Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-31
TUESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1894.
IN SENATE

I'm SENATE.
The following communication from the
Department Of State was received, read and
ordered to he printed, and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Manufactures /:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, 26h january, 1894.
SIR: resolution of the Senate, Of the lst
OF March last, directed the Secretary Of State
tn lay before the Senate, during tine first
week of the Session then next, List of
Factories in each state, employed in manufac-
turing, for sale, such articles as would be liable
Ia duties. if imported from foreign Countries ;
the said list To he extracted from the Digest of
Manufactures, and such other sources ofinfor-
NATION as he possessed, or could obtain and
tn specify As far as possible, the capital of each
Factory, and whether il is incorporated, or not,
by state laws.
have the honor of transmitting TO the
Senate statement, prepared under the sirec-
ton of this Department, in compliance with
the resolution. 1t has been found impractical
bile 10 make this return at an earlier day 1t is
now respectfully submitted.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
TO The President Of The Senate Of the u. S.
MIR. Van Buren, presented the petition of
Conrad Ten Eyck, who states that he was
deprived of his property during the late war,
10y the Chippewa Indians-that, by treaty
with that tribe, a stipulation was made for
compensation for this property hut that the
article which contained that provision was re-
jected by the Senate-he, therefore, prays
compensation from the government Referred
to the Committee on Claims.
In pursuance of notice given Yesterday, Mr.
Smith asked and obtained leave to introduce
hill for the gradual supply of cannon bombs
and howitzers, for the new Notifications. The
bill was read, and passed To second reading
The bill To abolish Imprisonment for debt
was taken up, and made the order of the dsy
for Friday next.
The Senate proceeded, as in committee OF
the whole, Mr.. Barbour in the chair, 10 con-
slider the bill authorizing an additional num-
Der of Shops of War, for the naval service ot
the United States. On motion of Mr.. IIoyd.
of Mass. the hill was amended, bv inserting
the words, " as som as suitable materials can
be procured" and, also by striking ont the
clause respecting the sum to be appropriated.
Ms. Lloyd ofAlass. rose in support of the
blii. We regret that our situation prevented
us from hearing bis remarks so distinctly as TO
report them with accuracy. He went, gene
rally, into consideration Of the merits of the
bill, and gave, at length, an illustration of the
usefulness and gaIlantry of the Navy of the
United States, and ofthe expedpncy of in
creasing the naval establishment, by the addi-
ton OF the ten sleeps Of war proposed in the
bill, whether considered in reference TO due
apportiOnment, or classification of the naval
force of the United States; as school for the
preparation ofnfiicers for higher and mere
important commands and as measure OF
economy, to preyent the employment Of the
larger vessels for the protection of our COM
merce, on our own coasts, in the Mediterrane-
an, and ~ the Pacific and concluded by ex-
pressing his hope, that rs many Of the sioops
of War should he authorized To be built forth.
with, rs suitable materials can be provided
for and that preparation be made for build
ing the remainder, not exceeding ten, the year
ensuing.
MIR. Chandler was still opposed to this bill
he had no objection TO an augmentation OF
the Naval force, SO far as it was neressary--
hut he thought il better not 10 build vessels
faster than the service required {; and that ave
vessels would be as many as were, at this
time, necessary.
MIR. Smith had no objection To providing
that the materials for building the vessels in
question, should be prepared-for he thought
It highly necessary that the timber should he
seasOned-and he presumed the attention OF
the Navy Department would be confined tu
the purchase of the timber only, At present.
lie thought it was not necessary, at this time.
to go into consideration of the services rem
dered by the Navy. Those who were once
opposed to the Navy had row become us
friends. At one time there had been general
antipaihy towards a Navy particularly a.
mong the persons then composing one of the
great parties in the country--he, himself, had
always been in favor Of it. a short time he
fore the war, the subject WAS brought before
Congress: and very able investigation was
made. He had no doubt, at that time, but the
general voice OF the naiiUn was in favor Of =