Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-22

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Mr Gluscoch moved the sum of lor t"e GsoT
,;on of marine hospital in The Guy o r w." Scro,a
pa to be expended unoer lhe S
~ Of The Treasury. 'i1eJec'eu' ,,r-;,,;n, tho |
% .,aount of the proceeds OF the sales OF r'e pun.
"hoe chn last two years, to be distributed amongst
.ai States according TO their federal numbers.
WV some remarks from hessrs. Wise and Mercer,
,c latter modified the amendment by Substituting Tour
.,,s Instead Of two years. ana II was then rejected
Mr. Huntsman moved an amendment approprlating
sl5 900 for the erection Of marine hospital at Memphis
Tennessee which rejected ,
Mir Harvey moved an item Of $3.50 for printing the
Report Of the Select Committee of the last Oh
the subject Of the West Point Academy RrJeeEoun;,
MIR. Chambrrs of KY. moved the sum OF S''1,"Vu iva
the erection Of marine hospital at Alays'i'e: h'''u0
ky. Rejected. =, ,;,
Mr. Lnyali moved an item Of $500 for the execution
of marble bust OF the late Chlei 'uSe'e '1'
On motioH Of Mr. Cambrerng, the committee tncn
rose and rcDurtcd The bill and I" Tue HOUSE,
and they were ordered 10 be rrin'cu'
Ats clock The House adJourneu:
Saturday, .3prI 10.
Mr. Cave Johnson, with the cohse!t VI ~. I
submitted the following resolution; winch was "
Pesoned THAT the Report Of the Secretary OF oIate,
d,tcd ,he 22d of December, 1884, numbered lrtysIx
omonp the dscuucus of the Isl session OF the Z'u Con
oress and the papcrs accompanying the same he feti
red 10 the Committee Of Ways and Means with the ioi
Isl, r inouire into the propriety of repeating the act
of the I'd OF March, 1888, and resembling the CONTRACT
made BY virtue thereof, by Edward Livingston, on the
part vi the United States, and Clarke ana orc, 'p' VIZ
publication of the Documentary History OF the Revo
luton and 10 pay the expenditures incurred by saio
publishers in consequence OF said contract.
Cd If that is proper to be done, then 10 inquire
into the propcty of better regulating said contract, d.
rcc,nr the number and OF the volumes, and THE sum
to be paid for same, and the time for the completion
of said qualifications and the best aud proper means OF su'
pcrntending said publication, and directing Tile aocu
| OIL in uub
| On moipu Of Mr.. Whllesey, the House went into
Committee OF the Whole the state OF the unon' up
on the bill granting half pay 10 widows aud orphans o
those officers and soldiers VINO have died. or sha op' "
wounds received in the service oi The Uhcd 9'ates, III
| Alter some explanation from Mr.. Whlltlesey, the
committee rose aud reported the bill without amend
meut aud ordered to he enrossed tor third read
ing read third tmc and p0SSta
On ,noiioR CT Mr.. JARVIS,
Rcsoircd That the Secretary Of the Treasury be d.
rectcd 10 report to this House the number OF sick and
disabled seanru received during the year 1885 into each
of the marine hospitals the expense OF sustaining each
of those establishments, including the pay OF supern-
trndrns PHYSICIANS nurses and all other persons en-
ploycd and all contingencies, the average expense per
week OF paient each Of the hospitals, and the ave.
rare incurred per week during the year,
in the relief OF sick and disabled seanen IN those colcc'
ton districts in which there Is not marine hospital
! Also the whole amount Of hospital money collected,
and tile whole amount Of expenditure for the relief OF
sick aud disabled within each collection district
within the United States during the same year.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House. in pursuance of the special order took up
for consideration the bill making appropriation Tor the
civil and diplomatic expenses OF the United States tor
the year 1886, reported from The Committee OF the Whole
| House, with amendments.
Aluny of the amendments were concurred in.
Mr. Corwin moved that the House non.concur in the
amendment made by the Committee of the Whole,
striking out the following item: For Office rent and
fuel, for all the Surveyors offices, 81 100.
After some debate, IN which MeSSrS. ulrd!n johnson,
of La, Vanderpoc Harper, Lincoln, Ripley, ashley,
Boon, and Bond took part,
The question was taken and decided IN the alilrnla-
! tvc-yras l29, nays %.
| Some amendments Of merely verbal character were
! agreed t..
| The question being concurring with the committee
in striking the following: 4" For the Documentary
History Of the American Revolution, per act Of March,
| 1888, $50 600
Nj Everett after some remarks against concurrence;
Called for The yeas and nays, which were ordefed
hlr. Phillips rprke IN opposition TO the amendment OF
the committee, and submitted documents on the sub.
irct which read
The debate was continued by Messrs Thompson, of $.
c., Cave johnson, Chambers of Pa, Carter Sprlghl,
j. c. Adams, ami Smith.
MIR. pearcc, OF K. L. then took the floor, but yielded
il TO :.
Mr. LaDc, on whose motion the House adjourned
.Nondag, .iprit il, 1886
IN SENATE.
The Chair presented i Communication from the
Treasury Department. giving the amount OF money in
the Treasury the Ist lust, and the amount III the
several Depositc Banks, together with their means and
liabilities laid the table and ordered to be printed
The Memorial presented by MIR Calhoun was from
Professor Leber, proposing to publish statistical work
OIL tho United States.
AT the suggestion of Mr. NV custer who said he knew
the gentleman 10 be- possessed Of the highest talent for
such work. and the work 10 be Of much importance
twice the usual number OF copies of the Memorial
ordered to be printed
Mr. Cri,,enden presented the Resolutions of the LIE.
gislaure Of Kentucky recommending distribution,
among the several States, Of the avaiis OF The public
lands and instructng their Senators, and requesting
their Representatives act accordingly; read, laid
the ,ube, and ordered TO be printed.
DIR Davis presented the petition OF inhabitants oil
Fall River, Massachusetts, for the abolition OF Slavery
aud The Slave trade in the District Of Columbia, and
moved to refer ii ~ the Cuhinlttce on the District.
RAiL-RO AID CONTRACTS.
On motion Of MIR. tirundy, the bill aull,orsng the
Post Office Department 10 make contracts with the varl
Gus Bail Road Companies for the conveyance Of the mail
and property of the United States, taken up, read,
and considered as in Committee oil the Whole.
Mr. Grundy advocated at large the expediency and
necessity of the bill He argued the impracticabiy,
without envrmous expense, OF competing in rapldty OF
conveyance with railroad Companies. He admitted
that tho expense of contracts with such companies would
be very great. But he insisted, that till lo4l, land bill
and all, the surplus Of the public money would be
great, that could not be expended with all the aid OF
expenditure that could be derived from frlitcaons. He
thought it would be of the best ways OF distributing
the surplus, 10 employ in procuring rapid transmits
sion OF information through the mail, or railroads.
MIR. Webster said he had, early in the session, offered
two resolutions of inquiry this subject, one of which
indicated similar to this bull File was in favor
Of the land BILL and if he thought this would
incere with lat he would certainly give that tho pre-
ference. But he thought it could interfere. 1t
appeared from the Treasury report of this morning, that
the ls inst there sl S95 000 of pu, money
in the Treasury The income Of the first quarter OF This
year. ending the first of March, had been So 75 00O
and the prospec, of for The whole Of the present
year, is $20,MW,OO0 for land $2D0U0 700 for customs
aud 81 ooOUO from other sources, making aggregate
of Sd UiU, 900 of for the present year. Be-
sides this, there s. DOO0OD in the old United States
R,,,L Wb,tcp ind ,vitI al III;