Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-26
Congress OS the V. States,
IN SENATE-FEp. 20.

| The President communicated TO the
Senate the memorial of the Governor ant!
| judges OF the Territory of Michigan,
praying that the boundary line between
that Territory and the state OF Ohio NAV
be run and established agrecably IL the
provisions of the ordinance of Congress
of 1887, and Of the several acts of Con
gress heretofore passed on the subject
which was read and referred 10 the com
miliee OH Public Lands
The following resolution submitted by
MIR. Bu,bour Oh the 18th inst. WAS conSiti-
cred and agreed to
| ReS0ired, fhat the committee on Military
Affairs ne instructed to enquire into the expe.
0iency OF changing the mote of supply ing tie
troops OF the United States by contract and
substituting one cheaper AMI more efficient, by
sHbjecting the parties undertaking taat duiy
TO military law, IN case of delinquency.
She following motion offered by Mr.
Tickenor, on the 10Th, WAS also taken up
for consideration
RcSJired, That the President of the United
States ne requested to inform the Senate what
acquisitions were made upon TIE contractors
betw cen the first day OF June, 1917, and the
18th OF December, OF The same year, for depo
sits OF provisions III advance, at the several
posts GA the ironters of Georgia. and in the
a'J"ining territory, specifying the date ut such
requisition, ,he amount Of deposite required.
MIR. WttitUHiS of tennessee moved the
following as a substitute therefor
Res1ired, That the President Of the United
Stdte> be requested 10 Inform Il . senate in
what particular Instances benjamin G.. Orr,
contractor, has failed Ia furnish rations. agree
a0iy with his contract, TO tac troops of the
United States; and the amount OF money ad-
vaaced by the government for supplies iii COIL
sequence OF sHch failures; and also the ount
OF money advauced 10y the government to said
Nom hin Nrr halo 4
failures.
On motion Of MIR. Tic,enor, the further
consideration OF The subject Was pusipOn-
ed 10 Monday ncxi.
MIR. Wilson submitted the following
motion for considerations
Resoired, That the President at the United
States be requested to cause 10 he land before
the Senate 4 list Of all the pensioners of the
ohued States, the sam annually paid 10 each,
ahd the states or territories IN which the said
pensions are respectively paid.
MIR. NCJte, from the committee Of pen
| sionS, made an untavorabie report on The
petition Of Henry Jones.
The Senate resumed the consideration
ct the bill for ihe relief of Major General
Arthur 81. Clair which waSr AL The third
iime, and The question stated, "Shall the
bill pasS?"
MIR. Harbour and Mr.. Wor,fH spoke in
opposition to the bill, and Air. King in lis
support; when
The question on its passage WAS taken
and decided in the affirmative, as follows ::
YEAS.-Messrs. Burrll, Cri,tender, Dag
gett, FrOmentin, Gaillard, GodsborougI
Hunter, King, Morrow, Noble. OTIS, Rmggies,
Sanford. Stokes, Storer, TAFT, Talbot, Taylor,
Van Dyke, Williams of Ten. Wison-2l.
S.-Messrs. Barbour, Dickerso ,Eppes,
Lacock, Leake, Macon, Morrill, Roberts, Smith
lIchenor-lO.
So The bill WAS passed, and returned TO
the House of Representatives.
Several bills were read second time :;
and the Senate adjourned to Monday.