Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-06

Charlestown, Massachusetts, New York, Norfolk, and
Pensacola together with the necessary and proper i'm
Of the grounds with each of them
: o. The time within which those hospitals, establish
nents and the necessary aPpendages thereto and the
improvements of the several lots which they stand
may be completed, At sufficient money for that purpose
be appropriated.
MIR. Preston submitted the following resolution which
was considered and agreed to:
Resofoed That the communication from the President
o the United States TO Congress- under the date of the
9th of February, 1885, together with the accompany ing
documents, containing the evidence of certain claims
reservations under the Nth article of the treaty of $780,
with the Choc,aws and printed with docuncn mt No 1913
OF the House OF Representatives. be referred the Com
mittee of the Senate on Private Land Claims.
Mr. Southland submitted the following resolution,
which lies on the table day:
Resored That the Secretary the Senate be- and he
is hereby authorized to to be collected arranged
and printed the documents connected with the cession
of the District of Columbia to the United Statesthe
purchase Of the lands therein by the Government from
the original propfetorhe adoption and execution of
the plan of the City of Washing the erection Of
the public buildings therein-the laws passed by Con
gress in relation to said Dstricand all such papers
public character relates a come xon of said Dis.
trict with the Government of the United States.
The resolution lying on the table, submitted by MIR.
Tyler, the subject of the petitions for the abolition of
slavery in the District of Columbia, up
der and motion of Mr.. Tyler was laid on the table
in order to allow Mr. Buchanan, who had the floor on
MIR Bentons resolution an opportunity of continuing
his remarks; Mr. Tyler giving notice that should call
up this resolution at the earliest opportunity.
The remaining resolutions lying on the table were
then severally considered, and agreed to-
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration of the
resolution introduced by Mr. Benton for approprating
the surplus revenue TO National Defence.
Mr. Buchanan addressed the Senate at considerable
length in continuation Of his remarks begun yesterday
when he concluded,
MIR Crttenden took the floor and spoke until the usual
hour of adjournment when,
On motion of Mr.. Mangum, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tuesday, february 9, 1886
On motion of Mr. Joseph Johnson
Resoired, That the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads be instructed to inquire into expedency
of tal
OF Lewis TO Charleston in the county of Kanawha the
State of Virginia
On motion of Mr. Joseph Johnson
Resotred, That the Committee the Judiciary be in
sructed to inquire into the expedency of changing the
time of holding the United States Courts for the Western
District of Virginia
On motion OF MIR. Robertson,
ReSoiCcd That the claims of the heirs representa-
tives of Benjamin Harrison deceased DEPUTY Paymas.
ter of the Southern army Of the Revolution Le referred
TO the Committee Revolutionary Claims
On motion of Mr.. Beaumont,
ReSOiced, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pom
sons be instructed to inquire the expcdiency of
making some provision Tor The widows of revolutionary
the term of service of their husband
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The first bill in order the Speakers table was the
M making appropriations In part for the expenses of the
Government for the year 1885, commonly called the
House Contingent Bill.
The bill its third reading, and there were two
motions pending, one by Mr. Johnson of Tennessee TO
recommt the bill TO Committee of the Whole and The
other by Mr. Underwood to recommit to the Committee
OF Ways and Means, with instructions To adopt some
uniform regulation relating to the pay and mileage of
members OF Congress
MIR. Johnson, OF Tennessee recommended that the
bill should be passed by it Stood reserving
the items respecting the pay and mileage of members Of
Congress TO future consideration III separate bill lie
expressed himself DESTROYS as any other gentleman
that this subject should be regulated in a uniform
Mr.. Underwood feared if the bin was now missed
without the deductions he proposed that the subject
would not up again for consideration during This
session. Mr. U. referred to series of statements to
show that, by the present regulations the mileage of
members was exceedingly unequal. There was no diff
hcuy In ascertaning the facts, adopt uniform
rule: the Post Office routes would be sufficient
MIR. e. Johnson said, that had always been his rule
since he had been a member of Congress He doubted
whether such measure could properly be ntrodu ced
into an appropriation bill for expenses OF mileage under
the existing regulations 1t under the cognizance
oil different committees to whom he wished send the
whole subject for investigation He Trusted The b;II
would be recommited 10 Committee of the Whole
the state of the Union, to amend in the particulars
he had indicated, when the bill was last under consdera
ton
MIR. Lane made brief explanation of the charges
for mileage made by himself and the me mbers from
Indiana He would vote for regulating the pay, or for
reducingit.
Mr.. McKennan thought the present bill the best place
for an amendment to regulate this matter. He knew
there much irreguarlty if not abuse i'm the mode
of charging mileage. Instead of charging by the mail
route gentlemen were too generally the habit of con-
suiting their own convenience for business comfort
and going n long way by steamboat il-road He
hoped the motion to recommit with instructions would
prevail.
WI WuIu "ouiu go as ar as any gentleman To correct
abuses, but the present bill not in his opinon
proper place TO do it.
Mr. Adams should vote for the motion of the oe nile
man OF Kentucky, (Mr Underwood) though he was
greatly opposed to delaying the passage Of the bill
Mr. jurdIn said II impossible to limit appro-
priaon for printing before they knew what il would
come to, and he could not see how the Committee of
Ways and Means to regulate the question mile
age. Could il be by latitude and longitude from Wash
ingon City! The present regulation prescribing the
mode to be by the 'usual route, the best and TO
leave TO the honor Of gentlemen say they had SO ira
yelled. The members from Kentucky still pursued the
same route they had travelled for thirty forty years
He for passing the bill it was and TO regulate the
matter Of printing hereafter by not ordering 50 much
work 10 be done
MIR. Peyton hoped the motion would prevail The
rule OF honor subject TO various constructions and
his own State presented the of gentleman who
placed different construction upon the meaning of the
law from all his colleagues, for he pursued all the turn.
ings and meanderings of the Ohio river by tnkng the
river route Two gentlemen from the same civ
travelled IN the same stage together, and charged
$500 more than the other.
MI Gideon Lee was opposed TO the re-commitla of
the bill The people Of the city SUFFERING or oud
posite Bank had not made advances account of it,
MIR. Underwood said the balance of the bill need not
be delayed.
MIR. Mann, Of New York. cared not in what bill a good
provision came so that they got it, and the way TO
correct abuses hold fast by the money For This
reason among others, he should TO re-conin the
bill with instructions. Appropriation bills were the pro-
per place to correct evils and where else could this
be done 90 cfiectually.
MIR. Anthony said it would not be amss to establish
geographical society 10 assist the Committee on Accounts
ia this matter lie drew the attention of the House 10
short Distance and those who were able 10 travel 900
miles day in steamboats, Instead of twenty miles n