The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-04-14
CONGRESS.
IN SENAlE.

<'.O.-UUU st/IgH y, lCi-.
The act to authorize detachment from
the Militia ofthe U. States, was read third
timc-and the question of its passage, was,
after debate, Determined as follows:
Forthe biii, Mcssrs. Anderson, Ribb, Brad
ley, Brent, Campbell, Crawford, Cuts,
Franklin. Gaillard, Gregg, Howell, Leib,
Lloyd, Pope, Reed, Robinson, Smith of n. Y.
TAFT, Taylor, Turner, Varnum, Working
ton--22.
against the bill. Messrs. Condit, German,
Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Lambert, Smith of
Md.-7.-So the bill was passed.
Tuesday, AfrH7.
The galleries were cleared and the doors of
the Senate chamber closed.
The Injunction of secrecy respecting the
bill from the House of Representatives ain
addition to the act entitled (" an act to raise
an additional military force" passed Janu-
AIRY IL, 1884," was taken off And on mo-
ton by MIR. Anderson, the bill was read
third time.-On the question "shall the
bill passs" it was decided as follows:
Fo,' the bW-Messrs. Anderson, Camp
bell, of Tenn. Condit, Crawford, Gregg,
Howell, Leib. Pope, Smith, of NY Tat,
Taylor, Turner, Varnum, Worthington-14.
against the 6W-Messrs. Giles, Gilman.
Gregg, Horsey, Hunter, Reed, smith of Md.
$50 the bill was passed.
Wednesday, .4tyR 8.
The Senate proceeded to consider the dis
agreement OF the House to their amendment.
to the bill respecting those engaged in the
late campaign on the Wabash, which ex-
punges the allowance of extra pay to those
engaged in the servire.
On motion by MIR. Pope, that the Senate
recede from their slid amendment, there
For receding T..
Against ii IL
On motion by Mr.. Leib,-The Senate
resolved to insist on tie said amendments.
The bill to. enlarge die limits of the state
OF Louisiana was read third time. On its
passage there were-Por. the bM-Messrs
Anderson, Bib, Brent, &c ampbell of Tenn
(ondlt, Crawford, Cults, Gaillard, Giles,
Gilman, Gregg, Howell, Leib, Pope, Smith
Of Md. Smith of Wy. TAFT, Taylor. Tar
ner, Varnum, Worthhgton-2I.-,4 rafast
ne 6W-Messrs. Dana Goodrich, Lambert
Lloyd, Reed-5.
So the bill passed.
~ The motion in the Senate to fiji the
blank in the Embargo bill with the word
ninety" was made BY Mr.. Lei6, and not
by Mr. anderson. as slated in our last.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,:
49,. 0No',day, y4fr1l 6.
Saturday, .dhrii 4, 1912.
Immediately after the reading of tn.
journal the doors were closed, and so re-
manned until the House adjourned, about two
o'clock.
LOUISIANA CONVENTION;
Mr.. Bacon, from the committee of WAYS
and means, upon leave given, reported a bill.
authorizing the secretary of the treasury to
suspend the payment Of certain bills drawn
nv JOhp a m CT OF mn ,s+o e. I,
States at the Court Of France, upon the trea-
sury of the United States.
Mr.. =. said, that the reasons which had
induced the committee to report this bill.
were founded on transaction which he
would briefly state.--lt would be recollect-
ed, that by the convention between n the Uni
ted States and France commonly called
the Louisiana Convention, the government
OF the United States had agreed to as
sumo the payment or sum not exceeding
~ inlillohs OF francs on account of the debts
due by the government of France to citizens
OF the United States. The mode of liouid-
ating and ascertaining these debts was nro-
vided tor IN the convention, and by the Cd
section OF the act of November 10th. 1908. il
was provided, that the payment of the claims
thus asCertained should be made by orders
drawn by the minister of the United States
IN france, upon the treasury of the United
States, who should be charged with the
whole amount of such payments. until he
should exhibit satisfactory proof that such
orders were issued conformablv TO the con-
vention These orders had generally been
drawn in favor of the persons in whose favor
such debts had been liquidated, and there
had been no difficulty in giving the Ameri-
can minister credit for this amount. when
they were presented and paid in that form.
awards the close ri that adjustment. how
ever, there remained about IFS, 900 francs
to be applied for the benefit of claimants in
order to complete the 90 mllions-the a.
mount OF which was liquidated in favor of
Sundiy persons having debts due from the
French government. Instead, however. of
drawing bills for the sum as usual in favor
OF the claimants, the French government
insisted, for reasons which did not distinctly
appear, that our minister should draw for
this amount in favor OF the cashier of the
French treasury, that government assuming
upon Itself the payment Of the particular
CLAIMS on whose account they were drawn.
Inns arrangement was resisted for some
time, but ultimately acccded to by General
Armstrong, under wish finally to close so
important transaction. Notice Of the man.
uer In which it had been conducted was ei-
ven by him to the government and the
treasury cheers being of opinion that the a.
mount OF the bills, if paid, could not under the
circumstances he credited to him, he re-
ques'ed that the payment of them might be
refused or suspended until evidence of hsjr
proper application should be furnished by
the French government. 1t was however
the opinion OF the secretary of the treasury