The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-12-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, DEcEMnER7 e.e
A petition from the Mississippi Territory,
praying that IL may be erected into Stale,
and admitted iuto the Union, was referred to
comrniStee of seven,
The annual Report of the Secretary Of
the Treasury was read. Thi, Report is
Yery long one, and divided into three branch
CO, viz: lst. A cursory view Of Ihe financial
operations of government, in reference 10 tue
recent. State OF war by which-irsppears that
the actual receipts Of ltie Treasury, - 1912,
amounted to S22 6S9032 70 ;-tae d46ufge.
ments = S22 279 1871 rS.-Rcceip,5,in 1913,
S4o 52+si4 IS; dsh1isemchtsyS SS9l9 o,5 20
--Reeeipts, IA lsi4. 83f f,s73 ,432 25 dis
buy sc aents, S3s s5l7,9l5 62--'lAe to,aI Re-
ceipts for the three years Of war, being
SsS,o42,3o9 SO and ibe Disburse nrenis be-
Sioo,ol7557 IA -2ndly. A view of the d.
nsOces tor 1878, win estimates of the pub
lie revenue aud expenditures for 1916. Mr..
~ Has proposes tina, the doub.edulies onim-
ports be continued until the 3oth Of June,
1916; that the present duties on sugars re-
hned within the United States, on stamps, on
sales at auction. and on postage, be continu-
ed that the Direct Tax be reduced from
the quantity of distilled spirits be discon,inu-
ed after the 3o.h day of June, 1876, and, in
lieu thereof, that the duty on licenses to dis
tillers be doubled, after that day that the du-
Tics on licenses to retailers, be reduced to the
rates OF the year 1878; that the duties on
articles manufactured in the United States,
and the duties on household furniture and
watches, be repealed:-3d. Propositions for
the Improvement and mspage ment Of the re-
venue, and lor.ihe suppor, Of tho PUBLIC Gre
dit This relates to the Ma ionsl Circulating
MEDIUM, and concluding with the following
PROPOSITION /" That b National Bank be es-
tabli shed at the si,y Of Philadelphia, having
power 10 erect b, ,aDchcs elsewhere and that
the Capital of the Bsnk (being. Of q compr-
tent amoun) con,is, Of three four,hs Of Tho
public stock, and one fourth Of sold and sill
ver"-- The House elected Rev. Mr. Cone,as
chaplin /; ag,eed TO the bill for removing to
the pew bll ding ocected for their use, and
adjourned 10 the ! I'm iost.--On The 7h the
Senate also agreed 10 the removal bii The
House on Capitol Hill, to which Congress
have removed their Session, was built by a
company for the use Of Congress, ill the Ca
ptul IL finished. Ii stands q, the corner OF
'first street east and Maryland Avenue. The
chamber for the Senate i, on ,de first floor {:
Iiss feet hfgh IS feet Inches wide. and
As feet long A gallery is attached TO this
chamber which t,kes up no part Of the room.
On the second floor is the chamber intend
ed foe the House Of Representatives it is
II feet long As feet wide, aud twenty fee,
high TO it is attached spacious gallery /;
= and, for the use of both houses, there are q
utticIency of committee rooms and Offices
The spot on which this spacious building
stands was cabbagc.garden on the morning
ofithe 4;h of Jsly in the afternoon of that
day the digging wss-commeneed AT that
time the stone employed in the structure was
dot quarried the clay. Of which the bricks
ore made, was in its native state, aud all the
principal timberswere thep standing in the
woods. Thi. establishment cost. S35,ooo.
MONDAY, DECEMBER II.
Mr.. Bradbury presented the petition Of
James Tuvnbull, praying to be placed on the
Navy Pension List, having been wounded a,
Bartmoor P'ison, in EDgand, on the Gin A.
prI, 1878 Referred to ,be naval com miitce.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10.
On motion Ut Mr.. Johnson, of Kentucky,
Rcso!ved, That the committee of Claims
be directed 10 enquire into the expedency Of
hquidattng The claims Of citizens against The
United States, for the loss Of property while
40 the public service, during the late war.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas, (of Ten.)
Resolved, That the commit,ee on Military
Afiirs be instructed 10 enquire into the cx.
pediency Of providing by law, for the relief
OF the widows and children Of all such non.
commissioned officers, musicians and p'i-
Yates, as have been killed 10 battle, or died Of
wounds received in the pablic service, in any
Of the corps composing tho Army Of the u
,nited States daring the late war.
The Speaker laid before the house let
ter from the Secretary o: War, transmitting
lie, OF ,2eeif: ,cPsorri,lions, .rpasfsrrsd