Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-03

President OF the United States to purchase the
marble bust Of Thomas Jefferson, by Cerschi, and
to place the same in the Rotundo Of the Capitol o.
which vas twice read, and made the order for TO
morrow.
MIR. Tomlinson, from the Committee on Com
mercs, reported A. a Bill TO authorize the licens
ing of ship. snd vessels, to be employed in The
NackeTvI Fishery
The Lill ~as ordered to its third reading or
Monday.
Mr. wicklire laid the following resolution on
the table, VIZ ::
Resolved That the President of the United States
he requested TO communicate to this House copies
OF all the correspondence ard official proceedings
file in the several Departments, relative 10 the
steps Nhrh have hcen taken to carry into effect,
the act, entii.eds An act 10 improve the naviga-
ton Of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers" Ap-
proved 9th May. 1924. Stating also the amounts
expended, for what expended, and report also the
difficult ie- which have occurred TO produce
pension of the operations of the contractor to make
the oniempla;ed mprov ements in the navigs alton
OF said rivers
This resolu ion comes up for consideration ON
Monday next.
PRINTERS MAIL CONTRACTORS.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. Back
ner on the 18th inst, called up, and read
I" Resolved, That thu Postmaster General be d.
Feced to inform thi, House whether the Printer or
Editor OF any newspaper, 10 the Disric, of Column
oia, was, or Is, party to any contract, now 10
force, for Carrying the mail; and if So tn furnish
the House with copy of such contract, or con-
tracts; and ii any assignment of such contract has
been made, copy of such assignment; anI tina, he
state to "hoin, and in what way, the money has
been, or is to be, paid By the Department,
The following amendment 10 the resolution was
offered by Mr.. Clarke, and accep'ed BY Mr.
BIckner. as modification OF his resolution
And also inform this House the sums now
paid Tor carrying the iaAil between Washing on
CITY and Vincennes, Indiana, uid Wheeling. Vir
Siniai and Lexington, Kentucky; specify how
much Is paid TO each OF the contractors for carry
Ing the mail on said route; the distance Carried by
each contractor, and the amount paid, and TO
whom; stating how the mail is carried on said posi-,
road, and how often per week, and what addi' ion
al compensation is made TO any contractor be, ond
the sum stipulated by the original contract
Thus modified the resolution was agreed 10, at.
ter an Intellectual motion by Mr. Saunders 10 Law il
on the table
ARRANGEMENT OF BUSINESS.
The House then took up the unfinished bust
ness OF yese'day. and the question being on The
amendment, OF MIR. Dwight the report CT the
Committee apr ointed 10 arrange the order of bus-
ness which tenaIns 90 be acted upon. by which
private bills were exempt d from the order of that
arrangement, aud suffered hold their Pieces Oh
The docket was carried Ayes II, Noe Al
The resolution thu- amended, was agreed to-
PUBLISHERS OF TIE LAWS.
III: House then proceeded, once more, to con-
slider the resolution offered by Mr.. Saunders, in
respect TO The printing Of the Laws OF the e. 5 {;
when
Mr. Houston resumed the floor, and continued
the course Of his KS Until the hour had expi-
red; when the rule which restricts the consideration
OF Eeso!u ions 10 one hour each morning, was. for
This day, dispensed with, and Mr.. Houston there
upon proc eIei until he had closed his rema,ks
Inc following Message, in writing, wa receiv-
ed from the President OF he u. S., BIZ the hands
OF his Private Secretary:
10 The SeRefe and III Of r. Of the IT, s..
NAsHINGroN, oath OF Feb. 1897
tranmit, herewith, 10 Congress a report from
the Director Of the Mint, with siatemen,. exb;b-
ting It's operation during the year 1926
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
ttrom the statement OF the Treasurer O. the
Mint, accompanying the above Message. IL an.
pears 'h.i the Coinage effected within the year has
amounted TO S2,ilO 679 20, consisting of STA.
534 pieces of con, viz.
Cold 1889 pieces, making S92 2I5 90
SILVER 4'OOi,le0 2,002,O90 90
copper i'foi'43o rs 3i4 %
Exceeding, by $3.50 600, the coinage of any pre-
vious year since the establishment OF the Mint.
4 ne teposItes o! gold we're less in 1926 than that
Of the year 1925. by $64 900. Of the gold bullion
deposited, the proportion from North Carolina ., as
nearly TZU'bOo; exceeding, by about $4,000, that
OF the year $50 and, by nearly $4,000, tina; of
any previous year, f'om that State.
ihis communication was read, and laid or Tie
table
E0grossel bills
Making appropriations for the Public Buildings;
Making appropriations for the erection G: com,
P.eiion OF certain Barracks Storehouses, and Hos
pitals, and for other purposes;
NiSking appropriations for the purchase Of
Books Tor tue Library of Congress;
were, severaIly, read he 81 time, PASSED, &
sent TO the Senate for concurrence.
Preservation cfhe Cumberland Road
On motion OF MIR. Mercer, the House then went
into Committee of The Whole, Mr.. Powell in the
char, on the Dill for the Preservation and repair OF
the Cumberland Road
! The blank for the salary oe the Superintenden,
was, on motion OF Mr. Mercer, filed with the sum
OF = ,oOO and the blanks for the respectys rate
o! tolls were likewise filed on motion of the
gentleman.
MI Stewart offered an amendment including an
appropriation for fridge over the Nonopeahels
| river, at Brownsville, in Pennsylvania The i'm
poTta"ce OF this measure briefly insisted on by
the mover, who modified his amendment for the
purpose OF meeting objection Of Mr. TAYLOR Of
'"6'h'"' In such manner as TO require that the
money 10 be applied the bridge should be derived
| from such surplus tolls as should arise aGe, ,bs
road was put INTO state of repair, and as should
! not be required for keeping Up the repairs
Inc question being taken, the amendment ~ a,
| rejected
Mr.. Barney moved to strike out all of the bin
aiier the enacIng clause, and 10 substitute the fol
! lowing.
q" That the sum Of $50, eco be, and the same /,