Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-15

read as eyid- nee. Judge Carr Ok sin called and
tre.examned; and two three other witnesses gave
heir les imony. The whole evdenc was closed, with
the exception # papers in the General Land or
lice, the production. and reading OF " heh may occupy
linents Of the managers and counsel commence.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NJ Trezvant, ON the Committee on Military PEN
ioDs reported bill 90 eS,-"d TO the Corp. of Ar,hcers
he enac'ments OF the existing laws allowing PEN
ions to disabled Oicerl and Soldiers who have served
IN the armies of the Uni 81 Sates, which twice
cad and committed.
M. Hall, from the Committee Of Public expenditures,
10 which had been reteueda resolution. offered by Mr.
Chiffon, some days since, relative 10 tie pay o!
esrs oil Cngress repoertd joint resolution relative to
ithe pay OF members of Congres, which was read. aud
Ordered TO be prn ed
Mr. Thompson OF Georgia laid the following rel. u-
ton Oh the table
Resolved That the Secretary Of War be directed to
communicate to this House what measnres have been
AIKEN to carry into effect the provisions OF act pro-
vdisg for the printing aud binding 10000 copies Of tho
Abstract oil infantry tactics, Including Of
light infanlry and remen, and for other purposes
proved the second day OF March, 1929.
Mr. D. avon laii the following on the table.
Resolped That the Secretary of War be erected to-
communicate TO this Houss whether tic existing lave
10 not provide or greater number OF Cadets at the
States Military Academy than Is consistent with ihs
objects Tor which establish ID; and II 80. that he
repor, plan aud organization for that Academy cor
responding with the alterations and eductions which
may be deemed expeuent.
| Mr. Trezvant submitted the following resolution:
| ResOiued Tina the Committee of Ways aud Means
be Instructed to eport bill to reduce the existing
dp les on imported os, take effect alter the pay
ment OF the puIlc debt, as to raise sevenue sde-
quate TO tho support OF the Government under
economical adDinstr alton Of its af irs.
MT Cend'ct demanded The quesi,n OF consderationi
Mr Trexvani called for the yeas pnd nays 90 ,bv
l question. .ss Ee,. ess as etss
They wsra ordered > DE House ami, being taken
YEAS Alessrs. Al,xauber, Allen. Alsou. Anderson,
Angel Archer Blrnweil, Baylor Bell Janea Blair
John Blair, Bouidin b odhead, Cambts isng, Campbeb
Carson, Chandler Claiborne. Clay Coke, Conner Cro~
cheron, Warren II. Davis, DebeTry, D.sha, DE Wit,
Draper, dayton, Dudicy. Foster. Gather, Gordon,
Green, Hall, Hammons Harvey, Haynes, Kinds. Ho-
laud Hubbard, Cave Johnson Lamar, Lea, Lscompter
Lent, Lewis, LyAl, Lumpkin, Martin, Mccoy, M In
tyre, NurkolIs. Patton Peuis, Polk, Potter, Rencher,
Roane, WIN. Shepa d, Aug. III Shepperd, Sp light
Sianiefer, Taiaierro Wiley Thompson Trszvant Tuck"
er. Verplanck. wayn-. Week, Camp, p White, Wide'
! NAYS-M4s.rs Armstrong, Arnold. Bailey, N Bar
Der, Bates, Bocks Boon, Bra, Brown, Burgess. But
man, CaoOn. Cation, Clark, Coleman, Condie, Corp
er, Coulter, Crane, Crawford, Crockett, Creighton,
lCrownnshield, Daniel. John Davis Denny. Dickin.on
Dod;dSe, Dorsey, Duncan. d wight, Gag +, EM Ellis
worth, joshua Exams Edward Everett Horace Everett,
Fiodlay, Fish, Ford, Gilmore, Goham, Grennell, Cur
ley, llsey, Hawkins, Hsmphiil. Hodges Hoffman.
Thomas Irwin, WIN. w. Irwin, Jennings, johns M.
John'on. Kendall. Kennon, Kincaid, Perkn, King,
L-aviu LsiPer, Letcher Lyon, Magee. hiaIary.M.r
Crsery Mercer, Miller, Mitchell. Mcneil, .Muhlen-
burg, Norton, Prarce pierson, Powers Reed, Richard
gere, w l.. Storrs, Sroag Sutherland, Swami Swift.
Taylor, T. ST, JUhn Thompson Tracy, Vance. Varnum,
vinton, Washington, Whulesey, Edward D. White,
Wilson. Ytncey, Young-lll.
! So the House refused to consider the resolution.
I On motion o. Mr.. Washington, it was
u RESOLVED, That the Committee Internal Improve
mens be instructed TO enquire into the expedency OF
auihorsng .uch appropriation by the Uni'ed States, as
may be sufficient to turnpike the mail roai between
X ckvile aud the Monocacy Bridge, 10 Maryfand; and
into the expediency OF having said road made under
the observation-disclosures Of the United States Engneers
and, when pleted, TO he transferred to the Pres
dent and Directors of the Washington Turnpike Com
pany, the express condition that higher tolls shall
be collected on the part Of the road made by the
United States than will suffice keep the road in
perfect repair, and pay the salaries of toll gatberers
On melton of Mr.. Marin, the House resumed the
consideration OF the following olutions offered byMr
TrezvaDt on the 9th inst;
\ ResoiUed That committee sbali be added to the
Standing Commi,tees,o be appointed at the commence
men; OF each session, which shall be called the Commit
Zee on Invalid Pensions; aud whose duty it shall be to
take into consideration all such matters respecting
invalid pensions as shall be referred to them by the
| House.
ResOlued, That the Committee on Military Pensions,
at the end OF the Pre.en session. shall be abolished and
committee shall be appointed at the commencement
OF each session. which shall be called the Committee
on Revolutionary Pension; aud that il be the duty Of
the said committee TO take ino consideration all such
matters respecting pensions for services in the revou-
uonary war; other than invalid pensions shall be
| referred TO them by the House.
10 support of these resolutions, Mr. t. addressed the
House at some length He spoke of the great labor Of
the eommitieeihs immense mass of cases referred to
1.-THE impossitiiy of attending TO the duties assigned
i-and the absolute necessity of dividing the work be-
tween two committees.
Il The Speaker laid before the House letter from
the Secretary OF War, transmitting the information
required by resolution OF the House OF Represen-
taiiveS, in relation 10 the expenditures the Cum
| befland Road, SIc.-which read aud laid the
table.
The Speaker laid before the House certain resoIu-
ions OF the Legislature OF the State OF Georgia. instruct
ing their Senators and Representatives. to vote ainst
all measures o. Internal improvemsnlj which laid
upon the table.
The Speaker also laid before the House letter from
the Secretary Of the Treasury, ansmng state Renis
OF the names OF the clerks employed in the several
branches OF the Treasury Department during the year
1880; which was laid the table
SCHOONERS FOR THE NAVY.
On motion OF Mr.. Hoffman, the House went into
Committee OF the Whole, Mr. Dfay,oo in the Chair,
and took up the bill o provide for the construction Of
three new schooners for the naval service Of the u
States" No amendms mt being offered, the bill was
reported to the House, and order TO be engrosed or
third reading tomorrow.
ARMORY ON THE WESTERN WATER.
On motion OF MIR. Dray,on, the House next went ia
o Committee Of the Whole, Nj. Polk in the chair
and took up following bill.
" BE il enacted, SC That the President of the Unit
ed States be, snd he is hereby authorized to select the
site for a National hrmofy upon the Western waters,
and, for dat purpose to such surveys 10 be made
ss h. may deem necessary.
90 Sec. 2. lind be IL further enaefed That after such
selection shall have been nIade the sum Of
dollars be and hereby arpropiied for the expsB
ses OF the said survey aud for commencing the erection
Of the necessary huildngs"
Mr.. Dfayton (CbairI.an Of the Committee Militia.
~ AHrs) said that the bill nd propose the imme-