Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-12

On motion Of Mr.. Herbert,
ResoIred, That the Secretary OF the Treasury
he instructed to report TO this House a state.
ment OF The debts, credits aud fluids OF the IN
corporaed Banks OF the District of Columbia
reqnredby the 18th section of tho act OF Con-
gress, entitled "Au act to incorporate the sub.
scribers TO certain banks in the District of Co.
iumbia. aud TO prevent the circulation Of the
notes OF nnincorporated associations within
the said district
On motion Of Mr. Floyd,
hesoired, That the Committee on the Judi
ciary be instructed to enquire into the expedi-
ency ct creating law TO define aud puniss
piracies and felonies committed on the high
seas. and offences against the law of nations.
The Speaker laid before The House "A
letter from the Secretary Of State, trans
miiting list OF persons who have obtain
ed patents IN the past year
he House then again resumed, in COM
mittee OF the whole, Mr.. Hugh Neissn in
the chair, The bill making appropriations
for the Military establishment, for the
year 1919.
The discussion of particular provision
OF tins bill. commenced yesterday, was
resumed and continued for s0lne time, all
which will be speedily noticed.
The committee did not get through the
bill, before II rose, and obtained leave 10
sit again
On motion of Mr.. Mercer, il was,
Resoiced, That the Secretary of War be direct
| ed TO include in the report Of the strength of
the army. called for by the resolution o. yester-
day, the amount III value, if any, of the extra
compensation. in subsistence, clothing or pay
allowed the troops for extra labor, during the
year ending on the 30ih October last, in fatigue
uuties, distinguishing that which has been
bestowed IN compensation for labor roads.
MIR. Mercer then laid OH the table the
following resolution
Resolred That the committee on military
aiiairs be instructed to report to this House,
Dill TO reduce to one the number of Major G en-.
erals OF the army of the United States
The House adjourned.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8.
MIR. Tucker, ofFirginia, from the COM
| mittee on roads and canals, reported a
Dill TO appropriate Il fund for internal i'm
| provemenis which bill was twice read
and committed.
Tie committee on post offices and
| post roads were instructed TO enquire in
| to the expediency, on motion of MIR. Hall,
OF North Carolina, of establishing posi-
route from Marlborough to WILLIAMSON,
| North Carolina: and, on motion OF Mr..
Rogers, of establishing post route from
| Allentown to Keansburg, Orwigsburg.
Hamburg and Cootstown, in Pennsylva-
| MIA.
| The House then again resolved itself
lHto committee OF the whole, Mr.. III.
Nelson IN the chair, on the bill making
| appropriations for the military establish
ment for tie.year 1910. The committee
proceeded in filling up the blanks of the
| bill, receiving from Mr.. Smith, of Md.
chairman of the committee Of WAYS and
| means, explanations OF the different APP
| preparations which he moved to insert in
~ 4. a.
The committee next took up The bill
concerning The military establishment
| of the United States.
1.-The first section of this bill provides
that, IN addition to the present officers of
the corps of Engineers, That corps shall
consist of one brigadier General, one
Lieutenant Colonel, two Majors, two Cap
tains, four first and four second Lieuten-
ants. to receive tile same pay and emolu-
mems as officers of the same grade In the
corps OF ordnance
Some debate took place on this provis-
ION, commenced by some enquiries from
Mr.. St0rrs as 10 the necessity OF The pro-
posed encrcase of The corps of Engineers,
DC. who was replied to al length by Mr..
johnson, of Kentucky. Some other GEN
tlemen entered into the discussion who
will be particularly noticed hereafter.
Before The committee had gone through
the bill, ii agreed, on the motion of Mr..
Bassett, and after some discussion of the
question, 10 rise and report progress.
The committee rose accordingly, aud
reported the appropriation bill as il had
been filed up and amended, and obtain
ed leave TO sill again on the unfinished
bill.
The House then concurred in all the
amendments 10 The appropriation bill,
except that which appropriaies ten thou
sand dollars for extra pay for soldiers en-
ployed in The construction and repair of
military roads.
On eoucurring in this appropriation, a
debate took place which continued until
| late hour, and in which Messrs. Pilkin,
| StorrS, Mercer, Smith of Md. NILS,
Lowndes, Tucker Ut Va. and POinderfe,
took part.
Before deciding the question, and after
once refusing 10 lay the bill on the table,
and rejecting two or three different mo-
lions to adjourn, the bill was laid 90 The
table; and the House adjourned to Mon
day.
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