Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF REpRESL NATIVES.
MONDAY, JAN 20
MT. EarCoHr, from The committee on
Naval Affairs, reported a bill authorizing
machine 10 be buii Tor hauling M
shirs. ION The plan of R,dgers' Inclined
Plane.) The bill Was twice read and
committed.
Mr.. Barbour, from the same committee,
To whom Was referred an enquiry into The
eSprdiency OF llmi'ipg The number OF sea-
m'n and boys 10 be employed in The Ma
w, made long report. concluding with
a resolution, tina" The Navy Peace Es,a-
biiShmeni ought 10 he fixed bv law"
Inc report WAS referred n committee
o! Tie whole on the state of the Union.
Mr. Wh1tman. from Tie committee on
NE suhIe' % The Gu rencv of .crcign
coins, reported a bill 10 coniinae i'm force
The al regulating The currency Of The
| COINS OF Great Britain, France, Portugal,
and Spain, so FAR as relates 10 tbs crowns
and FIVE franc pieces OF France which
was twice read and committed
The Speaker laid before The House
letter from The Secretary of the Treasury,
transmitting. In reply TO a resolution of
the House OF Representative Of ihe 1911,
instant, Information of The number Of IN
| spec'ofs. welghers, gaug"rs, aud mcasur-
erS, employed III each port of the United
States, ami HE compensation allowed 10
each for The last FIVE years: also state
men, of the FiIih Auiiior NJ the r,easu
~, exhibiting The names OF persons EN-.
| pioyed as agents tor building aud sup
| plying hghi honSrs, revenue cutters, and
mat'ue hospitals. for Tie last five wears,
! WIN The compensation paid 81 each o:
them.
The letter was referred TO the commit.
lee on commerce.
The Speaker laid before the House a
letter from The Secretary Of War. trans
uniting, in compliance u,i, the law o. The
2isi OF April, 1903, statements. cxh,biiiny
HE contracts made by The quar,erma> ter
general. comHi>sary general of .uhSis,-
0,ce, the ordnance department. the cnn
! nl'sSssy general of purcha .es, and the
engineer department, III The year 1920.
ne letter, &C. We're ordered 10 lie on The
! table.
| Mr.. FIOyd, laId on the table iIc follow.
lug resolution, which, from lis nature.
lies one day of course FIR c0nsidrra;ion-
Reso'red, That the Secretary of War be re
CURED to inform this Honse how many factors
or trading houses are now established in The
u. 5. aud territories thereof; the date of line
establishment Of carh, Tie points al which ihex
are located HE nnmbrr Of persous attached
10 each, The number OF troops, Of any and
other military protection allowed h each
likewise detailed statement of The busic,s
done at each house for ten wears last mast
showing the amount of goods seAI 10 each sta>
tion annually the expense of Transportation
there, the amount sold and The REGENT. ~
each house, Distinguishing. bp;ween cash and
~ iiIies, and III" expense OitrausporiIns them
I" Washington City, The rfice al which url
" nave been soIi IN q orsetOw> IL tie
DistrIct OF Columbia, The EXPENSE OF i. euit,s
AZ 4.
the salary OF the factors aud their assistints
lie contingencies, and the military prutec.
tion, VIII hsI Of the Indians civilized AID
converted 10 the Christian faith, by The opn.
rdI0s OF The factory sysfm, from i,s Pstab-
II ,hment IN l7A, mp 70 this day, Together
with statement az the entire amount of mo-
ney drawn from the Treasury oar account OF
tne factory system, iiomit commence nient
uuiil this time.
On motion OF Mr.. Williams, OF N.C.if
vas
RtsofrCd, That The committee ON Military
dHdiiS De Instructed TO inquire wheIier there
be any tracts or parcels OF land belonging 10
the United States, and now OF her etoforr nscd
az sites tor tprts, rarrisous, or camps, and
winch ate no longer necessary for such pur-
po.e- and may be sOid without injury 10 the
public service.
The tngr0ssed bill 10 authorize the
traDsfcT 81 certain appropriations 10 The
account OF III surplus fund, wss read
THIRD tine; but, on motion of Mr.. fownoicS.
was recommlited to The cOEml,ree of
Ways and Means, for further considera
iiCB.
MISSOURI.
On motion OF Mr.. Clay, The House re-.
solved itself INTO committee OF the Whole
on the State OF the Union, Mr.. SmiM of
Md. berg called to the chair; and lie
resolution from HE Senate, tor admitting
Missouri into The Union, with cavent Ar
2aInst The provision, if there be any, which
conflicts with The constitution OF the II
States, was taken nv.
Mr. RGndOiph moved 10 strike out tbe
proUiso Tor cdUeGt) from The resolution |
but waived lis motion for The present. 10 |
accommodate MIR. Clay, who wished TO |
address The committee OH The Whole sub
jVct.
Mr.. Clap then delivered his sentiments
al large on the present stale OF This unes-
ton. lie was III favor Of The resolution
from ihe Senate, aud should vote for The
resolution. even though more empbalicsI,
" restricted against ANY supposed rcpmg-
nance OF one Ol lis provisions 10 pTovl-
sion OF The constitution Of the u States.
TIE existence ut which, however, be did
DOt Nv any means admit.
When Mr.. Clay concludcd--
Mr. Rdnd0iph renewed his motion io
strike ont the p,'oUiso, and spoke for about
10 minutes IN support OF il.
MI. Lowndes deprecated The motion, as
going TO pfeseDl 10 the house fbe naked
question Which ii had already decided in
he negative, and as preventing decI
ION upon the proposition as it now
stands.
Dir. BUJow assigned Tie reasons why
'e should vote against the motion him