Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-10
MONDAY, JANUARY S, 1924.


| MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1924.
communication from the Secretary OK
me Treasury, accompanied by the annual
statements OF the financial concerns ofthe ma
ton. was received and read /; and, on motion
ot hir. Smith, IT was ordered that ] 500 copies
be printed Cor the use of the Senate.
Mr.. Barbour presented the petition of GER
tam merchants and underwriters of lAlexan-
dria, stating that property belonging TO them
was captured by the French, previous In the
year 1900, and that their claim on the French
government was surrendered by the Conven.
tionof 1900, and praying compensation for
the same. Referred To The Committee on
| Foreign Relations.
/ Mr. Lloyd OF Massachusetts, submitted the
| following resolution for consideration:
" Resolved, That the Committee on Roads
and Canals be instructed To inquire iuio the
expedency of requesting the President IL
cause survey to be made by some duly quail
flied officer ar officers of the Engineer or
Typographical Corps, of the best route for
opening a navigable communication between
Buzzard's Bay and Barnstable Bay, aud to
report 90 the prac,icahGiy of constructing a
canal through the isthmus which separates
the SAID Bays of sufficient depth and size 10
| admit vessels of war to pass the same, On the
obstacles thereto, and the estimated expense
thereof, and on thu benefits that would result
to the public interests in time of war, and tn
the domestic or c0astiag trade Of the United
States, III time at peace, from the construction
ut such canal: which, after the completion
Of the Chesapeake and Delaware and Rari-
ton Canals, would extend an inland water
communication from AIbemare Sound TO
Massachusetts Bay, passing in its prngress
through the territory or along the borders of
| ten of the Atlantic States"
Mr.. ElnuIay presented tho r1arnorisl cc
sundry citizens of the city apd county of
IhiiadelphIa, praying a revision of the Tariff.
Referred 10 the Committee or. .Commerce
and Manufactures
Mr.. Smith presented the petition of John
Stiles, executor on the Estate of George
Stiles, praying compensation for a vessel sunk
IN the harbor of Baltimore during the late war.
Referred Ia the Committee ORA the Judiciary
MIR. smith from The Committee on Finance,
reported the bill for the relief Of Wiliam
bartlett and Others, without amendment
MI. Kelly presented the, petition of Charles
Palr", and, als", the petition of Lewis Judson
ana Philhp ii. Hobart, respecting titles to GER
tain tracts of land. Referred to the Commit
tee on Public Lands
Mr. King, of Alabama, submitted the fol-
lowing resolution for consideration
Resoired, That the Committee on Public
Lands BIT instructed tQ inquire into the expe-
d'ency of"xtending the provisions of the frat
ana fourth sections of an get, passed on The
Cd of March, 1921, for the relief of purcII,s-
trS OF public lapds, prior to the list day OF Ju-
~, 1890, so as TO enable the holders of ctriii-
Gates ION which an extended credit has been
ai'owed) to rellnquish the same or by
making cash payments, To receive deduc-.
'ion oil thiriy seven and half per cent. on the
amount SO paid
| Mr.. Eaton gave notice that he should, to-
morrow, ask leave to introduce a bill TO regu-
late tue appointment of the officers OF the
Senate.
! Mr., Lowrie requested that he might be ey
ctlsed from acting as Member ofthe Commit
tee on Public Lands, in consc qurnce of his
'nhbiiIty to give the proper attention TO the
afdIoI's dntles of that committee. Mr.. Lowrie
was discharged accordingly, and IL was order
eo 'nat another Member be appointed in his
stead
Mr.. Hayne presented The petition of Napier,
Kapelye, and Bennett, merchants, of CharIes-
toO, >. =. praying that certain duties paid by
them, may be.refunded. Referred TO the
Committee on Finance.
The bill from the other House, for The Sc
iisf Of Jeremiah Manning, Of Neo Jersel, was
read the third time, and PASSED.
The bills which originated in the Senate,
for The rtii.f Of Samuel Gilbert, and for The re-
lief Of Josiah Hook, had their second reading.
The bills from the other HOUSE, for ne re-
tl9 Of UHfiGm KendaH, for Ike ystieC of Sarah
Ch'tWood, and for Tie relief Of certnin disiiHers
~ the county Of BerkS, IN The state of Penn
syiuanta, we're severaIly read the second time.
and appropriately referred.
The amendment made IN the other House.
to the bill 10 retiere certain persons from prison,
was agreed To.
The resolution submitted on Friday by Mr..
Noble, instrucling AN inquiry into the cxpe-
! dency of amending the act, entitled An nct
/ TO lay out The rodl therein named, go as To pro
vide that the said road may be- laid out through
Columbus, indianapolis, and Vandalia, was
again read, and agreed TO.
The report Of the Committee on Claims.
uniavorabe to the petition Of Frederick w.
smith, BientfnaDt in the Navy, who pravs
remuneration fur money belonging To- the
| government, lost while IN service was taken
up for consideration. MIR. Dickerson. in n
few remarks, opposed the report ofthe Com
mittee, and concluded by moving to reverse
it. Mr. Ruggles stated the reason which
governed the Committee in framing their re-
port. The amendment proposed nv Alr.
Dickefson was rejected, and the report con-
cured m.
The bill from the other House, for he relief
o. Lovdo" Case, providing payment for yoke
n' oxen taken into the service Ofihe u. States
during The late war, was taken up ia COM
m'ttee ofthe whole. Mr.. Ruggles stated the
facts connected with the case The ba was
reported to the Senate, without amendment.
and passed 10 third reading.
/ The hill reported 10y the Committee IN Fo-
reign Relations, for the relief Of Francis Hen
derson, jr. IS taken up IN committee of the
whole. This bill provides for the payment.
y To Francis Henderaop ;r Tho e,ra,d.,. .