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

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of 1896, being five years instead oil fit
teen.
This motinn gave rise Ia short de-
bate, which is reserved for an early day.
The morton was supported by Mr..
Cocke aud MIR. COBB, aud opposed by MIR.
Harotin. MIR. Mercer, and Mr.. Nelson, of
Va.--and was negaticed By GO votes To ~.
MIR. Edarards moved that the bill be
recomm,tied Ia tie com miitee on the
District of Colun,bia, with instructions
so tn amend il as tn authorize any stock
holder. IT he thinks proper, 10 withdraw
himself from any of said companies, and
to receive such funds as he may have
therein. Nesaiivcd, ayes 80.
The bill was then ordered 10 be read
third time this day aud vas subsequently
read third lime aud passed.
| MIR. Anderson, from the committee on
Public Lands, reported without amend
ment the bill 10 authorize the President of
The United States 10 ascertain and dcsig.
nate certain boundaries Mr.. Sibley NOV.
eel 10 refer the bill to a commitiee Of the
whole. in order that he nigh, have
proper opportunity of stating bis objec
lions 10 it.
| MIR. Hendricks opposed the motion on
the ground ut its tendency 10 defeat the
bill. But The motion prevailed, aud the
| o.' was ieIeiIeu 10 cOWihiitee Oh tht
| whole.
MIR. Rash, from the committee of
| Claims, reported without amendment the
bill from The Senate TO amend The bill for
the relief OF Jas. l.. Caiiicart which was
referred 10 a committee of the whole.
On motion oi Mr.. Bloomfield. the com
mittee on Revolutionary Pensions were
discharged from The consideration of all
The subjects which have been referred To
Them, aud uot yet reported on.
| MIR. Fuller, from the commi,,ce on ma
val affais, reported without amendment
the aci concerning Thomas Shields and
| others and il was ,eferred 10 d commit,
| lee Of the whole.
| INDIAN TRADE.
! Mr.. Souikorr!, frUm the coGm;iice GA
Iudiau affairs, reported, pursuan, to in
| siruciiou, an amendment la the Indian
| trade bill. 10 the following effect:
That the Secretary OF War shall cause to
| be disposed sf at public sale al! the property,
now belonging 10 the United States, employed
| IN the Indian trade, and tie proceeds the, cot
to he paid into the public treasury and that.
from tile first day of November upAi, Tie Offs
ces OF Superintendent of Indian Trade ANS of
| factors &c. shalt cease aud de;armine."
This amendment was agreed 10 and
the question being on ord, rIng The bill 10
be emsrossed for third rea,iiug--
| MIR. Southland caused 10 be read hv the
| Clerk three or four articles uf different
treaties between the u. 5 aud Indian
tribes, Wherein the government hal ex
| pressiy stipulated In maintain Trading
Houses, and then asked how, after these
Solemn pledges, Congress could abolsI,
the whole system
| Mr.. Mclean of Ky. sail that he voted
for The amendment, not being aware 81
those provisions # treaties. lie Wished
| that vote tO bF recon itered, thai d bil
might he passed TO coniinue The -yslem
| IN existence Tor one YEAR, TO give an pi.
| poriuniiv for 'henext Congress IL revise IT.
| Mr.. Williams, of Va. sIaied. thai The
ieadiest course would be, To rcjrci this
| bill, aud take up The bill from The Senate,
containing the very provision wilicI. lie
gentleman had suggested.
| Alter some conversation between
Messrs. Rankin, Floyd, Souiiiar,., and
| SimkIns, the bill VAS, an motion ri Dir.
| Rankin, ordered TO lie OH The table--in
| The course OF which,
I Mr.. Fioyd said, incidentally, thai the
| Choctavs hal fairly retoried on the q. S.
their oWn poiicy, and col y 'ssession, by
! treaty, Of about nmr'!hird nf The whole OF
the population Of The territory 81 Arka;,a
saw-ihr bill WAS ordered 10 lie Oh TIE
table.
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| MIR. Phelps, from a select commi!ec.
delivered IN iic following r. pn,t:
| The select committee 20 whom wa, referred
| the investigation III the flair, of the Post
| Office Depar ment, according TO order have
| had the same under examination, and beg
! leave to submit to the House tie iuiica ing
| Report, III part: That, Immediately after thtir
| appointment they commenced peril mace OF
| their duties and believed it would be m their
10 Iarf
| They began an eng iry into several important
subj cts, which the state of heath OF several
| of The members OF the committee competed
| them to abandon. They have r mt y devoted
| their attention entirely to such snq iries
| offered 4 fair prospect OF termination DUNG
| the present session OF Congress
When it is recol!ected that the transactions
| OF this apartment embrace period OF many
years, and ex.end TO almost every p,rt OF our
country, twill b. OBJ, ious tii obstacles woud
occur in the investigation of them, wl,ich
| could be surmounted only by an expressive
! and protracted enquiry.
The committee rev;r entertained belief,
that, during the present session OF Congress,
they should be- able to review in manner
satisfactory to themselves, Oh ie house, the
quarterly receipts and expenditures Of this
department This service the law requ res OF
the accounting officers Of the government,
when he proper vouchers are eNhbitei by
the Postm,ster-general, and which, By law, he
is bound TO render q artery.
The following subj cts have been inycsiigai
ed by the committee
/. The expenditure on the public money by
the department, for Transporting the mail from
Washington City To Fredericksburg, il the
years 1914, 1915, and 1916.
2. Whether duplicates OF all contracts made
by this Department, and al proposals respect.
ing them, have been lodged with the Comp.
trOiler of he Treasury or not.