Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-11

creiaries of their resnrctive districts or
territories, and the said marshals and secre-
.aIles shah ,ransmii the SAID retuns aud alb
suac's tneFeoi. 10 the Secretary OF the Trea-
surS al the sane times at which they are by
inns act, required respectively TO make their
return OF SAID enumeration to the Secretary or
otate Tor The perfoin nance ofwhich addition
al services, they shall respectively receive
such compensation as skail heieaiter he pro-
vidVd by law"
MIR. Campbell said he did moi rise TO op-
pose 'his amendment but, as the COM
ihhite who reported the bill had reflected
on'ne snDjccl of taking an account of the
manufactures, he thought II lis duiy To
St"e' 'na' II me Diiiwas 10 embrace pm
| cipie OF ih's kind, he thought grnll men
wou'u agree WIN him, that II ough, 10 be
uelhite; that The description of The more
important manufactures ouly sboui,; Inc
! required. Could Il be deemed necessary
| that every article manufactured IN u IA.
| HiiV shouid be aSccr,aiued To br thus
| particular, II lie was not much mistaken.
| tue assistants. appointed under The aci
u 1910 Tor taking the census had he.u
| specially directed. The act embracing
the principle OF The amendment leiI much
! 10 The discretion of the Secretary OF The
Ieasury ;and under This discretion. i,
! vas DeitVed he required The discharge
OF duties winch were expensive. and NO,
J accompanied with correspondent adyan-
| 'agc ne observed, IN order that gentle.
men might have some knowledge of the
expense oil taking The census, aud AN
acc uni o. me manufactures, In 1910, he
| had obtained statement ironl the Trea-
sury Department. From this !, appear.
| cu, That lie expense of the census
was i07, 9G5 -; aud of taking an &C.
count OF HE manufactures, Ga. 74O AZ.
| 40 proceed IN The same way, should Tie
ainepoment prevail, The Gost might this
| Year be estimated al S 100, COO Were gen
,emen prepared 10 say. that all the Stats.
ucai intelligence which might he obtain
Ell under The proposed section would he
| worth tins sum As economy WAS the
order OF the day, there could be no ,m
propfIeiy IN pamSing before the vote was
taken on an amendment which might
prove expensive, even beyond expecia-
non. bis amendment, If made snaici-
emily definite, should, Mr. c. said, have
MS support and he was happy in
saying, that, will an amendment sug
ges'ed By The Speaker, II wonl,i, he hS
pea, be The means of gaining information
which might be highly useful TO the DO.
liIlrian amh philosopher.
Before the question was taken on This
amrndmrni, the committee rose, reported
pToSr' SIS, au'i Obtained leave 10 sit again
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6.
MT t0bb from the commiItre on the
fubhc buildings, reported a hill making
appropriations 10 supply the deficiency
IN Tie appropriations heretofore made Tor
The repairs OF the Capitol AID new public
"fllces; which was Twice read and com.
United.
The Speaker laid before Tie House a
letter iron tue Secretary of the Navy,
transmitting statement of the exp, ndi
lure ana application of moneys drawn
| from u treasury on account Of The navy.
| dnrlng III year ending September 3Oth
and OF the unexpended balances of former
appropriations remaining a. the Treasury
on III" 1t October, 1915 which was or
| derrd I" lie on lie ,abe.
Mr.. Darlington tfrred the following
resolution for adoption:
| -" "t'eas, there appears IL be considerable
! DISSATISFACTION among the InhrbIiaLts OF the
! DlstrIct OF Columbia who reside within ll,.
limits OF tiie city of asiIincton, on 4ccount 81
the i"cohvcnlcTces 10 which they are subjected
| ny tne pre- eat mode OF x vernnent in SAID dis
! u'ct and whereas, II is desirable that Con-
Sres> should, as faI a. practicable be relieved
from the duty of IegIsIating in cas- where II is
al once hnrthensOme III itself aud uDdccepta-
bic to The people Therefore
heSolred, lhdi the committee Tor the Dis
| trict OF Columbia he Instructed 10 enuuire into
| the cxpediency ofreIIOcedin. and restoring TO
Tue >ta'rs OF Mary land and Virginia, respec-
lively, all SUCH portions OF the territory Of sad
| PiStTici, not Included within lie linus OF tile
city OF " "a hington, as were deIIved rom those
states.
Mr. Darlington said he submitted this
resolution, ivom belief That an enquiry
was necessary and proper. This House
had refused 10 take measures towards Or
ganlz'ng territorial government within
lie District. Ii bad also rejected pro-
position 10 admit a delegate. to represent
The people of the District, III Congress
ana II was pretty CvI cent thai the iuhabi;-
ants were nor well satisfied with the man
ner III which They were lcgislaIed for. by
Congress. He could see no gooG reason
tor holding tue people Of this District IN a
specIrs OF vassaidgc, contrary 10 their
wishes: and as II Mas omly proposition
10 e"q"iye, lie hoped the resolution might
be adopted.
Tie question was pn, whether the
House would nov consider the resolution,
and neeGffUcd.
Mr.. I"cheT, Of Virginia, after offering
some explAnaiory remarks, and some
facts To siiPw Tie eXpedicncy oGhis object,
Snbmlijrd The following motion, which |
va adopted:
Ras0ircd, That tile committee on the Jmdici- |
afy, be Instructed 10 enquire into tlI,. expedi- |
eucy OF making further provisions bx law for |
the custody Of persons imprisoned und.r the !
Authority ct the laws OF Tive United States.
Mr. Waiter, OF n e. moved the follow |
ing resolution, which was agreed 10 by |
small majority:
Resotrcd Tnatthe Secretaryvf War he direct |
ted to itp"rt TO Tins house whether any. and |
riaHy. what, progress has been made in the |
rtsiiila'IOn OF tie Iudfan tribes aud the sum, |
OF money, " any. which have been eX pended |
GA lhdl ODIsCi, nndeJ me act of last session.
On motion OF MIR. BHtier, OF Louisiana, |
4 Was
ResDlrsd That the committee on ibe Jud,- |
ct"ty he instructed 10 enquire whether any.
ard, II any, what iurther provisions are ne