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

I This motion was negatived and
The rules were agreed 10, as reported.
! THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 1922.
In SENATE.
| Mr.. Gaillard presented petition from sun
dry citizens of Colleton District in South Car
olina, representing the injurious effect of,the
law which prohibits The intercourse in Brit
ish vessels from the West Indies, and praying
| It's repeal which petition was referred to the
Commttce on Foreign Relations
The ensrossed bill further 10 establish the
compensation of officers of the customs, and
| fer other purposes, was read the third time,
passed, and sent to the House of Representa-
uyes Tor concu,rencc.
| The Senate thea went into consideration
OF the executive business, and remained i'm
session with closed doors until 3 O'clock and
! then adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| Mr.. TGIMBLE offered the following Joint
| resolutions, prcfacing them with one or two
remarks which our reporter had not an OPP
| portunity 10 report:
Rssolved, by Ne Senate and House of Repre-
sentdtires ofthe United States of america an
Congress AssemJLed, That the President of
the United States he, and he is hereby author
'zcd and requested To acknowledge the indie
pcndence of the Republic of Colombia, and,
! place the Political relations of that govern
! nent with the United States, on an equal
! footing with those of all other independent ma
lions.
| fad bell farther resolued, That such of the
Spanish Provinces in South America as have
established and maintaining their Inde-
pendrnce on Spain, ought, in like manner, In
be acknowledged by the United States as
iree' sovereign, and independent govern
mruts.
The resolutions WAS READ twice, laid on
| the table, and ordered Ia he printed
VACCINATION, &c.
Mr.. BuRrON, of North Carolina, rose, and
said 1t was with great reluctance that he claim
ed the indulgence of the House Ia introduce,
resolution on any subject, when hr rrmcn.
bered the manner in which the table hns beer
crowded for several weeks past {; bnt he pro-
| missed the House that il was not his intention
To add 10 the present Hercuiean task of tn;
Heads of Departments. For all those gentle
men, said ne, hive the highest respect and
bciic'ins that tlicy have full employment al
ready, shall endeayou to shcw my resprC
IN sonie other way than by adding To their la
borS. Thus far ih the present session haVt
remained silent from which coarse | shoulc
not have departed, in the present instance, bu
for AN imp"rOns sense Of duty. The sub
stance of the resolution which | propose ia
offer Is. that select committee should be ap
pointed to inquire into the expcdieucy of re-
peainS the law fur the encouragement o
accnatlon, passed in the year 1918. hav,
no doubt but tLatthi law originated from In,
purest principle Ci brney olence, since il ha,
for It's object to guard the human family A.
galnst one Of the most fatal diseases to which
we are Incident mean the Small POx-.
But, notwithstanding have before stated thai
believed that this law spraug from the best
feelings of the Human heart, yet il is likely tc
prove one OF the grcatest caiamtics which has
for several years hrfalIcn that part of TN,
country in which | reside I have no wish
to make an attack upon DR.. Smith, of Balti-
more, 1.-THE Vaccine Agent, y under that law, OF
any other gentleman, without giving him 4
tiiir opportunity OF defending himself I}ut
this much will say that, by some s,ra,gC
accidsut illIt disease has bren introduced III.
the state Of North CarDma, and lIts in fkc
course ct few weeks. been scattered for scy.
eral miles around. How this happened. nc
satisfactory account HIS been rcUicred.--
Some deaths have taken place, and the In
iabtapts IN that part OF the country are in a
state OF alarm and CONSERVATION, more easily
luasiurd than Described I am very certain
that any fuehln effort ON my part, would fall
very f,r short OF reality [ wiz Il Select
COMMITTEE to be- appointed. who are capable
to mikra thorough examination ofthc subject.
And, if there have been any fault on The par
OF the Agent, that lir sliould not have il in mi,
power again tu d. farther injury under thS
Il sanctOn OF the law. And, if on the other hanl
there have been 10 fault on his part, he should
be- reinstatr6 to public confidence, which
has been much shaken by the late transac.
ton.
M. rs resolution was in the following
words:
Res0lrcd, That Select Committee he ap.
pointed, 10 inquire into the expedicncy d
I repeating the law, passed in the year, A. d
1915, entitled san act TO encourage Vaccna
ton"
4 Mr. LITTLE made few observations ex
Pressive Of hs high confidence n the integrity
and professional talents and experience Of Dr.
Snlith, whose conduct bad been impeached
! and, believing that an investigation woult
prove that conidrnceto have been well found
ell, he expressed his hops that tFle resolution
would beadopted.