Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-12-22
FnlDE pscrMpgR IS. 1916.

HOUSE. Oh hEPReSfN n
Mr.. Boyd from the committee on military al
fairs assed and Obtained leave 10 report he TO-
lowing b,ll, which was referred 10 the committee
OF The whole and ordered 10 b. printed:
A bill to increase TIE pay Of the non-commisslon-
cd officers, musicians and privates OF The ar
nv ol the United States, and the militia and
volunteers in The service oil The same, ami al
Living them bounty land in certain Cases.
BE il cpacted little Senate and House of Repre-
seutotires Of Tie United STATES Of Anierico IN Con-
gr,ss assembled, That lIom and ailer Inc hrsl DAY
of Nav last, and until the termination vi The war
with Mexico, ihe monthly pay oil the non'com-
mi ,sioned officers, musicians and privaes oil the
army OF The United States, and the militia aud
volunteers in tic service OF The same, shall be IN
creased ,wo dollars per month each.
Sec. D. And Dc ii further enacted That each
volunteer, non -commissioned ofhcer, musician,
ami private, who has volunteered, or may volun-
leer lof SIX months, and VINO shall have gone, or
may go into The service OF the field three months,
and until he is honorably discharged, shall he en-
titled L. a warrant Tor one hundred and SKI
acres OF land belonging TO the United States;
which aud shall have been subjec, 10 entry ior
ten yeais or more previous 10 The date oil SAID
warrant.
Sec. Z Ard be it further enacted, That any
non commissioned officer, musician, or private.
who la. volunteered or may volunteer III The scr
vice OF the United States Tor twelve months, and
who has gone or may go into actual service iof
three MONKS or 10 the end Of the war with Mex
icn and until he is bcrorably discharged, shall be
entitled 10 a warrant Tor che hundred and Sixty
acres OF land, with the privilege OF entering the
same on any land belonging 10 The United States,
and sutjecl to entry al The date Of said warrant.
Sec d. and 6e II foyifsr enacted, That each
pen.commissoncd officer musician or private in
the army OF The Unei States on The fist day Of
Nav, eighteen hundred and iorly-sx and who
shall serve through the war with Mexico, or who
shall enlist in the army volunteer in The SER
vice Of The United States for period oil hve years
or during tie war with Mexico, alter the trst day
Of May last, and before The termination Of SAID
var shall be each entitled, or their receiving ar
honorable discharge from The army, to a yarran
Tor one hundred and sixty acres Of land 10 be 10
| Gated on any land belonging 10 The United States
and which was suhiectto entry al The date oil salc
| warrant.
Sec. 5. And be ii further enacted, That The WI
dow, if there he ore; if there be no widow, Their
The child or children, il there be any; and il there
bc no chic, then the father or mother OF any non
commissioned officer, musician or private oil tht
army oil The United States, or militia or volunteers
in The same who may be killed in battle or die IN
service during The war with Mexico, shall be en-
tiied To warran, for one hundred and sixty acres
of land, and shalt be entitled TO locale the same
upon any land in the United States subject IL
entry: Pror,d:d, The. il all cases whaleveI
where land warrants are issued in pursuance q
this act, the same shall be located within lwC
wears from the date on which said warrants shall
have issued.
Mr.. Boyd then moved that the House resolve
Itself into a committee OF the whole for the puT.
pose ofakins mp The bill.
MIR. Mckay suggested that the bill was one Of
great Importance, and he hoped that time would
be given 10 have il printed before il was acted
upon in order tina, members might have an or.
poriunity 10 examine it.
The motion 10 go Bio the committee OF the
whole was decided in the negative.
Mr.. Giles presented the memorials Of Rober
Gilinor, executor of Robert Gilmor, deceased
Jno. Slouffer, on behalf Of himself and the Other
heirs Of Henry S;ontier, deceased, and of Jno
| Barney and Louis Barney, executors OF Joshua
Barney and Paul Bentalon, all OF the city Of Bal.
timore. praying compensation for French Spola.
ton prior 10 lS00--reierfed 10 the committee on
foreign relations
The House then proceeded 10 the orders o
the day AMI took up private bills TN their en-.
grossmcnl, i large number Of which were pas
| sed
PETITIONS.
Ey Mr.. A. A. Chapman: The petition o
! sIndry citizens Of the county Of Floyd, Virginia
| protesting against The removal OF The distric
court Of the United States from Wylheville il
Wyrhe coun,y, to Abingdon, in Washington
county. Virginia. referred to the Committee or
The Judiciary The petition OF Flora Boyd, III,
widow OF James Boyd, deceased, revolutionaly
soldier, praying ior pension: referred TO Ink
| COMMITTEE on Revolutionary Pensions. The
petition Of Ann Royal, the widow OF William
Royal, deceased who wa, captain in The revo
lulionary army, praying for a pension: referred
10 The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.
By Mr.. Baysy: The memorial of The licensed
pilots OF The Stale OF Virginia, prayiug Tor The re
peal Of the act OF Congress concerning pilots
passed March I'd, 1887.