The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-22


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'pe '"or ai'd good coniuS OF Iu.or Dn.,i CARMEL
aic'e oheers. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT o.i!.rs :, ,,r;, w
",aeF MS cornnard. in the defence o. SAID c. o ,b.
Ale memorable occasion - "
house OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
E'rsday, EeG. 10.
Mr.. Ehbes fran the committee of s,ys &
i.s;.nS. reported bin making apprcpr;a-
Uons TOR the support of the nav of ,L.
United States for 1915, and a bin ma
King appropriations for the support Of the
hhUary es1ael'shnene for the gear 1915 =
Hn'ch were twice read and con unitted.
M. Yancey reported bin ior thS. relief
o. Nhsrles Todd, aud a bill TO author-ye rho
payment for horses lost in the public serv;c,.
III the northwestern array, or in the cam
pa'gns under Gems. Jackson and Flovd in the
present war which were :wicc read x com
riistee ~ WI
The Rouse took up for consideration the
resolution tor authorizing tie adm;s:in, on
the floor Of the House Of REPRESENTATIVES,. Of
o,ncSis Ncho have ly name received the
. u'snHn % congress Tor services rendered 10
their Country; which WAS agreed 10.
The Blu from the Scna,c allowing a draw.
bacs CT spirits distilled, and cert;.ir. goods.
wares and manufactures, whcn exDcrted
from the United States. was twice red ara
committed. ''''o-
The bill in addition to the act foy reqpla-
ti"g the l'ost-Otfice Establishment, was read
a third time and passed.
TREASURY NOTES.
me horse. on motion OF Mr.. Ehfcs, re-
solved itself into committee of the wholc
Mr. Breckenridge in the chair. on tie bill to
1915. 'oA
The bill was, on motion OF Mr.. Fhnrs %
S lcd as TO provide for issuing 'i'reasurv
Notes to an amount not exceeding c5 mi
IONS OF dollars; such of the Notes IS are Of
iess amount than loo dollars, TO be transfer,
anie oy delivery, (witlout cndoY~ementN au.l
".' notes OF 100 dollars or.upwavtls, to besc
IN interest of five and two-6frhs por ce,.t
the no:es Of the first description in an,oYrts
oi ioo collars and upwards, to be payable or
reasonable IN public stock TO bear en- inter.
cSs 'I eiGht per cent /; those OF the latter de-
Sci1plcn 20 he payable or redeeHlable in pu},
cent: " Se'eH Il
re till as first reported, proposed an IS.
sue o' iieeen millions of notea redacnabie il
I've aH'.uai ihStainen,s Of three millions each.
as proposed by the Secretary OF the 'Trea,ur.,
for which the land tax was pledged CO.
necte4 with this plan, was the intention 70
pro!'ese loan OF twenty-five c,iil;ons of ,,ol
iars. he amendments last reported bv III.
financial committee, are connected with =
proposed loan Of fifteen millions. ,b;is ~
Ss'sing the proportion OF loan and I'reaury
Notes iIrat proposed.
- was stated BY Mr. Eppes, that the CON-
au'tae; me- on .crtter consideration. Deem
Ell loan 20 so large an amount as Of c,er.
;uonaole practicab;iity, and had the1>.f,r9 de.
S@r'nihcd to increase the issue of Treasury
Sotcs, ana Proportiora5iy reduce the loa,,
O Rnesetoie proposed the amendments which
We're now made TO the; bill
Inc amendments having been reported 10
t'% mouse, were agreed to without debate mr.
opposition and
me oil was ordered 20 &c engresssd for
H!Ird rSa1InG to-moIro@.
SUNDAY MAILS
The house, according 60 the order Of t,s
cay, resolved itsrlf into COMMITTEE. NJ tns
%hoic, VIZ DIacrH III the chair, en- the ~.
port ot the committee on Pos, Ohicee a,d
FoSt koads, that it is i:ccHrllie,,l to u.ts
a7Y alteration in the present regulations r.
pecting the transportation ard opening III.
mails on thc Sabbath ~
MI FaTTo7Y moved to amend the .eport ca
a. as 70 declare 1t c11irdienl instead cfte.chc
nicW 10 grant the prayer of the petitions
hls htton was neg,tived withou. debate
and the committee rose and Reported tnI. ~.
Soiution un@men6ed TO the house.
~ hfHg ot VI IS. IA owed TO l1v ;he renor,
on the table which motion, after t.ebatc
was negatived eo@u'
Nv. IIHt- then moved to add 20 the end ~.
toe resolution the words " during tie ,,,.es...,
war" 81 IS n coafne the resolve 10 TIE incx'
pedlency Of acting on the subject during tin.
present war. VIC
ms motion w@s Superseded BY a notio,
Oh Mr. jackson 70 p)str>uc thu fli1he,. co,,ai'
Iteration OF the bill indefinitely, w,th ~,
present. i0i 'ns
=, Tbs moi'tn was opposed by Mr.. Rhea Of
len hr. NJ him, aad otiers, & Subsequent.
y ~th'!ra~h by the mover
The question Oh Mr.. Nag's motion wos
decided IN the neg1t;Yc as follows:
Mas 81, Nays 60
Mr. SafJ1rG then moved to amend .he p.
solution 10y adding thereto the FOLLOWING -.
isr as respects the progress Of the NAH arJ
nc issuing OF letters on the Sabbath but III e
the issuing otneWspapers under Droner re'
@rlc'ioGs may DC prohibited > which motto,
was nega;iycd 0'''"
he Question on cOncurr;ne, in the resoI,.
tiol reported by the committee was tben d.
c'qei ~ follows, by yeas ard nays
Yes 81, Nays a.
10 it was resolved that it is ine-:uediont 70
grant the prayer Of the petitioners.
CIOIHl&G TIE MILITIA
n luusc then, ou motion of Mr.. Lo1f,o.,
Of W. resolved itself into a commute. ,f the
"hole' on the bill making provision for cloIh.