Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-06
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son of Ky. for an inquiry into the expediency
OIL establishing an Armory on the Western wa
tiers, together with several amendments, proposing
an examination of number of different sites for
the above purpose, was considered and agreed to.
The bill for abolishjng imprisonment for debt was
taken up; and after the adoption of the amendments
reported from the Select Committee, il was made
the special order of the day for Tuesday the 1 Oh
inst.
The House of Representatives we've Yesterday
occupied in the further discussion of the Brandy
Importation Bill, which was passed by a vote of
lO6 10 81; the Ayes and Noes having been taken.
on the motion OF Mr.. Kremer. Mat. Jour.
WAsHINGron, Jan. 4. 1t is reported and
rheiieved) that Joel Il. Ponseit has been nomina-
ted by the President Of the United States 10 the
Senate, TO be Minister to Panama, alias Tacubaya.
vice Richard G. Anderson, deceased.
1t is also reported a'd beleved) that William
Jones has been nominated to be Collector of the
Revenue far the port of Philadelphia, vice John
Steele, resigned. (.Nat. Int
We learn, unofhcialIy, that the following gen.
tlemen have been appointed by the President of
the United States, with the advice and consent of
the Senste, to be Directors of the Bank of the u
nited States, on the part OF the Government, for
the ensuing year, viz:
Nicholas Biddle, of Pennsylvania.
John M'Kim, jr. of Maryland.
Victor Dupont, of Delaware.
Campbell p. White, of New York
Benjamin Hatcher, of Virginia. In.
ALEXANDRIA, Jan. f. The Select Committee
charged with the investigation of Mr.. CsIhoun's
case, have held several meetings, at the last O!
which MIR. Secretary Barbour attended, by request.
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bill yesterday passed the House of r. epresen-
tatives, by large majority, authorisng the im-
portation of Brandy in Casks of fifteen Gallons.
and Permitting the same to be exported with the
benefit OF Drawback The existing laws prohi-
biting the importation of foreign spirits in ca,k.
OF less capacity than Ninety Gallons, which arc
too large for the interior trade of South America
and the consequence has been that our uerchan,s
have lost the bnnefit oft. I'm.
Mr.. Calhonn's letter to the House of Re-.
Presentatives.- As Introductory to few brief
remarks which appear to US TO be called for. on
this letter, ask The attention of our readers IN
the facts which recently occurred, and which
! created the occasion for it,
Elijah Mix. among others, had made proposals
at the War Department for a supply of materials
TO complete the public w orks at old Point Com
Tort. The offer OF Mix the lowest, and. of
course, he was entitled to the contract. if no oh
lection existed. But when the contract was anon,
to be concluded, Mr.. Saueree Clark, who had
'SNS''J "'i'Neu III tne lily Hem New York.
called on the Secretary of War s. asked leave 10
read him letter which he had recev ed faou Mix.
dated November 2, 1925. When he had arrived
In the reading, to that part of the letter in which il
was stated that there evidence to show that
Mr. Calhoun had had participation in the benefits
oil former contract in the Department, while
ne himself was at The head of it, Mr.. Barbour
interrupted him and observed that that was a
foul caidmny on the character of his predecessor
IN Office Clark replied that it was SO; and that
DIS object in reading the letter to the Secretary was
that such calnmniator might not have another
contract IN the Department. This, we understand:
was at Mr. Barbour's dwelling house. On going to
the Department. & rejecting the subject, he cause
to the conclusion that MIX was not prone person
10 deal with,& gave accordingly the contract to the
next bidder, and Immediately returned the letter
70 CLARK 1t was not lodged the files of the
Department nor was any copy kept OF it, The
copy used for publication by the new spapers was
obtained, we suppose from Clark himself. These
are the facts as we have understood them, and as
we believe they exist.
The occurrence having become known, and the
letter itself being published, Mr.. Calhoun on
Friday, made his communication to the House.
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