Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-06-10

number Of bills considered in committee and
reported some with and others without ainend,nen nj.
ter Which The Comm'tiee rose aud the House adjourned
Friday. June 6. 1884,
IN SENATE
Several bills were read third time aud passed.
The till est bli~hng the T~r,i,orisl Government OF
Wi.consn isid upon the table.
! ION the motion by MIR. Poudexte TO lay this bill on
the table a.
Mr.. Upton sa d. The coun nv called NIichigs proper
the peninsula between lakes Erie aud Michigan that
Intended Tor the Safe OF Michigan. That portion OF
country Intended TO form the Wisconsin Territory. all
the country that inciuded la The Michigan Ter
iory lying west OF Lake Michigan, aud east Of the Mis-
ssspp' and Missouri ivsrs' territory which would b.
sufficient very TORN two large States, ssit ~xend
ed op The Missouri to White Earth liver, ia Wisconsin
MIR. L. said, there he at this time ten thou
saudi inhsbtsnis la that Terri ory About three thousand
Of these people s~t led west OF the NJ ssousi RI
ver ani north OF the State OF Missouri, who caim-
ed The protection Of our laws. They settling in
the neisahoood of Dubuerss mine, on the lands pur-
chased iom the Soc and Fox tndaos. Mr. T. asked Tor
The reading OF their pet ion, and after that he would have
objection lay The Till the table unil Senate
could act Oh the bill Tor the admission oil Michigan into
the Union
On motion Of Mr. Preston all the previous orders were
postponed AID the senate took up hs bill to aud
regulate ie pay oil The surgeons and sssis surgeons
OF the army, witch ordered 10 be ensro-sed third
read ng.
Mr. Upton rvei to take up the bill for the repsr OF
the Mars Hill military road, in the Stale Of Maine but.
before the question TAKEN on inoon OF Sir. Moore,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Polk, hon the Committee OF Ways and Means, re-
ported 81 ia king additional appropriations for tie
nory at HsrPers Ferry tor the year 1884 Read twice.
and romnii,ed.
Mr. pok, from tie committee, exported bill lrom
the Senate, entitled, "An supplementary TO an act EN-
titled An act 10 alter aud amend, the several acts imposing
duties nimport.." approved July H. 1892; which
committed anu made the order OF the day for
| row.
Mr.. Jarvis moved that the Committee of the Whole OH
the state oi the Union be discharged from
ton oil The "O making appropriations for the public build
Jugs and grounds an Tor ether purposes, aud that the
ssme be referred TO the Committee OF the whole House ;
which agreed 10.
Mr. Chinn called for the special order Of the day-be-
ing the business relating to the District Of Columbia.
MIR Polk submitted motion suspend the rule, in or
der 10 take up the unfinished appropriation bills.
Mr. T. "httiesey suggested i,-', :S eoGrse :: &c
day and Tomorrow, there time the District
bus ness and the appropriation bills Also
The question being taken, the motion to suspend the
rules, was lost.
Mr.. Chnn moved that the House 20 into Committee OF
The Whole on the bills reported from the Committee the
District Of Columbia.
Mr. Mercer expressed hope that the gent wo, I'D
include The Potomac Bridge bill.
Mr. Jarvis hoped, he said that the bills exported from
the Committee on Public Buildings would be included
Mr. Chnn objected TO taking up any other business
ha wch in the resolution setting this
day and 10 morrow Tor District business IL the District
business was not attended 10 soon, il would be acted
upon al all.
The motion OF Mr. Chinn agreed to- and the House
Chair. o'
The bill for the improvement Of the Penney v ania
Avenue considered.
Mr. Parker objected the item appropriatng yo hun.
dred dollars Tor removing mud and dus, from the
the PennsyvsDi Avenue. Congress- he said had made
the road as good any in tile u S. aud il was Tia.
duty oil the Corporations TO keep il clean.
mr.. Chnn moved 10 reduce the sum TO $l43 10 cents.
MIR Sod'lert said the road the bene ii,
Of the City, but for the Of the Mt
and oil the People of the United States having
With the Government II il proper 10 make road
ior such purpose, II was proper TO keep ia order
Mr. Harper, OF Penn, unwilling. he said u make
provision which would form precedent but he had no
opecon TO pay tie expense which had already been in
Cured He woaid not for sny item in tie bill Which
would go TO establish the principle that the Government
should make appropriation for the
aud Cleansing oil the streets i'll this city.
Mr. Wardwell proposed 20 amend the item, 10 make
read or expenses already incurred in removing mud
and dust, &c. which MIR. Chinn accepted as m,odili.
cation oil his amendmen and the mendaemt offered py
Mr. f., cinn Vas sgieed'o as g., mo ssi,
ed TO s.rike il out ~
MIR. Fillmore supported The amendment
After some words IRON MIR. Mckinley Mr.. Ewing and
MT atmough, the motion TO stike out wssne gaiived.
Mr. Parker moved TO amend the item, by altering il so
as 10 snow That The expense incurred Ivy direction
The Committee on The District Of Coumbia; which was
negsived.
Mr. Hardin objected to the item appropr,tug four
hundred dollars for the repar OF the Penney Ave-
Mr.. Chinn made some explanations.
MT Hardin said he had examined and measured the
fennsylvania Avenue, and had asceainnd that the work
done upon onght have COST aud bscn
Tor thirty thousand dollars but il had actually cost one
hundred ana thirty thousand dollars IL would
about ~ 600 dollars. according TO his estimates to make
good road OF H. All that necessary do this was TO
put coat oil four feet OF line rock upon it, UuIes,
TINS was done every particle OF the road would be blown
away by next November. But lac should make no motion
respecting H..
Mr. Mckinley moved to strike out the appropriation Of
400 dollars Tor repairing the Avenues which was mega.
lived
Mr. Mckinley objected 10 the item appropriating 1900
dollars ior The arch the Tber aud moved TO reduce
il one half
Mr. Wardwei hoped the gentleman would withdraw
'ei notion lie was surprised himself that three thou
sand dollars demanded the work consde ing
that the avenue had cost $3 .0OO though in TACT il as
not worth three hundred dollars II We could get of th
twelve hundred dollars without having any TO
pay, we should DO we'll
Alter some words from Messrs Mercer and Chinn the
question was taken the amendment when IL appeared
That ~ voted in the affirmative, and IS in the negative
(Ns quorum
MIR Mckinley Withdrew his motion TO amend
Mr.. Mickey commented upon the item, in the bill APP
ProPrating $3720 Tor srrearages the m of
PeDDsy gdnia Avenue, and insisted that this
oug not 10 be Iade unless the committee had fully
vesgaIed the expenditures which had been made for that
object and stated that he should move 10 strike out this
Item when the bill came into tie Houee uhiess sasfac
tory explanation should be made.
The bill WAS then laid aside.
The bill TO organize the several Fire Companies in the
! District OF Columbia, was then taken up and read.
MT Chnn moved amendment TO the first section Or
Vuing mat company possessing apparatus costing not
more than $500 should not exempt more than so men
from military duty and that possessing apparatus cost
ing $1,000 mig exempt 10 men.
Mt e also showed 10 amend the second section Of the
BILL so as TO provide that inspector be appointed nv the
corporate authorities Of each city whoss duty IL sha be
TO inspect aud report the state OF the apparatus, &C.
Mr.. Z. also moved verbal niendments which
were agreed TO.
| The bill was then laid aside.