Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-10
MIMETEEMTH CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1926.
IN SEN ATE


| Mr. Ellis presented the petition of b. g. Gray
SON. Register of the Land Office West of Pearl
niver, praying compensation for extra services
performed in his office Referred.
Mr.. Holmes submitted the following resolution
for consideration:
ReSofred, That the Committee on Roads and
Canais be Instructed TO inquire into the expediency
OF providing for a survey OF a road from Pen obscot
river, In the State OF Maine, to the ST. John = !;
ana Tor survey OF a road from some point on the
hennehsc river, in the same State, to some point
on the Canada line, in the direction of Quebec;
aso, survey of the Kennebec river, and report
OF the improvements that may be made in its ma
'isauon, with an estimate OF the expense; also,
survey Tor the purpose of asceraining the practi-
caoiiity OF Canal to unite the waters of the Ken
neoec, or Androscoggn, with Casco Bay-wiih a
report and estimate OF the expense.
Mr. King submitted the following resolution for
consideration:
hesoirsd, That the Committee on the Post
Otice and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into
me expediency OF making appropriation for
building bridges and repairing the road leading
through the Creek Nation, from ,le Creek Agency,
on the lint River, to Line Creek, in Alabama.
Mr.. Johnston, oil Lou. gave icethar, to-mor-
row. he should ask leave TO bring in bill ''to
authorize the building of dwelling house and
guard house for the Revenue Officer at the Baize,
in Louisiana
Mr.. Robbins submitted the following resolution
for consideration:
Resoired, That the Committee on Naval AT
airs De instructed 10 inquire into the expedency Of
establishing Navy Yard and Navy Situation with
IN the waters OF Narraganset Bay, in the State of
Rhode Island.
Mr.. Hendricks submitted the following resolu
ton Tor consideration:
/ Resofped, That the Committee on the Post
once and Post Roads be instructed TO inquire into
the expectancy OF establishing the following post
roads ho" Or sSmueh thereof as may ngs heretofore
From Evansville, by The way of Princeton, Vim
cennes, Maroon, srere Haute, Rockville, Craw-
louisville, and FGt Wayne, to Fort Meigs:
From Indianapolis, by way of Greencastle,
Rockville, Newport, and Vermillsn Salineoto
Peoria: -
From Elizabeth, Ken. by IN way of Brandens-
burgh and Laconia, to Corydon, Indiana.
The resolution submitted yesterday By Mr.. No
bic, reiativeto the purchasers Of public lands, was
, "a up and ater( few observations from MIR.
IN. IN explanation, Was agreed TO.
The bill from the House making appropriations
for the payment of the Revolutionary and other
pensioners of the UGStates,'' was read third time,
and passed uksE
The Sens8 then proceeded, as in committee Of
the whole, TO consider the bli &c 10 proy8e foAthe
seizure and sale of property eousht into the Uni
ted States, in violation oithe revenue laws. in cer-~
MIR. Holmes rose, and ssid that the object of
this bill is to prevent the expense attending small
seizures. II had been the case, especially on the
frontiers. that the seizures which had been made
had ALMOST always been made in small packages,
OF small value, and it is necessary to libel them
In the District Courts of the United States the ex-
penses OF adjudication, in many instances, swallow
ed up all the profit, and there is consequently no
inducement for the collector to make the seizure
BY the alteration in the law proposed by the pre-
sent bill, If any small packages are seized that
have been illegally introduced into the u States.
and in the opinion of the collector they do not
amount to more than $500 value, he may proceed
to obtain forfeiture, by advertising for eight weeks
in the newspapers, and if no person appear, the
property shall be sold bur, TO guard against any
accident, as persons may have sent packages from
abroad which may not have been Illegally intro
duced there is provision in the law that the pro-
ceeds ofthe sales shall be placed in the Treasury
OF the U. States, and remain there year, to the
end that any person claiming the property may en-
ter his claim as if no sale had been made
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for
third reading.
The Senate then spent short time in the consi-
deration OF Executive business, and then
Adjourned.