Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-23

very laborious duties at present dvvolving
IN the committees of the house, and to the
practice of some of the State Legislatures
in this r, spect, which greatly facilitated
the progress of public business, moved
4" that tie committee On the Rules of the
House be instructed to enquire into the ex-
pediency OF authorizing the appointment of
Clerks to the standing committees CT the
House" Agreed to.
The Joint Library Committee to which
is comr'itted the expenditure of an annual
appropriation of one THOUSAND dollars for
the purchase ofbooks and maps for the use
of Congress, Gan appropriation which it is
hoped II be much enIarged) is composed,
on the part of the Senate, of Messrs. Fro
mentin, Hunter and Goldsborough and,
on the part of the House of Representa-
tives, OF Mcssrs. Taylor Of n. Y. Hop
knson and Tucker.
Mr.. ] innings, in making the following
motion, described the western line of the
Territory of Indiana, and stated the cir
cumstance of the stream of the Wabash
cutting the straight boundary line in its ST.
nucus course, as occaS on:ng much incon-
venence to those living on its banks, and
inducing general wish on their part, that
the line should be ate ed He therefore
moved,
Resolved, That a COMMITTEES be appointed ia en-
qi;re into the cxpedency of changing the eastern
limit of the territory Of indiana with leave to re-
port BY bill otherwise.
he motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Eas,on, the two fol-
lowing resolves were agreed to, embra-
cling objects on which the House had ac-
ted, by passing bll at the last session, bnt
waich had not been acted on in the Sen
ate
Resofucd, That the committee on public lands. be
instructed to inquire if any, and any, what furter
provisions, bv law, expedent to be male tor rat
lying uneonhImed claims TO lands in the Missouri
TERRITORY.
Resolved, That the committee on public lands, be
instructed To enquire whether any, and Whist atrra-
tens, are necessary in the act tar the final adjust
ment oil land titles in the state OF Louisiana and
| rtory OF Mis- ogri.
Mr.. Easton also offered for consideration
| a resolution, the object of which was to ap-
| point select committee to enquire ;ato
| the eXpediency Of changing the mede of
| leasing the lead mines in the Missouri Ter
| ritory, in such manner as to secure the les
| sees in the quiet enjoyment of their leases,
| and to enable the government to realize a
revenue therefrom.
Mr.. Yancey proposed so to amend the
| motion as 10 refer the subject to the COM
| miltee on Public Lands when, on motion
| of Mr.. Robertson, (who thought of includ-
| ing the Salt Springs in the enquiry the re-
| solve was ordered to lie on the table.
ADDITIONAL MILITARY APPRO-
PRIATIONS.
| On motion of Mr.. Lowndes,
The house resolved itself into commit
tee ofthe whole, Mr.. Yapcey in the chair,
on the bill making additional appropriations
for defraying the expences of the Army
and Militia during the years 1914 and
! 1915.
| Mr.. Lowndes explained briefly the object
of the bill. The deficiency in the presest
years appropriations, arose from the error
! in estimating the expense at millions on
| ly, barely enough for the support of 10, GOO
men, when in fact for the principal part of
the two first quarters of the year more than
4 times that number ought to have been
provided for. The def iency of preceding
years, it was well known, was caused by
the heavy expences of large detachments
Of Militia exceeding the estimate which
had been made, &c. Mr. l.. handed to
the Chair, for the information of the house,
the following letter from the Paymaster of
the army to the Secretary of War, which
was read
ARMY PAY-OFrIcE
! Ctty cfUaShiagtOn, Dec. 9th, 1915.
SIR-From the best calculations l have been a.
Bile to make, the deficiency appropriations orthe
regular nHHt1ly establishment Tor the year 1884,
| may be estimated at sou, 900 dollars, namely
Ga account of pGy S615, 900
| On account OF subsistence of officers,
| including their private servants $4,000
On account ofretGinsd 6oU1itieS to re-
cruits 100000
|
$500 ooO
And for the year 1876, at 100000 dollars,
namely
| On account ofpGy 100000
On account of tie suJsistence Of Off
GERS, including their private
wants 10000
onaecount of retained 5o,atties, to re-
cru.s 100000
-
SiTOO,OCo
Forming an aggregate arrearage for these two
| years Of, 5OO,OOO dollars, viz:
On account ofpy 1866. 900
On account of the subsistence ofoffi-
| GERS, as above mentioned 81, 900
On account Of retained d0ltnties 400 600
S 100000
a further sum Of $500, COO dollars is also esti-
mated to meet, in part, the outstanding claims Of
militia, volunteers and Indian warriors heretofore
called into the service Of the United States excl-
siye, however, Of the claims of certain states, for
expenditures upon their militia, which are not yet
duly recognized ON tie part Of the U. S. 1t may
be cllssed rs follows;
On account fbiy 3,O95, 600
On account Of the subsistence Of Of
fcers, including their private SER
wants 965,oOo
On account Of forage ofthe horses Of
| ofIieers. nulv IN non