Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-02-01

Cons'deTfe disIoSsiot Took place ON Vhis motion,
Mr. Mr. BIB SiSSSs oe, y 1Ra s as. sna
as extending the tronage, nf thS reasury, and
making a wasgful \ peodit,aEseG gsbI money for
Cheyes and Mr. i{ibb qaoted the lSSassed in 1901,
or 3, respecting ~ sinking - 1orted by MIR
Randolph himself, as ChairIps5f OF the Financial
Committee, which ma5!e-itfs-- the same allowance
but MIR. Randolph contended that the cases were in
no wise parallel, because the former applied to
transactions in Europe respecting the old debt of
the United States, sc. in which greater risk was
incurred.
The motion was at length negatived by large
Thebill ordered to be cngrossed for third
reading.
The House took up the amendment of the Sc
nate to the bill for raising an additional military
force for one year.
The ,amendmeut requires the concurrence of
the Seoatc in M appointments which shall be made
under II, during the time that body snail be in ses-
renee of the Military Committee in this amend
ment, it was adopted without division.
January 90
Mr.. Archer reported bill authorising the
| Secretary or the Treasury to subscribe for GER
tain shares in the Chesapeake and Delaware ca
nal company in behalf ofthe U. States which
was twice read and committed,
| The amendments reported by the naval COM
mittee to I've bill respecting pensions 70 per-
sens Oh board private armed vessels, were taken
| up md agreed to and the bill was ordered to
be engroased for third reading.
! Mr.. Goodwin presented the petition OF GER
| tain mllGrs and owners Of mills in or near Pc
| ,ersburg, Virginia, demonstrating against the
oppression Of the law extending Oliver Eyans's
patent.-Refarred:
LOAN FoR 1918.
The engroSsed blu authorising loan not ex-
| ceeding sixteen millions of do lars, for the
service of the year 1918, was read third time
! as follows:
| 4 bill authorising loan for a sum not exceed
ing sixteen million of dollars.
| Be IT enacted, &C. That the President Of the
| u 5 be, and he is hereby authorised 10 borrow,
| on the credit of the u S. a sum not exceedinp
I sixteen millions of dollars, TO be applied, in adj
| dition to the moneys How i'll the Treasury, or
| which may be received fromsother sources, to
detray any OF the expegces which have been,
( or, during the present session of Congress, NAV
be authorised by law, and for which appro-
Priaiions have been, or, during the present ses-
J sion OF Congress, may he made b. law PyoUi-
| dcd, That no engagement nor contract shall be,
entered into, which shall prcciutlctl,e U. States
from reimhursing any sum, or sums, thus bor-
| rowed at any time after the expiration oftweve
| years from the first day ofJanuary next dHI IL
Is HEREBY further dsctared, That it shall be deem
I ed good execution Ofthe said power to borrow
for the Prsident Of r.cnfsed-j a,es to cause
Gates Of stock eaesor f-ltcsumss 10 be borrow
g s 4y y !. a&S.HeHSs%5AN sA,.A rba, the
Pre- sident of ie sUniteclNstates 10 cause to be
laid before { Sngie IS en- De first nd day in Fe-
| bruary 8 d, pr Al soon tbereaftek Es Congress
may be in Sc bon, " aas'Bsut- az the monies
| obtained by q san ofthe cert oates Of stock
/ by virtue OF the,ap@er given hi ttby the preced-
! ing Sc ction, togetAer with a<statement Of the
/ rate at which the safnc~sHsp have been sold
! Sec 8. IND be'H further enuctsd, That the
Secretary Of the Treasury be, and he is hereby
| authorised TO employ, with appreciation Of tie
! President of the United States, an agent, or a.
gents, orthe purpose Of obtaining subscriptions
TO the loan authorised by this act or Of selling
any part the stock created by virtue thereof.
a commission not exceeding one quarter of
one per cent. on the amount thus sold, or Tor
/ which subscriptions shall have been thus oh
tanned, may, by the Secretary of the Treasury
| be allowed Co such agent, or agents, and a sum
not excec ing forty thousand dollars, to be paid
ont OF any monies III he Treasury not other
= se appropriated, is hereby appropriated for
| paying the amount of such commission, or
ommissions, as may be thus allowed, and also
| for deiray ing the eypences ofprinting and issu-
| ing the subscription certificates, aud certif
/ Gates Of stock, and OTHER oxpences incident to
| the receiving vt subscriptions, and completing
the loan authorised by this act.
| sec. a, Ind be II fUfher enacted, That so
much OF Che lunds constituting the annual an
| preparation ofeight millions Of dollars, for the
| payment Of the principal and interest of the
| public debt OF GIo United States, ss may be