea,ed % receive forage kind for
one horse, with forty CENTS per day for the use thereof
and twenty cents day for forage subsste nee
when the shall DO Gsrnshed by himself or twelve
and halt ospts day for eithera the case may be-
Sec u ind be further cnocted, That the volunteers
VINO may be received into the service of the u States
by virtue OF the PROVISIONS of this act shall be entitled
to all The benefits which may be conferred upon persons
wousfd,d IA the service Of the United States
ne oiii was readtw and. on motion of Mr. John
son, committed toa COMMITTEE of the Whole the
state OF the Union, and ordered to DO printed.
Mr. Dromgoole, from the Committee on Military AT.
airs reported bill for the relief Of Henry Lee which
was read twice. and committed.
MT White of Florida asked the consent of the House
TO submit the following Joint resolution:
hesotred by tie Soaatc and House of eprcsontares of
ne H. States Of 3eriea Congress assembled That the
President OF the United States De to cause r
TONS TO be delivered fre the public stores the unfor-
tona sufferers who have been driven their homes
ny ind;an deprcdatons IN Florida, until they can be re-
IN their possessions and enabled procure
provisions for the of themselves and family
Objections being made, Mr. White moved 10 suspend
The rules IN order TO enable him submit his propos
lion; which was agreed TO.
I'be resolution then read.
Mr. White, OF Florida said it his intention to
occupy the time of the House. further than TO saw that
i've hundred families were, by the last accounts driven
from their homes and were utterly destitute He could
not persuade HIMSELF that there was a member on that
floor, who would refuse TO for this resolution; be-
cause by the bill passed the other da v the of
the nted States had power TO afford the relief SON
contemplated, and so impcrously needed He would
take That opportunity TO express his grateful lcdg
ehs LOT Tie Immunity the almost exanplcd unani-
NIFTY displayed on that occasion and hoped the same
feeling would be displayed on the present MIR then
went on 10 describe the late action Florida
SITUATION oil The inhabitants there, substantially the same
as have heretofore appeared in the papers of the dsv
reading. $500
Mr.. w. added, that nc had called upon the Executive
10 know whether, under the formor appropriation Inc
considered himself authorized to give the order required
by TINS resolution, and the President he could
not, out that IT would afford him great pleasure TO give
the Order Congress would give him authority TO do so
Under these circumstances, Mr. w felt the necessity of
pressing the passage OF The resolution without delav
Mr. Whituesey did not design to oppose the resolution
though he would romaik that the power had been before
assumed by the officers of the Government
in the of Michigan Territory but he could not avoid
saying he thought the resolution was too indefinite and
made provlslonequay for the distressed and the wealthy
where lie thought there should be distinction II was
also Indefinite 10 times and he thought some dscre
ton should be vested in the Executive as to when The
sufferers shodld return TO their homes So long as these
were IN INDECENT circumstances he was desrous
70 give them provision from the public stores but while
the House did that they ought TO guard and protect it.
sell tom abuse He hoped therefore that the gentle
man from Florida would himself propose an amendment
to the resoution limit operation to those who
were unable TO provide for themselves, and either fix
me or leave 1t 10 the discretion of the Executive when
/ should cease. rs" r -
Mr. Boon was not opposed in principle TO the relief
sought for bat he really thought the clause OF the
resolution entirely too indefinite. The people of Flo
rida were TO provided for until they should be able
TO sustain themselves IL seemed TO him that such
clause that little short of making life pensonrra
or some of them might say they were never able TO
am themselves He would 60 far as to say this
would be The case but that the clause open
objection obvious
Mr. Beale moved strike out all after The word nos
essions."
Mr. White assented to that as modification Of the
esouton, and moved Limitation in the following
vords-of so long the President shall consider ii ne,
,essaTy"
Mr. Parker would still suggest that the time be made
more definite, say two three months when the pre-.
ent necessity would either be relieved Congress have
iad an opportunity to net adyiscdy upon the subject
Mr. White hoped The gentleman from New Jersey MIR
;srker) would not press such amendment for il was
impossible to say how long these people might be kent
rom their houses. The last advccs informed rs that
more than five hundred families were now i'm this dis
ressed situation, already reduced almost to state of
tarpatoH and the officers of the United States had no
'ower to relieve them Genera! Scott was on his way
The of warfare, and the ecctual measures
would be adopted by the Governmen 10 put down the
Indians but II Impossible calculate how long il
"oud take 70 do So lie hoped the resolution would not
'e de1ycd and he was snre that confdinp the sub
aci TO The present Chief Magistrate no would provide
want Of it, - "
MIR Parker would still suggest the gentleman to
modify his RESOLUTION by Limitation as TO time Mr.
did not desire TO throw any Obstacle the way of its
assage bot, on The contrary facilitate H. by render
ny flee from objection lie presumed of course there
vas only hf quantity of raoDs for the troops now
here and might be that tie call in consequence oc
has resolution, would be The means Of reducing The mr.
ny itself toa state Of starvation He was willing In vote
or any specific measure for the relief of the inhabitants
I Florida and he would recommend the introduction
bill for $50 900 at once for that purpose
MIR Everett wished the resolution amended 40 ms 10
include tue friendly Indians in its benefits considerable
'ody OF whom, hc given to understand had Joined
'ur forces, yr
Ms. White said he would accept such a modification
Iut ua ps friendly Indians received ratoDs from
he army with whom they were operating as thry had
declared against the hostile party The former
however, only small body amounting 10 about G0
number, and not so large force the gentleman