Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-05-20
IN SENATE.


IN SENATE.
FRIDAY, MAY lG
MIR. Macon laid upon the table statement Of
the motives which hal induced him to decline
serving as president pro tenn Some discussion co,
place on motion to place the statement upon tie
journal, the purport of which reporter is unable
TO give to-day.
CULTURE OF THE VINE.
The resolution reported by the Committee on A..
grlcolture anthorising the Secretary to purchase
o,oo0 copies OF Albums Memoir of the Culture Of
the Vine, was considered, and agreed to-
On motion Of MIR. Van Buren,,
The vote on the resolution to purchase 5000 en-
pics OF Albums Treatise on the Culture of tho
Grape, was considered.
MIR. Eaton spoke in favor of the resolution. and
was followed by Mr.. Harrison, who also support.
ed it..
Mr.. Tazewel opposed the subscription. on The
ground that Wines would, in years. enter into the
provisions Of another arhr bill
Mr. Branch advocated the resolution
Mr. Nolan e was against the mode of granting
this encouragement TO the culture OF the Vine
MIR. Rowan made few remarks to which Mr.
Branch replied: When
The yeas s. nays having been ordered on motion
Oh MIR. Iazewel, the question taken on the res.
ouuon' ana decided in the negative, by the follow
ing vote:
fEAS-Messrs.- Barnard, Barton, BouliCny.
Branch. Cobb, Eaton, Harrison, Johnson of Ken,
Kane, Ridgely, Robbins, Sanford, Smith of Mary
'"uu, an DuIeN, w eDSter, WllIcy--I6.
NAfS-Messrs. Chandler, Ellis, Foot, Hayne,
Hendricks, johnson of Louisiana, King, Knight
Mckinney, M Lane, NJ aeon, Marks, Paris, Rugeies
Seymour. Silsbee, Tazewell, Tyler, White, vii.
liaIns-2l.
BREvET RANK.
The bill TO abolish Brevet rank in the Army If.
the U. s., was read a I'd time
Mr. )" ebster expressed desire to hear the rca.
sons for this measure.
Mr. Harrison replied, and read a report upon the
Ia har ntR tod
Army was very great, much so, that the SYSTEM
was considered an evil by the officers themselves
The bill would have effect on officers 5readve
Breveted,or on those who were now entitled 70
brevets. lie observed, that the task which had
been imposed OIL him as Chairman of The Commit |
tee on Military Affairs, had been a very disasreea
BILE one, as, take whatever course they might, i.
was not supposed that they could give entire salts
faction.
Mr.. Webster said, that the subject was new 10
him. and he thought it required consideration Asl
ne understood the gentleman tho bill had the same
effect on those who had served ten years. as onE
those w no were entitled TO brevet for the gallanry
al their exploits ii saw the difficulty O! the sub
Ject which had been mentioned by the pentlemanI
from Ohio. Ii might be that those who were al (
ready breveted, were OF opinion, that the system
should De done away But what do those under
them say. This wanted inqniry Ho hooed lin i
less the gentleman from Ohio saw a prospect which
he, Mr. Webster) did not see, that this bill will
pass into law this year, that he would allow it 10
lay over He then moved TO lay the bill OIL the ia :
BILE, but Withdrew it,
On the requestof Mr. Harrison, who expressed
Willingness to lay the bill on the table, as another
bill was in measure connected with it, which he
should have called up this morning. but from an err
ror, no printed copy bei, on the table rMr r.
was understood t allude to the bill from the Other
House, 10 abolish the office of Mai Gen. in the Ar.
my OF the u S.
Mr.: Chandler remarked, that the present bill 4
would rot touch those officers who were entitled \
nh for ..,ts<x =. T.
the bill was laid the table, it would be called
up to morrow, as the difficulty occasioned by the
present SYSTEM was accommodating every year: and 1
as snort Time only would be taken up in consider
ing the bill, he thought it might be acted uuon ,bis
year.
MIR. Webster then renewed bis motion, and the 6
bill was laid on the table.
The Senate adjourn ed
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Mr.. McDufiie from the Committee appointed on s
the message OF the President of the u. s. in re.
iauon to an assault committed the person of his
Private Secretary, within the Capitol, made a re.
port; which was read, and laid on the table,
Mr. +. r. Barbour, from the same committee
submitted paper, containing the views of the mi. 3
noi;y OF the committee, upon the subject referred
TO them; which was read, and laid ON the table.
Mr. Hamilton moved the following resolution, &
which was read and laid on the table:
Hes0fred, That, from and after Monday next
this Houoe will act exclusively on bills from The
Senate.
Various private bills were acted on after which,
the House adjourned TO recess ill six o'clock.
SIX O'CLOCK
The Speaker laid before the House sundrv com.
muncations, viz
l. letter from the Secretary of the Treasurp
transmitting statement exhibiting the amount OF 2
drawbacks payable on merchandise exported dur.
ing the year 1924, '5, IS, compared with the
amount of duties which accrued in the same years
respectively. Laid on the table
z. letter from the Secretary of the T'ra,eor,,
accompanied by two statements which were re. +
ierred to in the statement A, annexed 10 the An.
nuai Report on the State OF the Finances. exbib.
iting, in detail, the duties on merchandise TONNAGE
&c. and the amount Of tonnage employed in the
foreign trade Of the United States. Laid on the
table.
EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES.
letter from the Secretary of State, transmit S
ting the annual statement of the number of mas.
sengcrs arriving in the United States, on shin. q
board, from foreign countries, during the wear end
ing on the Both September, 1927. Laid on the "a. Z
BILE.
PRUSSIA.
The following message was received from the
Presided Of the United States
TO the Senate and House of
RepTeseHtdtiues If the IT, States.
WAsHINGToN, 18th May, 1928.
by communication received from the Charge
des Aiiaircs OF Prussia, translation Of which il
herewith transmitted, IL appears, that in the ports
of that Kingdom, al discriminating du,ies "a Tar
as ibey affected the vessels Of the United State;
and their catgoes, have been abolished since the
10Th April, 1926. | recommend TO the considera-
uon oil Congress, legislative provision, whereby
the reciprocal application Of the same principle :
may be extended to Prusjan vessels aud their car
goes winch may have arrived in the ports Of tho
United States from and after that day.
JOHN O. ADAMS.
The message was read and laid ON the fable