Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-24


the House statement OF the annual receipts fsom
the customs from the fiscal year ending on the
S0h OF December, 1915, TO the 30th OF Sertember
last, noting the amount received under each Sc
paraie head of revenue from this source, specific or
advalorem, and the annual amount OF drawbacks
for the same period, AMI under the sam. beads
have the honor TO transmit statement which con-
tains the inform alton required by the resolution,
80 fsr as il is afforded by the returns made to the
Department. together with letter from the Re-
gis,er OF the Treasury, explanatory of the same.
have the honor TO remain, with the highes,
respect, your mos; cScjent servant,
RICHARD RUSH.
The Honorable TIE SPEAKER,
Ofthe House Of Representatives.. u. s.
MILITARY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The residue Of the day occupied in debate
on the motion of Mr.. Rivcs, heretofore n, ale, to
strike ont the following item from tie Military
Appropriation Bill
g For defraying The expenses incidental to
making examinations and Surveys auiho' ized by
The ACT of3Oh April 1924. so COO dollars,
In support OF this motion, Mr. Riyes spoke a,
great leng h. lie was opposed by Mess,s. Bucha.
nan, Mercer and Dwight.
MIR. lsaarks, though not in favor of striking
out the appropriation altogether though, it Nigh.
be reduced.
MIR. AlcDa1ie then proposed tie followisr a.
mcnimeni:
g IL being Intended that no part efthe SUN thus
appropriated, or heretofore appropriated -bail be
ap lied to the purpose of surveying any routes
not ALREADY commenced, other than the follos ing
viz; Those for road from Washington 10 New
orleans, Tor canal communication between Pitts.
burg and I.aks Erie. AID for canal round the
Muscle Shoals of the Tennessee river"
The Speaker pronounced i, not now in order
The proposition OF Mr.. McD. was warmly on
POSED pro-pecively. by Mr. Cook.
Messrs Powell. Bartlett, Smague, Armstrong,
Smith and Johnson of Virginia. succe-sively re-
marked on the speech of Mr.. Eives; Mr.. Archer
made few en.aI''s in reply 10 MIR. Powell, and
Mr.. ifires then wen, ih,o general reply.
Mr.. Mercer rejoincd, as did also Mr.. jennings
Mr.. Livingston now moved an adournr "a,
Cat o'clock.) The motion was nesa,ved =
Ayes G3 Noes 81.
Mr.. Hoffman then called for the yea. and n,vs
on the appropriation, a"d they were ordered by
ne House.
NJ. Test replied 10 Mr.. Jennings, when Mr..
McDafie modified the amendment he had before
read, as TO adj the restriction contained in j, IN
the app opria;ion in the BILL
Mr.. Vance demanded the yeas and nays on the
amendment of Mr.. McDutiie; but the House refu-
sed to order hem,
Mr. Marvin, MIR. Cook, and Mr. Mitchell of
tennessee, opposed the amendment, and MIR. Me-
Dute spoke in its support.
The question on the amendment Of Mr. Nc
Duiile was hmally decided by Yeas and NAYS a.
follows:
YEAS.-Mc.n, ALTON, Aogs,, Archer, Bafour Of Va.
Dannser, Bradley D. tz, GyvSm n,miiion IL fa,n. ,.
ton 'k, ia shie, Nicoy ID ,. Miller cf Ia Mo-,
Va vsrpansk, Wilson S. I. Of n y o.
MAfs.-Me.Ms. Adam, N y. Y. Aiexasder OF Va Alien
ln, Baey, Barber Kinney uac,, BsvIi,s Beech
Blair b"o nuehansn Baekaer, Baieish, camp. Il.
Ca'ei, cay cas'edy, Claiborne, Clake Cooke Con.!ici
CONNER, Cook Crowniniitd, ciunr, Davi., davenport,
P, Fa.y II ono 18Th. u n ra L Eyeei finl.y Of
1itr iis'vy ii'sbr"uek, Hayden i;aync. iIea
s saai%s oS1 't Of g. i J5n."a 9vhf
ny k',de Knicr, Kreh. L.ihrop, L,yyrencc
Manll y AIid.t., Meli.c"y III Is ssn ai
oho, McMann., Mercer, Me'wc;.cr, Aet.n 81 Con, M,t
ell Mitchell Oi MI. Mtehril VI ,ore u Nv n, w,o
oD.'sn, Orr Prarre, Peter Pntrr, Powell, Reed ipiey
Stewart, Strrs, Strong. Swan Ts,ierr, Tay!o, IL VI
rhoay'e. Of Ga romiinson. Iihir, Tuck, Of N j. Tex
VII, "se". w"rrlr White Whrenore % sey,
Nu;s Young. LII. " 90
So he amend.nen, was nes,iived
some hiriher observa ions were made by aIr.
"icDuiiie, IN the ,nrs- of which he denied tI.
necessity OF 30 sc an appropriation, con.idering
tha' there was an uneIpepde2 balance of ammo.
pririon, OF eighteen or niuetcen thousand dollar
20 which
Mr.. c. ok replied, by suggestions showing ,h,,
a part OF this SUN was rrlicable to engagement.
already mad..
Mo. McDuifie rejoinvd; aad, after few remarks
from Mr.. Forsyth,
ihe Question WIS taken on the approximation
''r surveys, with view Ia Internal Improve
ment, and decided by seas aud nays as f,Ijo,,.
YEAS M'ssr. Adams Of n. y. A,u onr B, g ,,,.,i,,
Bsuey, GAr"e}, BE- her Blair boon iushan,n H.. -
Du.t sh Cani.hrl Cas,ely is,ke CorLc ~" s"r''
C'own,'hield Dasi., Dorsey D,ts. Edil, Everrt,
Hy .: o"io Forward, G"fns"y, Gulcy, Harm us.btI
Hayden; Henry, Hobart, Ifnsun, Hum hrey Inse'.,
i:at e, JsnniHs' h".ou Virginia Ioli,'n ~ K,nI'
h,aIfr; ki!ef" L,h" La"reaee, Leeomptr Lrehrr. LIZ
81 New York Mauoe', MeIa,oa IeLean Of ohs @ w."
iYn MaeheI Mitchell Of a:y!an m,eeI 9 Ten en-" ..r
pows, Reed, Russ, Sands Scott, Shannon Sill slo,n,
son IrmLe Tucker OF New Jersey Van Iiorn V,ne, MN
WI w" CIV W,,eri WINS WhipPlc: whiasey Jane,
SAYsM.,"r.' '" A III ono, "psh, Young -ioi.
ISin' Allen Of Aor, Aners1n Angt Ache,
Ba'linser, Ba',e Biylie, Dadty b. van. ,s,., "S"'
Oonner' Crnmr' Davenport. Dcnz EdwarJ, oi &
Ham,I'ou Harvey Hnyne, raley Hines. IGosa 's"..
moItnn' h'sh hremer, Long, Alaldc, MoUov Nc TTais
q Penn hioofe Of Ainb. Owen, Pinmtr Polk R; ie'
o." 40 oeyenon ct W Ia.iro, Taylor Of Va Thop
Whh'' WhitemoFe, Williams, wil,on Of S. T. W@,d af
So The House decided in favor of the appropris.
.,0n u "o'Uoo dollars Tor th further prosecution
OF surveys for the purposes Of Internal Inn,ogs
ment. '"f'"Fe
The other amendments made to tbs Iii, :. ~.
fn'tiee Of the Whole having been agreed To-
hIr Cooke moved to amend The l,ilI en- az -
sIiSe out the appropriation Of 81 ,22f dollarsf,
articles required for the matthew ,ticJ J,s,,,;.,.
chemical, and neurological Department. Ib,,ry
a"u oulu'hss' ana repairs aud improvements Of
barracks parade at West Point.
This motioa was supported in n f., ,t..-...
tons by Mr.. Cooke, who wished 70 so, w.. ~
limit TO these expenditures; and
lhe question being taken thereon. /, &C.,. l..
c'dsd 10 the negative.