Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-21
HOUSE OF REpREsENrATIv rs.

HOUSE OF REPRES ENTATIYE S.
TUESDAY, April "a.
The Speaker laid before The House
letter froiN Edwin Lewis, soliciting lie
House TO take into their consideration the
charges prcferred by him al the iasl ses-
sion against Harry IouImin, Judge Of
The late Territory of Mississippi, now q
Judge of the Alabama, an4 stating that
he Is prepared 10 Suhslanliafe tile SAID
charges; which letter was referred 10 Tie
judiciary committee.
MIR. H. Nelson, froB the Judiciary
committee, who were instructed 10 en-
quire y hat fees have been charged and
received by tie district attorney for the
southern district oi New York in prose-
cnlons brought by HIM against retailers
oisplfHs ior vending lhem without license
and also wiIaf fees have bctn charged
snd received by te other officers tie
United states, in the said southern dis
trIci OF New York, and lo were further
instructed 10 propose ana r-pon a bill
Ut fees. for!iie officers OF tie JrHed tates
IN The courts Of tlic United State faa,!e
Il report, which was read and ordered 10
lie OH the table.
Mr. Lo,udes, from The committee Of
ways and means, reported amendments
10 be proposed 10 the bill supplementary
to The several acts relative 10 direct taxes
and internal t'laies which were read aud
order q To BE on Inc liable.
ga motion of Mr.. 1ay'or, tIc commit
tee of the WhO'e Hou.e was DISCHARGED
from the further consideration Of lie re-
port o. ihe select committee appointed
t. enquire into the tApences inturred
under the 4Ih, 5lh, 9th. and 7ih articles
OF the treaty Of GiIent, and Tie report
was referred to select commiitce.
MIR. SmJh, of Mary land, iaid before
the House an act OF lhe British p +
lament Of JAY !, 1912, Concerning
certain trade between Tie United Staics
and the West India islands, which was
ordered 10 be printed for The use OF Tie
members.
On motion of Mr.. Mercer,
hes0tted, That the Secretary Of the Treasu-
ry be requested 60 lay before lhs House
statement OF the number and respective dates
OF the contracts made for the com oil tle
Cumberland road exhibiting therein the names
of tie several contractors, thc extent of the
road provided for by each contract, and he
cOst thereof per iincdl mile, ard of al the ma.
son work pes solid perch That the said g, ale.
ment furnish, where praciicalJle the cost of tho
several bridges erected upon the said road
that II also present the total cost FL The said
road, TIE extent thereof already completed or
contracted for, and of The rart thprfof t.,y
probable expense Of completing ihe sdIpe; That
there be suDi0g'ed to the said statement a re-
port 81 The greatest elevation ofanv paftuf the
said road. the average breadth thereof and If
tie bed ct stone or gravel ad iherrui on with
lie pill OF the materials At the sides and iu
the centre Of sech bed; Also. " bat provision n
any, has hitherto been made for kcepipo fhe
whale or any part Of Use said road in repair .
repairs.
The bill for the admission OF the flrgi-
tory OF Illinois iuio tie Union aud tic
/. Dell better 10 enforce Our neutral obljoa-
tons, were returned TO this House win
sundry amendments 10 each which we're
referred 10 tie proper committees.
COLLFCr1ON OFTHE REVENUE.
The House, tbcn, on motion OF Mr..
LoWH3cs, took up for consideration ,i,e
TIL supplementary 10 tbs oct 10 repulafh
Tie collection Oi duties Oh Imports and
tonnage.
Tie bill contains Il sections, embrsc-
ing numerous provisions 10 ensure tlie
more rigid collection Of the duties ON Inn
ports and io prevent frauds and cvasicus
thereof. I'M going through and consider
ing ilcvsw1us details ofthis bill, anddis-
cusslng moiiQns 10 amend lhcm, ihe House
empioyed some time. Messrs. Joprdss
SiisLee maSon, OF Rhode Island, JereD.f.
aA N'isoH, tenderfr, Sompsoa aud pck
n'cr, were Use gentlemen who took part
~ maturing ihe bil.
The bill was ordered 10 be cngrosscd
for third reading.
The bi'l m addition 60 ilic act 10 iucor-
poratc tie subscribers ~ ibe u. States
Bank, WAS fsceived from thc Senate. aud
reed.
The House took up tie report Of The
con.erccs on The djsagreciug votes Ol fl..
iwo Ionses GA ilic ban Ggcftnr tHe
moie Of appointing Indian AGENTS. So.