Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-27

communicated toy the President at the opening OF
bis session, have gone in,o operation: and psr,i
cularly those parts OF said treaties which permits
The introduction, in ships Of the said Powers 4
Denmark and Central America. respectively,
goods nor the manufacture produce OF the coun
trr, in the ships which such such goods W ere
Imported; and if he said teatie- ars in course
OF euch execution, that he sl-o inform this House
by virtue oi what law the same are thu. executed
This resolution, according 10 rule, comes up for
| consideration tomorrow.
MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS.
The cngrcssed bill making s~rro-riat ions for the
Military Service TO- the year l527, was read III,
third time and passed, and sent TO the Senate for
concurrence.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FoRTIFIcArIoNs
The House ,hen, on motion OF Mr.. Cook
went into Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Forsyth
IN the Chair, the state Of the Union, and took
up the the bill making appropriations for certain
forticaons for the year 1927.
The item % for Fort Adams, at Brcn on's Poin, ,
ninety thousand dollars" being under consdera-
ton
Mr. Dwight moved to reduce the sum 10 20, 900
dollar.
In reply TO inquiry If Mr. Pearce,
Mr.. Dwight explained, that it had been the W a.
oil the Committee of Ways and Means to reduce
the appropriation for Notifications for the current
year, as Far the public in'eTes, would admit, and
al cl an apHcation 10 Inc w ar department., they
Ind accomplished hat o,e-t, by dim inshing the
| sum from $50 600 dollars, as first reported, to
$40 Geo dollars. The difference in these sums had
been distributed pro rotG. 20 far as circumstances
wouij aliow,) on all the ofks now in progress.
HIS motion was agreed 10.
| The item g for Fort Hamilton, at New Utrecht
Point" was then reduced, motion of Mr..
Dwight, from 5000 dollars, as first reported, to
| So 600 dollars
| The item " for Fort Monroe was rduced hon,
| $1,000 HAIRS to 81, 900 dollars
That 50 for Fort Calhoun from 1000 dol
lars 10 $1,000 dollars.
| The item " for Fort Macon, at Boeue Point, >"
was attempted 10 be increased from 900 dol
| lars to 20 O:O dollars. on motion of Mr.. Bryan,
who advocated the increase with much earnes
The House, however, rejected the motion, and
| the sum was left at Is 900 dollars.
A similar attempt, by Mr. Holiness to raise the
appropriation &c for the Fort at Ok I.land,' from
20 900 dollars TO $4,000 dollars, was also ne.
gatived.
The item I" for the Fort at Mobile Point, -
was reduced from 10000 dollars to &C, 900 d liars
That " for the Fort at Chef Menteur,'' was
left at 10000 dollars.
| The item " for Fort Jachson,' was reduced
from so 900 to so, 600 dollars.
That g for repairs and contingencies" wasleft
at IS 900 dollars.
After some conversation, between Mesrs.
Hoffman, ID ,ight, and Webster, in relation 10 the
4 seCOnh SECTION, tue COMMITTEE rose, and repOr ed
| the bill to the House; and the amendments hav-
ing been agreed to, il ordered 10 be sseI
for third residing.
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS.
| Ihc House then went into Committee OF the
Whole, Mr.. Buchanan in the Chair, on the bill
making appropriations for the Indian Department
for the year 1927.
The item " for arrearages previous TO the wear
1915, 10000 dollars" was stricken out, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Cook, and an amendment inserted, al.
lowing for pay and raions the of 7,9i7 dollars
So cents.
On motion of Mr.. Cook, second section was
added TO the bill.
On the item 's for the contingent expenses o.
00o dollars,'' debate arose, in which Messr.
Woods, Cooke, Mclean, Hoffman, Cook, and
For.y III, took part.
Mr.. Forsyth moved strike out the words
Tor the contingent expenses, and to insert in lieu
thereof, the following, for the execution of the
act OF the 18Th of May, 1907
This amendment, after considerable debate was
n.gaiived.
MIR. Cooke, then novel an amendment appro.
rra'ing 5oOO dollars 20 procure the assent Of The
Cherokees 10 The construction OF Canal between
the Tennessee and Coosa Rivers
But the motion was pronounced out of order
inasmuch that subjec, had been referred to another
Committee
Mr.. Cooke now moved an amendment, contain
Ing number of items of miscellaneous ch,rar-
YER Tor building houses Tor agents, backsmi,hs
shops, sc.
The amendment was opposed by Mr. FORSYTH.
and MI pance. and the question being taken on
the first oil its several items only "a members rose
in the affirmative; wi.ereupon
Mr. Cooke, considering this as ar indication Of
'he sediments OF the House on the amendment
generally Withdrew the remaining items.
The Committee rose and reported the bill
Mr. Tomlinson moved RECESS until half mas,
SIX O'Clock for the purpose of taking up The two
bill he had before referred to; when, on rno,ion
OF Mr.. Basset, the House adjourned.