Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-28
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ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.

Mr.. M'Lane, reported bill prescribing the time
within which the annual estimates of appropriations
shall be transmitted to the House of Representa-
lives, which was read twice and committed, and
made the order of the day for tomorrow.
The bill provides that the annual estimates shall
hereafter be sent TO the House within week aft er
the meeting of Congress.
MIR. M'Lane, in introducing this bill, reminded
the House that resolution had been referred TO the
Committee of Ways and Means on the subject of
the fiscal year, with view to make its termination
y that OF the natural year the The committee
had considered this subject and had come TO a
clusion that any change in that respect not ne
cessary. Ii was owing the late period in the
sion at which the annual estimates sent 10 the
House that the appropriation bill was delayed until
80 late in the session. With view to remedy this
evil, which he admitted TO be the source of great
inconv enicnce, he instructed BY the Committee
OF Ways and Means to report this bill.
Mr.. Dwight offered the following resolution
which lies one day on the table:
ResOireR, That the Secretary of the Treasury
be directed 10 inform This House whether any ex-
uaordinary losses have recently occurred in the
collection of the customs; and also, to state the
circumstances attending thereon, Ear they may
be within his knowledge.
Ga motion OF Mr.. Lincoln, of Maine the report
OF the last Congress, relative the Massachusetts
claim, which referred 10 the COMMITTEE on
Committee,
On motion Of Mr.. Strong, of N. Y IT was
ReSO!0e2, That the Committee on the Public
Lands be instructed 10 inquire into the expediency
OF appropriaing portion OF the nett annual pro-
ceeds o! the sales and entries OF the public lands,
exclusively .or the support OF common schools -
and OF apporionGg the same among the several
States IN proportion TO the representation of each In
the House oil Representatives
On motion of MIR. X emit of Md IL was
Resoi0ed, That the Committee on Naval Affairs
be Instructed o inquire into the pIoprety of in
creasing the pay OF the Surgeons in the Navy, 80
as TO make II equal TO the pay OF the Surgeons in the
Army; and further 10 inquire into the propriety of
chasing them, and graduating their pay according
10 the period of their service
On motion of Mr.. Powell, Of Va. il was
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Public Lands
be instructed inquire in.o the expediency OF pro-
vidng some general kalD Tor the redemption OF all
lands sold for direct tax purchased by the agents
of the government.
Mr.. Owen. (Ala.) offered he following resolu-
ton, which hes day on the liable:
Resoioed, That the Secretary of War be direct
ed to lay before this House all the correspondence
between tha, Department aud Generals Pinckney
aud Jackson, and all the instructions given to said
Generals Pihckney and Jackson relating TO the
treaty with the Creek Indians afterwards made at
Fort Jackson.
On motion of Mr.. M'Dulfe, it was
ResOiued, That select committee be appointed,
with Instructions TO inquire into the praccabty
of making such alterations in this House as will
render it suitable for the purposes of delbera-
tive assembly
Mr.. M'Duiiie III introducing his resolution, said
that although I've had for the last several days psid
every attention to the proceedings OF the House, he
pledged his honor that he was unable, in nine cases
out OF ten, to understand what was said He knew
that here were several very important measures
which had been before the House, but he could not
hear the remarks by which they were accompanied
Several plans had been suggested to remedy this
great defect in tia construction of the House. He
would suggest =, hich he thought would prove
etiectual TINS 70 throw horizontal glass
covering across from the tops of the pillars He
believed Ibis would er every purpose, a. the
voice ~ at pre-eu. lost ~ the dome lie had, how
ever, reiraned from giving lie resolution which ne
was about to offer, any particular form lie prefer
red leaving the subject open Tor inquiry.
The Committee was then ordered to consist Of
sew en- members.
Oh motion OF Mr.. Hamilton, the bill laid on The
table yesterday, entitled an act making certain
alterations IN The mode OF paying soldiers IN Inc SER
vice OF the United Staies, ~ order TO prevent the
crime OF desertlon, was taken up; AID on his motion
was recommit;ed 10 The Committee on Military
Affairs, with view to lts modification so as TO
remove all objections 10 il.
REVOLT TONARY PENSIONERS
The House then went mo Comm lee OF the
whole on the uili mikiag aPproyi tons for the
payment Of the Revolutionary and oher pension
ers OF the United States, Mr. Markley Col Penn }
in the chair.
The bill was then read.
Mr.. VI Lane said T. few words in explanation Of
the reason why this bill was brought forward al 20
early period Of The sessions and anticipation oi
he general appropriation bill fine Object vas TO
reyent any delay which could be avoided ~ the
payment of the pensions. The individuals who
were entitled TO them had bat the Bare means OF
subsirtence, and any delsy IN he payments Jey ond
the periods when they become due, caused much
anxiety and Inconvenience One of the qusrteri,
payments falls due the 81 Of March; and hereto
fore, the bill authorizing the payment, has not; o.
The long session, been passed until after hat day.
Hence the pensioners have been reduced o sirai s.
TO which 1t was not just that they should be sub
ected The Committee had not thoucht il advisslJo