The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-13
FcbrnaYv 6.
On motion of Mr.. Bauard. y

(cOTu0Ty o.
On motion of Mr.. Bayard.
Resolved. that the Attorney General be
requested to lay before the Senate state
'nent OF the number and nature of the cases
depending before the Supreme Court upon
writ of error or appeal from the District
Court of Orleans and also information as to
The extent and nature OF the jurisdiction ac
Sually exercised by said District Court.
The bill from the House OF Representa-
sives making appropriations for the support
ct the government for the year 1910. was
read second time * committed to Messrs
Smith. Md. Anderson, Crawford, Franklin
and Goodrich.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill concerning Volunteers, and suntlry
amendments having been. proposed to it by
MIR. Bradley, it was agreed that the further
consideration Of the bill be postponed till to-
morrow.
The Senate agreed. after Saturday next
to meet in the permanent chamber lately fit
ted up for the use of the Senate.
Mr.. Lloyd laid on the table resolution
requesting the President to lay before the
Senate the amount Of duties on importa,ions
from the Mediterranean since June 80. 1904
and also the amount of duty accraing from
the duty OF two and half per cent usually
called the Mediterranean fund. ~
The bill for the relief of John n. Stout
was read third time aid passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 1909.
The Speaker laid before the House the
annual report OF the commissioners of the
sinking fund.
CALL FOR PAPERS.
Mr.. 1foseiey called for the consideration
OF the resolution offered by him few DAYS
ago calling for information relative to the
several propositions made by this govern
ment to the governments Of G. Britain and
France.
The house agreed to take it up-Yeas II,
Mr.. 02umford moved to amend the motion
by adding call for "such information a.
he (the Presidency may have received touch.
ing the forgery OF papers purporting to be
those of American vessels"
This motion was opposed on the ground Of
its want of connection with the original mo.
ton.
The amendment was, however, agreed to
by Yeas and Nays. 50 to &c
Those who voted in the negative, were
Messrs Blaisdell, Breckenridge. Chittentien,
Dana, Findley, Gold, Hale, Hester, Hub
bard Jackson, Jenkins. Key, Kniuker
hacker, Livermore, Lyon, Matthews, Mil
Ter, Moseley, Quincy, Stephenson, Sturees,
Fasgart, Upham, Van Rensselaer,, Whea-
ton, Wilson-26.
The resolution, as amended, was passed
by Yeas and Nays, as follows:
iEAs-Messrs Bacon, Bassett, Blaisdell,
breckenridge, J. Brown, Burwell, Calhoun,
j. c. Chamberlain, w. Chamberlin, Chit
tenden, Clay, Cochran. Crist, Cuts, Dana.
Desha, Ely, Emott, Fisk, Cannot, Garland,
G"idsborough. Gold Gray, Hale, Howard.
Hubbard, Hufty. r. Jackson. Jones, Kenan,
Kennedy, Key knicGerbacker, Lewis Ii
yermore. Lyon. Macon, Marion. Matthews.
M 'Brydc, M'Kim, Minor, Montgomery,
I. Moore, Morrow, Moseley Mum ford.
Newton, Nicholson, Pearson. Pitkin. John
Porter, Potter, Quincy, Rea. PENN Rhea,
a. Richards. Root. Ross, Sage, Samrnans,
Scaver, Seybert, Shefev, Smell O. Smith
Smith, S. Smith, Southard, Stanford. Stan
ley, Stedman. Stephenson. Sturges, Swnope,
Taggart. Tallmadge, Taylor, Thompson.
Tracy, Troup, Turner, Upham, Van DYKE,
Van Horn. Van Rensselaer,, Weakley
Wheaton, Wilson, Winn and Withcrspoon
80.
= NAys-Messrs. L. Aston w. Aston.
Bard. Bib, Boyd Butler, Cobb, Crawford,
Dawson, Findiey, Gardner, Holland, Lyle,
M'Kee, Miller, Newboid, Sawyer, Shaw &
Smilie--19.
Messrs. Moseley and --, were an
pointed committee to wait on the Presiden,
with the same.
Mr.. Sawyer presented the petition of
Thomas Bray, praying remission of duties
paid on old copper obtained from wreck
Referred.
The bill making appropriations for the
support ut government for the wear 1870
and the bill directing the manner in which
applications tor the purchase of public lands
shal hereafter be made, were severally read
third time and passed.
THIRD CENSUS.
On motion of Mr. Fisk, the house resoI.
we'd Itself into committee Of the whole, MIR
MILNoR in the chair, on the bill providing
tor a third Census of the inhabitants of the
u 5.
After considering the bill, the committee
rose and reported the bill which was com
mitted TO a committee of seven members.
with view to arranging the compensation
tobe made to the several marshas according
to some fixed rule and according to the pro
baoe increase of population in each.
And the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, FEB. 6.
The report Of the committee on the sub
Ject OF Incorporating the banks Of Washing
ton, Alexandria, Columbia and the Union