Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-06

Sn The bill was ordered 10 lie on the
table.
The bill from the Senate to extend The
time Tor unladiug VESSELS arriving from
foreign ports. in certain eases, was read
twice aud ordered to be read third time
to-day, and was accordingly read the
third time aud passed.
The House then resolved itself into a
com mitiee OF The whole. Mr.. Eduards, of
Conuectcut, in the chair. on the bill ma
king appropriations Tor the military es,a-
blishmen, for the year 1921.
Considerable debate took place on the
Hem OF appropriation for Qualifications
AIR Smith OF Md. moved, by instruction
OF the committee ofways and means, 10
iI'I the blank Tor that object will, l72 900
aoi'ars. MIR NeUtom moved 10 ill the
blank with SOC. 900 dollars.
After debate of more than three
bOurs--
The question was taken on Mr.. New.
tons motion, aud there were,
For the motion 81
Against il 63
a quorum not having voted
The committee rose aud reported the
Tact The Speaker having counted the
house, announced that there ras not
gaor'm present and The House adjourned,
after session OF nearly ten hours.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
Mr.. Nelson, from tie committee Of For
e,gn Afairs, TO ,chom ,cas referred the
Se"ate's bill proriii"g for the adjudication
~ CLAIMS under the Spanish treaty. reported
the same withot amendment aud it ,ras re.
terred tn the committee ofthe ,choie to whom
Tad been referred the JiU Of this house on
tie same subject.
The honse thcn proceeded to the conside,a.
hon of'the fohow,n., resolution. Which yas
yesterday submitted by Mr. Li,i.:
Resolved, That tie President Of the u S. be
requestedto taybcfore this house. at The merit ses
$40" o. Congress System of rerenne that shut
theaed ~ ioans, and suggest such reductions ,chch
an las opinion. are teasi preudiciaI 10 the public
interest. as wM bring tie expenditures uithia the
actual receipts IF Che Treasury
pr Cobo mooed to strike out that part
or the resoiuiton Which relates 10 q sysiew
y rerenue; int, Gfier a feV observations
from ar Little against IL, tie motion was
negattred-ayes 80
mr.. Tucker Of Va said that he should
uote against the resolution. The house, he
said, vas getting too much into habit Of
deootcing ats proper business en The Heads
If Drpa, tments. The subject Of this rysoiu.
ton mos properly within tie :cope Of the
d"ties of This house. ant lie hOped tie house
mould not transfer 1t elsewhere.
DIR. Cobb said. that experience sufficient
~ proved that there Uas no great disposi.
tion on the part IF tie erecniiue officers to
retrench expenditures, and that every thing
Cf that sort that as done as forced upon them
6y Congress THE better opinion, too. noo
appeared to be. that the present revenue
tconfd be Jomnd sufficient, if proper econ,
omy raS infused intothe expenditure of it,
II tins resolution were 10 pass, the house
n"gAt rely upon IL. that tile suggestions re-
Cared mouH be, IN substance, that no re-
tre"chmem can be made in tie public en-
pen6itureS, consistent Uifh the public inter.
est
mir. Foot expressed himself decidedly in
opPpHtion to the resolution. He vas not
fer Mis house giving bond for the perform
once of ats duty. nor requiring of other pub
nc onfcerS to d0 so
mr.. cocke objected to the resolution, be-
cause IT Wds calling on tie President to do
'h"t he as atreody consfitutionaiiy bound to
do. That IS. to giUe such information as he
mag deem erpedient, Sc This Aouse ought
not 10 touch the subject an this manner, hav.
'hs' Mesr omn dnty to discharge.
mr. Enstis W0s opposed to the resolution,
.speeuhariy Me duty Of this house.
. Or. f.. johnson Of Ky, sail he thoupM
a. aoonM DC as UeH not to act on the resofu.
ton Mt all. lie therefore moved to iay IL
ON the table. aud tile mutton ,Oas aereeedio.
DR. pituitary, after adreytins to a iate
dec's1on Of The attorney General ander the
pension Inc, alfred the following joim re.
solution for consideration
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Rep.
resehtatIves OF the United States OF America I'm
Congress assembled, 1hnt The Secretary of U'ar
De' ana ne hereby as, authorized to restore 10 tie
pension iSt any person ,chO may hare bee, or shall
Dc STRICKEN from Tie pension list on the eridence
~ such person schedule, 0greeabiy to the act of
NE ist ~ hdy, JS2O. IA addition 10 ire pension,
iatc ~ 1918, ,chenerer the Secretary of Jar skaH
DC satisfied. by other or additional eridencp that
such person as in such reduced circumstances as
70 come rahn The provisions Of tie aforesaid acts
The House having agreed to consider fAis
resolution, and The resolution being put on
as III reading. was objected to Jy Mr..
McLean; and Me question then, according
to the rule of'he house, Was on the r, lection,
Of the resolution.
Nr. Williams IF N. G. on tie ground
that there wond not he time TO act on the
resolution at fhe present. session, morcd to
tay 1t on tile taJie /; uhich motion was car.
ried. SO to AZ.
The amendment Of the Senate 10 tie biV 10 amend
me act 0 lust session laying erfrd tonnage auky
Eas noken NJ. tThiS amendment eivesa poper 10
the Presdent ~ the United States to suspend khc
operation fke act OF the Iast session. on safisJac
t9Ty arraneement icing MADE, during he recess by
the PreShfnti
, Mr.. Nielsen Of "a moped TO amrnd the amendment
byStriking out The nOrd doiniDons arhere k occurs
tdS dPPHcdbLe 30 the u. States amt iasertiug ter
rtor,es, heyormer being an expression nnusnaE in
our fdtcs Mr.. Newton sdid he ShOuid NOT quarrel
about ~oias. The motion teGs rejected, though not
on large mgjOTify-bnt a different ameHS,1eut
hdgins tie same cgerf v0s mate.
zhe amendment ofthc Senate raS then agreed TO-
zrfth0uf opposition.
PToPrtatioH 6iH a0s agreed 10. [lhiS 6H is fRaLiy
passed.
The bW from me Senate fer giDing further time