Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-07

/ lrUVcrnmpnt Of
tue Militia when inthe military service of The U.
States, aud also 20 provide for teaching i'm the
| primary schools, aud other seniitrires OF
learning in the several states, the system of
| discipline prescribed for the Militia. -
The said proposition was read and ordered
/ TO lie on the table.
| Mr.. Ward OF New-York, submitted for con.
sideration the following resolutions
heso'es1: by the Senate and House Of ReprcSen-
tdtices Of ice GIFTED Sdfesof 4nieyica, il Con
gTeSs assembled, That the President oft the Uni
| ted States be, and lie is hereby authorised 10
employ John Trumhull, of Connecticut. TO
! compose anu SNecutc III addition to the four
| paintings which he is already authorised 10
compose and execute, Commemorative Of the
most important events of the American r,.vola-
| ton, paiiltng, the design of which shalt be
20 commemorate Tue patriotic conduct of
Paulding, Wl!,iJm, and Van Wart in cap,u
rag Mayor Andre, the British Spy during the
American revolution this painting. wnen ii.
n>hed % be placed in the Capitol of the Uni
ted States.
This resolution was read and ordered to lie
on the table.
The bill to a'neud ai'l explain the act for de-
signaling, surveying and granting Military
h9anty Lands, passed the 9th May, 1872, was
taken up as inc1nnltsee of the Whole. bu, af
tefwards indefinitely postponed.
lhe House then resolved itself irto n com
mittee OF the whole ON Sundry bills referred IN
me same committee, which were SUCCESSFULLY
The bill to transfer the duties of Commiss.
ohers OF Loans In the Bank OF the United
states, and TO abolish the Office of Commi, sion
amended. 80
The committee then took mp the hill which
proposes To abolish the present command of
the Marine Corps, and TO place the same under
the command Of Major
MIR. Pieasants, after assigning his rc,xonS
therefor, moved TO strike out the whole hill
after the enactnr clause ani inSerfi,,p in lien
, IN provision fixing definitely the Peace
f.s.aoisrnent or Tue Marine Corps, TO consist,
from and after the first Of Apr! next. ofa Lien
tenant Colonel COmmandant nine cantains
proportlonate number OF Lieutenants q, non,
commissioned officers, X seven hundred & fifty
prWates me Supern"merary ofhcersaud soldi-
ers to be discharged from service. with three
months additional pay, soon as practicable
after the first of April next
Mr.. Taylorof y; Y. moved to amend the a.
menduent, by striking out the words" len
tenant Colonel and in lieu thereof insertinw
the word Major S
lhiS motion was supported BY the mover. s.
opposed very decidedly BY Mr. Harrison. Mr..
and was eventually negatived, ayes o.
The main amendment proposed bv Mr.
Peasants was then agreed TO-
1se hili FIXING the salary OF the Reporter of
the decisions OF the Supreme Court tLsn came
up. The bill was amended on motion of Mr.
iopSinson. by inserting clause limiting the
duration of the bill to three years, and then
passed on. $500
a
procuring household furniture for the Presi.
dental residence. next came mp, and the blank
was filled with twenty thousand dollars.
me Diii making further appropriations for
completing the public buildings in the CITY of
Washington, and for completing the ENCLOSURES
OF the capitol square followed next The
blank Tor the first object was filed with one
hundred thousand dollars, ami that for the LAT
Ter, WIN thirty thousand some odd hundred
dollars.
SATURDAY MARCuJ
nr. Mills, from the committee to which was
referred the several petitions from inhabitants
OF dilferent parts of the L. States praving that
1he mails may not be transported or opened on
SunsayS, made detailed report, which was or
dered TO lie on the table
~ The committee on the Public Lands, the,
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
and the Committee on Roads and Canals were
discharged from the further consideration of
The seYcTa! matters referred to themat the nre
SEM session, and upon which they have not re-
The amendments of the Senate to the gene.
raj appropriation bill, were agreed TO-
ihe Dill"tO provide for the due execution
OF the Laws of the United States within the
stare or Indiana, passed through commit
tee OF the whole, and ordered to "A third
readingto day; and was read third time and
passed.
The bill from the Senate to provide for reports
OF tie decisions OF the Supreme Court, was
read Il Sd time and passed
Inc Dill TO provide for furnishing the House
OF the President of tile u. States; the bill trans
ierIing the duties of COMMISSIONER Loans To
The Bank of the y. States, and aboIishine the
office OF commissioner of Loans: the bin to
continue IN force the second section ct the act
supplementary 10 an act to regulate the dnties
onlmpOrts and tonnage; the bil max ms, FIR
ther provision for repairing the public buil
dinss and improving the public square; the hin
respecting the District Court of the limited
States in the Northern district of New-York
aud the bill repeating the act passed ON the nd
April, $500, and fixing the command ofibe Ma
rine corps; all which bills OF igiuated in this
passed. ""''
The bill from the Senate. 10 appoint adj
ditonal pension agents; the bill authorship
subscription for the printing Of the tenth
v0innt of the Public Documents. were zach
read third time, and ordered to lie OH the Ia
bic. -"
CLAIMS LAW.
me House took up the amendments Of the
senate to the bllSent from this House to amend
the Claims Law Of last sesSion-wbicL amend
ments go to Change altogether the character Of
the bill. "
Jhcanendments to hose amendments recoro
menHed by the Committee of Claims were re. |
iectcd bv the House.
a motion was made by Mr.. johnson of XIV |
10 amend the Senate amendments bv inser !
ting III lieu of them the bill discussed i'm This |
mouse tie other day, but laid on the table and |
not since taken up for the relief of the suffer |
ers on the Niagara frontier. MIR Cannon |
moved to lay the subject on the table, which |
was negduved.l The question on Mir Holm.
sous motion was also delerminedin the nera-
tive. ''N ga
Mr.. Clark of y. Y. then moved further IN q
ihehd the senate $ amendments, by Inserting \.
lnoHS them the following as an additional ser |