The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-13

nm OF i certain means OF annoy a:iCc 20 the
enemy, may be examined by some public au-
and Navy.
THE ARMY, SIC.
he house resumed the consideration oe thc
bin To- authorize The President ct the l. =. to
accept the service OF volunteers WHO may as
scciat,; aud organize themselves 3, o'ls:r their
services 90 the yoverhment OF the Il. States,
and tie amendments thereto having been a
Sccsd 20, Il WAS ordered 70 he engrosscd for
thirl rcaiing e was accordingly afterwards
read i third time, passed, and sent to the Sc
nSte for concurrence.
The bill from the Scaatc " making further
provision for filing the r.rilss OF The army Of
che u. States," was read a third time Us "a
iuende,,.
a motion was made By Mr.. Fisk OF W. 70
recolnmit the bill to = committee cf;hc whoie
aouse which motion was negativei ~ yeas
and nays, o5 TO 81.
Tie bill was then passed by the following
votc
For the bill 95
Against 1t So
An! the amendments were sent to the Sen
ate for concurrence.
The bill directieg the staff officers oftt ar
my 70 comply viii, the acquisitions OF marine
and naval officers in certain cases, went tlro
committee oftic whole and was ordered 20
The report OF tho committee OF Claims mn
favorable to the petition Of Rebeccs Eoagson,
passed through q committee OF the whole, by
whom Il was conCurred in, and was then or
dered by the house 20 lie on tire table.
The bill 20 pro lie for the widows and or
~ ans OF militia and volunteers WHO my die
or5e Killed in the service OF the ". 5 passed
nroaeh committee Of the whole. anl, having
been amended, was ordered 90 be eugrossed
for a third reading
The Bill from the Senate supplementary to
the act laying duties on the notes OF certain
banks, bankers, Sc passed thro' a committee
OF the whole, and was ordered to be engross-
cd for ihiad reading.
'Ic2ncsday, Dee. ?.
Mr.. Ehl1es Of I;u. from the Committee
o. ways and means, who were instructed to
e. quire into the subject, reported bill
70 prohibit intei course with the enemy.
and for other purposes, which was read the
first and sccond time an;. referred to- com
mittee of the whole house
The bill directing the staff officers of the
army TO comply with tile requititions Of naval
and marine officers in certain cases the bill
TO provide f1r the widows and orphans OF vo-
luntecTs or militia who NAV die or be killed
in the service Of tue United States; and the
bill authorizing p composition with private
bankers III lieu Of the stamp duty. were read
third time, passed, and sent to the Senate
tur concurrence.
TREaSURT NOTES. &c.
The house on rlos.on of Mr.. ErJtcs Of Va.
resolved itself into z committee Of the whole,
Mr. BTcekenriyre OF Va. in the chair, on the
bill suppl mental to the act authorizing loan
f1r S millions, and the act lately passed au-
thorizing a loan of three millions for The ser
vice OF the current year.
The first section Of the bill authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury, Wits the approba-
ZION OF the President OF the United States to
accept Treasury Notes to be prepared, signed
and issued for and i'll lieu Of so much of the
sum authorized 20 b. borrowed on the credit
OF the u. States, by " twenty five million &
three million loan ACES, as has not been hor-
rowed or Otherwise employed in the issue OF
he treasury y ties according to law, provi-
&c tie whole amount SO 70 be issued shall not
ex 'eed SOC. GEO, and applied to the same
ses as tile loans so authorized were intended
4 he applied.
TIe second section authorizes the issuing Of
Treasury Notes in Ike manner for further
sum OF three millions, to defray the expenses
of the War Department for the remainder If
this year, and one million fo- the Navy De.
Partment.
The third, ,fouT,h. .fjti and sirth sections
provide these Treasury Notes shall be in the
same form and possess the same qualities as
the Treasury Notes already authorized, be
redeemaole in same manner, appfopriates
money therefor, sc. as well as for the expen-
ces ofissuing and distributing said notes and
tor furnishing counterfeits thereof.
The bill havin been run through.
Mr.. Eftl7es on cd extracts from the letter
last received fro Il the Secretary of the Urea
rry, which we "a e this opportunity to pub
lsh at length, Wis
NVAsatEG ON, Dec. c, 1874.
SIR--Yorr letter of the 9Th of November
| has been referred to the committee of ways
and means, and I attn instructed to ask f'r
| the amount OF the payments to be made dur
ing the present quarter on account the pub
lie debt; the funds prepared to meet those
payments, and any other info nation which
may enable the committee TO decide as to the
| ne. essity OF adopting additional measures for
| meeting the pubic engagements during the
present quarter OF The year.
/ have the honor TO be,
Your most obedcnt.
JOHN w. EFPFn5.
! Honorable III. DzNae.
Secretary u The Treasury.
TREASURY DePARrMrrr,
Dec = 1871