Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-21
THURSDAY, NAV IS, 1924.
IN SENATE.

THURSDAY, MAY IS, 1924.
IN SENATE.
The bill from the House of Representatives
=" To amend the eeveral acts Tor imposing du
ties on imports" was read the third time, as
amended a.! IN the Senate. The question, Shall
TINS n"l pass e was then put. Mr.. Hayne op,
posed the passage Of the bin in a speech of
considerable length. Mr.. Smith also smoke IN
opposition to it. The question was de-, ided Il,
the affirmative by Yeas and Nays, as rUl.
lows:
YEAS--Messfs. Barton. Benton: R.lI.
Brown, Chandler, D'WoIG Dickerson. Eator
Edwards, Findlay, Holmes of Malue, jackson.
Johnson, "f Ken. Knight, .Lan,nan, Lowrir,
mci',ains; Noble, Palmer, Ruggl-s, Seymour,
Talbot, Taylor OF Ind. Thomas, Van Buren,,
a5.
NAYS-Mrssrs. Barbour, Branch. CLAYTON.
Elliot, GaiIlard, Hayiie, Holmes, Of Miss. n:
J"hoson III La. }. s. JohnstouofL LA. Kelly. King
ut Alab King 81 n. Y. Lloyd of Mass Bla-
con, Mills, Parrot, Smith, Taylor of Wa. Van
Dyke, Ware, Wil!iams-aI.
SD the bill PAssEb, as amended; and was
sent TO the other House, for concurrence. in
the amendments.
The bill reported by the committee on In
dian Affairs, 10 enable the President 10 carry
INTO effect the treaty made at Client, the Gath
Of December, 1914, excluding foreigners from
trade and intercourse with The Indian tribes
within the United STATES, and to preserve the
iir trade, within the limits OF the said United
States, To American citizens" was taken uD
Tor consideraii"p, iu committee Of ths hole.
MIR. King of Aia6. in the chair. The question
was upon adopting an amendment proposed
ny Mr.. Lowrie, prescribing the duties of the
Superintendent OF Iudian AEairs. That a.
mendmrnt was agreed To-. The neg, question
was, upon adapting An amendment hrrrtofore
PROMISED Il .tr,IS a n
ihorisng the President To transport military
force tn the Upper Missouri, wben the consent
nt the Indians holding that country shall have
been obtained. MIR. LowIie made fe,y re-.
marks on tlifs amendment, and il was with
drawn by the mover
MIR. Benton then moved An amendment IN
appropriate IS 900, 10 euahI- the President
to send military force 10 The Upper Missouri,
Tor the purpose Of compelling the hostile In
I.ans IN that quarter to make peace with the
United States. MIR. b. read several DOCUMENTS
recently received, iosl,ow, that some of those
tribes were IN an absolute state of warfare Is ith
me United States. and ne proceeded to com
mcnt upon the situation of affairs 10 that QUAR-
ter, and the necessity Of an nro,pd force 10 uueI
the disturbances existing there.
Mr.. L0wrie moved TO aInend the s;ntnd.
meni, ny striking OFT all after the word" Pre-.
s'deri," and inserting the following, +" To send
q nhii'tary force to sustain and protect the
commissioners Who may be sent 10 hold tr.a.
ties with the Indian tribes on IN. Unnrr Mis.
souri, River Mr.. l.. supported his proposi-
ton by some remarks in fl, or of
The question on MIR. Low rie's amendment
was then put. Decided in the uegsive-yess
90, nays g..
The question then required on MIR. Benton's
am rDdmcnt, when
On motion Of Mr.. Lowrie, the bill and a.:
mtndment were ordered 10 lie on tbs fable
On motion Of Mr.. Barbour, the Senate then
pr"ceeded 10 the confederation of Executive
business; and as soon as the doors ~ ere omen.
Adjonrned I'll Tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The following Report was yesterday mads.
by Mr., Brent, ofLouisiaDa p
The Co"s'iee sPsoip'ed by virtue Of n iesoIu.'
o March, 1874, have had the Subject which thar re,
solution proposes, under consideration and submit
The following report, viz A letter ZION, / EI0.r
Iompss,oner OF ,he Public Buildings, dated bI Of
May, 1924, by which i abpeats that the e,oss a
mount Of the sales Of the public lots in W,h;ny,on
Cay, as made by the Com nv .siope1s and Sune,iu
e "t msd s va. hundred and eghynins thousand
10 deduction for losses, occisionrd Inv lans.s ~
purchasers, The amount Of winch has no, bepn az.
,0 ;"1 ihe eonif'i'tee have been able t. OH
OF The Public Buildings, OF the number of nui,:r o,s
500, "hen sold, by whom, TO whom, and for what
Ne e"ch io', whai part Of The purchase money has
nee" .' pn"', andihe exact baanGr due. To Obtain
LII" would require more time than pro-
u"" remains OF the Prese0i SESSION OF Congress, ~
me Commssioner Of the Public Buildings states i,at
|" cou'd not be done IN less Than two nonihs
~ Z" the thsbu, sements which wero male hy the
late Samuel Lane, Commissioner of the Pnbl,c
buhd'-gs, the committee 6nd, that n balance IL
i'oe"fyoo thousand nine hundred and sirty-one doi-
hrs and serenfy ssrei cents due ty the j,,e S,1
muei Lsne, Commissioner Of the Public B,i,l;n,e
NJ the time OF his death, together with tho b,apc. ~
teen cris, which he had feceivtd on acoouo, ri n
sales Of city los aud that since bi. ,ea,h H. az
tste has received credit for jiercpi sums or n,onsv
amounting 20 nine thousand serenity frs dollars oyd ~
GERS, ""Ic" ,eaves balance due The u. STATES Of
ffeso thousand FIRE hundred and ,;osfy IjL,r. s!t,f
pre- cents, that Ills EXECUTOR Las moi 20, c,,I,v,
,he se'.,emeoi OF his estate aud, therefore i, ia
W'PpssilHe ior tie cOmmiitee to say how n,ucL ~
VA "tt'"ce VIII eventually he refunded To the o.
n'e" o'Hcs u is probable the balance will ie
main rnpaid. " w" 'e'
lhe committee, therefore, s6Lsat the following
resolution wv '"''y"'"S
Res6'red, That the Presidcn, of the United States
',i"es'eu 70 cause w ne made, aud Submitted iu
ihs House, upon The frs, day OF The next seeson ~
tongess, foil and complete staten,en, OF The act
nnmheI Of lots belonging TO the Tinted Sn,cs in he
Wy oi Washington which have been sold nv tbe
p"bue "ge"ts ior that purpose, when sold, by whom
20 whomj and for what ,r,ce each Iot vas 5o,fLas
cd whafran of the purchase MONEY has bee. ,,;d
nc amount g. O, and by whom doe, and when psys.
Ile whether the debts arc well sccnred and vLe,
Ter the money received has been applied 10 whss
purposcs, and by Whom. 10y
the resolution with which the Repor, con.
clndes, being taken up for copsideiatiob-.s
DEBATE arose upon IL, Of which the folowns
!"n1pe WIZ serve 10 give the rssdrr a grnmT