Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-23

typographical Engineers, and is fully compe tent
tn order the investigation proposed by the re-
solution of the honorable gentleman FROM
MARYLAND.
Mr.. Little said that he had imperfectly
heard the gentleman from Virginia, but he
would state the reasons which induced him
To submit the resolution. Last year the Lee
gislature of Maryland had appointed Commits
siOners to survey the course of "A part of the
Susqurhannah River, with view to the rem
dering of il navigable. These Commissions
ers, in the report, notice the waters of the Ju-
niata, and their connection with the waters of
the West. That part of the Presidents mes
sage which refers 10 the subject of connecting
the Chesapeake and Ohiu, speaks only OF the
Potomac. Ii was his object in this resolution.
| Nlr. T. said, To direct the attention uf the com
mit;ee mentioned in il to the waters of the
Susquohannah, as presenting An eligible mode
of connecting the Bay and the Ohio. Ii pro
posed SIMPLY an inquiry-genllemen by vot-
ing for IL would commit themselves tn M
measures and If, after hearing the report of
he committee, they disappro,ed of the object,
they were under no obligation 10 embrace the
! plan.
Mr. Cundict observed in support of tn"
ground taken by Mr.. Mercer, that it was
known Ia him that, during the last summer
Gen. Bernard, with other persons was occu-
pied in rxplt ring and surveying, under IN
direction of the President, the different routes
| Tor the canal In connect the waters nf the De-
laware and The Hudson, aud for other prupos-
cd canals. He thought the resolution, there
fare, unnecessary, the Secretary of War
| had inli power To employ tile same gentlemen
| on the route now proposed.
MIR. Mercer MAS sorry he had not hren per
| frctly heard, hut the gentleman from Mary
land must distinctly perceive, that his objcc
tons were directed against the policy of irgiS-
| laiIng unnecessarily on tins subject. TIL,
! President possesses airt adv as much power a.
| Congress can give him, over the whole army.
and over the Typographical Engineers. as
part of our NJ ngry Els abis rue1t and al tina
was necessary MS tu provide fn the payin, n
ut The expenses of a few pack 10 SEES otht
modes at fransportaIinn. Bu =" objected l."
the whole resolution, because the ground of it
was already covered by the hill brought in by
the gentleman from Pennsylvania, aud he
cause the Committee had M need of nstruc
| tinn, being already generally in possession al
HE whole subject, by the terms of their APP
pointmpnt.
Mr. Little said he was not Disposed to press
| the resolution to decision now. He had
| thought il perfectly in order TO move it, since
the President. in his Message, expressly re
commented the general subject ts the atirm-
| The resolution was with the consent of thr
mover, laid upon the table
On motion of Mr.. Ldthrop. il was
Resolved, That the Committee of Ways g.
| Means b" directed tn consider tine cXprdrncy
al eniargIng th-tcrms on " hirh the Commits
sIoncrs of the Sinking Fund d, the SIN SCR
ton of the act, passrd March 3D. 8O7 cnItil.s
An act To provide for the redemption of IN
public debt, which will become reirnbui sab
on the 1st Day of Jan 1925.
| Or motion of Mr.. S'r"ng il WAS
| ReSofrtd, That the Committee on Naval F.
fairs he instructed to inquire into The rxprd,
ency of selling the schoonrs and vessels pnr-
chased under the act, entitled" An act aulho-
rlzlng an Additional Da, al force for the sup
lrcssi"n of piracy"
| On motion of Mr.. Hayward, il was
! Resolved, That the Committee on the Post
| Office and Post Roads be directed To inquir.
into the expediency Of repeating the 4th and
9Th sections of an Act OF Congress, passed on
the eth of Feb. 1915, So far IS the same re-
iates To the conveyance of letters and packets
by steam boats, packets, aud other YES els,
not employed hy the Postmaster General in
transporting The mail of tbs. u. States.
On motionu f Mr.. Call, it was
I Resolved That the Committee on Com
merce he instructed 10 inquire into the rx,,r-
dirncy of excluding foreign wreckrrs and fish
rrmen from wrrrkng aud fishing within tn,
jurisdiction of the Uuilrd States on the Coast
of Florida. and further to inquire into the TX
ppdlencJ of giving encouragement ard pro-
'eCtion 10 the American Wreckprs on the
Coast of Florida.
ERRORS IN THE LAND OFFICES
The House went into a committee nf ia.
whole, Mr.. Condict in Ire chair, ON the bill
supplementary tO IN act approve ed on the Sd
day of March, 1919, entitled An act pro
vidrng for the correction of errors in making
rntr'r7 Of land at the Land Offices"
This hill ruarts, - Tnat, where any mis-
take may have been made, ar may hereafter
be- made, by any purchaser Of he public lands, ~
designating tn tract intended to be purchased.
sue person may exhibit his own affidavit il.
aud such other evidence a. NAV be IN hi
power, shelving the mistake To- the Register or
. Receiver of the district in which the pnrchas,
WAS made and the Register aud Rrcri, ~
shall transmit the evidence submitted to them
in any case, together with their written opt
Mon or opinions on the subject, I" the Com
missioner of the General Land Office, WIN
on 40 examination of the facts shalt hp autlip
rlzed tO change The entry, aud transfer h,
payment to the tract intended tO have been
entered, " uusuid hut. il sold to AIRY other
ract liable to eu.ry : Proudtd III shall be- sa
tisfed that = mislakp has been mAdr.l
Mr.. Rankin 1T Miss. the Chairman nf the
Committee on Public Lands, who bad report
I'd the bill. Ohsrrved, that the act Of 1919, ON
tie subject of correcting errors in the Bard
Offices, hnd given power to the Commission
or of the Grnrral Land Once to correct on
ly .nch erroneous entries ~ arose from wrong
marks having been attached 10 tracts Of the
public land sold Under this act. some case.