Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-13

Monday, February 3, 1886.
IN SENATE

INC Snair communicated report from the Commits
S'ohefs Oh ue sinking Fund, concluding a recon-
mendaton that the Board be discontinued and thai some
disposition be made of its papers records Referred
% Tue Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered TO
be printed.
:, The Chair accommodated report from the War
department, iraiisntng surveys and estimates of the
expenses Tor rebuilding the lighthouse Brandy wine
shoals. Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
mr.. Kent presented the memorial of the City Council
VI te city OF Daltnorc praying for appropriation
III e preservation OF their harbor. Referred to the
Conmlttce on Commerce.
Mr., King, OF Alabama, presented a memorial from the
Legislature OF Alabama asking Congress devise some
mode by which the land which rail-
road TO connect the waters OF the Tennessee with lose
oil me Alabama, may be passed. and to determine tho
mode IN wlch 1T shall be paid for Ref red To
inittee ON the Post Office aud Post Roads
Mr.. Mexican presented memorial from number of
nerchahs oil Phiiadelpbia, praying that appropsa-
uon may oe made for the erection of new custom
mousse IN that city Referred TO Committee ON Com
merce.
Mr.. King, of Alabama also presented two memorials
rom inc same, ON the subject of the presumption
anu INDIAN reservations, representing the evils the
au praying that the system may be discontinued
iteierred To the Committee Public Lands and the
Committee on Indian Afiairs
MIR. Moore presented two resolutions of the Iegsla
lure oil Alabana one asking that the sixteenth sections
schooi lands may be renqushed they are unpro.
oucve, and other lands in lieu thereof and the
other asking that the ircuit Court system may be 1x
,enaed to Alabama and the other States Referred
and ordered TO be printed.
MIR. Webster, from the. Committee ON r,,,cs ,,,.;s,
ao oeeh referred the bill making appropriations i'm part
Tor the support of Government Tor the year 1896 re.
Messrs Leighand Sheplcy, from the Committee ON Re.
voiuuohafy Claims made unavorabe reports several
memorials referred TO that committee
Mr. Leigh, from the Committee ON Revolutionary
Canis TO winch the subjects had been referred reported
oiis Tor The relief OF the legal of James
beall and for the relief OF te heirs OF Thor ayor
which were read, and ordered TO n second reading
=, MIR. White, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims which the petitions on the Subjects had he1
referred reported bills Tor the relief James Sutherland
and Rebecca his wife, for the relief of Patrick
ana Tor The reief OF the representatives of Col David
'l'Ps ueceased which were scveraly read, and
ed 10 a second reading
Mr. White, from the same committee, reported I'M
iaVoraby on the petitions of Hans Hamilton and OF the
representatives, OF the late Lord Stirling and the COM
mitee was discharged from the further consideration
thereof ~ '
MIR. Upton, from the Committee on Military A0;;ys
reported bill making appropriation Tor the av,neni
oil two companies OF Missouri aud Indiana militia who
were caed INTO service Tor the protection fsoaers
against the Indians in 1882 Read and ordere t
reading.
MIR King submitted the following resolution, which
lies on the table one day:
RsSOieed That the Committee ON Naval .y,;. h. :;
strucied TO inquire into tho proprety of ESTABLISHING
navy yard at Baltimore in the State of Maryland and
that they report their opinion to the Senate
Mr. Swift submitted the following resolution Which
was also considered and agreed To- ~
hes0ieed, That the Committee Military Affairs be
instructed to inquire into the expccncy of maxine pro-
vision to extend to the officers aud soldiers of the ARM
the benefits OF moral and religious instruction
air benton submitted The following resolution which
lies on the table day: 1850
ReSotsed That the Secretary of the Treasury he d;
ne lint IF tho
United States is regularly and amply supplied with bull
hon and foreign coins, for the gold coinage; and II moi
That he communicate his opinion 10 the Senate on The
measures proper to be adopted such supply in
future 'PP'y ="
Mr. Wright, in pursuance of notice given asked and
obtained leave and introduced bill To- n, anu
provide more eieciuay for the settlement Of occo,,n
between the United States and receivers of public mo-
neys, approved March B. l797 which was read twice
referred. ~ ''e H"a
Mr. Wright presented the memorial of The Clo,hsr =,
SommerGe OF the City OF New York, urging the passage
OF the Dill now before the House of Representatives fer
Sh1 OF e time OF payment of the duty bonds
falling due in the City of New York subsequent 10 j
great conhagraton of the 10th OF December last; and
SAN ne elt bound 10 occupy few moments of The ,;,a
oil the Senate in bringing their attention The sores
tons contained in this memorial The memorial siated
that the Importance of the passage Of the hin had
place y 'iAe"
LIST Because, by the expectation of time for pavme,,
excled by The passage OF the bill i'm the Senat. Iarg
amount OF bonds had been suffered TO pass the time f
payment and to remain unpaid, and that call now for
.ne immediate payment OF these deferred bonds would
produce great additional Distress and nmensev on
uahger the soIvcncy OF the debtor merchants
"a: because, the merchants who have bonds dine md
unpaid on, by provision of the revenue laws of the
CnIted States prohibited from entering their goods
arriving from foreign countries until the onsand ~
bonds arc PAID and those merchants have tJ,erecrs
been compelled to place their goods thus arriving in
we pupnG stores without the usual entry for the pa
nent OF dutics that their goods To the a,Iount nj
"'ons 10 Vaue, remain IN the public stores ,aiG
SWsa; ihat THESE goods, thus stored are unusuav y
posed to destruction by fire, consequence of lie ret
severity OF the winter, The almost o6struo,ed III,
ol NE streets ny snow and ice and the necessarily re-
Sut,ns ucuIty OF extngulshing fires if once lighted
mi. w sad, he must remark that he was convinced
the failure to insure these goods thus situated
soley from the almost entire destruction of The
companies OF New York by the fire referred TO arJ H.,
memorial represents tiia the owners of these good -
lmmIncnty exposed the danger of The f,r,i, - y
'le unions tnns invested and that the Government is
equally exposed 20 the loss of the utes upon sse -
hasuc as all ipe OF responsibility for the nav1en ~
duties must cease, If this further loss should H. beai
upon The already severe misfDrlunes of thai afflicted
city ~ 'eu
ID. because ulher deposit of the importatiops dill,
arriving, in The public stores, will when decision uo
the Jill shall be finally had impose un,n H.. ~
the customs 10 The city Of New York sucb load or
ceuod duties as 10 cause great and injurious delav !,
placing lhe goods m condition for advantageous sale
9TH because this mode Of Importation in add;,;o, g.
the danger Of exposure and delay neccssarilv i,ons
upon the importing merchant qrea additional ex
ana trouble, and that every delay increases tbis ;s,
cause Of complaint. ' J'''
Mr. w said he did not pretend TO have used the Ian.
guageol the memorial IN hs OF lis substance.
hai ne bad received II since he had into the Cham
befj that ne believed he had given lust Vieyy or IL 90
efia sUggestions any he had giycp Inc v;e,
winch nasty reading of the memorial had rn,os,o5
upon MS mind. lie was that the memorial dil
nOt concern any bill now ia the possession of the cua
me senate haf passed the bill very many DAYS since
and ne made the remarks IN the hope that tev uioht
roach the notice Of tie members of line other byanc ~
Congress, in case II should be impossible 10 ,rescnt
same memorial to that body this day He did hone iii,
Dil might meet an early and dehnitiye action p Thai %
lie would not speak If tc result Of that action bnt a.
cisOn was Immensely impSrtont 10 the iat.rssis - ~
valued constituents who by an unexainped csl,ro1s
mad 0een compelled TO represent their ~,
/ 10 tbc Legislature Of tie nation, and ask relief
nr. " then moved chat the memorial ,yt,oot rood
ing DC aid on The table aud printed which motion uro