Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-05


for settlement.
4. A similar list. rendered by the Sd
Auditor OF the Treasury. including the
balances unaccouniri for, advanced one
year prior TO tho 30ih Sept. 1919.
D. n lis' OF moneys advanced, prior
TO iise 81 March, 1909. on Tie books of
the late Accountant of the War Depart.
mcni, aud which remained Ia be accoun.
ted for on the books 81 The 81 Auditor OF
The treasury. on the 30ih Sept. 1920.
The letter Was read, and, with the do
cunpnis, ordered 10 he printed.
On n,otion of Mr.. Cook, il was
Resotced, That line S cretary of the
Treasury be directed 10 lay before this
house as,aiemeni Oithe number of claims
to military bounty land, for services rem
dered during the late war. which remain
unsa'istIed the aggregate amount of a
ores necessary To satisfy those claims !;
aud the time when the lands " i'll be ready
10 he distributed amongst the respective
c!ai nIants.
lie House, on motion of Mr., Kent.
next resolved itself into "A committee of
the whole, Mr.. Cannon I'D the the Chair.
op ibe billio Incorporate The Managers oil
The National Vaccine Institution. Z?
Considerable time was spent in The de-
tails OF This hill; in amending which.
Mr.. FO0t aud MIR. Kent took the chief
part alter which. the bill WAS reported
TO the House. and the amendments agreed
to; when
The question was taken on ordering
Tue bill Ia be ensrOSsed aud read third
'ime, and was decided in the affirmative
ayes 81. noes AZ.
WEDNESDAY,, NOV. %.
On motion OF Mr.. MCoy, il was
Resoired. That The committee on Private
Land Claims I've instructed to enquire into
we exped,ency OF providing by law tor the
location OF iand warrants issued To the Wiz
gina Scl,e regiments for services daring the
Revolutionary war, on any of the unapprsp ria
ted lands la the tract reserved in the state of
V'io. fo' satisfying iha warrants TO the Virgil.
MA STATE hne on continental establishment.
GA motion ni Mr.. Cocke, il vas
R1o!ced, That the committee on tue Public
t.shus De Instructed 10 enquire into the expe-
uiency OF making some provision whereby the
ac'nai settlers upon the public lands, who set
iled previous TO the LIST Of July 1920 shall he
entitled 20 the preference in becoming the
purchasers OF d specified quantity, so as TO
embrace their improvements, at such price as
may he deemed expe9ient.
lie House resolved itself into COM
mi'iee or the whole, Mr.. MaLinry in the
chair, on the bill "iur,her To regulate The
entry OF merchandise Imported into the u.
oldtss irom any adjacent territory" re.
ported at the last session.
MIR. Smith, OF Maryland, explained the
circumstances which had appeared 10 the
tommiifee or Ways and Means 10 render
'he passage of tie bill uecessarv-ihe
piac,ics az smuggling on parts of The
hne between The United States and Cana.
ia having encreascd 10 degree hlch
CALLED tor tie c0unieraciing provisions
embraced by the bill, which lad been
prepared with great care by The com.
mlttee of Ways aud Means at the las,
srssinn, ami was supposed 10 be suf-
hcIen' for lis object
MIR. Tracy conceived The bill would be
snperfuous oD the statute book, as all lis
essential provisions wire already in force
. ~ thc exis'ing revenue laws, 10 sl,ew
WHICH, he eniered into all examination OF
inc provisions OF existing laws compared
WIZ those in The bill before the House.
MT. 1Fim5ic was ~ favor of the bill,
supppslnE possible That il might have
q icndehry 80 prevent Smuggling. and
BENG certain HAT ii would not have a
tendency IN encrcass il. He said. bow.
ever. iha! The drXtrrity of smugslers WAS
not very easily to be defeated or coun-
'eracicd. 'iis object, however, i'm ring
was 10 cnqalfe whether some additional
provision were not necessary for the pre-.
Veh'ion OF smuggling Oa the Southern
frontier, 'he Temptations 10 which had
been of late much increased by the heavy
additional tonnage duly OH French YES
sells.
Mr. SnaiA, of Maryland, said that i,
was possible that, since Tins bill was pre-
pared a; tie last session, circumstances
might have made additional provisions
necessary. With the wees to the examina
lion OF tins point
On motium OF Mr.. Smith. the committee
tos" ana reported progress aud ihe bill
vas IPcomnilied 10 the committee OF
WAYS and Means.
Ihe bill authorizing The President of
me U1Iied States 10 cause asironornic al
observations 10 be made 10 ascertain the
Longitude oi Tie Capitol iu the Civ of
Washington from some known meridian
IN Europe, passed through a committee
OF The whole, Mr.. Horton in the chair.
aDo. alter few remarks in support of il
b{ Mr. FOiger, was ordered TO be engross-
ca Tor ihHd reading, after a Division
III WHEN 20 members, being decided
majority OF those present, voted Tor it.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IC.
mir. WhHnGn AMI Mr. Terrell appeared
to-day and took their seats.
Mr.. Bailt0iH, from the committee OF
Manufactures, made d detailed report OIL
me peiliIons or snndry Inhabitants of
Belfast, Maine, aud Richmoah, Virginia,
relative To drawb of duties Is hicli
MAS read, and ordered TO lie on The table
On motion ut Mr. Campbell, il was
nesoired, That the committee on the Pest
oIHce aud Post Roads be directed to enquire
INTO the expcdiemcy of so amending thu 27th
section OF the act entitled "An act regulaIs
Ing I'VE Post Office establishment, passed tie
.iOlh hpiil 1919, a. TO require the Postmaster
General ih any contract he may enter Into for
we conveyance OF the mail, to stipulate with
the person With whom such contract is 10 be