Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tuesday, March 2I.--Mr Hieos from
the committee on Public Buildings made
a report--from which il appears that from
18th Feb. 1915 10 LIST January 1920. these
buildings have cost S ,49I 800 "a. of
which nearly Que million was expended
on repairs OF The damage done by The en-
envy III 1911; that the vau, and proceeds
OF the public lands in the District of CO.
lnmbia, added 10 the d0narions from Vir-
GINA and Mary Wand, exceed lie ,ghoLe ma
lional Expenditures upon the public build
ings within the District by nearly 400 O0e
dollars that 1t may he presumed Tie to-
lai expenditures, when The Capitol shall
be finished, wilnot much, If at all. exceed
tue national acquisition OF properly With
IN lhe District, and WOntd no, haze G1naked
1t, had moi that expenditure been So .IIed
one million, by the ruthless Vandalism
OF lie enemy, who applied lie torch of
destruction 10 The ti5sl naiiouaI orI;auieuIs
he approached. THE Report recon-
mends, from the low rate of materials and
OIL wages, Che last of which cannot he ex-
peeled I" be lower in The Distinctly and
from The INJURY To Which The Unfinished
paris are liable by exposure 10 the wealth
er, To complete Ihe Capitol as soou ae
may be conveniently done with regard N
the goodness Of the work Tins Renort
was LAID on The table.
Mr.. StOrrS, from HE committe. nm
Roads and Canals, presented a report.
concluding with the following resoIniion.
~ hfSmired tiat tue committee on Roads and
canals be discharged from the further cnnsi
deIaiion of the communication 10 tb,s Honse
from the Secretary Ofthe Department nj tic
Navy, on the 18th day OF January last and The
petition OF the inhabitants Of the borougb NJ
NJ a
The improvement of Tho barbor OF Erie"
The House concurred in the report.
a IKE report was made and Coucurred
IN, with respect 10 several petitions pray.
ing The and of Congress in The coustruc-
ton and improve meni of certain roads,
The House then again resolved itself
INTO committee OF the whole. Mr.. Beech.
or Ia The chair. on The bill &C. amend The
Revolutionary Pension Law.-Va,ions
amendments were offered, PROPOSING all
| sorts OF notifications OF the present law -.
All winch were successfully rejeci:d
OhiI al ienRth motion was made TO
slilkr ou' lbe whole Of lie bill except the
enacilng clause, so as 10 leave The hlanlr
To lie filed with any fblrg lie Uomss
should chuse. This motion MAS agreed
10 (at about The usual boar of adiourn-
| meDO by d vote OF IS tool. The commit.
ice then rose, reported progress, and The
Chairman asked The usual leave 10 sic
again. Before il was granted, however.
notion was made 10 adjourn, and was
carried.
" sdassday, March 22 --Mr. Bail,oin
from The committee on Manatariuyes. re-
ported "a bill TO regulate The dai,ss %.
impOrfs, and tor other purposes :" which
Was read aud committed.
Tie House having proceeded 10 tIe
order OF the day, on tie bill To amend the
Revolutionary Pension Law,
Mr. Whitman moved 10 DISCHARGE t,s
committee OF the whole from the further
consideration Of The bill, and 10 postpone
the same Indefinitely.
Tins notion caused considerable de
bdie.-A division OF Ike question being
called for. the question: was taken on dis
charging The committee, and decided in
| The negative.
The House Ilien again resolved itself
INTO a comGiilee OF ilicwhole, Mr.. BercI-
er "a ihe CHAIR. on Ike bill.
Various amendments were proposed
aud debated, come OF which were agreed