Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-22
UNITED STATES.

NAsHISGToN, Dec. l9.--ln the Senate
yesterday, MIR. barbour proposed an amend
ment to the Constitution, intended 10 limit
the number of members of the House of
Representatives of the United States. If :;
sound discretion be found 10 be an insufficient
ilnlli, such an amendment would, we beiiey g.
he very necessary one. AS, however. the
o'Stfiou'lon OF members according to the late
census must be made during this session and
before the amendment could possibly receive
all the sanctions necessary 10 make it a part of
inc constitution, 1t follows that the proposcd
amendment cannot have any operation uuon
Inc apporiionment RoO about 10 bs made
[.Nnt. Int.
A committee OF Roads and Canals. II win
be seen, was yesterday appointed in the Sen.
tc-Thus, the power over that subject has
been recognized in both houses of Congress.
10.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 1S-Thc spell of cold
weather experienced here for the last two or
llree days produced a thick skim of ice on
the basIn, which prevented the departure of
the steam boat for Annapolis Yesterday morn
ING. The steam boat from Frencbtown. duo
here on Sunday morning, has been frozen IN
IN Elk river. t8nor;;cc,,, :
THE TREASURY.
Inc arrears upon the list of fifteen millions.
advanced ny the war department, are even
more hopeless, as to any ultimate recovery.
Inah we ever represented or cOnectured.-
The matter is now reduced TO solemn oficial
proof, which rcfutcs all the wanton dcnials
which were SO profusely made last summer.
In the annual report of the Secretary of the
treasury, which we published a few DAYS ago.
is the following item, among those which
compose the revenue of this year A" Money
recovered out OF advances, made in thc war
department, before the LIST July 1915, $500
900 and in estimating the revenue for next
year, he places the same head of income ut mo-
more than half that amount, or 100000
These, 1t must be confessed, arc sorry CLEAN.
lnSs from such an eXtravagant debt.
Bali. TEL.
Happears that the money that will be in
treasury on the lst of January next is calcIi-
lated tO he 81 ,777,O0O; and the National In
telligencer intimatcs that the amount orunavail.
able funds may be about million, exclusive
OF money which is always on its passage from
me places OF collection. But even these avail
able FUNDS, be they more or less, are subject
TO outstanding claims, under legal apprOpria.
uons. ny Tie same print we are given TO I'M
derstand, tliat " IT, all the appropriations made
by law had been called for during the wear. th,
Treasury would have been deficient deductinr
the unavailable funds by some where about
4 million and an half of dollars, of the means
of paying tIcm"
It must be rccollected that the Secretary
called for the SUN Of seven millions, to supply
the estimated deficiency of this year Ga the !
other hand the committee Of Ways and Means /
OF the House Of Representatives declared a |
less sum necessary, by two millions and an
nan: The loan was at length settled at Eve
millions, as compromise. If the Secretary |
had prevailed, the Treasury would have had |
surplus of only half a million but if the opi |
mon ofthe Committee had ruled, there would |
have been deficiency of two millions. TIb.
We have received from a highly esteemed
Trend at Washington copy Of the documents
accompanying the Presidents Message TO
congress. they compose d volume Of 40 pa
gcs, aud relate to the occupancy aad tempo
rdry government of the Floridas. They con
,lst OF the commission and Instructions to Col
toREEs, who was depmcd to the Governor bgl
Cu6d To obtain an order for the surrender OH
ne Floridas, and Col. Forbes corresposdnnce
WIN That Governor and or Government on
nat sublcct--of communications from Col.
3UTLEa, Y. :. Commissioners, to the Secre,a
y OF State, one OF which cncIoses the act Of
essIon OF East BlOrida-and Of the commits
Ion aud Instructions to Gen. JACKSON as Com {