Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-11

he considered act of Justice 10 two of the Of
hserS oil the Engineer Corps. His remarks on
that occasion had drawn discussion as TO the
| relative prompttude and hardness of the Depart
meet, in answering the calls made ,pon IT, Al
| fusion had been made 10 a resolution offered bv
hun, on the 2ist Of March; six days afterwards
uiat resolution was answered in part. Ho had
since turned his attcntion to the answer received,
aud wished that he could have enjoyed the same
pleasure, In bearing testimony with respect 10 the
onicers who made il, as he had done TO those he
mad formerly alluded to. But on examining the
answer, he had discovered what 10 saw mn
more, appeared to him extremely STRANGE and
remarkable. Mr.. Mckinney, speaking upon tile
SUBJECT oil Indian passports says that there is no.
thing on the records of his Office, in relation to
granting such passports, except in the case of ST.
las Dinsniore, and that that IL contained in cor
respondence accompanying the reports, and mark
Cd a. The correspondence consists of several Or
ders addressed to Dnsmore aud of letter writ
zen oy gentleman then, and residing in
| iehheSsee TO a Senator of The United States. I;
Is materia! TO notice the discrepancy apparent i'm
the statement made in this report. The House
VIII observe, that this officer SAYS there is no
thinS on the files of his Office on the subject
OF passports, bus this correspondence. Now said
! Mr.. isacks, call the attention of the House IN
letter from the Secretary OF War, TO this same
Slias DInsmore, dated the 18th December 1911
lMr. l. here was proceeding TO quote that let
ter, when the Chair reminded him shat il was not
IN oraer 10 comment upon report which had been
isiu before the House, and not committed but
winch was still lying upon the tablet
| Mr. l. then said he would not refer particular
10 the report, but would say, that the Head of
the department, in October, 1911, did write TO a
subordinate officer, stating that complaints had
oiten been made TO the Department about that >f
hcers improperly Withholding passports Yet the
ohiSer presiding over the Indian Bureau sends a
correspondence, dated in 1872 precisely one wear
afterwards, and says that these are the only re-
cords III his office on the subject OF thes. mass
ports; MS correspondence surely cannot be the
louhuauon OF the complaints made in 1914
year before. The Secretary saws that freoucnt
complaints had been made; that thew had cou,a
RON respectable sourcess anG they were of such
nature that the Secretary issued pereu,ntor,
order toput stop to the abuse
LAT TINS point the hour elapsed which is as.
signed by the rules OF the House, to the consi-
deratlon oil reports and resolutions and the debate
was thereupon suspended
The Speaker laid before the House letter
rom inc Secretary oil State, transmitting the an
huai return OF the Registered Seamen in the u
nited States; read, and laid on the table.
ne remainder oil the day was spent in the com
s,ueIauon Oh the various amendments proposed 10
the iarin biii, in course of which, a discussion
TOOK pace between Mcssrs. McDuffie and Bur-
ges' In relation TO certain aimadversions made nm
on report OF the Committe of Waysand Means
on the subject OF the Finances by the latter rem
ueman in speech, the introduction of which
was delivered in the House, but, being arrested
In his remarks by indsposition the whole snoecb
was printed by him in pamphlet form, as he Ind
intended 10 deliver IT, MIR. Dwight, MIR. Brent
and Mr.. Sprague, members of the COMMITTEES of
ways ana Means, also took part in this discussion
full report of this debate will be hereafter aycn
The House adjourned.
TUESDAY, April s, 1928
IN SENATE.
The bill making appropriations for internal 10,
ProVeinentS was taken up, on motion Of Mr. Smith
"a haiylanu, several amendments reported by
the Committee on Finance, being under condcra.
ton. On an amendment confirming the application
OF the appropriation of 10000 dollars for
10 inc completion OF works already in progress.
considerable debate arose, in which the amend
ment was supported by Mcssrs. Paris, Chandler
ana M Lane, aud opposed by Messrs Smith of
Alaryiand, Johnston of Louisiana RurgIes and
" eoster. MIR. Chandler offered an amendment.
70 .ne amendment, proposing TO allow surveys of
nc" works, alter those in progross should
nave been completed; which was further debated
oy Messrs. webster, McLane and Smith of Ma
ryianui when on motion Of Mr. Benton the bill
was ialI upon The table, to be taken I'D to-rnor-
row. The bill to graduate the prico ri r,hI;o
anus was taken up, and the substitute offered bv
Ihr' barton, being under considerations Mr. Ron
ION contlnued ms speech against it, commenced
Sot,;Study, ana with an intimation that he should
commune 1t Tomorrow. On his motion, the Sc
nate adjourned o '''
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
~, ne resolution offered some days since by Mr.
IMiuKlile, on the subjectoi surveys for Internal
Improvement, was adopted.
THE TARIFF BILL.
me House then proceeded to the orders of the
Jay; and resumed the consideration of the Ia
Til Dill, together with the amendments tbercfo-
reported from the Committee of the Whole. and
the question came up in order on the amendmc,'.
70 the ON paragraph to the Sd section of tile Bill
follows. 'S'u d'
On all imported distilled spirits, ten cents per
law 10" ""Po'eu ny
MT. buchanan moved to strike out fsu cents &.
insert fifteen. ''' 'eA''' @
Mr.. WhipPle made short speech in opposition
10 me amendment, when the question being taken,
IL "asdeclded IN the Affirmative BY yeas ~ navs-
yeas lO6-nays 81.
Mr.. MalIary now moved the amendment he had
1 LII oiered In Committee of the Whole OH the
l2th FEB. with the alteration of inseriip,, the orI
" carpets, carpeting," after the word 60 hiaplo, -
in the second line of the second clause as nuhI;b
ment. ~ P''''u amend
=, Inc question being, put on the amendment of
Mr. mallary, It was rejected, by yeas and nays---
yeas SO-nays I15.
Mr.. Stevenson, of Penns,,l,,,ni, nov. -,
amend the bill in the 10th line of the first c,;nr
Which reads 8 on bar iron made wholly or in mar,
oy Toihng, S5F per ton," by Inserting tbe words
" or bolt, so that it should read. " on b,r or hi,
IRON, made wholly, or in part, by rolliDg.'' But
before any decision was had on this motion
The House adjourned.
Inquirer. '" "'' 'Aaihe
49, PLEASING INFoRsrArIov.
W are much gratilied In receiving fbe EoI-
lowing Information in letter from WSshin,,on.
Coi' Gutter, with Battalion of four Com
Rdmes, mas received orders to repair 10 Uo,I,o,
Plantation, or its vicinity, and will arrive the
the first of June" '''e ueFe
ms Is as it should be; and as the troons r,,s,