Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-14
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DOMESTIC.


WAsHINGToN, Jaa H.-At the last
session oil Congress, resolution passed
the House oi Representatives, directing
the Secretary at War TO make report, al
an early period ofihe present session, OH
The practlcabiliiy and policy of reducing
the Military Peace Establishment, and on
the eApe diency Of further changes Iii the
mode of supplying the army. That re-
port WAS accordingly made month ago
but OWING 10 the mass o!prinilng previ-
ousiy thrown on Tie hands OF ikc Printer
10 Congress, and The radical defects Of
the SYSTEM under which that busi9ess is
row done, no blame can attack 10 the
contractor for that work, that The report,
10 which are annexed large tabular state
mems, has not before now been in POS
session otiie Members. But il has there
fore happened, that three days of tile
time OF the House Of Representatives have
been spent in The consideration of the
Military Appropriation Bill, AID incident
ally, OF The administration Of that branch
O! our public concerns, without having
before them His important Report, and,
owing 10 The practice Of dispensing with
tie reading OF papers ordered TO be print
ed, without the knowledge, probably, of
a majority of the members, that such a
report bad been made.
We have been favored with a printed
copy Of this interesting document. which
it is not necessary for us, the subject and
the author beng known, TO recommended
the attention of our readers. MANY Of
the sentiments IT contains viii be familiar
10 those who have heard MIR. CALHOUN,
ia former days, on The f.oor Of Congress.
MAJ. Int.
The return Of The memorable eighM Of
january, was celebrated, on Friday last,
by very handsome Military Ball, given
al the Marine Barracks, by Tie officers
Of HAT corps at present in garrison, TO d
large party of Citizens, Resident Mem
bers of the Government, Members Of
Congress, Foreign Ministers and Visitors
OF tie city. 10.
II appears, by statement in he iSos-
ion papers, that no less than fffy vessels
cleared from HAT port, during the wear
1918, for ports beyond the Cape Of Geo
Hope. Himc iHU fachrym0! Thus have
The vaults of our Banks been cleared.
We should like 10 see an accurate esfi
mate Of the amount of Specie slipped.
within The last twelve months, from The
ports OF Boston and Salem. no.
The following resolutions have passed
the Senate OF the State OF Kentucky, IN
the same spirit Of legislation evidently, as,
at The last session, gave birth to [lie
charters of some thirty or forty STATE
banks in That state. Ii is supposed The
resolutions will receive modfic aiions IN
! the House Of Representatives but in
some shape, substantially llie same, viii
eventually pass
Resoircd, by the Senate aud House oil
Representatives. Of Tho commonwealth oi
Kentucky, Thai il a. tie wish, desire
and interest Of the people Of this Stale,
that The President aud Directors of iEe
! u. States Bank recall their branches local
| ed in this state.
NeSoiped, That our senators and re2re.
| sentatives III congress be requested iu
take into consideration the exppdlencv
and consiiiuiioDaliiy Of repeating, by
law or otherwise, the charter Of said
i Bank.
ReSohed, That The executive Of this
| stale be requested 10 forward to each OF
! our senators and representatives in CON
| gross copy Of these resolutions.
Rcsoiucd, That he forward to The Presi
! dent and Directors OF the Bank of Tie Il.
| States, a copy Of these resolutions, and
request their attention 10 The same, and