Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-12

1uence Of which, regular returns ofthe
populati n Of the following districts and
territories have been received at the
Department Of Stare. TO wit, NJ aine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Yer
mont Rhode Island, Connections, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, De-
laware, Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky,
No III Carolina, Georgia, West Ten.
nessee, the Territory of Louisiana, the
Territory of Indiana the Territory of
Illinois, the Mississippi Territory and
the District of Columbia: and that re.
turns remain TO be received from the
District of East Tennessee, the Terri
tory of Orleans, the Territory of Mi
chigan, the district OF South Carolina,
and from the district of Virginia. That
with respect to the latter, letter has
been this day received from Andrew
Moore, Egg. Marshal of the District
of Virginia, dated " Richmond, Feb.
l2o, 1s11," informing that &C no return
has been received from Norfolk CITY,
Norfolk borough or Petersburg; that
he had pressed his assistants in those
divisions Of his district by Gre pcated
I, letters :" and that s'from their silence
he doubts whether they have done any
part of the business" The Secretary
OF State further represents to the Pre-
sident that the 1st OF March, 1911, is
Ithe time limited by law, for the Mar
shals and Secretaries to complete their
returns to this Department, and as that
period is now at hand, he suggests the
Propriety ofrecomm1ndipgto congress
the consideration of the subject, in or
der that timely provision may be made
| by the competent authority for obviat-
ing such doubts and difficulties as NAV
occur accidentally, or through negli-
gence, to prevent the perfection of the
enumeration6r return of the inhabi-
tants of any district or territory, or di.
visions thereof, within tx time prescr,-
bed by the several acts authorizing the
third census. a.
All which is respectfully submitted,
X. SMITH.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
February 27, 1911.
The message was referred to a select
committee.
ANOTHER CHURCH BILL.
The following message was received
from the President ofthe u. States
To the House Of Representatives. of
the United States.
Having examined and considered
the bill. entitled Is An act for the re
lief of Richard Tervin, William Cole
man, Edwin Lewis, Samual Minis,
Joseph Wilson and the Baptist Church
at Salem Meeting House, in the Mis-
sissippi territory" I now return the
same to the House of Representatives,
tin which it originated, with the fol-
lowing objection:
Because the bill, in reservine GER
tain parcel of land of the II. States.
tor the use OF the said Baptist Church,
con prises Princiciple and precedent
for the appropriation of funds of the
Y. ,. tor the use and support OF re-
ligious societies, contrary to the arti-
Gle OF the constitution which declares
that Congress shall make no law res
Pecting religious establishments.
is: MADISON.
February %, 1911.
| The me sssge having been read
| Ordered, that Tomorrow be assign
ed tor the constellation Of said bill
according to the CONSTITUTION.
ARMED NEUTRALITY.
! Mr.. Mumford offered the follow
ling resolution for consideration
| "Wbercas, when two or more ma.
uonsgo TO war, those that remain at
pesce retain their ratural right to pur-
sue their agriculture, manufactures
and cor merce; TO cary the produce
OF their labor to all places belligereut
" neutral, as usual; to SO and come
ire civ yvIfhnps