Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-23

| ter the pension list, agreed TO.
MIR. Tazewcll. from the Committee oh Foreign Rela
tons, reported the bill from the House Of Repre-.
sentaves "for the relief of Captain John Burnharn
without amendment
William Emnsrson, deceased, and the heirs of Edwin
Lorraine, deceased and the bill from the House of Re.
representatives., supplementary TO the TO incorporate
the subscribers to the Bank of the United Staes We're
real the second time and referred 10 the Committee on
the Judiciary.
The bill granting pension to David NJ Randolph
was resumed, motion by Mr. Tyler, and the rate of
pension having been fixed sttwenty dollars per month";
1t was ordered 10 be engrossed for a third reading
The bill from the House of Representatives, shaking
appropriations for the Indian Department for the wear
1892 considered in Committee of the Whole and
|, having undergone verbal amendment, was passed
TO third reading.
After nearly three hours Of Executive business, the
Senate
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House resumed the consdera ~ of the PROPOSE
ton, which has already occupied portions of several DAYS
in the House of Representatives. for resembling The re-
solution auhorising the employment of craftsman for
this House and its Committees.
Mr.. Wickfe concluded his remarks in support of the
general purpose Of the resolution, as measure Of re-
trcnchment
Mr. Chiffon of Kentucky replied to his colleague and
vindicacd the usefulness Of the services rendered by
This officer to the House, IL their indispensabencss
to the proper discharge Of their duties by the Commit
tees of the House.
The hour allotted to the discussion Of resolutions hay
cided passed to the order. of the iay
THE HORNET SLOOP OF WAR.
The House then proceeded to the consideration Of the
following bill, which was the special order Of the day
for this day:
bill for the relief of the widows and orphans of the
Officers, Seamen and Marines, of the sloop Of war
Hornet
Mr. Speight of N c. was not opposed to the main
object of the BILL far concerned The widows and
children OF the officers and of the Hornet but he
was opposed to going beyond that line, to their parents
and brothers and sisters This he thought extend
ing the principle further than was justfable.
Mr. Dorsey spoke in support Of the BILL showing il TO
be sustained by prccedcnts in like and especially
in the Of the Epcrvcr, from the act passed. in
which case, with the exception of the OF the
sci, this bill had been literally copied Mr. d. expatiaed
on the favor which the Navy had for itself i'm the
glorious results of the late war, in which had fought
itself into the affections of the American People, under
which influence the sort of provision proposed in this
Dill had become part OF the settled policy of the coun-
try. OF the well-founded objections the establish
mcnt OF a pension systemic well aware. But they
would not apply in any manner to this BILL which must
he considered rather in the light of an expression of ma
tiona sympathy and of confidence with the bereaved
than in oher for il could not into the mind of
any that the provision contained i'm Thu bill was 10
he considered as any thing like compensation for the
affecting bereavement sustained by the relatives Of those
who had thus unfortunately persisted.
The motion Of Mr.. Speght was then decided in the
negative; and the Committee and reported the BILL
and was ordered to be engrossed and read third time
TO morrow.
THE JUDICIARY.
The Housa then resolved IL elf into n Committee of
the Whole. Mr. Camhreleng in the Chair. and resumed
the consideration OF the bill to extend theJudicary sys
TEN.
Mr. Bouden, o. Virginia SPOKE at length In support
OF the hill, snl
Mr.. Crawford, of Pennsylvania, in opposition 10 it,
The question was then taken agreeing to the A.
meniment OF Mr. Strong, modified by himself in the
words following, viz.
Strike out after the enaciing words, the residue Of
the bill, and insert in lieu thereof, the following:
That, on the fourth day OF July next, the Circuit
Mt he IIntfn Sfatas ct.a a.
abolished.
And the United States shalt be- and they are hereby,
divided into Judicial Circuits, follows:
The First Circuit shall include the States OF Maine
New Hampshire, and Vermont;
The Second Circuit, the States OF Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island. and Connecticut;
The Third Circuit, the States Of New York and New
jersey;
The Fourth Circuit, the States Of Pennsylvania and
Delawar;
The RIM Circuit, the States Of Maryland and vjr.
gniG
The S,rm Circuit, the ates of North Carolina.
S.u'h Carolina and Georgia;
The SepcnM Circuit, the States of Alabama Missi..
sippl, ard ouisiana;
The Eighth Circuit the States OF Tennessee. Ken.
lucky, and Niissouri;
And the Ninth Circuit the States of Ohio Indian,
The question the amendment wa. decided in the
nega'iv AVID then. OIL the motion OF Mr.. Wcklne the
Committee rose, and
The House then adjourned
from me United States Telegraph, Thursday, Feb 1917
In The Senate, MIR. Hayne, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported III prescribing the duiis and
regulating The Congregations Of Purscrs in the NAVY
Mr. Hayne, from the same Committee, presented let
ter from the Secretary OF the Navy, covering plan
for the avail pr establishment Of the United States
The bill granting pen ion TO David Meade Randolph
and The bl makrg appropriations or the support of the
Indian Department for the year 1880 were seveta!Iy
'eld third time and passed. Alter the consideration
oil Executive business, The Senate resumed az the spe
cia order, he considera ion Of Mr.. Fsots re solution
Tor uspending the surveys of the Public Lands when
MIR. Holmes commenced his speech in support of tn,
resolution, and ia reply 10 Messrs ID nton and Hayne
and continued TO a late hour.
NAVAL PEACE ESTABLISHMENT
Mr. Hayne laid on the table letter from the Score
tary Of The Navy, covering plan for Naval peace
establishment with other papers connected with that
subject; which were ordered 10 be printed.
The plan proposed by the Secretary is ss follows.
l. That the officers of hs Navy Of the u. S. shall
consis, OF not less than
One Vice Admiral;
Two Rear Admirais;
Thirty Captains;
Thirty Master Commandant;
Two hundred Leutenants;
-Four hundred M'dshipneD, including those who have
passel examinations;
Thirty five Surge ons;
Fifty A ssistSnt Surgeons:
1hy-five Putsers;
Ten Sailing Masters;
Twenty-ioUr Boiifwains;
Twenty. four Gunnsrs;
Twenty-f'ur Carpenters, and
Twenty Sail. makers.
And The President Of the United States is hereby All
iho'hd and required TO reduce the number OF Office s.
at such ns OF times within the present year. he may
deem expedient, that the number Of each grade shall
not exceed the number herein provided for