The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-15
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HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.


lug the ranks If the regular army, enc our
aging enl'stments, and auihorising the re
enlistment to- longer periods of men whose
terms OF service are about TO expire-which
was twice read and committed TO a commit.
tee of the whole House.
Mr.. Trcup frotn the same committee re
ported bill to raise three additional regi-
fnents OF Rlfiemen-and bill authorisinc
the President to raise fer FIVE years or for
the war, fourteen OF the regirn en,s authori-
fed by the act of January 90, 1915, which
bills we're severally twice read and commit
ted to a comrnit'ce of the whole House.
Mr.. Fisk of VT. from the committee of
Elections. made report on the petition of
John Talisserro. contesting the election of
John P. HungerFord one Of the Representa-
tives from the state of Virginia-which
was read ana committed to a committee of
the whole House.
The Speak er laid before the House q let
ter from the ac'iy g Secretary of the Treas.
ury, Transmitting the annual report of the
safe Il he finances of tie United States
which were read and referred to the com
mi.tee Of Ways audi Means.
lie Speaker also laid before the House
anttfer letter froIn the acting Secretary of
the Treasury, TRANSPORTING two statements
OF the importations in American and foreign
vessels for the wear ending the 3Oth Sep
MEMBER 1912 which were read and order
ed 10 lie ON the table.
On motion of MIR. Grosvenor of y. Y. the
house proceeded 90 consider the following
resolution submitted BY him on Friday last,
which was ceai and agreed to by the Eous. !:
Resolced. That the committee on Military AZ
IRIS he Instructed to enquire into the acts rules 4
Regulations by which turloaghs or leave OF absence
from the srmie, OF the Uni ed States are obtained
for the officers thereof and whether said acts rules
or regulations ought to be revised, altered or a.
ed nd fhoff knwa
or otherwise.
Mir. Wright of Md. submitted the fol.
loving resolution
ResoIVed, That committee of the Who'll. bo,,A
oe instructed 10 enquire into the eSpediency ofcx.
tendns the Cd section of the act for the establish
nen OF rules and articles for the government of the
armiAs Of the United States, relative TO ,pir, %
she citizens of the United States.
The qaesti; on this motion was decided
oy yeas and nays as follow
For the resolution So
Against it ~
The house proceeded to consider the re,
buttons submitted BY MIR. Hanson of Md
On the 26th ultimo when Mr.. Hanson with
drew the said reso utions and offered the fol.
lowing in lieu thereof;
. Fes9Lved, That the President of the u. State,
be- md he is hereby requested TO comnupioate In
sais house any inform, alton in hi. POSSESSION pnd
~Aich Il may not be improper TO divuIge in rebti,
on 10 fe oInss or refusal Ut the French govern
SnAnt to secrsdit the Minister PeniPotentiary sent
ny the United States thar court or of his recen
ton, accredited, Of the time when ne was so ae
credited $nd Of he progress OF his ues ocison.
heSoiSe9, That committee bs apponted 10 en-.
9ote "he'her N.r Turreau, late Minister of France
oio OF ana mol, on or about the 18th OF Jnne 1907
writ letter tn the Secretary of State setting In tb
She terms and cOnd tions upon which his govern.
me woui irest os arnity and cree with the
" Stsi.s and eing ccrain dnrlns ese:ns, .L;.
geFernnent, snd requiring certain polue u spcri6.
ces to o. made as indispensable pre- r uuis;te N
the formation ~ such treay and whether the said
lett was not withdrawn from the archieves of the
DepartDen 1T State, aud hozs aud gbhen il was so
~ithdrawn-snd that the said committee have DOW.
er TO send for persons and papers.
Or the question whether the House will
nov proceed toconsider the said resolutions
II was decided by yeas and nays as follows
For conSi Grafton 90
Against it 80
; And before deciding furthe1 on the same.
The house adjourned
Tuesday. Jan IL.
Mr.. ingersdl of Pa. from the Committee
appointed To enquire into that subject, re
ported bill providing for the appoint
mcnt OF Post Masters ''-fThat after the
frst day oil May next, 40 person shall act as
PoSt Master in any Office of the United
States, who shall not have been nominated
by the Presideat, and received the approba-
tion OF the Senate The bill was tw;cs
read and Committed.
Mr.. Lowndes of s. c. from the committee
on Naval Affairs. reported bill further to
amend an act regulating pensions to persons
On board private armed vessels " hicb vac |
twice read and committed
MR.. HANSON'S RESOLUTIONS.
lhe House resumed the consideration of |
she two resolutions yesterday submitted bv |
Mr. Hanson. A division of tie question Ia |
wing been required. the question vas FIRST
stated on tie following resolution
ReSolped, That the President of the II |
states b., and he is hereby reanesled to |
communicate TO this HOUSE any informat;on
IN his possession, & which it may not be i'm
proper to dlvuige in relation to the omission |
or ietasai Il The French government TO ac |
credit the Minister Plenipotentiary sent nv |
the Om'ed States TO that court, o. 5f his re |
SeIHion' II accredited, Of tie time when he |
was so accredi ed,and of the progress of he |
neRociaton " -''9
MIR. Calhoun Of S. c. said that his Object |
IN Yesterday calling for a division of the |
qle",ion, was to separate this from TIA,
"aich was connected with it. TO this re-. |
SOLUTION lie could sse no objection IL was
ura"n up IN respectful language ard IN |
the usual form. II asked for jnformati~n in |
2 proper manner, and he hoped the House |
would MT refuse Il.
Inc question was taken on this resoln,;
on, an1 decided in the affirmative vi,l,o,,
q division. "l'ioh'
Iie. run-s.o, s,..o Il