Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-10

successful eaeruons of their father in apuIvine,
steam 10 boat nav CATION.
! On motion of AIR. Lumplin,
me committee on Indian Affairs wa. discha-p
Gu rom tue consideration of the petition of Maj.
Inn rurst, praying Congress to purchase his me-
dalions OF General jackson and the lu,ttIe NJ NJ,
Orleans; which was laid on the table.
mote. This petition was formerly referred ~
the Committee on Manufactures which r,o,nn;,
zee was heretofore, also discharged from its con
sideraton after which i, was referred to the f,on
mttee on Indian Affairs
On motion of Mr.. Everett
me Committee on the Library was discharged
ro" me consideration OF the letter of c. r. Hinck
ey Offering Tor sale 10 Congress his paiutin., of
likeness OF Gen. Wssl,iDg ton and the tettr, ~.
then laid on the table.
MINT ESTABLISHMENT.
ted bill to provide for the support and e.,ens;o
OF The Min. Establishment of the u St,,ss "
Twice read and committed
CASE OF JOHN BAKER AND BOUNDARY
OF MAINE
The following resolutions, which were rr,v.y
by Mr. "A nderson, of Maine on the AIS, of r..
came up for consideration.
r. hesofced, That the Presiden. Of the Unite,
states be requested to communicate 10 this Hons
all The informa ion received. not berrtofor. -,
municated, IN relation TO the seizure of Jobr r.
ker, citizen of the u. States within the Iin;,s -
oee Si"e OF Name by persons acting under color
oil authority from the Province of New Brunseict
anu transporting said Baker beyond the limits ~
'he United States, and there imprisoning tryirr,
anu Furnishing him, for alleged offence aqains
ue Driosh Government, committed within the
limits anu jurisdiction of the United States on,
the State of Maine anti
resolved That the President of the United
states De requested TO Communicates 10 tbis IIous
an the correspondence that has passed betwes
.rie government OF the United States and thar ~
GREAT britain, in relation the aforesaid arres,
anu 10 me jurisdiction assumed By the authorities
OF ne BRUSH Province Of New Brunsw :ck or of,ls
British Government, over any portion of .ha Tor;
lOIJ WilIln the jurisdiction nef -
IN me limits OF the now State Of Maine az defined
by the Treaty CT Peace of 1888
:, MT bartlett suggested 10 the honorable move-
le PFoPilety OF inserting the usual clause whict
leaves IT discretionary with the Fxecn,;m%
proposed disclosure " ''' Va INC
Llr. anderson said, that ne should have no oh.
!ec'ion 10 insert such clause if he could snnnn
that 1t was in the least necessary but he rp,tt
not conceive oil any thing in this correspondehca
winch IL was not proper for tie nation In Lno,.
NO. u,a ne oeiieve that the public interest could
"a any way be injured by the disclosure Al
tie circumstances of the transaction and all ~,
!'u P"Aseu III relation TO il known TO the BIZ
!'h government, and he could see no reason Ebv
" should not be equally well known 10 ever,
branch of this Government I, ,y.s os,a;I'
and becoming thatthe State of Main. should hs
acquainted with all that had transpireJ Ra;n
uao,e 10 perceive The least necessity for the MOI
Hcatioh, The gentleman from New Hamrhi.s,
would pardon him il he did not accent nj II
hr. Bartlett said that he had not suggested tna
ciause from any know ledge of the fact H., r.
"'J '"iig III these documents which; if made
Pnhhc' would be Prejndicsl TO the national weItare
- here was ot,then, no doubt, the whole won,,
DC coiHhuhIcaVe ed; but as il was possible tFe-a
might De something in the docum nis of t,s cbar
ca,,s. perceive no reason Why the usual
ci'uSe should not be inserted, and as the gentle
man haa refused so 10 modify the resolution he
si on move The clause by way Of au.enJn,ent
me question being taken OH MI Bartlet,'su,o-
"oh' IL was carried in the affirrnatiye-aves es.-
40. ayes 90
by the House.
DUTIES on TEAS
ME- SpTague moved that the bin eoraI;,;,, ~,
dhty on teas, reported last session and NO, -;
upon be referred 10 Committee OF the Whole a.,
the state OF the Union v ' ''
y. Ca!nbFeieng, pFesuming this motion TO have
,o , us o.Ject some action Of the House on tta,
Dbl, during the present session supges,eJ ,oN,b
gentleman from Maine, that the bill in its prese,.
iorH,' was calculated TO produce great exci,emsI
III tilG commercial world, and lead TO rurbous
specuiahons: These effects would result from m
date at Inch the bill, as ii now stood would 90.
he aiterd'Ion OF he duties to go into effect 7,
Would however, be easy, by changing this feature
NC oli' 70 put 1t into form in which the Same
benefit would accrue TO the revenue, and no corn
ihercial injury be produced
4uI' SPlague observed, in reply that his object
IN me motion he had made, was 10 bring mi, XIII
49, nc iIouse ai an earlier period than il woui
come up by IFS order the calendar: and ,bfa
WIN view TO put an end 70 The unceriain,v whict
hdi hung over the tea trade for sev.r,I ,.a.
"' "If'n had been productive Of the nIo.t ini,,ri
Gus eHectS He had in his possession letters fro,.
TWO nighiy respectable commercial houses one ~
nnish haI DC en- injured to the amount Of ono hrr
u'eu ana MY thousand dollars and the otbe, ..
-. . "'''ouH OF one hundred thousand from r,e
continuance al this uncertainty. IA IN vvb,, -
been suggested by the gentleman from NJ, "a .'
nc MAS aware that The bill, as it now stood n.a'
Poseu 10 60 INTO operation at some time during th
non" Oi January, III the present year; bu, vvba,,
y '",ie up before the Committee Of the WboIo =,
"'"".' vi course, be so modified az IN degor .I-
period until he year 1890 " ~ uss' ''|d'
MT CambTeieng said that the hin confc,rI..,
''' ai'el"''oh ''h'ch would effect cou,ns,,,, ,
by 70 'he amount Of millions of dollars. a.
,L 80 "ouu De produced on goods for yvbirh
Ii S"u'''S I"u already been bonded al the Custoo
Is,., -. ~ Yea transactions, any change jn he
,,, 80, always postponed as 10 It's effect 10 n lis
'a''t Pe'iol, Oh account OF The lenrih nj he ,,,
anu IN der 70 allow the holders a s,,5;at,51,se
W "isPo-e oil what they had on hand II could ~,
ob very material whether This bill passeG a, tie
p'oSeh' session or the next. Wheucv,r IL ,IiI,s
we dilefduOn should not be made TO take cfl, ~ e.
tore the sud OF the year 1890. "a-
MF: Sprague replied, that nc was entirsl, T.
Vorabie TO such an alteration, but so modified o..
BILE. 'P'' ~ carry ~ posi-
Inc motion 5l, Of W. SrFague hen prevailed.
ESTIMATES FOR 1920
The Speaker laid bcf re the IIonse H. Gu.
letter from the Secretary of the Treas, ."2
was read and referred to the Conn, lite ~, W..
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
SfR,-I have the honor 10 transmit e,- ~
iol NATION OF tie House Of Representativee an 80