Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-18
MIMHTEEMTH CONGRESS
SECOND gEssroN
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10.
In SENA re


IN SENATE.
The following resolution from the House Of
Representatives was read, and agreed to:
Resolped by the Senate aud House IF Re
presentdtiues Of the United States of .fnlerica
in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Of the
Navy be directed to request the Government of
the State OF Pennsylvania to cede to the United
States Jurisdiction over such lands as are owned
by the United States, and improved for public pur-
poses, at the Navy Yard near Philadelphia"
The bill TO provide fer the location of the two
townships Of land reserved for a Seminary of
Learning in the Territory of Florida, and to COM
plete the location Of the grant to the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum of Kentucky, was read a third
time, PASSED, and ordered TO the other House for
concurrence.
The bill to grant quantity of land to the State
OF Illinois, for the purpose of aiding in opening
Canal TO connec, the waters of Illinois. riv er with
those OF Lake Michigan, was read second time
DIR. Hayne presented the memorial of the State
OF South Carolina, praying payment Of the interest
due her on money disbursed during the late war ;
which wa referred.
RESERVED LEAD MINES.
The bill to authorize the p resident to expose for
sale the reserve Lead Mines in the State of Mis-
souri,, was then taken up, and the report OF the
Committee thereon was read. The Committee
on the Public Lands had recomm ended the indefinite
pos,ponement of the bill.
After some debate. the bill was laid on The table.
The order of the day was then called, and the
bill from the House. to provide for laying GU,
roads in the Territory Of Michigan was taken up
The report OF the Committee on the subject in the
other House and several other documents, were
read; among which letter from Major Gen
Brown.
The bill, after some discussion, was laid on the
table, to be taken up Monday next
On motion OF King, the Senate then went into
Executive business, and shortly after
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
wooLLEN MANUFACTUREs.
MIR. Mailary, from the Committee on Manufac-
lures, to which had been referred petition. from
various parts of the United States, upon the sub
Ject OF Woollen Manufactures, reportedss A BILL
for the alteration of the Acts imposing duties on
impors.''
The bill was twice read, and committed to the
committee OF the whole on the state Of the Union.
CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
Mr.. Vance, from the Committee on Military
AhArs reported bill providing for the gradual In
crease OF the Corps of Engineers; which was twice
read, and made the order o, the day for Tomorrow
This bill proposes TO authorize the Presidsn,
TO add to the Corps OF Engineers one Lieutera ant
Colonel, two Majors, Six captains, six First and
six Second Lieutenants: all appointments in said
corps 10 be made from graduates of the Military
be added annually beyoad the number necessary to
fill vacancies which may occur in the corps.]
SURVEYS OF ROADS s. CANALS.
The House resumed the consideration of The
resolution submitted by MIR. WickIiffe on the 9th
instant, which was under discussion yesterday, on
the arrival OF the hour for passing to the orders OF
| the day.
The question which was pending yesterday, was
| an amendment proposed by Mr.. Woods of Ohio to
add TO the resolution the following:
" And upon which it is the in. en,ion of the De-
parment to expend any part of the appropriations
ask cd for under the act of the 2ith May, 1924 -
Mr.. Woods withdrew his amendment, at the re-
quest of MIR. Wickiife, who modified his reso,u-
ton by adding thereto, as follows:
-" And to designate, in one class, those to which
it is the intention of thu Department 10 make any
application % Ia appropriation asked for under
the nc, Of the 2i;h May, 1924, and, in another
class, those 10 which no application of said sum
may be Intended
Tie question Being thenta on agreeing to the
resolution as amended it was decided in the afiir-
native.
On motion Of Mr. MarkIey, it was
Resolced, That TIE Committee on Naval AT
lars lie Instructed to inquire into the expediency
OF making such alterations and Improvements as
the public service may require in the Medical De-
rsrimen' of the Navy.
Mr.. Mercer moved the following resolution,
which was laid on the table for consideration 10.
morrow:
Resoive3, That the Secretary of the Treasury
be directed 10 lay before this House salement of
the annual receipts from the customs from the fis-
Cal year ending on the S0th September, 1915. to
tue 3Oth September last noting the amount receiv.
cd under each separate head Of revenue from this
source, specific or adyaIorem, and the annual a
mount OF drawbacks for the game period and under
The same heads.
The House then, at the earnest request cf Mr..
NJ 'Lsne, Chairman OF the Committee of WAYS &,
Means, went into Committee of The Whole. Mr.
Bartlett in the chair, the bill making appropfia-
lions for the payment of Revolutionary and other
pensioners: which was considered, and The blanks
having been filed, vas ordered TO be engrossed for
a 3D. reading.
LAND CLAIMS IN OHIO.
The House then went in Committee of the Whole,
VT. Hoffman III the chair, on the bill 4" providing
for the REIMBURSEMENT of certain claims TO lands
sold by the u. States in The State Of Ohio"
This bill. which refers to the gore of land lying
between what are known as Ludow's and Roberts
lines, has twice passed the House at former ses-
sons, but has been lost in the Senate for want OF
time
Alter discussion OF some length, Mr. Vance,
lin whose District the land in question lies) wish
ing TO give further statement of the facts of the
case, with which he said he was fully acquainted.
moved that the Committee rise.
1t rose accordingly, ard having reported pro-
gress, Rad leave to sit again.
DRY DOCKS
The following Message was received from the
President of the United States, by his private Sec
fetary:
TIE the Senate and House Of Repre-
SentdtiUes Of the United States
Transmit TO both Houses Of Congress repor,
from the Secretary of the Navy, together With