Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-07
FRIDAY, March 3, lsi3.
IN SENATE.
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IN SENATE.
REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONS.
The Senate took up the bill extending five years the
granting the widows officers and soldiers
OF the Revolution.
Mr.. McDuFFIE opposed the bill on the ground tina,
widows who had married officers and soldiers the war
terminated, entitled pension. Their hus
bands had enjoyed the bounty OF the Goyernmenithe wild
had also tic benefit OF that bounty dung their lives
The latter had participated IN the tolls and sufftrns
OF the On what principle, then, could they ask
pensions?
Mr.. BATES On the ground that they Justly claim the
payment Of debt long due 10 their husbands who made
such great sacrifices Tor their country and who from
receiving bounty did even obtain justice the hands
Congress
Mr.. YOUNG, Of Illinois, thought this an extraordinary
time bring forward bill Of this character The Tea.u-
~ nearly bankrupG and here proposition spend
money for pensions persons who have already PEN
stoned He moved lay the bill on the table-yeas a.
nays -. So the motion lost.
The debate then continued on the merits Of the
AT II o'clock the question taken on the pas
sage, and decided in the afrnauve-yeas %, NAYS II
So the bill was PASSED.
HARBORS on LAKE MICHIGAN.
f. On motion Of Mr.. WOODBRIDGE, the Senate then
proceeded the consideration Of the bill for protecting
Commerce and improving harbOrs Lake Michigan; and
/ 1t passed.
The committee were discharged from the further eon,i
GeTatOn Of the various matters that before them.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On motion, OF Mr.. HUNTINGTON, the Senate went
into Executive session.; and remained with closed doors un
al the hour Ut recess.
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When got 10 the House this last day Oi the session.
email knot oi members gathered around the Speak
erS deck, in the mdst OF whom stood father Taaierru
explaining merits OF private claim which we did
hear, but which he had finished than stimuli
aneOu. cry Of pass IT," pass IT," fell from the lips OF these
about hni-and II passed.
In the same hunor numerous other private claims were
acted upon.
LUNATGC ASYLUM
Mr. UNDERWOOD appealed 10 the House not 10 let the
District bills be smothered under the business of Com
miiee OF Ways and Means, and his appeal was successful
when he affirmed that unless Of these bills was acted
upon, the unacs Of this District now confined in Baltimore
would have to be turned into the streets.
Three Of his bills taken up and passcd-one to es
port Of the unatcs Baltimore until this finished and
third for an Orphan Asylum Alex'a.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Senate sent in large number OF bills, and gave
the House that they had suspended on their part the
18th joint rue far allow all bills and resolutions
which passed to-day and yesterday be submitted 10 the
President for his approval.
The House Immediately passed the same resolution
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. FILLMORE moved that oil debate should cease in
one hour after the House into committee upon this bill
Agreed TO.
NAVY BILL AND DRY DOCK
The committee Of conference reported proyso the
clause IN reference TO dry Dock about which the two
Houses had differed The Senate had amended the House
bill by changing the place OF the proposed construction from
New York to Pensacola. The proS.o reported by the
committee Of conference instruct the Secretary
Navy 10 cause examination into the eGpedency Of
meeting dry dock in y. " with the CrOtOn water; at the
time the dock Pensacola be constructed Con.
siderable tumuoIowed the introduction Of this feature
and 1t resulted in division o. the question: with a call Of
the yeas and nays the first portion Of IT, and this was
. agreed 10 by q large majority.
The yeas and nays then called the second bro.
position, and this also agreed o..
APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
This bin WA next taken up in Of the whole
Mr. NEHEMIAH, Of Pennsylvania ~ the chair
MR.. PROFIT.
Mr.. McKENNAN Is decidedly one Of the best presiding
officers 10 iho House and every knows how important
It'll for large body Of observe settled rules of or
der 90 the tunsaruyu Of business The first effort Of the
chairman, 90 bring order OF confusion. COnycr-a.
upu suppressed. Members directed to leave the
a-es and take their seats The gentlemen whose name
forms the caption 81 this paragraph, Mr. PFoTFT, he vi.
Mister o. Brazil, H ease 90 this time the suc Of the
House opposite 10 I- The chairman, after
pcaiod and r cuu appous a. oil gentlemen % take their
proper seats "as obliged % call upon Mr. PEoftT by nnne
who excused uIU-r, wt aspcuty Of tone aud man.
ncr for di-obcyng the call tr order alleging hat the Sc
nate amendments tn bi under discussion had been
printed, he Wa the desk OF the chairman Of the Com
nuuec ON Ways aud Means to look t tOf course
every other member would have had the same right, IT
Mr. McKENNAS again said--"Tho gentleman from
Indiana D. ordsrsd o. take Boo. seat"
Mr. PROFIT. OF tcil thc Chairman that will not
/ take my scat"
profound silence orsucd and s eyes were turned al.
I ieuotcy upon fr. FEuru and tive Chaiuuan
Mr Nick in-i-'.d that 600 business could be- done until
che gentleman from Indiana ORDER and again. IN
louder tone, commanded him take hs -eat Mr. PRoT.
TIT persisted IN his refusal
MI. -. DAVIS moved that the Committee and e..
port the feet u tins o. the House
Mr. WISE hoped thst gentlemen would not make a sc.
nous matter Of this and promised ~ be- responsible for the
good behavior % h.s friend.
Mt Bolts. n considerable excitement sold he should
iske on appeal from the night , Chair 10 order the gen.
tclu7n from Indiana o. take Do. seat
VIZ. PROFIT e this tote Of the M ccednes slowly
moved out of the ai-c with tace .id with rare and then
Z the world rolled on once moro pro iis usuu. orbit
The hour which bad been assigned f,r discussion was
exhausted by Mcssis. g.. DAVIS and GORDON in op
sing Senate amendment, increasing the allowance "a
M,srr Allen and Blair & Riyes Tor pruuug the census
document.
After the various amendments had been gone through
with, aud ths mot 10 rice was made,
Nh PBOFFIIT rose o. inquire whether IL would be- IN
order sncnd the motion o -e by appeudng thereto that
the Committee report the se IN refeIcacs " bis case which
VIC hpye bHeGy rtcjtsd,