Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Saturday, JuIy II, lSiG.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Saturday, Juiy II, lSiG.
On motion of Mr.. Mason,
The Committee Of The Whole House was discharged
from the further conside ration Of the bin for the relief
Of bounty land warrants granted for military services
il the army Of the L. s, in the late war between the L.
). and Great Britain.
Nlrssrs. CASEY and UNDERWOOD made some
remarks showing the necessity and proprctv e passing
the bill, and 1t was read the ;h;rd time according 10 Or.
der, and passed.
On motion or Nj. MASON,
The Committee Of ,e whole was discharged from the
consideration Of the bill 10 extend the tune of issuing
military land warrants TO officers and soldiers of the Re-
volutioaary army. The bill having been ordered to be
engrosseG, was engrossed, and the question being, ''Shall
the bill pass"
Mr.. BOND opposed its passage.
Nj. J. GARLAND obtained The floor and moved The
previous question: which received u second.
Mr.. l.. WILLIAMS moved ,lia: the bill be recon-.
mitted.
Mr.. WISE contondcd that TO adopt such inotiou was
TO XII the bill, as ii could not !e reached during the
present session.
Mr.. REYNOLDS insisted on tie Justice OF Congress
performing its contracts . its soldiers; and he hoped
that the motion 10 rccomGit would not be agreed TO,
but that the bill would Dc passed.
Mr.. BOND spoke IN favor Of a recODmitmcnt, with
a view to an exarsiaation of the merits Of the bill, and
when members might be heard upon it.
MIR. WHlEE Of Kcnturky replied 10 some Of the OBJ
j%ectiona G: Nj. Bond, and was N favor Of the passage of
the bid.
Mr.. CRAIG was opposed to recom,nitmeut. There
was no necessity fori il. Let gentlemen come directly
up TO the question, and vote Tor or against tie BIZ, as
they might deem il Just or otherwise.
Pending the question, (thc morning hour having cx-
piredD lr. BRIGGS called for The orders .: he day.
ARMY ArPturRIAfIpN HILL
On motion of Mr.. ONESo Of Virginia, DE rules were
suspended, and the House again rcsol.rd rtsc IL into
Committee OF the whole on The state Of Che Union,
(Afr. Evans Of Maine in the chair on the bill m.aking
appropriations for the support Of the arniy Coz tie year
$50.
The pending question was on the motor of Mr..
Jones to amend the bill by adding thereto an AZ propria.
ton OF $'0o,O0o for the suppression of Indis II bostili.
ties in Florida.
Mr.. W. THOMPSON said, at the very conn renee.
ment of this session, he had made a direct issue with
the President, who said, in his message to us, til At The
resources Of the Government for the noxt year would
meet all the demands of the Treasury. He (lr. ~ had
tien sad that they would not, and that, if the Pre- sidcnt
was ignorant Ctthis. lie was tie ONLY irtclI:rrnt man in
the u. 5. who did not know better. He had t. .cn said
that the resources were greatly exaggerated, md The
expenditures as greatly diminished. VIII any Z ne now
stand up here and say that the revenues Will amount
10 the Sccretary's estimate, or that the cxw iditurcs
called Tor By the Administration will not exceed thcir
estimates Did the Executive know better: He ought
to have known better: he had all the means Of inior
nation before him; and | will prove it, tina calls arc
now made through the committees for app .opriations
winch 1t weS then known were necessary.
Alter some further remarks, MIR. T. said that the
whn'H y III" r"s"l"r army that cnn by uyy possibility
" thrown ttsere, should be immediately sent. At !anst
zen thousand volunteers should be called ont. and rp-
W"fus, !arge rewards, offered 10 those not engaged in
we n'ilary service, Tor captive women and children,
anu Q warriors, alIve or dead. Do this, and blockade
me whole coast ef!ici entity, and vigorous. concert ed and
concentrated move mcntS, the war Will be ended IN
'i'ec mohtns. II you do not take some such efficient
course, ABANDON the war: say 10 The people &C Florida.
''iat thelr Hc rcrnmcnt cannot, will not protect them.
ana lei 'hepI go elsewhere. lrlhcrc were twenty thou.
anu aanu r.,st ad Of on" thousand warriors, the difficulties
world Re less; the difficulty is in fn.inr. not in whip.
ping ,.Sem, and the smaller their nu ,nber. of course Tie
greater the power of concealmeni.
Mr.. I. had a very few words 10 say. on tbe hin pro.
p ,srlg to raise an additional cyrps Of 800 mon Cor this
particular service. Mr.. T. l.ad conyerscd with many
Of the most distinguished officers who had served in
Florida, and without an sccp,ion they all approved the
measure. This was ldgh authority with him. He
would not lightly reject a measure which was backed
by such authority. II is contemplated 10 raise three
battalions of 800 men each, to serve durino the war: TO
be drilled during the summer, not in tie regular tactics,
but IN 4 system suited 10 that scry ice. This is precisely
what was done by General Wayne, previous to his
northwestern campaign, which ended with tie success.
=, patie OF the Miami. 1t is proposed to induce suit
oie men 70 enlist IN this servi ce by an additional boun-
~ - Ioo acres OF land or one| hundred dollars in money.
: u uoops VIII be recruited trained, and armed with
Q view to this particular ser ,;;ce and helieve with the
.Ieigy ana rivalry OF the respective bnttalions, it will
. uI. suou aS an auxtl .ary-a sort of guerilla force.
- nj y hot exp ct that it could terminate the
:" Dount VIII 2 the only additional expense,
ocular army now in c omm;ss;on 81 ia, there : "a
e no additional officer 5 and orr army i not full as TO
inaes = ABOUT ~ %, and | shall offer an amend
70 'ne ohl mat the army is in no case 10 exceed
= r.. .o"pieH' nj, so that in point Of fact 1t IS no
alton.
",. DiDDLE . d dressed the committee for nearly
70 hours On inc { ;eneral policy of this war, and the