Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-18

~ LAWNS iOE the SUPPORT OF the navy OF the |
United States for 1915, and bin making
for the support of the mill
tary establishment. for the year 1915 !; which |
were twice read and committed.
Mr. Yancey rep prted bill for the relief
OF Charles Todd, aud bill to authorize the
payment for horses lost in the public service
IN the north western army, or in the cam.
paigns under Geuerals jackson and FLOYD
in the present war; which were twice read
and committed. 4
Mr.. Yancey, from the comr,ittee of
Claims, made an untavorable report on the
petition OF John z. Coke, which was read
and conrurred in.
Mr.. Wood Of Mass. reported bill an.
thorizing the discharge of John M'Master
from confinement which was twice read
and committed.
The house took up for consideration the
resolution for authorizing the admission on
the floor of the House of Representative,
of officers who have by name received the
thanks of Congress fer services rendered to
their country; which was agreed to-
Tne bill from the Senate allowing a draw
back on spirits distilled, and certain goods,
wares and manufacturers, when exported
from the United States, was twice read and
committed.
lae Oil in addition to the act FOR regu,at-
ing the Post Office Establishment, was read
third time and passed
TREASURY NOTES.
The house, on motion of Mr.. Zones. re-
solved itself into a committee of the whole.
MIR breckenridge in the chair. on the bill
to authorize the issuing of treasury notes for
1915.
Ihe bill was, on motion of Mr. Eppe.. so
amended as to provide for issuing treasury
notes 10 an amount not exceeding IS milf,
ons of dollars; such OF tie notes as are of
less amount than 100 dollars, to be transfer
abe by delivery, (wi,hout endorsement) and
all notes Of 100 dollars or upwards, to bear
an interest Of five and two-fifths per cent. I.
the notes If the FIRST description in amounts
OF 100 dollars and upwards, to be payable
or redeemabe in public stock to bear an in
tersst OF eightper cent those Of the latter
description to be payable or redeemabie IN
pubhc STOCK TO bear an interest of per cent.
The bill as first reported, proposed an
issue OF fifteen millions of notes, redeemahle
IN fve annual instaments of three millions
each, as proposed 10y the Secretary of the
treasury, for which the land tax was plede>
ed. Connected with this plan was the in.
tention to propose loan of twenty five mil.
lions of dollars. The amendments last re
ported by the financial committee, are con.
nected with proposed loan of fifteen mil
lions. thus reserving the proportion of loan
and treasury notes FIRST proposed.
II was statsdby Mr.. Eppes. that the COM
rnittee had, on further consideration. Deem
ed 2 loan to so large an amount rs of ouesti
enable practicability, and had therefore de-
termined to increase the issue of treasury
notes, and proportionably reduce the loan.
and therefore proposed the amendments
which we're now made to the bill.
The amendments having been reported to
the house, were agreed 20 without deba,e or
opposition and
The bill was ordered TO be engrossed for
third reading to morrow.
SUNDAY MAILS.
The house, according to the order Of the
day, resolved itself into com nittee of the
whole, Mr. Macon in the chair, on the re
port Of the committee on Post Ofices and
Post Roads. that it is inertedient to make,
any alteration in the present regula tions
respec ing the transportation and opening
the mails on the Sabbath.
Mr.. Farrow moved to amend The r.nor,
so as to declare it erhedient instead Of IN.
eIfedienf, to grant the prayer of the nett.
lions. This motion was negatived without
debate, and the committee rose and report-
ed the resolution uDamended to the house
Mr.. King ef Massachusetts,, moved 70 law
the report on the table, which motion, after
debate, was negatived-
Mr.. King then moved to add to the end
of the resolution the words "durine the
presenl war" so as to confine the resolve
to the inexpediency Of acting on the subiect
during the present war.
This motion was superseded by motion
OF Mr.. Jackson TO postpone the further CON
sideratioa Of the bill indefinitely, with
view to end the discussi m of this subject
for the present.
Tbs motion was opposed by Mr.. Rhea of
Ten. Mr.. M'Kim, and others, and subse.
quen'ly withdrawn by the mover.
The question on Mr. Kings motion was
decided in the negative, as follows:
For The motion So
Against il a.
MIR. Stanford then moved to amend the
resolution 6y adding thereto the following
so tar as respects the progress of the mail
and the issuing letters on the Sabbath but
that the issuing of newspapers under pro-
per restrictions may be prohibited which
motion was negatived.
ton ieported by the committee was then
decided AS FLOWS, by yeas and nays:
For the report 81
Against it ~
So it was resolved that it is inexoedient
to grant the prayer ofthe petitioners.
CLOTHING THE MILITIA.
The house then, on motion Of MIR. Jack
son OF Va. resolved itself into a committee
OF the whole, on the bill making provision
for clothing the Militia, called into the ser.
wee OF me United States and, after some
debate thereon, the committee rose, report.