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

pecti,e ccats OF tle United States, The amount
OF whose fees do not appear in the register of
the officers IN the service Of tue United States
and also The annual amount of the fees Of naval
ofhcers. collectors, aud surveyors Of the Gus
toms OF the respective ports of the United
States.
On motion Of MIR. Phelps it was
Resoired, That the Post Master General of
the United States be directed TO report to the
House the names of those persons who were
indebted to his department on the 3Ist day OF
December, 1916, and the amount then due from
each person; also the names OF those who
since that time have become. aud were ind ebt-
ed 10 that department. on the 30th of Septem-
| Der last, and the amount then due frsm each
person.
The engrossed resolution to authorize
| the President OF the u. States TO cause the
| necessary observations 10 be made 10 as.
certain the longitude Of the Capitol of the
United States, was read the third time -
and. after an unsuccessful motion by MIR.
Cooke TO lay it on the table, the question
| was taken on The passage of The resolu-
ton, and carried-ayes 81, noes So and
II was ordered te be sent TO the Senate for
| concurrence.
lie House, on motion of Mr.. Cannon
| resolved itself into a committee of the
| whole, Mr.. Reid in the chair, on the bill
to provide Tor clothing The militia Of The
Uhited States, when called into actua,
service.
| The bill was so amended, on motion O.
| Mr.. Canon, as 10 require The clothing
provided for The militia, 10 be of suci,
| color or uniform, as may be prescribed
by the Legislatures Of the respective
| states,
| The bill having been otherwise slight.
~ amended, was reported TO the House :
where some debate took place Oh the
question oil concurrence i'm the above a
mendmeni.
Brush, HAT II would introduce much per-
plexiiy III the arrangements for militia
service, without producing any essential
| benefit.
In reply, Mr.. Cannon indicated his
amendment, End in general defended the
obJec, OF the bill, which served 10 place
lie militia In some respec! on an equality
OF footing with The regular troops of the
army, who are clothed as we'll as fed, a,
The expence OF government.
MIR. Gross, OF n. Y. concurred i'm Mr..
CdnnonS general views, but thought the
amendment would be more properly i'm.
troduced in a Different part of the bill.
MIR. Floyd wished the bill 10 lie on the
liable until report, called for at the las,
session, vas received from the War De-
pariment, of the number OF militia who
we're in service during the late war, which
would afford some data by which the
expenditure that would arise from this
bill could be estimated, which would
probably amount TO more than the Nation
alI'reasiTy could satisfy. On this ground
and others, he thought The bill ought not
TO pass but, If il did pass, it ought not
TO be without more satisfactory Informal
ton on the subject, &c. Mr.. f. there
fore moved 10 lay the bill oM the table.
MIR. Cannon opposed this motion, fear
ing thai the effect Of it would be, by pro-
crasIina!ioD, 10 defeat the bill.
The question on laying The bill on the
table was decided in the affirmative, by a
| vote of II to 81.