Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

agent ot MI Lucas of Bdliimpre, a cOpy of
his New and Universal .rlas; which was read.
and ordered {" lie on the table
Ihe several resolutions yesterday altered
by Mr. M'Lapr and Mr.. Stons, were respec-
lively considered and agreed to without oppo-
siIou.
The House took up for consideration the
resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Gazlay,
ms gwen IN preceding column.
NJ. GaZtay rose and said, that. by a refer
ence To the act of Congress of 1872, regulating
the Post Office Department, it appeared that
all the Postmasters Of the u. States were d.
rected To settle their several accounts with
the General Post Office every quarter; and.
Il they neglected TO do SD, the Postmaster
treaerHl Was required to SUE within months.
In 1910, the act was SO altered as 10 extend
the perI"d within which the Postmaster Ge-
nerti must sue, from three months To six
Uh'i"r such Il regulation, expressly provided
ny the law, IT was not To have been anticipated
That SCI much dcialcatinn should occur as the
aInpunt stated IN the Presidents Mpssape.-
from rrpnris laid before this House by the
laIt postmaster General it appeared that, in
1914, there was balance due the Drpart-
menti from Postmasters, of upwards of & 600.
900. IN 1922, this amount had increased IN
400 900 aud IL now stood, as appeared by
me PreSideots Message, at upwards of 8 $780,
o"o' ne "DJect ol the resolution he had
JuS' offered, was to possess this House of the
''is STATE ni thPse deiaications, in those part-
cuiars OF which 1t was at present unadvised.
Nlr Storrs said, that, as he understood the
Tact, II was required, by certain act of Con-
gress, that the amount of the deficiency of any
postmaster retained in office should, after the
f"Ps" oi certain time, he charged 10 the Post
master General To ascertain whether that
phft nj The law had been complied with, or not.
Mr. >. moved 10 add the following words
oy way of amendment 10 the resolution :
ana The amount Of any such Deficiencies as
may hare been charged against The Postmaster
Gehs'nt Of The United States"
Wr. clay accepted this modification as a
Part OF MS motion aad, thus modified, the
RESOLUTION was agreed TO without opposition.
=. me resolution yesterday moved by Mr.
hF'hphiii, was then taken up and agreed TO,
Repl con
% motion of Mr. Breck, il was
Resotrea, That the Committee on the Judi
cIary br instructed 10 inquire into the expedi-
ency ~ providing by law an uniform system
OIL binkrupcy throughout the United States.
DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT
Mr. Inmble, in Offering TO the House the
ioilnwinS resolution, said it was we'll known
tnat the decisions ofthe Supreme Court Of the
United States sometimes not published
dit' n He did rot complain of this under
the present system; but his object was to in
sure an earlier publication of the Reports
re Thought that those who are interested IN
thr principles decided should not be left So
IonS ignorant of what those decisions were
10 remedy this defect, he proposed the fol-
lowing
Hssotued. That the Committee on the Ju.
o'c,afy be instructed to inquire whether any,
anu "hai, provision oushtio be made by lay,
10 !nsHre more speedy publication of The de
c!sipns OF the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Mr.. Piumer, Of New Hampshire, said, he
could have no possible objection TO TN. in
quiry. bnt that the fact is, that the existing
law allows nine months for the completion of
In. publication, and that the time taken for
ina work had never, he believed, exceeded
six mOnths.
va ffImbe said. he was sure that the gem
Ilenlhn could have no objection TO the INJURY.
ne 'hhnSht IT pretty obvious that those de-
cIsiohs night be published in two weeks, or
al an events N three weeks. Now. | think.
sa'n Nr. 4. That III. people are entitled 10
know what the Constitution is when con-
S'FuctIon u gwen 10 it At all events. the
SUBJECT was worth inquiring into. He was
sur lai me inquiry could do no harm. He
~ Z " was necessary 10 wait nine
mD"ths Tor the reports, with no other view
nut 10 make II profitable business to the Re
porter.
The resolution was then agreed to. without
opposition
Mr.. Breck submitted the following:
heSotUed That the Committee ON Manu-
Iactures be- instructed to inquire into the rxpp-
oIency OF providing by law against eo,In-
tfrlPuing such marks or Names as the manu-
idctnrer OF any kind of ware may see proper
10 write or stamp thereon.
In stIppnrhOf this resolution Mr.. Brock OH
served, that, when Mr.. Jrarrsoa was Secretary
OF STATE, application had been made To the
government, by person who was DESTROYS of
obtaining he exclusive right i0 the use Of n
certain mark, which was 10 be put upon good
manufactured ny him. The application was
referred To MD. who made reporf thereon.
q certified copy Of which report ne now held
~ hIs hand, AID which he wished might go to
the Committee 10 whom the resoIution shnuId
De referred. The report recommended that il
Should be declsr y peual to counterfeit tie
mark oi the place where particular article
was manufactured
The resolution, together with the copy Of
the report alluded to, vas referred to the
Comnitee ou m Judiciary.
NJ. Carter offered the following:
hesOped, That the Committee Of WAYS and
mrlos he iasirnctpd 10 inquire into the ex-
prdicncy " repeating the duties II present i'm.
posed on books, chgrif maps, and mafbenat
c. u sophic}l INSTRUMENTS, imported
INTO the Uaited States for individual use