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HOUSE or REPRESEA T.4TIVES.
MOypAY. March ~ 1916

hOSbAA, Nl&fCh 10, 1910.
After the reception and reference Of sundry
DIR. Nesfos, from the committee ofCommerc,
and Manufactures, reported a bill for the relief
OF Casper z. Shut which was twice read and
committed.
hlr. NeptOa also, from the same committee
made uniayorable reports on the petitions Of Ja.
cob Ritter, Jr. and Francis David which were
read and cOncurred in.
Mr.. Robertson, from the committee on the
Fublic Lands made au uutavorable report on the
petition Of Sylvanus Mottas which was concur.
red in.
.Mr. Lo7gudes, from the committee Of WAYS e
.Heans, reported a ball supplementary to the bill
laying a direct tax and q bill for the d;stribu.
ton OF one hundred thousand dollars among the
csptofs OF the Algerine vessels, which were can.
ulred and restored TO the Dey Of Algiers which
oIls were seYeraliy twice read and committed.
,yT ChabbeH, from The committee on Pensions
made uniayoTable reports on the petitions OF Tho.
mas Goodtum and Catherine R6bertaon Which
were Seyerally concurred 10 BY The House.
'Hr- Neison, from the committee on the Judi.
Gary, reported, without amendment, the bill
nom me Senate, providing for the publication of
the decisions Of tie Supreme Court Of the Uni
ted States which was committed to a commit.
tee Of he whole House.
On motion Of .nr. Z fjmore, the committee on
4 Ii'iv"b were m7AFuCteQ 70 inquire int the ey.
Ped'ency OF placing on The pension list, Robert
Lowry, lieutenant ~ the Amite troop, & Charles
)ordon and Levi Harris, pr.yates IN the Hersop
troop Of Mississippi Dragons.
On motion Of .Lr. GoldsbOrough, the commit.
tee OF Commerce and Afanufaet lures we're instruc-
Ted to enquire into the expediency Of establish.
ing aPOrt Of entry either At Princess Ann or
White Haven, in The county Of Somerset. Mary.
Inc House then again resolved itself into q
committee ofthe whole, ~. JJoo,e in the chair.
on Tie bill for quoting and adjusting certain
CLAIMS to lands in The Mississippi territory.
Alter some time spent in discussing various a.
offered 90 the details, and, incident.
any, the principle Of the bill, the committee rose
and reported It, 20 tie House.
The debate was resumed in the House. ne well
on ume object OF the bill as its deta Is. IN which
9fe'srs Calhoun, Jackson, Ross and ste us spoke
~ opposition, aud y1essrs. Robertson johnson
Of ~, baltimore, Jf'Kee and Easton n SV,r Of
it,
10 the course Of the debate, on motion NJ W..
JeeFsor, an amendment was adopted, e o9nfne
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HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
lEspAY, March In

AGa- ID. -.
Der of petitions
Mi. Ro3srisas. from the committee on ths
Puolic lands, 70 whom the subject mad been re-
Isrred' reported that 1t IS inexpedient so TO alter
the existing laws as to authorlse the acceotancs
OF soldiers warrants IN payment OF public iards
"hich was read and concurred in by the House.
Nir. Robertson, from the same committee re.
Ported a I'LL authorizing the sale Of certain Isrda
IN the state OF Ohio, formerly set apart for refu-
gees from Canada and Nova Scotia which was
twice read and committed.
On motion of MIR. Sa7ss.,
ResOtvs9, That a committee be sDno;,t.d -
TINS house, toioin such committee as NAV he on
P1m-So oyh@ Senate, 70 Consider and report
"hSt BUSINESS viii demand ue attention of con.
erSSS PRIOR 10 an Adjournment and also wb,y,
sueti Aqj 3nrnment may probably take place
me oiu from Tue senate TO limit The right Of
appeal rom the Circuit Court OF the u. States
~ ue .oSp'et OF columbia and the 5ll from
eS senate respecting heiaJe officers and Grey
OF JIe siooP OF var Wasp were s~eyerallv tv,rs
re@d aia referred, the former to the, Judiciary
ana the latter 20 the naval committee.
me ehgrossed bill making further proyjs;5na
Zoe seating claims to land in the t~erritorv Of Uli.
Dois' WI Gu was read the third time on s,turosv
Currence. ~ SHo>
Nhe house then again resolved itselF;nfo
I4l'~e OF ne whole, Mr. Breckenridge in The
CHAR on tie bu respecting the duties on DIS.
Altef discussing various amendments. the
e3ihniI tee got through tue dill, rose and report.
~ = = me House' "heu It's details underwear, a
turner m'estgatoni aRd the I'll was finally or.
dered 70 be eDgrossed a. amended and -
tblTd lime tomorrow.
he proceedings on this bill, both in commit
zee ana IN The house We shah report more no de.
Tan n'our next paper.
ne SPEAKER iald befoFetbe house a letter from
..e Co,uPIoiier Of the Treasury, respecting CO.
80 ui.Se.tsG accounts IN the Office OF the Ac.
'o1mlant OF th1 gardopartmeRt; and
Then The house adjourned.
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rNUMBER i.

the close Of the war without any acknowledge.
ment or rc%Srd-asit would be the means of
forminga military barrier on our frontiers against
the incu-sionS of The ssvagss, and against inva-
SONS OF the savsgeS, and against inyasions by
the Mississippi or tie LaSes-and al il would in
uuce many OF the soldiers to retain and settle
Their bounty lands, under the auspices of these
ohcers-tlat this gratuity ~as sanctioned by
Pecedenfs furnished at the close of the reyoluti-
t~lary war, and ON the diSbandorment of the ar
my m 1SoO, and that p1fbic opinion, SO tar as il
could be collected, called for this, or some other,
expression OF the national gratitude to the dis
banded officers, &C.. .e.
Mr.. Brown declared himself in favor of the
principle OF the amendment, but thought dis
Sr'nlnation ought to be made between those Of
neers who had rendered essential service. and
such as had done little or nothing. Some. be OBJ
served, had been in service many years, and we're
now turned out, with lnfirmities and habits
"neh prevented them from resOrting to any k.nd
OF business for a support while Others hid ne.
yer seen an enemy, nor made sacrifices of anv
Kind DE did not think it would be lust to nut
s' on The same footing and, TO allow time IL
MAKE ao scrinlusstion, he moved a postponemene
of the bin.
UT. Idl6of was against 2 postpolement. The
ohi Contained provisions for the widows and or.
pnans OF nisf'G men Which il was highly impor-
tant should pass with as little delay as possjble-
and ne did not think it would be right 70 post
pohe tie btb 10 introduced provision IN :onzru-
Gus ~lth the provisions already conrainea in it.
.,ir: Wiser replied, that If the gentleman had
read the bill through, he would have seen that
the amendment offered, was not incone uous
with its ProYisions--as q part of the bill related
TO land 6ounties granted to soldiers oFthe reguiA,.
army and 1t could not be incongr8"us to nitro
auee q provision concerning o6zcers Of the same
establlshment.
.ar. TALBOT explained, bu, declared himself
still opposed u the postponement.
'Hr- BroI'1 again spoke in favor of an allow.
ance to such officers as had devoted Their lives
70 tue service OF he country and moved post
ponement to afford an opportunity of modify ing
the amendment so as 20 meet his views.
@E Bar5oar advocated The postponement-
he could not vote for the amendment as il now,
stood; but was IN favor of q liberal provision for
those whose heads had been bleached m the.-
%country's service. If he were allowed time 10
prepare It, he would offer a section 20 provide
for such rs he deemed entitled to the munii.
cence Of the nation.
me Dbl was then postponed till tomorrow,
without deciding on .Kr. WIS. motion; and
me Senate adjourned.
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Form Doors BELOW rnE BILL TAvEaS, AR FouR
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the cert hcates, IN case the t tics of the ella mant
De established, to thc purchase or lands in III,
uIsstss'ppI territory, ia other words TO ekclud,
tne claimants from purchasing, with their certi
hca,es, public lands in any other than the DIS.
sissippi territory.
The question was then taken on eIigrossing
the bill for a third reading, and decided in the
negative oy yeas and nays, as follows:
For engrossinns -
Against II 81
so the bill was rejected,
Inc House then, on motion of .Eh Lovndes.
resolved itself Inio a committee ofthe whole. NJ.
brecSenridge in the char, on the bill to abolish
tne existing duties on spirits distilled within me
United States, and TO lay other duties ON dIstilla-
uoD in lieu thereof
The b,li proPo' es to change the duty rom a
eaH on the product, to a tax en- the capacity of
inc still, and to reduce The existing duties 50uer
cent. The prime pie ofthe bin, the amount ofdt,,y
&c were discussed at large, and fully reported.
wheh the subject wa before the House in the
shape OF a resolution, reported by the committee
OF Ways and Means.
on motion OF Mr.. LolOaa-s, the bill was so a
fnehlsa, as to defer the expiration OF the exist
ans uu.les 10 me SUth otJune next, instead of the
<otp OF March, as proposed by the bill.
After accepting some amendment TO conform
the bill TO the preceding, and adopting some o.
'oers OF on unImportant Character
Mr: L,oea9es proposed an amendment TO The
OH, the OBJECT OF which was to add 100 per cent
70 the amount ofthe present duty ON the capac.-
" OF the stih on licenses for one year, and %
make the price of licences Tor short periods bear
snesame proportion At the duty imposed ON the
license for a year.
This motion produced considerable discussion
in which Messrs. Lowndes and Tavlor ~ N V
supported the amendment, and Nlessrs Hardin.
Johnson OF Ky. Tucker, aud Ross opposed il. II
was finally agreed to--ayes o., noes 54.
On motion OF Mr.. Ross, the bill was amended.
oy striking out the proyiso which RENTED 20
suns wholly employed in distilImg from roots,
nan me duties TO winch they would otherwise
be subjected.
After some further amendment. moi sge,t;nr
any principle,
The COMMITTEES rose, reported progress, OBJ.
tanned leave 70 st again, and
The House then adjourned.
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HOUSE or Observation-Disclosures
IUEsDAY, Msrch 10.
{ sketch u proceedings, continued J
TAX ON STILLS.


The House again resolved itself inf, +,
committee OF The whole, Mr.. Byqclga-
ridge ia the chair, on the bill TO cham 5b.
existing duties on distillataD.
4 great number Of amendments t,,,oA
ing No. principle, were proposed 10 the ,gu
and discussed, in the course Of fbe IL
many OF which it would be scarcely 80
tcaDie, and perfectly uainteres6po ~
state even snmmarily, much less j19 de-.
faii, and which are therefore not noticed
some Of the most important propositions
are briefly stated below.
Mr. Hardin, after adverting 10 tbe d;s.
lance OF many parts Of The country from,
market, particularly the people 81 Eepfgc.
~, vino we're obliged generally 10 csrrv
the product Of their stills to Natabez sha9
New-OrieaDs, and tie considerable time
winch must consequently elapse before
they could receive any returns 10 enable
them to discharge the duties imooged on
uieir mauuiacture-moyed 20 extend in
elg6t months the credit Of si.c8noptbe. Al.
lowell by the bill to those whose aense o..
ceeds 30 dollars.
Mr. Ctag said, he was inFsyor oe Tho
motion. lie avcwed himself deeidsdir
friendly 70 a dUty OF distluaCaD SO lon ~
any part Of the existing pyblic DEBT re-
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VIRQlNLA

' AtNClAFIA
III Raes hoAS-t IA @e Clerks 0Gee qfme saee-
rioT Court Of Caanee,y, fer the Richmond Dis
tTsS rte sA d. Of February 1910.
John S. stoebS, junF Plaintiff:
.4gatasf.
fGuy Brown and Washington Brown, heirs At
law OF Sally BrowH, decd. and Jahn 5. Stubs
sen. administrator Of the SAID Sally Brown.
decd. and James Brander, TO whom he CHARGE
Ot the estate of the said Sally Brown was com
Intted Maxwell Trokes, and Sarah n his
VIE nae Sarah w.. GoOde, adm'rx. aud James
Scot1 Jr. adm'or with the will annexed ofRich.
ard y. Goode, decd John Spotswood and Ma
~ MS wife Tarlton Saunders & Sally lis wife
Mary Goode, Sally GOode, Elizabeth Goode.
ana Rooert Goode, children and heirs al lawof
FRANCIS Goode decd. Sally Scott, only child and
hsfress OF Patty Scott, decd. winch said Mary
spotswood, Sally Saunders, Mary Goode. sally
Coode, III .zt5eth Goodc, Robert Goode. & Sally
scott ara heirs atlaw 0 fRichard 3 Goode decd.
VINO vas surviving trusteein the act Of the Cen
eral Assembly, N the Plaintiffs bill MENTIONED !:
q Robt. Graham, surviving ex'or ofJanes Lyle
the elder, decd wbo vas also a trustee under
ule sad act, and executor Of James LYLE, the
younger, DECD who was the other trustee nam.
cd 70 the said act: and Ph Up Norborne Nicho.
las, attorney general Of the Commonwealth Of
Virginia and John 3 OK defendants.
ne defendants Maxwell Trokes, and Sarah
u. ms wife not having entered their appearance
a@u gwen security according to the act Of Assem-.
ply and tue rules Ofthis court, and It appearing
oy satisfactory evidence that they are not mhsb-
l'a3is OF this country IL Is ordered, that the
defendants do appear here on the first
gay OF le next term and answer the bill Of the
Fisintii and that a copy Of dis order be forth.
WIZ mserted1m some newspaper published IN The
Ciy Of richmond, for two months suecegsivelv
aho posted at the front door Of the capitol in The
said City.
A CoPy-Teste,
WIN. w. UENNG. c. c.
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F OR S
I500D0llars Reward

CITY OF RfcR@oSD, Mlarch7, 1916.
SNJHEREAS there is reason to believe. that
w the FIRE which originated in the work
shop OF Mr.. Robert M'Kim, on the evening of Inc
NTH instant, was the work Of an i1cendiary do
herehy' IN behalf OF the Corporation Of this City,
offer a reward ofFTvE HUgpRxp DoLL1nq for, (
discovery o! the perpetr&tor OF SAID offence. 70
be paid, 10 the i~nfol1nsr, upon the conviction Of
the offender.
JOHN q. GAMBLE, Ifavor.
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VIRGINIA,
AT a sgter1or Co1rt Of ctaucery holds, a, he Ca
pftol az The city Of Ricsaond, fe 10Th day. oS
February 1916,
John VI. Walker, adm'or with the will annexed Of
John Christian deed. James Patterson and others
Piaintfs.
Elizabeth Patterson, exeeutriz OF Charles Patterson
and George Christian, ex'ors of Peter Patterson
decd x others.
Defendants.
This cause came on, 70 be heard on the papers
YortncriY read, aud the Reports OF Comxnissianer
Nich0lson, pursuant 10 the order OF Inc twenty sixth
OF February, one thnnssnt eight hundred and ten
and was argued by Counsel on consideration where
OF the Court doth recGniaiit the said Report 10 The
Commissioner who made it, for him 70 reform the
sarne as 10 interest, agreeably 20 the prime rles
iaid down in Lightfoot and Price !, Hen. and Mum.
ISL.
VIRGINIA;
~ rules holden in ae Clerks 0Ecs Of he Sa6e-
sior conrt Of Chaacery for the Richmond District.
the 27hh. day Of November 1915.
John W. Walker. adnr. with the will annexed of
John Christian, decd. the same John VI. Wal
Ser, admr. OF Joyce Christian decd. and the
same John M. Walker, admr. ofhis late wife
Susanna who was sole ~lleiress OF The said Jovce
Christian deed. George Smith. and the said
John M. Walker Executors of Lacy Duclid,
decd. and George Christian and Joyce y. his
wife, George L. Duguid and Elizabeth his wife.
and Lydia Duguid, heirs OF the said decd.
Planafs.
AeAIvsr.
Elizabeth Patterson, Executrix of Charles Pat
terson, George Christian Executor of Peter
Patterson, deed. and Martha Patterson, Eliza
beth M'Reynold, Charles Patterson, Peggy
Patterson, Polly Patterson, geter Patterson,
Henry Patterson, Fanny Patterson, and
Patterson, and Charles Bacon, son x heir OF
Nancy Bacon, late Nancy Patterson. children
and heirs at law of Charles Patterson decd
anddevlsess of the said Peter Patterson deed.
DeEcadpi.s.
The Subpoena to revive, awarded in this cause
having been executed on the Defendant, George
Christian, and publication thereof having been
duly made against the other defendants and they
failing to appear and show cause against the re-
yiysl thereby sought; 1t is ordered that the suit
lately depending in the said Court between John
NJ. Walker admr. with the VIII annexed ofJohn
Christian deed. James Patterson, the same John
-M. walker admr' OF Joyce Christian deed. and
Eh2 said John NJ. Walker and Susanna his wife,
and others Plaintiffs, and Elizabeth Patterson
executor Of Charies Paterson, and George Chris
1lsn executor q Peter Paterson decd. and otl.ers
Defendants, and which hath sbated as to the
Plaintiff Susanna Walker by her Death, stand and
be revived i'll the name of the present defendants,
IN all things in the same plight and condition as
It stood at the decease Of the said Susanna Wal.
&er.
Copies'-Teste.
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DRUGS s. M NDICIN ES.
PAINTS, viz

rs kegs london Ground White lead; 600 lbs
dry do. mOOlbs. dy Spanish Brown; 50 keg
90. IN oil 1000 lbs dry Spruce Ochre; 400 Ibs
American Terra de sienna, equal to the Enrlisl
and very cheap 1000 lbs best Spanish whiting
|erdegrs' Paieni Yellow, sugar Of Lead, Prus
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VIRGINIA,

AT a sUterzor Court Of Ctancery holden a, he Ca
fitOi fr The city Of Richno,,d, HE 10Th day. of
February 1916,
John MI Walker, adm'or with the will annexed Of
John Christian deed. James Patterson and others
Plaintiff.
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GoMhIss 81 orrIcE, !

RichnoHd 3d. Mo. Ist. 1916.
THE parties Interested, are desired 60 TAKE
NOTICE that have appointed the second day
OF tIe 5th month (May) next, for Commencing
the Reformation of the Report directed by the
foregoing order ofthe Court.
THOMAS LADD, III C..
M-rch 2.-w4w.
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10 RENT or LEASE.

TO RENT Or LEASE,
yHfWo or three NEW T~ENENENTs with
n Garden Ground i~ncl0sel, on MARioN HIT
one mile below Richmond.-apply to
NEIL MPCOUIL.
TO BRICK LAYERS AND MAKERS.
WANTED good ~BrickIayer, TO build the
~ Academy, now begun on Marion Hill
the Work is % be neat, and to be done directly.
The undertaken can be furnished with three
Se1eel hands, and asDe ancg,laHcc.
L WANTED. .ns million Of bricks aiaes,
(some this TAN, ant be balance next sprinrl
another million will be wanted next summer2
Apply 70
NEIL MCoULL.
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IN SENATE.

IueSday, Fc6. s.
Mr.. Varnum, from select committee,
reported a bill authorising the working of
Copper Mines on IKE Superior, and for
other purposes which passed to a second
reading.
Mr.. Morrow, from the committee on so
much ofthe Pr, sident's Message as relates
to Roads and Canals, reported the follow
ing bill making appropriation for the con
struction of roads and canals which was
passed to the ID reading:
Be ii enacted, &c. That the annual SUN OF -
dollars be, and the is hereby appropriated for
the purpose of constituting afuud, for making ait
fetal roads and opening canals which annual sum
shall be set apart, and invariably pledged as fund
for te purgose Aforesaid, aud or other or pur-
pose what, oeyer and the came shall be placed, aud
held under the special charge, and direction Of the
Secretary ot tie Treasury, for the time being
Pr0Vldcd That, nothing herein contained shall De
construed 10 prevent Co gress from suspendcg this
appropriation during state OF war with any foreign
power in which the Uiited States may be engaged
sec. 9 .4Hdb be IL further enacted, That When
ever Congress shall, by Law, authorize a subssrip-
ton to be made for shares of The stock 0tany COM
pagy incorporated for making artica al roads or ca
nails, and subscription conormaLle thereto shall
have been made behalf Of the United States, all
monies which shall come due according to the
provisions Of such acts, the shares Of stock holden
oy tht ~ oLatesJ SuSti " puId out vi ltS aOiesau
furd.
Sec. 8. .gndbe it further enacted, That all diyi-
dends or profits which shall accrue from the slSes
OF stock holden by the y States, shall be received
by the seid Secretary, and shall by him be paid into
the SAID fund and become part thereof.
Sec. 4. .fn,i be IL further enacied, That It shall
be the fu Their duty Of the said 5, ereary to make to
Congress, al each session, arepor tie state Of tic
said fund with tie expenditures aud receipt, t,ge-
Their with the state Of the work all roads and ca
malls, in tie construction Of which the United
States have become concern, In The manner siorc-
sid
Mr.. Morrow, from the same committee,
reported bill 20 authorise the Secretary
of the Treasury TO subscribe for
shares in the chesapeake and Delaware
canal stock which was passed to a second
reading.
The bill from the House to repeal the
act laying duties Oh certain articles Of do
nestle manufacture, was referred to the f.
uarcial committee.
The Senate resumed the consideration
Of the bill to continuc in force the act lay
ing duty on imported salt, &c. and on
the question whether Tic bin should be
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, Dec, 16.
The Flanders mill Contains the fillow-
ing important intelligence, under the date
of Rome, Nov. 21-" It is asserted that
Ministers Of the great powers have d. liver
ed to his Bminetce the Cardinal Secretary
of State, the treaty uf allance relative to
the war against the Barbaiy powers, and
that it has been ratified by all the sove-
regns, in their quality Of Grand Masters
Of the several religious and military orders
IN their dominions. by this act the powers
engage not only to put an end to the white
slave trade, which the African govern
ment carry on with equal insolence and
impunity; but in order to prevent the re-
turn Of acts Of violence which disgrace hu-
lnanity, the powers also declare, that they