Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1844-05-25

Mr.. LABRANCHE moved that the resolutions be refer
red to select committee of five members and this
ton he demanded the previous question.
Mr. PARMENTER thereupon moved that the resolutions
be laid on the table.
Mr. BLACK OF Georgia. called for the reading Of the
resolutions.
Mr. ELMER objected to the reading.
The SPEAKER put the question the reading Of the
resolutions and the House decided that they should not be
read.
The question then REQUIRED ON the motion of Mr.. PAR
MESTER to lay the resolutions the table.
Mr. HOUSTON appealed to Mr.. LABRAscHE to let the
resolutions take the direction which similar papers had taken
and be laid on the table There would be no objection to
that
Mr. C. J. INGERSOLL. II it is in order move that
there be call of the House The House is not full my
object that It should be in order that have the
fair sense OF the House on this subject.
And on this motion he demanded the yeas and nays;
and the question thereon being taken the stood Yeas
SO, nays %.
So call of the House was refused.
The question then again recurring the motion OF Mr..
PARAEsrER that the resolutions be laid on the table
Mr. WHITE asked the yeas and nays, which order
| ed; and, being taken, resulted follows
YEAsMessrs Abbott, Adams, Anderson, Baker Borringsr
ah Brown e. Cary Carroll, Causin, Clinc Clngman, Cola
@er cransoI Dana, Dnragh Garrett Davis Davis Dean
Deberry Dellet, Dckey, Dunlap Ellis Elmer, Faree, Fish,
Florence, Foot Poster Gddngs, Goggn Willis Green Byram
G,sen Grder Hale Ham,in, Hadia, Harper, HsIrck Hub
SON. Johnson Preston King, D. King, Leonard Maclay
Mcvans Marsh Ed~ JOY Morris, Morse Mossy, Mes Newton
Preston Purdy Ramsey Rathbun Charles NJ Reed Reding
Robinson Rockwell Rodney Rogers 81 john Sample scheact
bert Smith Caleb Smith, Stephens sesnn, Andrew Stew
1T John rs s,sra Strong Summers Sykes Tyler
NAYs-Messrs Arlington, Atkinson Bidack Edw. J, Black
James Black, Blackwell, Bown, Boyd william }. Brown
Augustus A. Chapman Clinton Cobb Coles Cross Cuom
Daniel John W. Davis Dawson, Douglass Dromgooe, Duncan
Hoge. Houston, Hughes, James Hunt, Charles j. Ingesol
Jameson George Jones, Andrew Kennedy, Krkpatrick
nand, Mcconnell, Mcdowell, Mckay, Mathews, Murphy Nor
rs Oven, Emery d. Potter David s. Reid Ref, Ritter Saun
sl.enroi Stiles Stone Taylor, Thompsn Tibbatts, Tucker
Weller Wentworth, Wooiwsrd Joseph A. Wright, Yost-7s.
SO The resolutions laid on the table.
FOR oREGON-Ho!
Mr.. DUNCAN moved that the House resolve itself into
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union, with
view should that motion prevail take up the bill
extending the jurisdiction Of the United States the Ter
rtory Of Oregon.]
which ordered and being taken, Yeas IS,
nays 80.
SO the House would not go into committee.
The SPEAKER proceeded to call the committees for
pors and a number were presented.
PENSION LAWS.
Mr. ]. r. INGERSOLI, the rules being suspended for
the purpose introduced in pursuance OF previous notice.
bill to alter and amend The pension laws Of the United States
The bill having been read twice by its title, was read
through.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON moved its reference to the Com
mitee o Pensions.
Mr.. SEYMOUR To the Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union.
Which last mentioned motion was agreed 10.
On motion Of Mr.. SEYMOUR, the House resolved itself
into Committee Of the Whole the state Of the Union,
(Mr WHITK, Of Kentucky, in the chair.)
The Committee took up the bill to amend act entitled
An act granting half pay aud pensions certain widows
and the several acts and resolutions amendatoy Of the same
and to extend and continue the provisions thereof.
Mr. PARMENTER said, he understood the general
principle upon which this system
founded that it in the Of odi-
pension, but in consequences Of the soldiers Of the Revo
luton having been nadequately paid, and having been in
&c n s l. @ S s Z:
the time of the marriage Why limit it to 1894 or to 800
II just at all pay the pension upon this principle it
appeared TO him that should TO all widows He there
fore moved strike oil of the bill that related the %
taton of marriage.
Mr.. ADAMS said it had been his intention the
amendment which his colleague had proposed and
ohe and that was strike the Limitation of the PEN
sions five years This period Of five years had already
twice EXPIRED and at the termination of the term the
widows for whose benefit the act had passed always in
state needing the continuance Of the provision more than
The time when the law first enacted. Why the mi
taon of five had been introduced he confessed
he did know unless merely for the purpose Of
ing money These poor destitute widows widows Of
of the meritoous citizens Of the country, who
had established independence the expense of their lives
and BLOOD and there any worthy Of this
ton why this limitation Of during which they paid
should extended to them He perfectly satisfied If
they made this limitation of FIVE years now, the end Of
five they would have the application again. and they
would be obliged from Of justice and humanity, to
repeat the often they called upon to do it.
Mr.. A. concluded by moving to strike out the limitation
Of FIVE years. ESQ that the pensioners should continue
ceive pay during their letmes.
Mr.. SEYMOUR, Of New York, said he did not know the
which had influenced the committee restricting the
operation Of this law He could good for it,
Why that the widow Of Revolutionary soldier, in
der be entitled pension, should show proof of
rage prior LIST January 1894! His attention had been
called which had under his obser
vaton of widows who had been married after 1884 to Revo
uonary soldiers Of which soldiers had served during
long period Of the war; had suffered all its prvations and
of the poor There the that
those who had married subsequently 1894 should receive
the benefit the generosity, the justice,
those who married previous TO that me 1t due
y principle OF honor and Of justice that they should receive
the It his wish that these appropriations that
the law granting these appropriations should receive per-
character and that those persons should feel that their
country had provided for them.
Some further discussion followed, in which Messrs RATH-
BUN, ELMER, HAMIIN, VANCE, ADAMS, STRONG,
SEYMOUR, of New York, RODNEY, PARMENTER,
CALDWELL, POLLOCK, HALE, and FISH participated.
The amendment TO the amendment and the amendment
adopted modified in such form Gas far the Reporter
understood could infer from the verbal ncaccs in which
the subject nvolve provide for the payment after
the passage Of this act TO the widows Of Revolutionary sol
ders during hfe without reference their time Of marriage
great number Of amendments offered by Messrs.
FISH, HALE, THOMPSON, RATHBUN, SAMPLE,
HAMLIN, HGNGERFORD, and COLLAMER.
Mr.. q. DAVIS moved to amend the bill to extend
the operation of the Revolutionary pension laws to officers
and soldiers who served in Indian the treaty OF