Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-12

lowed Ia Members of Congress six doafs Der day.
aud making il proportional rc.lucl;on in ib,.r com
penS'ton for travelling Ia mud from the seat OF govern
mcn'' and, also, reducing the compensation f all the
oiicrr' OF government ~ what it was previous to the
year 1909
The question ON agreeing to this resolution
was taken without debate, and the vote was as
follows:
For the resolution SO
Against il 81
So the resolution was rciect.G.
Mr.. Cocte presented thu following resou-
ton for consideration, which l;eso.i The ,,hl,. :.
hsSot'ea, That the President ofihc United States be
requested To cause 10 "" Laid before this House a
STATEMENT Shcwing Tie 1nouHt expended Tor ttr CIR
rem expenses oi III" Dninance Department during
The years 1877. 1915 1919, tni 1920 ind as much ~
can he shewn of, ,Iii X;.ciIdurcs t line y Irq,
witt, the particular items Tor which tl,. n,nnrv ~,
expended the place when and the nry,u,, +, ,ch,,u
pant What qu;'miiy Of oher has been procured for
~" 'iiasc: anu chisSonS Il, nmmuailv and
W'efe icr">ntd; the qnauiy ot ordnance, nf every
k'i that has been procured during ihrc. wears. or
pad i'r ;hc expended IN the pur,Is, at sizes
Tor arSrnS since the ,,U-e the cot of th,. uIns
erected 'hrr'on nnd "hril"r MI those arsonals are
necessary FOR TIC ser,ice of jhr Unted States
MIR. Bdidlcin submitted for consideration
sundry resolutions proposing ce.tainaltcr,,inns
III the existing laws iOr laying and collecting
dulles on Imporia,ions. These resolutions
embrace system of measures resembling tina;
contained IN i'c bills reported at former SEES
slons by the committee of manufactures. and
shall hereafter be published at large
The resolutions were referred, on motion Of
the author, to "A committee of thu. whole.
Dir. pance laid on the fable the following
resolution, which lies on the table one day of
course, according. to rule:
heSoired, That the Secretary nt War he directed In
communicate 10 this hc-'e the nmhcr uI persons ein-
pioycd IN the intan Dcarmc emit rs euparin,e ud,n,s
la lorS agents, su4-aeCn;s, interpreters mis- ,rs
teachers mechanics, a2ricmltnrIsis, explorers sur
NclofS messengers, or cXpir~N,.S with their n:,ns
what number ut said PERSONS hold :,npun;iuett. d.
tec'ly from the government what Number iron, t;n
N'fhorso territories siiJcrincu,iens and agents uil
I tr pay in,i eniGumcns al each also. the ,,,rout ~
"i'y put inio the hands of each coycrinr smpcgin.
i'nucni, "nl agent, since "a" Sl of Jtn,iry I20 ~
Sv""y me expenses OF HAT Department, and how il
| has 'ccn applied.
Mr.. .StciCari submitted far consideration, ,L,
| iol lowing resolution:
! EeS0Ircd That the comnii!trc Of WAYS and Mean.
be instructed Ic rcorta bill app, ing tie ume xDcuct
ahnc', OF The moneys appropriated nv the ,ci of the
Ts OF march, l6i9' 'or completing the Cumhcranc
ROAD TO The pHlpo,e of repairing tne same
Mr.. RdadoLph suggested that, according +,
the usage Of thc Treasury, the appropriation
referred To IN the resolution had ceased am
determined, having been carried 10 the crcdi
Oh the surplus fund.
| Mr.. Ldhrop said, that, If the resolution ba,
! proposed an inquiry into the eroedieucy o
the measure, he did not know that he shouI,
have any objection to ii. But, without NOR,
Information than he now possessed, he sbo,l,
feel himself Obliged 10 vote against il in its pre-.
sent imperative shape.
cn request at the mover, the resolve wa
thel ordered To lie on the table.
| pEoHIBITORY DUTIES, &c
Mr.. Zach, OF Vermont rose 10 submit n re
solution for consideration
feSVfre1, That the committee of Wave ,,d tT,,,
we lhSWuciedlo prepare and report u h.ll providin
Tor moderate "nDual increase of duties lur a term 6
years upon me importation of such commodities. q
cam witt the protection in other connrir,
and convenient application OF HE mean, OF tb, eli
Z"nS OF The United States, he proucrd in abnn,iaur
from domestic m"'ernls, and, for IA n,udcraIc cxcis
upon similar domestic commodities Ia commence Il
J convenient period, aud be made, annually t,o,rc.
S"e, I'LL II shall have reached an amount ,lceirc
Z proper for Il permanent e~ci-c duty
1 M resolution was ordered 60 lie on tht
table.
/ A letter was received from The Sccretar,
OF the treasury transmitting the animal state
ment OF the District Tonnage of the Unite,
States on the 5lst December. 1920 whjci
was ordered 10 lie on the table.
MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS.
On motion oi Mr.. .Sntih. of Md. ihc hous
then resolved Itself into d committee oC fin,
whole on the bill for making partial anpropri
hii"ns for the military ser, ice OF the rca
1892, and to supply deficiencies Of the appro
n1alions orrcvoluionary pensioners fJr tn
year 152l-Mr. II. .NiiS1n in Tire chair.
1 The question REQUIRED upon the motion q
Nj. GomLaS, Of Ohio. made on Friday lust.
10 III the blank with the sum Of 100 900 dol
lars, IN such manner that 20, eco dulars ihcreo
should apply 10 the deficit Of the past. a..,
10000 tbrr"Olto the expenditures of the cur
rent year, on account OF the Indian Depart
ment
Mr.. JONEs, Of Tenn. observed, that he wa
sorry to be placed in = situation, as a membc
Of the committee Of WAYS and Means,in whicI
ne felt it duty TO withhold vote for an ap
preparation which that committee had though
proper 20 propose. lie was disposed to yot
Tor such an appropriation as might be ade
3 quale to meet the contingencies Of that par
Of the current year which should prccedc th
annual grant under the general appropriation
bill but he could not say that 100000 dol
lars was NOT more than was necessary for tha
purpose, and more than was contemplated b.
the cali of the Secretary of War for that pus
pose. Indeed, no specific call for arrcaragc
had bcen made. Whatever light the huus
4 had received on that subject was rather in
pliedly gathered than distinctly commmcat
Ed it was al Inference not ~ disclosed.
requisitiou had bseu made Tor the Qnarte
Masters llpf-,-f ffrvf l,,N 70 t-as . osca 7 In