Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-14

person anu persons, dhu Stlau be cN-
ercised IN such manner as the President
OF the United States shall direct, Tor
W ain,aining the inhabitants oi said terri
tories in ihr Tree enjoyment OF iibe,iy pro-
perry aud religion aud The laws oi tbs
Uniled Si3ics relative TO the coll, cii0n
Of tie revenue, and the importation oi
persons of color. shall be extended 10
said territories and the President Of the
United States shall be, and he is hereby
authorised, within the term aforesaid, TO
establish such districts for The collection
OF The revenue, and during the recess of
Congress To appoint such officers, ~ hose
commissions shall expire al The end OF
tie next session OF Congress, 10 enforce
the said laws, as 10 him shall seem .x-
pehieDi.
Sec. 3. AMd be it enacted That the sum
Of - dollars IS hereby appropria-
ted, Tor the purpose oil carry ing Tins aci
into effect, Ia be paid oui of any money
IN tie Treasury not otherwise appiopria-
ted, and 10 be applied under the direc-
tioa OF the President OF The United States.
The bill Was twice read, and referred
TO committee of lIie whole on the stale
OF the Union
The following Message was received
from the President OF the United States,
by MIR. J. J. Monroe.
To the Speaker Of the House Of Representa-.
tres.
| transmit 10 the House OF Representa-
| lives, IN pursuance of their Resolution OF
the 22d OF las, month, a repor, from the
Secretary of State, with the papers cou-
tanning the information requested by that
resolution. JAMES MONROE.
| Washington. Sth March. 1920.
10 tie President ofthe u. States.
The Secretary OF STATE, to whom has
been referred the Resolution ofthe House
| at Representatives of The Odd ul,lmo, re-
| guessing the President 10 impart 10 tina,
House any communications touching The
| Florida Treaty which have not heretofore
been communicated, and The commune
cation Of which, i'll his opinion, may moi
be preIudicial TO the interests Of Tie L..
States, has the honor OF submitting To
the President the papers containing HE
information III possession of this Depart
ment requested by the Resolution.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
| department IF State, 7th March, 1920.
| The documents accompanying tins re-
| port were ordered 10 be pIiuted.
The House again resolved Itself into
committee of, tie whoie on the bili app:O-
| prIa,ing monies for the support OF the
| Military establishment tar lie : ear 1870.
The whole OF the remainder oil the dav
was occupied on this bill, and principally
on The subject of the appropriation tor
Publications. a minute of the proceed
inss WAS prepared, but is unav oidablI
excluded by previous arrangements Tor
the insertion OF other matter.
The debate resulted III fixing on 9O0, 900
dollars as the amount OF appropr:a,ou
| Tor Notifications iorlhe present wear, be-
| ing the sum recommended by the com.
mltiee OF Ways and Means.
Before flushing the consideration of
| This bill, Tie cominiilee rose (ai o'clock)
| ami The House adjourned.
A brief account OF the proceedings on
| this bill Viii be gwen in eur next.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10.
On motion OF Mr Cannon, il was
ResOIUed, That the committee of the
whole House who have under conside-
lion The bill making appropriations for
! The year 1920. be instructed 10 enquire
into The expectancy OF abolishing The MI
htary Academy "a! West Point, i'm the
| state OF Nc@ York (; also OF repeating all
| laws IN relation To said Academy, from
and after the first day Of May next, and
exposing TO sale 10 Tie highest bidder
ava WV piOENltH VI CitiiN D'dttS, III
and about ;l,e same, in such manner as
may be directed by the President Of the
U. States.
The engrossed resolution directing the
publication OF The secret Journal of The
Old Congress, from the treaty of 1882,
| 10 the comU"ncem nj OF the government,
was read third time, and passed.
The house having again resolved itself
into comDitieei of the whole, Mr.
Bescher in the chair, OIL the annual APP
| propr!aiion bill -
MIR. CoGb Withdrew the motion Which
he yesterday offered to amend the bin,
| Hnder tue impression thai it bad better
| he annexed To The bill making lie civil
| appropriations for the current wear.
Mr. Cook submitted a motion 10 amend
| The bill, so as to appropriate 1900 dollars,
Tor survey OF the Mississippi, river, frOm
the mouth of the Missouri river, Ia the
;RoUth Of The Ohio. with view to The
| pracilcabiltty OF improving lis naviga
| ton. After some observations from Mr..
! Clay, and Others, which went 10 shew
thai Ibis object was already provided
To-, Mr. c. vithirsi0 hIs proposition.
MIR. COcke then euquired, from the
chairman Of the committee Of WAYS and,
means, whatpOrtion of il,e appropriations
| contained in This hlIl reia'ed TO tina ex
| penses Of the expedition up the Missouri
rNer-his object being TO strike oui thai
part Of The appropriation.
Mr.. Smith, of Mary iand, answered, that
he could not say more on this subject
tIan was disclosed b. tie report on Ibis
subject from the War Department, IN
pursuance OF the requsIion Of this House,
aud which was in Tie possession OF The
House.
After some convorssien il appeared 10
he settled thai the proper tine for MIR.
CoChsS mOiiOn would he when the ques-
ton came before the House OF Concur.