Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-10
Congress OF the ". States
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

fREroRrED FOR THE N. iNrELLIGENCER.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4.

land offices in the territory of Missouri,
reported the same with other amendments
which were agreed to by the House,
and sent to the Senate.
The molten submitted yesterday by
MIR. Forsyth, was taken up and agreed 10
as follows:
Resoired. That the committee of Ways and
Means be instructed 10 inquire whether the
Bank OF the United States is authorised by its
charter 10 receive as pledge or security for
loans made 10 individuals or corporations,
transfers Of public debt made to the Bank. or
10 officers thereof, and ii, in their opinion,
such transfers are not authorised by the act of
Incorporation, TO report to the house some
eifectuai mode ofpreventinn them from being
hereafter made.
On motion of Mr.. Scott, the committee
on post offices and post roads were in
strurted 20 inquire into the expectancy of
establishing post route from Nincennes
To ST., Louis from Jackson To Cape Gil
rardeau; from Cape Girardeau 10 Belte's
Ferry; from ST. MIchaelt to 81. Geneyieve;
and from 81. Geneyieve to potosi in Mis-
souri, territory:
Also, on motion of Mr.. Rich, into the
expedlency OF establishing a post route
from Hancock, through Warren and
Waitsiieid, to Waterbury or Montpelier,
in Vermont:
Also, on motion of Mr. Barber, into the
from Belpre, in Ohio, 10 the road from
Chiicothe 10 Maysville, Kentucky, to pass
Cooly's Mills, Wilkesville, the seat of JUS
tice in Jackson county, and Piketon.
The Speaker laid before the House a
letter from Albion X. Paris, Represen-
iative in Congress from The state of Mas
sachusetts, resigning his scat as a MEM
Der Of this House, he having received an
appointment from the Executive of the
United States.
The Speaker also laid before the House
a letter from the Postmaster General,
transmitting statement of contracts en-
tered into by that Department in the year
1917.
The Speaker also laid before the House
letter from tie Secretary of the Treasu-
nv, transmitting the annual statement of
miscellaneous claims paid during the year
1917 of contracts made at the treasury
III the same year on behalf of the United
States; and of payments by collectors in
1915 and 1916, in relation to the revenue
and the temporary relief of sick and disa-
bled seamen.
Mr. LoaUndes, from the committee of
Ways and Means, made report OH the
amendment of the Senate TO the bill max
ing the annual appropriations for the mill
tary establishment which was read and
made the order of the day for this day.
The House then, on motion of Mr..
Lowndes, suspended the preceding orders,
and forthwith resolved itself INTO com
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Bassen in the
chair, on the said report.
The first amendment made by the Sc
nate TO the bill, was the insertion Ut pro-
vision appropriating 90, 900 for additional
pay, ratlons, &c. to officers having brevet
commissions, when commanding separate
posts, districts or detachmenis, requiring
them 10 act in their brevet rank.
THIS amendment the committee of
WAYS and Means recommended to the
House to disagree TO, and on this question
the Debate was revived, which had enga-
ged the House when the bill was first IN
irodnced-embracing in its scope the ex-
pediency ofcontinning brevet emolument,
the propriety of defeating an existing law
by refusing the appropriations necessary
IN give 1t effect, &c. &c. a view of which
will be hereafter presented. The gentle
men who joined in the discussion, were
Messrs. LowRdes, Mercer, Harrison, Clay,
Smith, of Md. Terry, Hopkinson, Storrs,
Collision and Forsyth.
Tnequestion was finally decide against
The Senafe's amendment.
The committee agreed successfully 10
the other amendments of the Senate,
which produced no debate, and rose and
reported their proceeding 10 the House.
The House took up the report of the
committee of The whole, and in concufring
Herewith on lis disagreement to the first
amendment of the Senate, the question
WIS decided as follows
For the Senate's northumberland Bald
win, Bail, Blonnt, Coision, Cruger, Forney,
Fnler, Harrison, Herkimer, Insham, Irving
Of y. y. Jones, Hinsey, Lewis, Lvermore
Mercer, r. NJ. Nelson, Ogden, Ogle. Orr,
Palmer, PARROT, Peter, PindaIi POindsXter,
Robertson of Lou, SeybeTt, Alex. Smyth,
Spencer, Storrs, Terry, Williams ON. Y. VIII
son of Mass.-32.
Against the Senate's amendment
Abbott, Adams, Alien Of VI Anderson of Pen.
Anderson, Ken. Austin, Barbour, Va. Bassett,
Bateman, lSayiey, Bellinger, Bennett, Bloom.
field, Boden, Boss, Bryan, Burweil, Butter,
Campbell, Clagett, Claiborne, Cobb Com
stock, Cook, Crafts, Cuibreth, Cushman, De
sba, Drake, Earle, Edwards, EllicOtt, Erwin Of
S. &. Floyd, FolgeI, FORSYTH, Gage, Garrett,
Hale, Hall Of Del. Hall of n. c. Hendricks,
Herbert. Herr;ck, Hester, Hogg, Holmes Of
Mass. Holmes of Con. HOpkinson, Hubbard,
Hunter, Huntingdon, Johnson of Va. Lawyer,
Linn, little, Lowndes, M'Lane, W. Maclay,
w. y. Maclay, M'Coy, Marcband Merritt,
Mills Moore, Morton, MOseley, Muinford,
Murray, JgT. Nelson, ~ Nelson, Nesbitt,
New, Newton, Owen, Patterson, Pawiing.
Pitkin, Porter, Quarles, Reed, Rhea, Rice,
Ricb. Richards, RnggOld. Robertson Of Ken.
RuggleS, Sampson, Savage, SaNyer, Scudler,
Sergeant, Settle, Shaw, Sherwood, Sisbec
SIocqmb, 8. Smith, Bal smith, J. s. Smith,
Southland Spangier, Speed, Stewart Of ~ e..
Strong, Strother Stuart Of Md. TaIlmadge,
Tdrr, Taylor, TOmpkins Townsend, Tfimble
Tucker OF Va. Tucker offs. {. Tyler, Upham
walker of Ken. Wallace, Wendover, White.
side, Williams of Conn. Williams Of y {.
Wnkin, Wilson Of Pen.-I2J.
The remainder of the report was then
agreed TO and