Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-07
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY so.

WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY so.
| IN SENATE.
| Mr.. RUGoLEs submitted a resolution to re-
quest of the President of the United States
copies ofthc contracts entered into with the
owners of the building lateteIy occupied by
Congress, on Capitol Hill.
Mr.. ELLIoTr, agreeably to notice, and hav-
ing obtained leave, introduced bill to con-
tinue in force an act declaring the assent of
Congress to certain acts of South Carolina
and authorizing, tiie eiti, ,.f Char 81 les
ton, Savannah, and st. Mary's, To impose a
tonnage duty for certain purposes and the
| bill was read.
The Senate resumed in committee of the
whole, Mr.. ELLIOTT in the chair, the cons-
deration of the bill further to establish the
compensations of the Collectors of the Gus
| toms, &c. and the amendments reported
thereto by the Committee on Finance. IThese
amendments were numerous, but embraced
principally notifications of detail, and regula-
uons OF the pay OF weiShers, gaugers, inspec-
tors, &c.
| Mr.. HOLMES, of Maine, submitted number
| ofremarks, explanatory of the different amend
ments proposed, and to shew, from abuses
which he clted the necessity of so fixing by
law the pay of the various subordinate re-
venue officers, as to prevent the impositions
and waste heretofore existing-many of them
! inspectors, weighers, &c. having for years re-
ceived iby acting in double capacities) from
four to five, and even six thousand dollars per
| annum.
| Much debate took place on this and other
provisions of the bill, in which Messrs. Bro,cn,
of Louisiana, Oils, Holmes. of Maine. Io,pr;e'
PdrroH, Yam Buren,, Johnson, of Louisiana,
participated.
| Mr.. PARROT moved to raise the commits
slons OF the collectors at Portsmouth, from
| Il per cent to per cent, and made several
remarks IN support of the equity of thus aug
menting The allowance, and placing it on
par with other ports of the same class
| Mr. Holmes of Maine, explained to show
that the bill as it now stood would give the
collector an average compensation of about
100 dollars year, instead of about 1900,
winch he n0w received, &c.
! Messrs. LowR1E and D'WoLF added few
remarks on this question; and
| The motion was lost, without a division.
MIR. HOLMES, of Mississippi moved so to
amend the bill as to retain the revenue officer
at Natchez, (Which the hill proposed to ahoI-
lsll,) rs his salary was hut so dollars and his
services were probably necessary to prevent
frauds on the revenue, by the introduction of
Struggled goods, sc.
MIR. HOLMES ofMaine, replied that the only
| use OF an officer there, was to grant tenpora-
ry registers, 81 he had granted but one of these
since Inc Office was created though if he was
deemed serVIceahle in preventing smuggling,
MIR. IT, had no objection to his retention.
Messrs. WILLIAMS of Mississippi, and JouN-
SON OF Louisiana, offered some remarks in IA
vor OF the amendment, and Mr.. RUGGLEs, a
few opposed to il.
i Inc amendment was agreed to By the cast
Ing vote of the PREsIpENT-15 rising for. and
$ against il.
i Sundry amendments were offered and dis
cussed, In which Messrs. KNIGHT, Holmes of
Maine, and D'WoLF, engaged.
Inc Dill being reported to the Senate, the
| amendments were all agreed to, and
II Inc bill was then ordered to be engrossed
and read third time.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Ihe SPEAKER laid before the house a letter
rom the Secretary of the Treasury, transmit
tinS the required information respecting the
compensation allowed to the Collector OF
Cape Vincent, &C.. which was ordered to lie
on the table.
The SPEAKER also laid before the house a
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury,
stating that the Department has no record OF
the proceedings under the acts of the State
OF Maryland and Georgia, sc. but that the
information asked for has been reouired from
| ''N DcHCc'OIo W DdIliiUOTe and savannah.
and will be laid before the house as soon as
received.
The SPEAKER also laid before the House a
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
transmitting statement of the quantity OF
wool imported into the United States during
Inc years 1917, 1918, 1919, and 1890, and the
first quarter of 1891 which was ordered to
lie on the table and to be printed.
The SPEAKER also laid before the House a
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
; transmitting report on the petition of James
MORRISON; which was ordered to lie OH the
table, and to be printed.
The Speaker also laid before the house the
following letter from the Secretary of the
: Treasury
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
28M Jdnudry, 1892.
SIR: In obedience TO n resolution of the
> Rouse of Representatives Of the 9TH inst. d.
. rectins the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 re-
port to the House, " the manner in which the
several Land Offices Of the United States
were examined prior to the lst day of Janua-
ry, l818-the names and places ofresldence oil
the persons by whom such examinations were
, made, the respective compensation allowed Ia
each individual, so employed, and the whole
, expense thereof To the United States: and
also, that he report the manner in which the
same duty has been performed since the said
lst OF January, 1918, together with the names
professions, stations, and place of residence, oi
The persons who have been appointed to make
such examinations; what Offices each was ap-
pointed to examine the reports made by each
/, the accounts presented for their respective
/, services, the amount Of money allowed to, or
drawn, or retained by each of them; whether
/, any ofthein have during the said period been
allowed, or received, any other compensation
from the government If SO, how rnt,ch. and