The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-07

~ Ac' SOh'P hSShiS siSiI ~ SudSSSs WliSu
was twice read anu committed. 8,
Mr.. P0in6erter called for the considera-
ton OK the resolution, which had been laid
Upon the table some DAYS ago, calling upon
the President for information whether amy
negociation be now pending between the u
nited States and spain, or any other power,
respecting the claim of the United States to
that part Of the country Of which posse ssion
was taken by virtue Of the Presidents pro
clamation OF October, 1910, SIC. which was
agreed to. and committee was appointed
to wait upon the President herewith.
Mr.. Cooke, from York, obtained
leave of absence for four weeks.
An engrossed bill for the revision and fur
Their confirmation OF certain claims to lands
in the district OF kaskaskia, was read the
third time and passed.
On molten of M Kcat, the following re-
solution was adopted
Resolved, That the President of the U
nlted States be requested tp cause TO be laid
before this House information, whether to-
bacco, the growth of the United States, is ad-
0it.ed into Holland, and if admitted, whe-
Their the administration or reggie on that ar
ticIe as it exists III France, extends to Hol-
and and the Hanscatic towns, and whether
the tariff In Holland IS the same as that in
France.
The House, agreeably to the order Of the
day, resolved itself into committee of the
whole. Mr.. Breckenridge in the chair. !.
the bill from the Senate 20 raise an additional
force !; when
Mr.. D. r. IViiiiams moved that the com
nittee rise and have leave to sit again, in or
der to take up The bill from the Senate, au-
the President of The United State
to raise certain companies Of rangers fer the
protection OF the frontiers of the U. State
as, from information received, it was pro
bable that this force would be immediately
wanted Serious approximations being ente, :
tanned OF renewed hostilities from the Indian
tribes on our frontier.
Inc committee rose accordingly and the
House resolved itself into a committee of the
whole on the proposed bill, Mr.. Stanford in
the chair. The bill was gone through, re-
ported without amendment, read a third
time and passed.
The House then resumed the considerati-
On in committee of the whole, of the bill to
raise An additional military force when
Nr. Clay (the Speaker) moved to amend
the biIi BY the following proviso: A" Provided,
however, that officers for eight regiments
only shall be appointed, until three fourths
OF the privates of such eight regiments shall
be enlisted, when the officers for the re-
remaining Ave regiments shall also be APP
pointed 30
mr.. Clay observed, thai difference OF
opinion had arisen yesterday, whether the
additional military force proposed to be rails
ed ought to be 1000 or 25 900 men, not so
much, he believed, from conviction that
$4,000 men would be too many but from a
dislike TO the appointment of officers for the
whole before they would be wanted, so as
to have an army of officers. without the re-
quisite humber of men for them to Command.
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doption of this amendment, for the officers
tor eight regiments would not be more than
would be required for Is 900 men, had the
trIehds OF that number carried their point
And, as the whole 25, GOO men could not be
got at once, the expense Of the officers
whose appointment was proposed to be de-
ferred, would BE saved and the officers for
eight regiments would be fully sufficient for
the recrditing service. He hoped, there
fore, the amendment would be adopted
Agreed to.
The Chairman was about to put the qucs-
ton on the committees rising; when
Mr.. Clay rose and made very animated
speech in favour of adopting the bill from
the Senate. He was followed by Mr. Wild
gerry, who spoke in favour Of the volunteer
corps, as being preferable to regular troops,
and by Mr.. Boyd against raising so large a
number OF men, and in favor, if possible, of
maintaining the country in peace. The De
bate hereafter.
The committee rose and reported the bill,
with the amendments but the usual hour
OF adjournment having arrived, the House
declined taking up the Report.
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury, containing an estimate Of the ex-
peDses for the year 1912, and a statement
of the receipts and expenditures for the past
year, which was referred to the committee
OF Ways and Means, and ordered to be
printed. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 1, 1912.
nr. Jennings presented a petition from
the Legislative Council and House of Re
representatives. of the Indiana Territory
praying for an extension OF the election
franchise;
Also, petition from the same bodies,
praying to be erected into an independent
state Both petitions were referred.
h2r. Le7vis. from the committee appointed
on the subject, reported bill concerning
tie levy court Of the county of Washington,
IN the district of Columbia, which was twice
read and committed.
Mr.. Macon presented to the House, sum
dry resolutions adopted lately by the Legs
iatnre OF North Carolina, approbatory Of
the conduct of the general government. and
piedging themselves to give it their support
in every measure which Congress may deem
necessary in maintenance OF our country s
rights. Ordered to lie Oh the table.
The Speaker laid before the House, COM
muniGatIon from the Secretary of the NAVY.