Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-23

The mover. aud was opposed by Mess,s.
gIacon. Dane and BarI1H aud ncgalived
by yeas aud nays.
For The poslponcment 10
Against u 20
MIR. Morrill, moved 10 postpone the re
solution 10 Mouday neAi, Tor rrasens
which he stated ;aud il was opposed b,
Mr. Wilson. The motion VAS Gega,ived,
without a division.
Mr.. Dana moved 20 amend the resolm-
ton hy striking on, all after the word
Resoired, and Inserting the following sub
siitutr
That committee he appointed enquire into the propri
ely Ufrsduens the ao~ne,s aoriz,d ny the entitled
nate, the rtinberS Of the House Of Representative of the
United States and the delegates of the Territories
to the officers of the respective tio1se, OF Congress and
also reducing the allowances INSIDE by law to ihe principal
AID other officers each al the executive departments and
that the eomni,tee ha,elea,e orepo, b! bill otherwise.
MIR. Roberts required a division of ihe
question; and i, being accordingly first
taken on striking out. II was determined
in the aiiirmaiive--ayes %.
Con. lderable debate followed on tic
| relative merits Of this amemdmen, and
| the original resolution, in which tie
! amendment was advocated by Mcssrs.
Ddna, johnson. OF XIV. aud Chandier. a.d
II was opposed by MPssrs. Bgr,fH and
| Roberts: in the course OF whivh
| Nh. BurrU moved 10 strike out Of The
| amendmen, so much as relai, s to the sa-
| iaries of the executive officers. Wishing
10 encumher, aud therefore endauger,
the main object as little as possible.
| This motion, after considerable discus
| sion, MAS decided IN the nrgaiive, az fol-
lpws:
| YEAS.--M,ssr,. Burrll, Dckerson. Eaton, Hunter,
johns3n % Lon Kins.oi " York, Lowrie, Mills tooe1',
| NAYs.--AIcssrs. Chandler. Dam Edwards. Elliott.
Gaillac Holmes OF Maine, lones of Miss johnson of
King ct Aab Aiaeo' Aorri, Nublt Pani,r arrou La
ssu,s, ialbni- Iayor. iiclcnor, irnbe, Walker OF A
| Walker Of Gtu Williams OF lenn.-22.
| The question being taken on ta amend
mcni Of hlr. Dana, II vas agreed TO ; and
The resolution, as amended, was then
| agreed To by the following vote:
| YEAS-Nf,s<rs. Burrili, Chandler Datl DicS,rsnr,
Edwards, Elliot, Caiard Hon,'s AIsne. Hdnt of Miss
Hunter, Iuhsso of Ken. Johnson Of Lou Lowir N;lror
Morrill,, Noble Palmer. Parrutt, P asans Iotr;s mcers
Sanford, Smith, iahu' iayur. Ihomns ricl,enur. Trim
b, WalErr OF Alabama, Wake oil Georgia, Williams Of
! Ienn.-3,.
XAYs.--Mcs'r'. Eaton, King of Alah. King of y. Y.
| Mills.
Messrs. Dana, Bn,7;N, Johnson nj Ken.
Roberts and Smith, were appointed Tie
committee aud ,he Senate adjourned
The Speaker laid before the House ,l7
! following leit from The Secretary of The
| Treasury, transmitting in obcdicnce 20 a
resolution of ,lietio1,se OF Representatives,
| the 10Th of May, 1920, u lis, Of The of
! hrerS ot the cus,u,ne, which NAV be ~
| bnlished wllifnni dciriment 60 tie pub
| lie interest ; which WAS referred TO the
| comHitlee on Crmmtrc
Treasury Department.
OH December, 1920.
Sir: In obedience 10 resolution Of
! ihc House al Representatives The 10Th
| oi Nav, 1920, directing The Secretary OF
| The Treasury "io report To the House
a. the next session Of Congress, such Of
iiccs OF ile customs, as may be properly
| suppressed on acrouui oil their Muiil,y
or irom any other causc," have the
| honor 10 report list of Offices which il J..
! believed may be abolished Without dc
| irimcnt 10 the public interest.
The information upon which This re.
port is founded, was submitted ~ the
S"nate of the United States, on the 2d
! day al December. 1919 with the lis,
| hereto annexed, IL CONFORMITY with re
solution of That honorable House, and
may be referred TO in No % of The re-
| ports Of The ID session ofihc 10Th Con-
| gresS.
| Ia tie collection of The revenue, per
| sons are employed 10 weigh al assure,
giuge, and mark, all merchandise i'm,
ported inio the United States susceptible
| OF these different operations, The fees
| for which are defined by law, and form
large Item IN The expenses OF collection.
II Is asceriaiuPd that for thcse services
| there was paid during The year 1910 lie
sum OF | iG. 426 IL. 1t is also ascertain
| ed thatin one OF The pracipal ports,
these services are performed exclusively
| by the inspectors, who receive three dol
"A lla IN
services IL inspectors. The Law rpgula-
| Ting The compensation Of the inspectors
oi The customs authorizes The allowance
o! 5 3 a day for The days that they ARE
actually employed. But they cannot be
| considered as actually employed as in
spccinrs every day IN The year, when dnr-
ing The same time they are employed as
wtIghers, measures, ganGers, and mar
krrs, and actually receive for such serY!c-
es about S2f00 a yrar.
In several 81 the ports, the inspectors
have voluntarily offered 10 perform, with.
ont compensation, such services. II is
confidently believed that The Inspectors
employed in The several districts of The
Uniie'l States, al this iimc, are entirely
competent 10 discharge these duties, in
addition 10 those now required OF them
The abolition Of Tie fees tor weighing,
measuring, gauging, aud marking, will
reduce !he expenses OF collection at least
. 100000 year. whilst the abolition
oi the Offices presented in he list an
nexed 10 this report will not reduce it
more than about $4,000. II is the
refore respectfully submitted that it
Is cxpedient 10 repeal so much of the
second section of The act TO establish the
compensation OF The officers employed in
tie collection Of The duties on imports and
tonnage and for other purposes, passed
March the % 1909: and for all other acts
Whirll al,ng, fees for vYeinllinr npaanrinr