Daily Richmond Whig & public advertiser. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1833-1840, 1836-03-17
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7 could save the country from Internal isSgn,iorS
! X was IN the arm OF nee tcvi militia, and LC
laougAi a. the duty OF Gunstcss TO z" ,S0at the
consideration 0t The subject iC'n q 'a'e'y and L.
| Let uulhIug interfere with their Deliberations tIi
| 70 was thoroughly understood and setlieJ
| lie urged the consideration that Congress
alone could provide tor the organization of the
militia. u t>a power given To Congress by the
Constitution, was an attribute Of sovereignty, and
could not, whatever might be the necessity, be ex-
| ctciScd hy tho Stats Governments. They could
no more organize the militia than they could de-
| Glaze war. by a law OF Congress, the State Go
vcrnmen;N had The powerto provide for certain
exemptions, which had been often exercised to n
ruinouS eXIcai. Tie was opposed To any .xcmp-
lions IN the TeStormancc ola duty in which all
SHOULD participate. The class now, however,
was much TO- large. No man could suppose iha
II was necessary, al present, u call out all the
male citiZenS between eighteen and forty 1--WE
years The class oi cilizens should be small and
the exemptions should depend upon age and no,
upon station, occup,unn, or title Every man
al proper age, should be required to learn sol
dIdr's duly, and should be exempted ufterwnr ds
lie was IN tavor OF committing the resolutions
and instructions, because they might add yisor
to the action OF the committee, and afford coun-
tonancc and direction To their dc iberaions
MIR Hamer eNpreSSedhiS intention TO offer his
opinions upon the subject al large, upon some fii-
turc Opportunity; but The present. was not suiia-
bic time for the consideration Of the subject.
Mr. Gllscuck eErloincdlhat he bad no, desired
any delay of the action Of the House on the sub
jcCt sut ~ the committee were III arly ready TO
report and thSir bill might prove satisfactory, he
thought II unnecessary 10 instruct them further at
the present time. Ilc moved to lay the Instruc-
lions aud resolutions upon the table; which no.
ton was agreed To.
The Chair having announced the arrival of
the hour for taking up the special Order OF the
Day,
On motion Of Mr Evans, III, Rules were sus.
pended Tor the purpose of calling the States and
Territories TOR petitions
The memorial Of sunday citizens Of Dauphin
county, Pennsylvania, praying thai appEopriN;ieps
pie OF color. together with the motions pending
I'm relatoa thereto, was taken NJ. The question
beng on the motion To lay on The table the peii
ton, and the motion 10 commit the same TO "A Sc
lcCi commute,
Mr Clark asked the yeas and nays, and they
were ordered.
The question h9iuE taken, the motion was
agreed to-v"lS 100, nays 6l.
The bill making further appropriations for tho
suppression of Indian hoNlilIticS in Florida was,
by consent, taken up, and having been read
ihIrd time, passed.
MIR Hamer gave notice that on Monday nsxt
or 80 soon thereafter as Ohio should b. called FOR
the presentation OF petonS he would ask leave
to introduce bill, entitled "A bill ic dispose OF
the vase and unapprofuatcd lands m the Virsi-
MIA Military District IN the S'1ts OF oh o."
Mr. Williams, OF Kentucky, presented rc,olu-
tons OF the Lcgi>l ilurc OF Kentucky IN favor OF
the distribution of the proceeds arising from the
sale OF the puhllc lands among the several States,
and also Of the distribution Of the surplus rcve-
mn" among the States, the reference of which he
moved tn the Committee Of Ways and Means
Mr. Boon, remarilng that the subject was be-
fore the Committee on Puhl Lants, moved its
reference to thai Committee
Mr. Garland. of VIrg'ni' noYed that the sub
jcct he laid on he table
The Chair sii'eG that, under the Rules the
subj 81 would Ire over.
MIR HnwlId presented memorial from the Ma
tional Trades Union Association. praying the
passage of law regulating The number hours
for The emp ovment OF lay laborcT> in the service
Of the United States.
Several motions of reference being made, and
a debate being likely ioariSe,
The Chair stated tina, The subject woulI lie
over, under the Rsle> The House
On motion Of MIR Whit. ut Florida the bill
from the Senate gTan;ina The RICH at way through
the public land 70 he Fast Florida Railroad
Company, was taken up Tor consideration, and
the lue> ion being on orderi the bill To third
reading,
Mr. Hardin expressed wish TO examine the
bill before II was further acted upon.
Mr. Cambreenc SugG Ell thstIhe hill ought
To hc cnmmiucl
Mr. White explained that the hill granted no,
iCG' uf land Ia the Company, and there was.
therefore, 40 OCCASION To commit II. The bill
WIS well g1rici, aud had been mn'urey con.
'der"t. The ConPlnv could 10, 90 on with
the w-rk until this hll was passed, and u wa
Important to The public interests A. well a. 10 the
interest Of ne Territory Of Florida, that the
road should b. snn>irur cd.
On motion Of Mr. Hardin, the House then