Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-05
lf'rom the National Intelligence.
PRO OFCONGRESS
TnURsDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1892.
~ SENATE.

ihe rfcsd'T.i laid before the Senate "A com
municaiton. rOin the Secretary of the Treas,l-
-, exhibiiirf ;:ir official cmolu,nrnts and ex-
pendturcs u! &c .idIl officers OF the customs
tor the years 81 and 1921.
The President communicated also to the
senate ar"pnrt of the Secretary OF tn. Trea-
sury, made III obedience TO "A resolution o fthc
Senate OF the 29th January, containing state
nents ana accounts in relation to revenue
b'na5 Which have become payable, and re-
manned unpaid between September, 1919, and
September, 1927, exhibiting the amount in
suit, the amount recovered Sc
Mr.. SMITH, from the Committee on The
Judiciary, ia whom was rccommtted the bill
70 esiabiaila gov ernmcnt in The territory OF
4 !nrIda, reported the sans with sntlry amend
Hlrnis; which were ordered 10 be printed
hlF. LLOYD moved the adoption Of the
tbiiown6 resolution /; which was read and
agreed to-:
Rcsoirea, That the President Of the Senate he re-
Tucsied 10 notify the Executive of Ilc state Of Mary.
tiI'i, ol the death of Tie honorable William Pinkncy
late Sen,dor of HE United States, from that state
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. LLOYD, took
up tie resolution offered by him on the eIst
INST. to instruct the Committee on Foreign
Relations To inquire into the expediency of re-
moving The restrictions on our commerce
which are imposed by certain acts of ON
gress.
Mr.. L. said that, in calling M the resolt-
ton, it was with no intention of discussing il.
hor should he even say what would be lie
course ne should adopt on the subject if the
question: came mp for consideration hut his
ohIeci was simply 10 move the reference of
the resolution to. the Committee on Foreign
Relations, for the purpose of inquiry into the
subject. Some opposition having been indi-
Gated by gentleman thIr Lowre) to the re-
solution, Mr. Lloyd wished 70 know what OBJ
,IecUol could DC MADE 70 referring n mere in
Itilry INTO he matter 70 the COMMITTEES?
Mr.. LowRIE said he had no desire or intcn-
ton to enter into a discussion of this rcsulu-
ton. lie had objected to it simply because
lac considered the policy referred To by The
resolution to have been settled by Congress
inr several years the question on this subject
had been lad at rest, and he was unwilling 10
Institute any inquiry, or move in it at all. lie,
therefore, deemed the resolution inexpedent
Alter atew remarks in reply from Mr.. LLOYD.
the resolution was agreed to, and referred la
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The Senate then, according 10 the order OF
the day, took up, in committee of the whole.
Mr.. ELIIOT IN the chair, the follow ng re oim.
iions, submitted by Mr.. LLoYD, on the 10Th
81 January, and postponed from time To- time
10 this day
purpose 81 cigclt on ahotd be mnde tn ihnse states
VI whose iavo"f 40 such appropriations have been
ni""c' corre:r1n'ino ~ just proportion with those
heretpisre madc &" n;jcT states ~ The UniOn
Res0fred, J hu the foregoing souton be rrfrrre
"a select committee, with Instructions 0 rcport q
bin pursuant thereto
Sir LLpi D rose aud addressed the Senate
about an h",n and an half in support Of tn.
right, the equity, and the cxpcticncy uf the
object proposed in the rrsOlnGon y. htn. not
"a clio ~ rtslf Il d.. 4
az 10 offer on thu subject, he asked tie in.
diligence Of the :5eoatc TO be rrrf6il,cJ Il
conclude thcm iC-u'Grsuw and therriiunl
The resolution vas, on motion of ur
DAEE0UR, laid utht lablr
HE restitution oG;red by Mr.. H0LxEs nj
StisS. propDsrs so inquiry inrO HE rxpcdi.
snCy "f making donation 10 tlic ate OTNlis
Ss'pil, ~ land lying on Pearl liver, Gur ia.
'rpose "f openirg and improving tie Dayigr
tiOn OF said river, was taken up.
Mr. II. offered q few remarks to sbew tha
Che inject IN view was one which would ben
eft lie 'rfrrest of ;hr l.. States 80 wen ~
That ol TIC state adding that it was Of grca
importance 10 that section 0f country tia
Pearl liver should be- opened, and ihii he ha.
Introduced the resolution IN purstnpCe OF in
sirnctnn' from the Legislature Of the state o
Mississippi.
TIL semitic took up the bill directing tha
~ rrad authorized obe laid out from tb
KIDD 10 ihe Mississippi river, shall bs laid on
ss through Columbus, Indianapolis, an,
daiia, (the seats Of Cos cru'uent of Ohio
ANA, and illjnoi4) ard appTopriafing tx
ee 'i'i'nal sam of 10000 dollars to deflS,y TN
's'ns@s Of The survey.
III. JoHNsoS, of Ky. obscrved, That the b;I
nfs merely 50 euth6rize the nplcton o" AT
porlHDt object which Lad been commenced
shePeoPle Of the west, f,r rcno, ed from tn,