Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-01

Va ". AViN, WERE oppoiuteu III pursuance
thereof. Tie committee ON the part of The
Senate.
rNr!sN TRADE.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the b,.i further 10 continue in force, un
I'll june. 1922 : the act for establishing
trading houses Will, the Indian tribes.
Mr. 2rimtte. of Ohio, opposed The bill
and the present system OF intiIan trade, al
much length: aud the bill was deiended
by Messrs. Holmes, OF Mississippi, and
johnson. OF Ky principally on the ground
that IL was too lale aow TO go into a re,i
sion Of The system of Indian trade al the
present session.
Mr.. Iifn,tis proposed 10 amend the bill
by adding thereto the following section
Aad be it further enacted, That the supeiin-
tendent on the Iudian trade shall not hereat.
ter purchase amy goods for the Indian depart
msnt, except for such factories a. the L. $.
are bound by treaty to continue aud that the
President OF The U. ). be and he is hereby, au-
thorisea 10 adopt such measures as may he
necessary and proper, to have the funds aud
the proparty employed IN the Indan trade TO
be paid into the Treasury of the u. ).
This amendment MAS u. gatived by yeas
AMI nays-23 votes 10 10; aud
The bill was then ordered to be en-.
crossed aud read third time.
The bill tor the better regulation OF
Indian trade, vas next taken up, and on
melton Of MIR. 1rim6ie. il was, without
objection. postponed indefinitely.
The bill 10 cOniirn the claim of the
Marquis de Maison Rouge TO tract of
laud In Arkansas, was taken Up :. aud
after short time spenr in IFS considera
lion, II was ordered TO b. engrossed for
a third reading, by yeas anu ays-yeas
%, nays 81.
M 81,
Foreign Relations, reported bill provid-
ing Tor the adjudication and payment of
claims arising under the treaty Just rati-
fled between the U. States and his Ca.
tholic Majesty; and the bill was twice
read by general consent.
The Senate then again went into The
consideration OF Executive business, ar
ter which, they adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SATURDAY, FEB. "a.
Mr.. Randoiph, MIR. Baidwin, aud MIR.
Smith, of \. G. were appointed, ia adj
dtlion to those already named, 10 be of
the joint committee on the Missouri sub.
ject the first of these 10 I'LL up The num-
Der OF The committee, and the two lasI TO
supply the vacancies occasioned by The
resignation of Mr.. Livermore and MIR.
Gross OF New York, who were excused
from serving on the committee.
Mr. Sergeant presented d memorial OF
Richard w. Meade, a citizen of The ..
States, and formerly merchant residing
IN Cadiz. IN Spain, setting forth The MAJ
ture aud extent Of his demands, against
ihe government OF that country. and
praying thar, in such act or acts as NAV
be passed for carry ing into effect tho sill
pulalIons contained IN the Treaty. con
cluded and signed between The u. States
and Spain, Oil the 22d of Feb 1919, and
ratified, and the qualifications ex, hanged
on the 22d inst. provision may be made
Tor paying, without deduction, his claims,
which have been llquidaied and acknow-
lodged by The government Of that conn.
Try, amounting 10 S40I. l53 33, according
to The obligation Of good faith contracted
by the u. States u Spain, under the ex-
press stipula,lOHs OF the treaty AZORES aid !;
and the petition was referred 10 the com.
mlttee on Foreign Affairs.
MIR. Smith, si Md from The committee
OF Ways and Means, reported bill max.
ing appropriations for Tie support of the
Military Establishment for The current
year which was read twice and commit
ted
Mr.. Nelson. of Va. from the committee
M The subject OF aboiishlns inprison-
nlent tor debt on process issued from the
Counts of the u. States, reported a bill
to provide for that object which bill Was
twice read and committed.
The engrOssed bill 10 continue ia force
The bill 10 establish Trading Houses with
lie Indian tribrs, was read a third time.
A motion WAS made by Mr.. Rankin. 10
recommit the bill 10 The committee on
Indian affairs, with Instructions 10 report
bill for winding upthe present establish.
ments on the lst day OF Sept. next.
On this motion there took place q DIR
hale, in which Messrs. Southard aud Wal,
her opposed tile motion, and Messrs.
StorFs, Tracy, and Floyd supported il.
The grounds on which the motion was
opposed we're OF course the utility of this
establishment lis value as a means OF
clvillzing, aud al the same time protecting
ilIe Indians, and the necessity of lis pre-
sent Continuance, for the purpose of pro-
leciing the public property employed in
~. The grounds taken on the other side,
were, that the system vas no longer re-
commended by Tie considerations which
induced Ifs first establishment; Thai il
did not contribute 10 civilize the indians,
but rather TO keep them in the bunter
state, by holding out inducements TO
them tn preserve furs and that abuses
we're practIscd at the public trading esis-
b'ishmenis, by exacIing profits moi autl~.
ri2ed by law, and not accounted for 10 The
gov rnmPn.
y he Blotinn TO recommit, as above, was
decided IN The affirmative, by majority
OF fifty votes.
The engrossed bill! authorizing the Sc.
cTeiary OF Stale 10 issue paieUt TO Who
mas OSley, was read third time, passed,
and sent io the Senate for concurrence.
DUTY ON SALES Al AUCTION.
On motion OF MIR. Baid,0in, the house
resolved Itself INFO committee of the
Whole on The State of The Union, TO take
into consideration TIE bill laying a duly
L IL.