Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-11

who disburssa ,nrse pensions either banks Tho
especial flyor;tcs Of the Administration Now h,
begged leave to nn.n him thai III" pension agent il
the Stale of Mann thorough gong Hartford Con
! veuton fcdcraliS'.
| ilf PETRIElN here called for The previous question
and The cat! beng seconded by The House, the man
| question: ,.nS pu;, and carried without division
/ Mr.. piCkENS. from Ire Con::::;cc Foreign AZ
fairs, reported the following resolutions, which wc:e
| agreed 10:
Rsso,usi That the President Of the United States
be requested, if in his opinion it be not incompatible
with the public interests so TO do to communicate to
this House any information in his possession respect
ing the condition of The citizens Of the United Stats
dong business during the past year IN ChIna the state
Of the American trade III iat country and the inter
csts al the people and commerce Of the United States
as affected by The recent measures of the Chinese TO-
ycTncn for the suppression oil The c0nraband or tor
chile introduction Of opium into China Also whether
the British Government, has gwen notice to That OF the
United States Of purpose - blockade the ports OF
China or of other hostile intention; towards that Co
vernment and any other information possessed by the
Executive Ir relation to the above matters
Reso,red That The Secretary oi the Treasury he dl-
rccicd transmit this House statement oi the COM
ncrce and navigation between The L. ). and China,
from ISL 10 1889 inclusive. exhibiting Tor each year
the amount Of specie the value and description OF ma
nulcturcd articles the value and description cl other
merchandise and the total amount exported the qan-
lily and value of teas the value of silk goods, the "a
ie Of other merchandise, and the total amount M
portci die num,r :" !, ps. the amount Of tonnage,
and the number employed.
The hour OF >.,ca having arrived, the iionst'
then resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole, NJ.
Lincoln in the char,) and took up for consideration the
hil! making Appropriation f.: Tic payment of RcVoin
tnnary and other pensions for the year $40
Mr. K. GARLAND then went on Ia reply to some
remarks made BY Mr. Smith, Of Maine, in which thai
gentleman had contradiced the assertion he made that
the pension agents presidents oil banks, or friends
aud parlisans of the present Administrator In proof
that his assertions were correct h. referred to the
Of many agents; among the rest that Of MIR an Ness,
President Of the Bank of the Metropolis and OF DR..
Brockcnbrough President Of the Bank of Virginia. and
Philemon Dckcrson, one of the Claimants for scat
from the State Of New Jersey.
Mr.. RANDOLPH said The gentleman from Lou
s;ana mistaken. The pension agent was a differ
cnt individual ~: not the gentleman Ginning scat
from that State.
Mr. GARLAE0, after referring 10 The names Of
other agents. inquired Of the Chairman Of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means whether It was proposed 10
place the whole amount in the bill into the hands of
the agents immediately
Mr.. J. w. JONES said he had supposed that the
explanations he had already made would have salts
fed all gentlemen lie not very convcrsant as To-
the usage OF the Department in that respect did
he know to what amount the agents were entitled or
discussing these funds. lie had information 10 enable
him TO state positively at what time this money
shifted TO the agents but he presumed when ap-
preparations made BY Congress, /; was sent 70
them in time 10 meet the obligations of the Govern.
.ncnt II IN night he SIX months Or less. The amount
Of dances hand. according 10 the gentleman own
showing, was not sufficient BY several hundred thou-
sand dollars Il the appropriations under the dit
erent heads should be- aggregated 10 pay the aLount
becoming due the lth Of March. These balances
are from preparations under the several pension laws
To- he specifically applied 10 the different classes, and he
did not sec, b. existing laws, how The appropriations
under head could DC applied 10 other objects TIE
estimates had been furnished and laid before the lonsc,
showing what necessary 10 hr done 10 NEE! the
obligations of the Government MT. J. then went Oh
cxa those estimates, and show that the balances
on hand not sufficient Cor that purpose.
Mr.. BANKS rose TO trouble the committee with
ycry icy" remarks. He understood that when bill
referred 10 the Committee Of the Whole House, the
object was to render j; open for such amendments
:: rf; be- necessary. He d'd not suppose however,
that any amendments would he offered, bat that the
committee would rise, and report The bail /" the
House But before this ,gas done, he wished To reply
To an allusion that had been made by the gentleman
from Louisiana, Mr. Garland. TO distinguished c't
zen OF his State, who IL the president CT ." Ms
haaks The gentleman said tina; DR.. Brockcnbroush
was the agent for paying pensions IN Virginia. and de-
rived certain advantages from the agency Now the
fact was, DR.. 3. an individual had n" more 10 do
with il than the gentleman himself The money was
deposited in the bank Of which he is president, and
president nf the bank only has he any agency When
Inc agent appointed for that purpose certified claim
for pension, Dr.. Brockenhro,igh gave the cia'n-n.
check for the a.onnt due Ism which check hcing p-i
al the coun:c. % the hauh, ended al the agency u DE-
g. ~ the matter.
The debate was further continued Is iicssrs MAR
WIN, HOLLEMAN, REED, and PETRihiA, when
aIr GARLAND of Louisiana submitted the follow
ing amendment:
aBc Il further enacted, That no money appropriated
BY this act shall be placed in the hands Of pension
agents more than month before the day for the semi
annual payment of pensions.
After a further debate, in which Messys. CRAIG
BEATTY, SERGEANT, LEFT, THOMPSON Of S
Carolina, JONES of Virginia, RAMSEY, BELL.
CURTIS and WHITE, took part
The comnlttce, without having taken any question:
rose and reported progress when,
On motion BY Mr.. REED, the House adIonrncd