Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-14
TUESDAY, APRIL7.

oi Tue Army, and 10 substitute commls-
sarlat instead oi Tie present mode of sub
siSlins liie armN by contract.
| Mr.. C0!siOV moved 10 strike out the
clause auiho,iSirg one . principal Judge
| aiN ocate," So aS to auihorse one Judge
advocate only, instead OF one principal u
one assistant advocate: which mOtI. II
WAS agreed TO.
Mir DsShd made an unsuccessful motion
to strike out all the sections Of the bill
which provide for subsisting the army by
| IL commlsSariat.
ON motion OF MIR Forsyth the 9th sec
ton of the bin wss amended So as TO make
the change in the mode Of subsisting the
army to take place as soon Il, the state Of
| The existing contracts shall III the opinion
| Of ihe President permit, instead of the
first of Jane 1919, as the bill coniem-
/ plated.
After some attempts further to amend
! the bill, il was ordered TO be read third
| time as anruded.
The engrossed bill making appropriate
ons for the public buildings, and for fur
mishing the capiioland Presidents house,
was read the third time, and put on It's
pdssase: when
| Mir He,7tck moved 10 recommif the
| bill io tn committee of the whole house,
| out {! G clause making an appropriation
for commencing the centre building OF
the capitol: which motion was negatived,
yeas 50, nays IS.
The bill was then, as also the bill TO pro
vide for erecting additional buildings for
the Executive Departments, passed and
sent 10 the Senate for concurrence.
The House then resolved itself into a
committee of the whole House, Mr.. Smith
of Md. in the chair, on the bill for the re-
lief of Miller and Baker, and the bill for
The relief of The sufferers on the Niagara
frontier during the lat war.
The bill first Hamed having been gone
through, aad the second taken up, a mo-
ton was made by Mr. S2ocHmb. 20 strike
out The first section, iii effect TO destroy
The bill.
This motion Mr.. Spencer spoke more
than an hour in opposition TO and in sup
port of the claims of the sufferers in ques-
ton; when
Til" Senate having disagreed 10 the a.
mcndmcnis of this House, 10 the bill d-
reciIng the manner OF appointing Indian
Agents, &c. a committee was appointed
on the part Of the House 10 confer with
the commiite appointed by the SENATE OH
the disagreeing votes; and
The House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL IS.
The Speaker laid before the House :,
letter addressed 10 him by William Dlac-
grove, clerk ~ The navy Office, com
planning of the suppression OF a statement
which he had made 10 the committee OF
investigation, detailing certain oppressive
conduct OF Benjamin Romans, chief clerk
of the Navy apartment, towagds some
Of the clerks of that department, which
statement was reported to the House a
moug the other documents and sent 10 The
printer, among the others, but which does
not appear in the printed report which
letter was read and ordered TO lie on the
table
The Speaker laid before the House
report of the Secretary of State, made in
obedience to a resolution Of The 10Th ut.
respecting the distribution Of lie journals
and documents published under JOINT
resolution of DeCemher 81, 1913.
Mr.. Smith of Mary land, from the COM
mittee e. whom was referred resolution
ofihe General Assembly of the state Of
Maryland, reported a joint resolution di
recting the completion of the survey of
the waters of chesapeake Bay, and for the
establishment of naval arscnaIs which
was twice read and ordered for third
reading.
MIR. II. Nelson, from the judiciary com
mittce, TO whom was referred The bin from
the Senate 10 increase tie compensation
of certain Judges of the United States,
reported the same without amendment
when
Mr.. Nelson moved that the bill be indie
finitely postponed.
Mr.. IayIor moved that the bill be laid
OH the table which motion was mega
tived and
The question being taken on Mr.. Mel
sons motion, il was decided in the atiir-
native, ayes 0S, noes 40, and the bill ac-
cordiugly postponed Indefinitely.
Tie bill to regulate the staff of the ar
my, was read third time, and passed, as
amended by this House, and returned to
the Senate for concurrence in the amend
mpnts
The engrosseh bill TO provide for cree
ting additional buildings for The accom-
mediation Of the Executive Departments,
and the engrossed bill for the relief of
Thos. Miller aud Stephen Baker, were
scvcralIy read d third time, passed and
sent TO the Senate.
Mr.. Ta1lnaAe.c submitted ihe following
resolution:
Rcsoirpd. That the Secretary Of the NAVY
cause 10 be laid before this House. a report Of
the state and condition Of the navy peUsiUn
fund, the sources from whence IT arlScs--tS
amounts, and the manner lu which II IL col
IeCied--S specifying the sums received yearly
from each state, fIom and after Tie goth Of
june iSl2-anh, also, all the Information Jon his
possession. beneficial 10 the said fund ; and,
in particular, that lie state the sums received
from The district court OF each state, the parti-
Guitar cases from which they arise, and the
state at the returns made from each court-the
names Of the persons. II any, in default in ihe
performance Of their duties in regard to the
si,d fund, or ~ making legal returns thereof