Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-01-27
CDe6ate TO be Continued. }
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
SATURDAY, January 90.

In OL VI NEl~ IL EsoE.rN ! y ~ JSS.
SATURDAY, January 90.
The following petitions, among others,
were presented and committed, viz.
BY Mr.. AthcTtnn, the petition of the
owners ot six cotton spinning mills in the
towns of New Ipswich and Mason in New
Hampshire, praying that the importation
OF cotton goods from places beyond the
Cape Of Good Hope may be prohibited.
and that additional duties may be impo.
sed on cotton goods imported from other
places.
by Mr., Burwell, the memorial of Dr.
James Smith, the agent appointed in pur-
suance Of the act OF the 9Th Of February,
1878, to encourage vaccinations Contain
ing such representations as he bel yes will
induce Congress 10 give that further and
more ample encouragement TO vaccination,
which the welfare and happiness Of cur
country SO imperiously demand, sccompa-
med with the outlines Off plan frr The more
eiicctual encouragement OF vaccination in
the U. States.
a message received yesterday from the
PRESIDENT, was opened and read. 1t
transmits statement of occurrences at
Fort Jackson in 1914, during the nog0cia-
ton OF treaty with the Indians, aud re-
comments compliance with the wishes
OF the friendly Indians, in granting cert in
lands to General, jackson and others. The
message and papers are Interesting. The
message was referred to the committee on
Publ l. .nds.
THE TREATY.
The House resumed the consideration
OF the bill from Tie Senate respecting the
CONVENTION to regulate Commerce be-
tween the terrific. les Of the o. States and
". Br.tiin-wfich bill, it will be remcm-
bered, MIR. Forsyth had moved TO reject
Mr.. Hanson had moved to postpone indefi-
nlteiy-and which was finally ordered to lie
| On the table.
The gu stion on MIR. IIanson's motion
was decided III the negative; MIR. FORSYTH
| Withdrew lis motion the bill was twice
r. ad and referred 10 a committee of the
| w1ole. In this shape the whole subject a
| gain comes before the ii use.
MONDAY, January %.
Ihe following petitions, anoug others,
| were presented and referred, viz.
BY Mir. Ward, the petition Of sundry
| merchants and others, of Boston, praying
| that the act imposing duties on sales at
auction may be repealed, or that the said
| duties may be decreased
BY Mr.. Gold, petition of twelve incor-
| porated cotton manuf- curing cornpa-
1ies In the counties of Otsego and Onsi-
da, in the state of New York, PRAYING
that such measure may be adopted as will
favor tie manufacturing establishments
within the u. States.
BY Mr.. Tucker, the petition of the
| Commissioners at a meeting Of sundry
| inhabitants of Alexandra, D. G. for the es-
| Enlistment of a Bank in SAID town, to
be called The Real Estate Bank of
th2 United States, praying that tine said
Bank may be Incorporated by act of Con
| gress.
Mr.. Tucker, from the committee on the
District OF Columbia, made report on the
| petition o! the Mechanic Relief Society of
Alexandra, praying to be authorised to
raise money by lottery for The purposes of
| the society. The report recommends
on the ground of hostility to lotteries.
that the prayer Of the petition be not gran
ted.
This report was opposed by MIR. Lew
is and Mr. Wright on the ground of JUS
tice to the district, the people Of which,
they contended, ought, in self defence, "a
gali,st the inundation oftickets from other
stat S, to be permitted to raise money for
public purposes as was permited for ma
ny purposes by the states. To this areu-
ment Mr. Tucker replied. that, b ing un-
der the conviction las no doubt a majority
OF the House was) that lotteries were 4 spe-
cies OF gambling Of he most extravagant
AMI injurious kind, he could not consent
to do what he considered positive evil to
| produce q possible good--ana therefore did
| not consider the argument rs Of any force
| against the report, SC.
The repmt WAS concurred in without
| division.
Mir. LownIes laid before the House a
! letter from the Secretary of the Treasu-
! ~, to the committee OF WAYS aid
Means, containing an est mate Of the
| whole amount Of duties on merchandise in
| the year 1915 which was ordered to be
| printed.
The following letter, received on Satur--
d2y by the Speaker, was now lid by him
before the House
General Post Office, con ian. 1916.
! The Hon Henry Ciay,
Speaker Of tie ilOusc OfIlcprcscHtstiyes
SIR,
Having this morning heard, that re
ports were in circulation, unfavurablc TO
the character Of this ID prrtmrnt, IN rcll-
ton 70 its fiscal concerns, respectfully re-
quest, that committec Of the honorable
House may be appointed to investigate
these concerns.
Respectfully, am your obedient SER
want,
Il. ]. MEICS. p. VI. G..
The letter was referred tothc committee
on the POst-O&ce ard Post-Roads.