Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-18
TWENTY.SEVENTH CONGRESS-,
THIRD SESSION
SATURDAY, January II, 1913.
he Senate did not sit to-day.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
|. Mr. HUBBARD, on leave given, offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted he rs having been
dsed, the suggestion of Mr. SrAy by substituting the
Committee the Militia for the Committee Military
Affairz:)
Resoirsd That the Committee on the Militia he instruc.
ted inquire into the eXpediency Of taking
uniform annual OF the militia in the several
States to the Secretary of War and also Of recommending
fair and just basis Of apPoronmen for the distribution Of
the national arms.
Resoired That the Committee the Militia be instruct
ed TO report bill to correct the exraordinary dspropOron
between the allotted the several and their re-
sPectye populations arising under the Of lS0S for
armng and equiPpng the whole body Of the militia and
in future fair and equal distribution Of the national
arms amongst the several States of this Union.
Mr. TURNEY, in pursuance Of the notice he had yes
erday given, asked and obtained leave introduce bill
further to continue in force the for the payment of
hores and other property lost in the military the
United States. Read twice and referred the Committee
Military Affairs.
Petitions and memorials presented on Cave by the
following members, and were appropriately referred.
Mr. Bolts, Of Virginia.
Messrs. BERNARD and ROOSEVELT, Of New York.
Mr.. ATHERTON, Of New Hampshire.
Mr. A. presented the petition Of r. b. WhittemOre and
others, citizens Of Amherst, ~ H., praying for the repeal
Of the bankrupt law.
Mr. EDWARDS, Of Missouri
Messrs. SPRIGG and UNDERWOOD, of Kentucky.
Mr. STUART, Of Virginia
Mr. BIDLACK, Of Pennsylvania.
Mr. EVERETT presented certain joint resolutions from
the Legislature Of Vermont, lpurport not heard.)
Mr.. ANDREWS, Of Kentucky, called mp his motion,
heretofore made, reconsider the by which the reso-
luton, days since reported from the Committee
Public Expenditures authorizing Il committee TO employ
clerk and to send for pcsons and papers had been
Ject"d.
Mr.. A. said he had been notified that If the vote was re-
considered the committee would that portion
Of the resolution relating clerk, but would simply ask
the adoption Of portion which conferred on
/ the committee - send for persons and papers
The vote, after brief conversation was reconsdered
And the question being on the adoption Of the resolution
/ Mr.. ANDREWS moved so to amend it ar to strike ou
that poon relating ioa clerk retaining that portion which
couiers the power send for persons and paporsJ
Mr.. STANLY said that there were many unfinished
matters which the committee were DESTROYS to dispose Of
Z which end the power here asked was indispensable
/ Mr. LINN said that he had no objection TO the nodhoa
lion proposed inasnuch there seemed prospect OF
tanning authority to employ clerk; and the power sent
for pcrsOns and papers wasnocessa close Up the unn
ed business Of the committee. Tie took this OCCASION how
ever, say advance that was impossible ~ attend IN
sessions Of the House and discharge the ducs Of this CON
miiiee without the aid Of clerk aud this would be
cuse oi the committee for any charges which might herea
ter Be preferred against Tor the omission do is duty
Inc question on the amendment then taken, and d,
cided IN the affirmative.
SO the amendment was agreed 10.
And the resolution as amended, was adopted.
THE FINE.
The House umed the consideration Of the evera pen,
ing questions the subject Of the Fine
Mr.. HUNT was entitled tic floor and addressed iii
House at considerable length remarks which were indi
tncty heard NJ the Reporters desk, the night Of III
Re said he had thus far during the present session COZ
tented himself with attcnd ig his duc. this Hous
end giving silent votes upon the propositions on which
had been called 10 vote; but he could not re On the a.,
ton before the House, after the strange and alannir
legal proposition which had been put forward c0nne1,
, with % by the gentleman from Psnnsylyalia, fMf. G.
lVeEEsotI) without expressing Ls on the subject
Ter az the brief time allotted by the rules would perm
lie had been relieved somewhat from the effect produce
by me startling proposition II the gentleman from Pcnns,
'ana ~ reference the Law that should govern similar
q. t.rs q a..
D. uue sFn AVN equence Of the ground which
~ E'nuoman RON kentucky Mr.. W. -. Burma wi
as, addressed The House, had paced this subject lie hi
pc "n9ef.ooo mat gentleman distinctly to ayow that &c
- 'fm Jackson himself claimed that he militia
aa was superior 20 hr civil iaw, and had understood
d s'h'enan iurtner' BOO he ~ the able aud sogue
ut remarks which had been listened o. with 80 mn
l interest 10y Tie House, distinctly state that he placed
question Of reiundug thc fine imposed ON GepI Jorks
hl enuey on the ground that General Iuc kaon undo, M .
IN eumstanees IN which he found himself placed In tsts
W acted from ovcrrung necessity n This vos W ,rd
nd bil ior resolution brought forward placed ON ii
ground, b would BE- stripped Of the oliecti5palle f,
YER thrown around by the argument II the gentleman n
r.. fennsylVania In reference THE question bill had
ter Gently been reported IN the other branch Of the Ig,
he proposing % refund the fine Cen jackson posd an
st by Judge Hal, and placing distinctly on the ground Of
er moH'orious services performed during that campaign
H. Cen Jackson casting thus eensure on the civil 6s
Doe Of either The state OF tho country, giving no inmaton
the military law wa, might be- superior TO the civil