Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-04-17

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With the privilege of Thanking commun;o.
tons by mail from and to the office. H.,
commend also, that further restraints !
imposed on the issue ofpatents to wro.s
ful claiman MS. and further guards provi,o,
Against fraudulent exactions of fees BY No.
sons possessed OF patents.
JAMES MADISON.
April II, 1916.
The message was ordered to lie on n.
table and be printed.
Friday, AflrQ 70.
The Speaker laid before the House
letter from the Secretary Of the Treas
ry, enclosing a statement of the receip,,
and expenditures of the United States fr
the year 1914 which was ordered To 10
on the table.
NATIONAL CURRENCY.
Mr.. Calhoun from the committee, on .,
uniform National Currency, reported, in =
modified shape, the bill to provide for the
collectin tn public revenue in the leesi
currency. The amendment made by the
committee to the bill, consists in strikine
out the Sd section which imposed stamn
duty of 10 per cent. on the notes of those
banks which shall not pay specie on the
3lst of December ncXt---leaving only the
provision which excludes such notes from,
being received in payment of debts due The
u. States. ! he bill WAS committed to
committee of the whole house.
EXPLOITATION OF SPECIE.
On motion of Mr.. G rosvener, a commit
tee was appointed to enquire into the ex-
pediency of prob biting, by law, the expor,
tat'on of bullion ard specie from the U.
States for a limited time.
The bills which were ordered Yesterday
to be crossed for third reading, were
sevelnIiy read the third time and passed,
with the exc ption which follows
The eng ossed bill making an apprcpr-
alton for gradu rng, enclosing ard i'm
proving the Capitol Square, was read the
thiri tine nd tie question on its pass &c
st i. This question gave rise TO 2 short
debate, in WIN CT MeSsrs. Smita OF Md.
Tucker. Reynolds & Cuthbert advocated
the bill and Messrs. Root, Hardin,
Wr ght, Pickering ard Wehs,er opposed
title last named gentleman movtd 10
ay he bill. on the table. which m, tioh f.
~ iy prevailed Y 5 IS. no-s 81 /; and tie
bill lies on the t-ble accordingly.
T. c resolution from the S>nate forprin.
ting the laws r latve to patuvalizatian,
was read three times and passed.
The Roust then went INTO committee os
the whole On the amendments of the Sc
uate, Increasing in gradualamourt from
10 70 IS per cent. the salaries ofthe clerks
cf the partments) to the general sppro-
pria'icn bill.
On motion ofMr. Clay, the clerks Of
Congress were included III The amend
ment ; after which tie committee rose,
and reported their concurrence IN the a
meDdment, and their own amendment
thereto.
The House agreed to the smep'went OF
the committee: and on the que stionof con~
Curing with the Senate in their amend
Eaent as modified
Mr. Yancey opposed the concurrence,
and Messrs Lowndes and CulpepPer sup
ported it; after which the question of cou-
currencc with the Senate was decided in
the negative, as follows
For concurrence So
Against it -6S
So the amendment was rejected, and
the Clerk ordered to acqu;int tire Senate
herewith.
The House then proceeded to the or
ders of the day. On calling the bin to au-
thorise the appointment Of Adnirals in
the Naval service, Mr.. Peasants moved
whole on that bill; which motion WAS ne
negatived-
Ayes So, Noes 81.
The bill to establish a National Uni
vcrsity was also called up by Mr.. Wilde,
but the House refused 20 consider It, BY
large majority.
Ua8hjngton. .ElrH 10.
The House IF Representa- ves ysster-
day and the preceding day, Ok sitting. dis
n sed Of more business than we remember
ever to have seen dispatched by that boz
fiy within the same length OF time. The
pr c., dines If yesterday we're, however
entirely of local character, and are omit
ted at present. Mar. Int.
Htyi! 13.
Memorials are circulating in Baltimore
and other citi-s, for signature, remons rat
iag. in strong terms, against the bill re
ported in the House Of Representative
" For the more eifectual collection OF tho
public revenue in the lawful money OF the
United States ;" which imposes heavy
penalties on such banking institutions q
shall nor redeem their notes in specie from
and after tic 3tst December next. Ih'
bill, the reader will find, from the repor
Of Congressional proceedings, having beer
recommitted to the committee who repor
ted it, has been modified by expunging tn
Objectionable feature. 10.
PbHadeiiiAia, .Aaril12.
Joseph Bonaparte, Marshal Grouchy
and L.efebvre Desnouettes, are at presen
inLhis city. lDGHy mr.
Ne7v- YORK, IhJ1i 10.
Yesterday afternoon. Il Young man, Clerl