Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-03

Congresses although The balls which acc"H!pui'" '
reports had never passed The reason was 'nat II ca,e
IN at yprad m hr Session VIXEN there was not Tune 10
act upon IT, lie wonil nnt now, however, ehei il.'o e
merits OF luc cass. II" did moi know but what Pro.
per should Re made by COMMITTEE ne nsh'
himself oppose the oposan, although his present M
pressions were n.w favorabY inclined towards It, ne
country was n2w s.oatir t" compensate those nui
siduals who had served uurag me pcs'nh OF It's raVa
and its pers. Probably HE very reason why 'se ou:?
was not granted before was because the c"u:lry WIS "
debt and unable to plaut it, Bat now, when our 't"
sury was full 20 ovcriluwing and the only lu'S'lon "
how we were TO dispose OF our money an" WIFE, IVA, w.,
was such struggle for The distribution OF puo''c "
among spectators and those WHO were l'l Wo''"f "
them he thouph; the time had when an lVesiI"'
ton ought b. made, with view to ascertain "nrt'
or not Il was right ~ 20 something tor the Class o' ''
referred TO. ,a
MIR. Mann said that generally he in favor OF the
views which had been pressed BY the gentleman ir'
North Carolina (ilr Wians:) but, on Tie ptese": w
casion he thought his (Mr VS. views were 100 ',G'o
In every emergency OF our country, congress hau w
ray appropriated lands 10 The officers OF our Army vas
not CONGRESS every iegiSlang Tor otlcers al 'e
Virginia line: Congress had granted lands TO me SOL
ders Of The last war; should It be refused 10 the "'c'S
He did not say he in favor OF the proposition! Du'
he was in ia vor Of inquiry and oi having all The I9iot
nation which the industry Of the committee could c.
lec, so that the House mi ht better ascertain whete
the bounty should be given or not.
The policy Of every State had been 10 reward WIN
liberal hand those who had pered their lives III defence
of their country What was it that nervei the arm OF
the British soldier in time OF danger and OF battle: IL
was the know ledge ba:, if he fell his country would
provide for his wife and his children MI NJ hoped TIE
resolution would be adopted
Mr. Hardin in favor OF an inquiry into Inc SUBJECT
The officers OF the revolutionary waT Il was We'll kEn"
had been but badly paid III deprecated coin, oi ille
or no value; and. induce them ~ continue IN inc SER
vice the State Of Virginia. in the year l1I9, had given
lands TO those who we're willing serve to the end OF
the war That State, with what po.cy he would not
say, but with great beralily had ceSed to the United
States nearly all the lands which she Owned ana she WIS
unable 10 comply with her contract. Under these CIR
cumstances the United States had thought II their duty
10 pay the debt which Virginia had contracted Bat, is
regarded the officers Of the a;e war they were paid IN
sound, substantial, solid currency Mr. II. mere sPe
cited the particular mode OF payment, &C
Had anv prouse been made of this bounty: Nome.
Was the Government under any obligation to give SUCH
bounty. None. The United States had complied win
their agreements and had paid these officers per""y.
Mr. H. thought that if bounty LANDS were ~ Oe inns
given 10 the officers OF the regular SERVICE they nlg!.
as we'll be extended to officers Of the militia lie wou!d
venture to say, that if this system oil giving bounty aEGS
was once commenced, there would be no trouble sefe-
after ABOUT tie surplus revenue, nor any Necessity 10
hunt out articles Oh hch to reduce the art lie hoped
that the gentleman from North Carolina (Nlr. " ila!sj
would withdraw his opposition, and let Tue inquiry DC
made. But when The subject came up Tor discussion;
the gentleman troIn New York (hlr. Manu- would find
that he (Alr. Il had not taken new view OF radical
principles
Mr. Craig thought that, if the inquiry s'as Ierned
by the House. the impression would te spread abroad
that Congress would give this bounty. Il would be
much better to reject the proposition decsvey than 10
hold deusvc hopes He was. therefore, opposed ~
the inquiry AS the character Of the officers ct the
late war; lie had nothing TO say But the question was,
ought Congress give this grant grounds OF policy
DID good policy i compliance with any compact, re-
quire it: Certainly not. Nor could II be gwen, Us III
case of Virginia land warrants, OH the supposition That
there was scarcity OF officers. Such, 1t was well
known, was not the fact. tie moved to lay The resp
luton on the table.
Mr. Chambers, of Kentucky, called for the yeas aud
nays that motion; which we're ordered anu be'ng
taken, as follows:
Yeas-Alessrs J. q. Adams, Heman Allen, Bailey,
Barton, Black, Bockes, Boon, Borden, Brown, Buctan
On, Bynum, John Calhoun, Culnbreleng, Cumpbel Ca'F
Carter, George Chambers CLANCY, Nalh II. Ciar5oTn",
Clark, Coles, Corwn, Craig, Cramer, Cushing Cus!'
man. Darlington Deberfy; Dunlap E,no1r' Evns
Graham, Grayson, Griffin, Haley Joseph Hall, llardn
Harper Haynes, Hazeitne, Helster, Holt, Hopk KITS,
Howard Howell, liubley, huntington, tlanlsnan Ing
ham, VIM Jackson Jarvis. Joseph Johnson: Gave J"ni'
son. Benjamin Jones, Lansing, LAWYER, Lawrence, God
con Lee Thomas Lee, Luke Lea, Leonard, Lewis, LIN
coin, Logan, Love, Lucas Job Mann, Martin, William
Mason S hlason Maury, McCarty, McCoInas, Mckay,
Mckim, NlcLene, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Ow'
e kpOG ,sa- t;yfs s. s.
Shepard, A II. Shepperd Shinn, Sickles, Smith, Ssn.
deieI Talisierro' Thomas W. rhompson Turner Tur,
I Underwood, Fnon, Wardwell Washinglon Elisha
Wili~a.s--1lI
Mays-Messrs Anthony, ASH Ashley, }. NJ. II. Eea'e,
Beaumont, Bell, Bond, Bovee, Boyd,W. b Calhoun Ca
sey, Chambers, Chapman, Chaplin, Chetword, Guilds,
J. F. H. Claiborne, Cleveland Crane, Davis, Dawson,
Denny Doubleday, Dromgoole, Elmer, Everett, French,
Galbraith, Rice Garland, Glascock, Granger 1ansr,
Hard Harlan, S. S HARRISON Albert G. lr.
rison, Henderson, Hoar, James, Henry Johnson Ken
non Klingensnith, Lane, Lay, }. Lee, Loyal, Lyon,
Abijah Mann, McKennan Mercer, Aluhlenberg, Patter
son, d. J. pearce, Phillips, John Reynolds, SEYMOUR
Shields Spangler, StoIer, Taylor, Thompson: 1oucey
Vanderpoel, Wagner, Webster, Weeks, White, Yell,
Ycnng-1O.
So the resolution was laid on the table.
The Speaker laid before the House letter S!om the
Postmaster General, transmitting, in obedience 10 the
act recognizing the Post Office Department, passed
July 2, 1856, estimate of The OF money expected
TO be required for The service OF the year co.enc!ng
July /, 1887, as follows, viz:
The transportation oil the mails S3,200,O00
Ship, steamboat, and way letters, 3l,UUj
Compensation Of Posmasters, 935,OU0
Wrapping paper, 2U,Ub0
Office furniture, O,101