Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-12


ANY particular distraction on Maine over any
other state, he should not have had the Ell
lroItery To offer il. All that he wished was,
that She should hold that relative station on
The list of states, which she does on The map.
she is the farthesf, and, beginning north, as
the list does, it appeared To him that the ex-
IRENE north state should he called first. :
Mr. RANDOLPH, lin an under tone,) better
begin south sir.
The resolve was ordered tn lie on the table.
Mr.. CuSdRap laid on the table the follow
Ing resolution:
Ressirsd, That the Committee on Roads and Ca
n,is lac instructed la inquire into the expediency of
opening or completing and maintaining military
ant post road from some point ON the kenncbec river,
IN Somerset county, to the high lands in Maine, on
the lice which separates Lower Canada from the
Uned SCites.
On molten of Mr.. FaRer, it was
Rc-olreR, Tina, tie Committee Naval Affairs be
instructed 10 inquire into the cxpediency of providing
ly law for the discipline and instruction of the Mid
shipmen am'l other Warrant officers of the Navy when
| IN port, or noi engaged in active service.
% motion of Mr.. Bdidicin, 1t was
ReSCtrci, That the Committee the Post Office
and Post i;oads be instructed 10 inquire into the ex-
podiehcy ol establishing post from Pensacola,
| 10y 81. Marks 10 81. Augustne.
| Mr.. FLOYD presented communication
| from Captain John II. Bell, acting agent for
the Indians in Florida, containing information
puttiihlit, was
TO the Committee OH Indian Affairs, and or
dered to he printed.
| On motion of Mr.. EdlcdrdS, of Conn. it was
ReSoired, That the Committee the Public Build
lngs he instructed 10 inquire into tie practcability o
making such alterations IN the present structure oi
lue ii al the House OF Representatives shall bet
ter ats' II 10 the purposes Of delbcrave assembly
| The. SPEAKER presented message from
! the President OF the United States, received
this morning by the hands Of Mr.. Cow erneur,
transmitting communication from the Score
! tiry OF State on the subject of the settlement
OF The boundary line between the U. States
and the British dumInions under the fifth ar
, icie OF the treaty of Ghent, which, on mo-
ton Of Dir. WILLIAMSON, was laid on the
table.
The SPEAKER presented another message
from the President of the United States,
transmitting certain Information respecting the
continuation of the survey of the prolonged
cumberland Road which, on motion of Mr..
| ERIMBLE, was referred to the committee OF
the whole on the bill respecting surveys of
certain roads and canals.
| The SPEAKER also presented further mes
sage from the President Of the United States,
transmitting n report from the Secretary of
War, relative to the cannon, howitzers, mill
tary stores, Sc. belonging 10 the l.. States
which on motion OF VII. Taylor. was referred
|
| The SPEAKEs also presented communica-
ton from the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund, which, on motion Of Mr.. BAssErr,
was referred 10 the COMMITTEE on Ways and
Means.
The SPEAKER also presented cnmmunica-
ton from the Comptroller OF the Treasury,
transmitting abstracts Of balances Cue by indi-
yiduals to the Navy Department, which on
motion of Mr. LIrrLN, was laid ON the table.
| LETTER FROM THE VACCINE AGENT.
! The SpEAKER also presented a letter from
Doctor James Smith, Vaccine Agent which
on motion of Mr.. LITTLE as referred TO the
Select Committee appointed on that subject,
ard ordered to be printed.
BALrrMoRE, i,h Feb. 1922.
The Hon The Speaker
| Of The House Of Representatives..
| SR-From letters which have received from Dr.
Hunter, OF Iarboro in North Carolina, am fully
persuaded have discovered the true cause OF the
dIeplorale events which have happened there and
am now satisfied that they originated from
cdent such occurred before, and there is no
danger that the like will ever occur again.
| mud paper which contained some small pox
| scahs, taken 10y myself from person named Whit
held, about the 18th Oct. 1921 ; and this paper |
had written carefully. To avoid accidents that il con-
| tanned tue varIoluus OF small pox matter But this
paper was afterwards misilid, and, after searching
for 1t IN vain, had concluded II lost, aud suppos-
| ed 1t might have been swept out of my Office with
other waste papers.
From the information, how ever, which have re-
ceved from DR. Hunter, quoting the words | had
written il, have doubt but that the same idrn-
teal paper had lost, containing the small pox scals
aud marked as such, was put up in Dr. Wards lcIier
Ivy some mistake or nayertence, instead OF the glass
es Of vaccine matter which intended 10 send TO him,
and which, from his letter 10 me, supposed he had
received and used
! We may now, therefore, safely conclude, that the
Injery done is of more limited extent than feared
an,l every citizen of North Carolina has IL in ms
power to be secured from II, il they will the vac
| clue matter have sent 10 them.
DR.. Hunter that the vaccine matter OBJ
tanned 10y him from this institution, and which he was
using ina general and extensive vaccination" when
he wrote me, 18th ult. such he knew TO he ge-
nuine
| II hope YOU will be good to make the contents
of ibis letter known in the House Of Rep, escntatives
and will he happy 10 furnish you any committee
oi Congress who may be appointed TO make inquiry
| on this subject, with fact relating TO il which
has or may hereafter come 10 my knowledge.
have the honor TO be, with great respect your
most obedient servant, JAMES SMITH
The House then resolved itself into com
mlttec Of the whole on TIE bill making partial
appropriations for the support Of the Navy OF
the u: States, during the year 1922, Mr.. Con-
DICT in the chair
Mr.. SMITH, of Nd. from the Committee of
Ways and Means that reported the bill, brief
~ stated that the object oft was to suppress
the pIratical dcpredaions that were commit
ted upon our commerce in the Gulf of Mexico,
and he moved to fill the blank in the first sec
ton OF the bill, for the pay and subsistence OF
the officers, and pay Of the seamen, with the
sum of one hundred thousand dollars. The
motion prevailed, and the blanks for provisions
and repairs were also severally filed with the
sums of twenty Thousand dollars.
Mr.. SMITH also moved to Gil the blank for
contingent expenses, with the sum Of twenty
thousand dollars.
~. L Al Il
sum was required for this particular service,
or whether it was intended to apply TO the ge-
neral expenses Of the Naval Department? II
It was merely for this particular seryicr il was