Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-16


purpose. The Banks created by this act,
TO subscribe, on their organiza,ion, siA
per cent. on The ca,i,als paid IN Tor con-
strnciing turnpike reads connected with
the District.
Tie bill Was twice read and laid on the
table.
MIR. Liserm0re, from the committee on
The post office aud post rnacs r-poricda
bill ireeius from postage ieiierS AMI pack
els 10 and from certain ognver> ct ayr
cultural societies hlch Mas iNice read
and iaid on The table.
The bills which, passed the Senate YES
'rrday, were received, iwlceread, and te-
ierred
The House took up tor consideration
the report made by the committee oil
ways and mean, during the iasi session,
ON The expectancy al auihorising The
President at The Uutied States 10 disirib-
ute AN additional sum snong the asses
sors OF the United States. Wh-respon,
On motion Of Mr.. Bcrbonr, OF Va. the
report was recommlited 10 the committee
oi ways and meaus, with instructions To
enquire inio ihe expediency Of preparing
aud reporiirg bill allowing compensa-
Hon to those Assessors who, under Tie
ACT OF August 2d, 1913. commenced the
dui'cs prescribed therein. and were pre-
vented from proceeding by reason vi Tie
S'a'e To which their assessment district
belonged assuming it's quota of the di-
rect tax.
On motion of Mr. Poinoerter. il was
Resoired. That committee be appointed,
Jointly with such committee az may be appoint-
ed by The Senate. to enquire what subjects
before the two Houses il will be be proper TO
act on duriDg the rrtsen session.
The eu,yrOSSed hill th.,tf
tons tor The support of government for
the year 1919, Was read the iiird time,
passed and sent TO the Senate for coBcur-
renee.
The bill from the Senate 10 increase
the salaries OF certain officers OF the gov
ernment, MAS read the third time, as "a
mepded by the House, and The question
on MS passage decided by yeas and nays,
as follows:
NEAS-Messrs.Ad dams, Allen, Mass. ADder-
sou, Ky. Barber, Ohio, BasSe:t, Beecher, isioun,,
Bntler, Lon. Clsgett, Cobb, Colslop CoUisl0ck,
Crnger. Cushmau, Darlington, Davidson, Eli
colt Fisher, Floyd, Fuller, Hale, Halt Del.
Herbert, Hitchcock, Holmes, dorkinsen,
hubbard, Johnson, Ken. hinsey. Kirkland,
Lawyer, Lincoln, Little, Liyernore, M'Iane
Del Mason, Mass. Mercer, Middleton, Mills
hioseley.Jer Nelson. Nesbitt. Newton. Oc-
den, Palmer. Parroti, Pawiins, Pindaii, Piikin
Pleasants, PoIndeXter. 0uarles, Rhea, Rice,
u.
Seybert. Sherwood, Silsbee, simkins, 5. Sirith,
Alex. Smyth, Spencer, Storrs Stewart Md
Taylor Terry. Wendover, w esterio. Whitman,
Witkin. Williams, Gem. Wilson, Mass.-76.
NAIS-NISssrs. Austin. Ball. Barbour, Vir.
Eateman, Bayiey, bennett, Boden. BurwelI,
Campbell, Cook, Crafts, Cubreth, Desha,
EdwaEis. Garnett. Gilbert, Hall. ". G. Hem
dricks ,Herkimer, iierrick. Huntington, john
lay. M'Coy, Marchand, Merrill Robt. Moore,
s. Moore. Motion, Linn. II. Nelson Patterson,
Pegram, Richards, Rogers, Sampson, Savage
Scndder, Settle shaw, Bal. Smith. Souihard,
er. 5. c. Tyler. Walker, NC. Wallace,
Mhlteside Williams, n. Y. Williams, n. c.
Wilson, Pen SO.
20 the bill was passed, and returned 10
lie Senate Tor concurrence III The amend
ments.
REDUCTION OF THE ARMY
MIR. Williams OF Il. G. agreeably TO the
Iniimaiion which he gave Yesterday, sub
mitied the following resolution
Reso!ued, u hat the military peace establish.
ment OF The United States shall consist of snch
proportions of artillery infantry, aud r,tieinen,
hei exceeding in The whole 600 men, TIE
President of the United States shall nudge
proper; and That the committee on military
affairs be Instructed TO report biil for that
purpose.
MIR. Williams supported his proposition
iii a speech of nearly two hours III length.
Mr.. Harrison, of Ohio, replied, and
spoke also al considerable length against
the proposition to reduce the army
When he had conriuded,
MIR. .Simkias. of S. G. iniiuaiing wish
to offer his opinions on the question,
which the lsieness OF the hour opposed
to-day, moved an adjournment, which
motion was agreed to: and the House
adjourned, after O'Clock.