Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-09

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oo)ect was to make il obligatory on n,,. r,,-
poftetS, under the penalty of a i,u .ciinie nf
thtif gOods, and Tx her usual r,itsi,i.s 4,
report anG enter thea goods at the ufiice 81 he
uepn'y collector nearest the road nv vnlrb
'hey a'e first imported" At present, Goods
were smugslcd past the custom house uit,ce,s
staiioned on these several avenues: and ,t'
pus'ed and cv'riaken, no penalty or toste..
'"fe accrued and II was Sufficient for the
smugsicr to allie. Z. that he Intended Ia enter
ms goods al ihe office OF The collector of the
u'S''ie', wheie alone he ~ required bv law TO
.ep"'t anu cute. ,hem; and the Inspector
"'"st acct ~ this declaration as sutiicie, and
,ccei,e.ihc duties hence ii maxim mas crow,
mo use, 10 iinpoit goods secietiy as uos,i-
nie, ana II dttecttd, u l. alwaNs soon t,,eush
10 rnler ihem and pay duiies." One diftcviiv.
out OF MANY thus occasioued, was, that the OF.
ncsts OF the customs. instead Of. RECEIVING The
r",i,s anu entries al tie place where they are
J"" ,t"p"iffa, aie compelled 10 pursue the
:p"'s. thus secretly introduced ali over The
une,'"r or thcSe districts. in order TO coIect
we ""'iss on them whereas. if the importers
80 'ea"i'ed, lay proper penalties and forfei.
n.s. 10 enter them at the office OF The col.
! ieri"r OF The customs nearest the road by
Wnich they are FIRST imported e" thr n,iucinai
HH'cn"ies complained III would be removed.
M u. siid thai lie other bra,,ch of NJ reso
,i,;n appntu 10 steam boats GA Lake Cham,
aS may De tse'i fot the ordinary purposes of
,'a"e, the privilege ofimportins goods subiect
70 dntN, without observing the same rules
prevent imposition mron the revenue
M. T. SAID, he believed tile privileges
s,a,'eu 10 Steam boats 10 enter goods, other
u ,,, passengers baggage, many otner district
man the one IN which they were TO be landed
uau already proved injurious to its oberat,ons
nut Mr. r. said, he had a further aud more
Po"tffui reason viuch induced HIM To fish for
-" ' ",iera t., oil me law, alluded TO in this
D'"hV" OF tiie resolution. Mr. p said il was
now understood, that an additional stean,
poa' wohid De employed on that lake the next
season, winch was intended to be solely en-
proved Tor the purposes OF commerce Ami if
''tS section is permitted TO remain a provision
WHICH was enly ntended 10 afford a facility To
.ne transportation OF passengers and their bag
EaSe' VIII become applicable to the great
no,iS OF our Inipoi tations hy thai Lake a nd
VIII superseHe one OF the princi,ai ruards to
our revenue laws; THAT is, The necessity IF
| entering goods. which are subject TO du,;esi II
ue uistiict In which they are landed Mr. -
salu mar he should net have troubled the
mouse VIII tie ODsei vatioils he had mad, hnt
thai The subject was son,ewlu local. and he
haa tilonSht II due TO the House to express
So'i,e OF me pliIcipa reasons which had induc
ed ham To offer The resolution to the Honse
he resolution WAS agreed 10.
on inoiicn Of Mr. Butler, of New
hampshire. the Secretary of War was ,ji-
rec'ed TO lay before the House any iufor-
nation IN his possession respecting The
adjustment and payment of the claim Of
Inc Friendly Creek Indians, made i'm con.
sioeraiion OF then Treaty with tue United
oiaies, OF August 8, 1914.
The engrossed bill, authorisinr tho
Corporation of the City Of Washington TO
cur sseeiS through certain pnt,ic rcse,-
Vaiions; the engroSsed bill TO incornor:,ta
the Provideni Association of Clrrk. i,
The public Offices in HE city of Wasting.
ton; HE engrossed resolution aulborisino
distribution OF the number of Seyberi's
STATISTICS, subscribed for by Congress-.
ana The engrossed bill 10 incorporate fhe
MEDICAL Society of the District of Column
Ola, were seve.ally read ihird time. pas-
sea, and sent TO the Senate IThe House
divided ON The latter, which passed by
vote OF 50 10 10
The following Message was received
rom The President of The Uni,ed States.
by The hands OF Mr.. j. j. Monroe, his
Secretary
To The House of Represe,f,f;y :. nj ,bs frn;,,
Stairs:
IN compliance with resolution Of the House
OF Representatives OF The 7thiIisiapt renues-
,'oe, me 10 lay before il the proceedings which
nave been had under the act entitled :. Auaet
Tor the gradual increase OF the navy of The
ohItS" States" specifying the number of shios
tnat nave been Fu, on the stocks and OF what
Class, and the quantity and kind of material.
wbit II have beeir procured i'm com,Iia,,ce rI,i,
the PROVISIONS oi said act and also lie sun,s
ct money Which have been rad out of ,he
inho created ny The said act and for what OBJ
leciS: apd likewise Ike contracts which have
hetn eutered mic i'm execution of I'm, said act
Oh "hicn monies may not yet have been adj.
ca"eeo tfa"smlt report from the acting
secretary OF Tue Navy. together will, com.
mnnIcaton from The Board of Navy Conmis
SiOrtis, which, with the documents accomna
nSing II, comprehemds all the information re-
gun by the House Of Representatives.
JAMES MONROE.
Decembcr 3ist, 1878
The Message, with IT. enclosures, was ORDER
Ell 10 be- prnted
Another Message Was also received from
the Pr sident of the United States cnclo-
Sii6 me following report from The Secrt-
tarv If War:
The Secretary Of War to whom, was r.re,-
red the resolution OF the House of Represep-
tdtiVes OF The Xth inst. requesting tie Pre-
sidcnt OF the United States 60 cause TO be laid
before 'his House, If, Ia his opinion the same
| should not be inconsistent with the hubble in
! telest, copies OF the correspondence, If any.
between the Department of War and the Coz
eihor on Ge0rgiA iH answer 10 Tie letter of
me latter TO tie former, dated on the Isi OF
! June OF the present year. sccmmHuicated n,
| this iieuse oar the 18th instant: and aiso C,e
correspondence, II any, between The Depart-
inent oi War and General Andrew Jack son. i'm
answer TO ilie letter Of the latter of the date
OF the 9Th of May, 1918. also communicated IN
THIS House on the t2llI Instant" has the hnnor
10 transmit an extract OF letter written I,v
Major Vandeventer, Chief Clerk, Department
| or war, Nv reply to general jackson's i2tter of
the 9Th of May, 1915, aud to state that letter
was written by this Department 10 the Cover
nor of georgia. in answer Ia his letter of The
Isl of Juae. 1913. j. G. CALHOUN
Department of iPaT. 3OtA Dec 1915.
The President OF tie United States.
| ETtract ofd irttcr from Major c. panderqgtoy
cfit clerk. to 19jOr General dndrglp jge6s,n'
/ dated +" Depdtntcat NJ Uar, lime 2. 1918.
four lelteIsof tie 9Th fhpfil, one without
! date, and of the 18th of April received
lpn ~ a..
/ the Secretary of War, aie out Of Town. The
former VIII retnin aboui the 18th instant, tile