Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-21
coNGREss--sd Session.
Tl:esday, January IL, 1913.
SENATE

w ENI f.SEVENTH CONGNESS..od sessioh
Tsesday, January II, 1913.
SENATE.
Mr.. WOODBURY. presented the credentials OF the
Hon. Charles H. Atherton elected 10 The Senate for si'
years from the 4th Of March next. The credentials
were read and fled
TIE ExCnEoUER
Mr. XIV Els presented memorial from citizens o
Philadelphia asking Cor the passage Oft bill based upor
the Exehequer plan recommended by the President o
the United States.
WESTERN COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.
Mr.. LINN presented memorial, with fifteen hun
bred signatures praying for the improvement Of the
navigation of the Western waters.
The memorial wos the subject Of debate between
large number of Senators, and extended TO late hou
and general review of the whole subject of lnterna
improvements by the General Government
DIR. LINN commenced the debate by d brief state
ment of the importance of the subject.
MIR. SMITH of Indiana gave his testimony as to the
necessity for the improvement of The navigation o
those waters and he ntmated that he might not bt
present much longer 10 exert his influence in behalf
the object Of the memoraliss
MIR. HUNTINGTON stated that the Committee or
Commerce had the subject under consideration, acc
would give it the attention which its importance de
maaded.
MIR. ALLEN expressed his qualification at this in
telhgeEce, and moved that the memorial be printed
MIR. WILLIAMS had objection to the printing
but, as many memorials had been presented on the
same subject he would suggest that they should be
examined, and whatever was important in them i'm
bodied in the form Of report.
MIR. CALHOUN wished that The Committee on
Commerce, when they had this subject under cons
deration, would inquire into matters connected with
the navigation Of The Tennessee river. The commerce
upon this river he considered Of great Importance and
almost equal 10 TIM, Of the Ohio, and in the course oil
Ten years destined to be much more so.
Mr. WALKER objected 10 this stress upon the I'M.
pornnce Of the Tennessee river. The Yazoo and its
tributaries had commerce two three fold the i'm
portancs of that of the Tennessee river.
Mr. KIM said, that if the great rivers were 10 be
left 10 the Committee IN Commerce, Senators wou!d
lnd that the Alabama river had commerce Ten times
greater than that OF the Yazoo He however, was up
posed to doing for the improvement of the rivers
than merely to remove The distractions in them.
Alr. CRlTTENDEN remarked, that it must be OBJ
vous, that the attention Of Senators was be turned
to oil the internal streams in their several States the
result would be, that nothing would be done. He
hoped, in view Of the number Of lives which had been
lost and the vast amount of valuable property destroy
ed that This great object would not be lost sight of
There were rivers in al! the States of the West but il
apparent that oil Of them could not now be i'm
proved
Mr. BENTON was against the consideration of any
subject beyond The one presented in the memorial and
he was in favor Of combining the Improvements The
removal OF snags and sawyers from the river. The
great object now was 10 remove distractions from the
more important thoronghfares
Mr. BARROW said that the whole subject had been
referred to him to report upon one of the Committee
on Commerce; and that he would be ready 10 report
upon all the subjects referred 10 the committee in
few days
Mr. SEWER urged the importance of an appropri.
alton for the great rivers.
The memorial was then referred 10 the Committee on
Commerce
large number Of memorials were presented, and
among them three from New York, Brooklyn, and Phi.
ladelpha, asking for the adoption Of the plan of Ex-
chequer
Several bills were also reported and among them
one 10 augment the Marine Corps
Also, bill to modify The &c, TO reduce the Army in
relation 10 the second regiment Of Dragons.
On motion Of Mr.. HENDERSON, the hour being
late, the special order CHE Oregon billy postponed;
and the Senate went into Executive session. and subse.
quently adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.
THE WESTERN WATERS
MIR. GREEN, on leave given, offered the following
resolution, which adopted
ResOired That the Committee of Ways and Means
be instructed to inquire into tie expedency of bring.
ing in bill approprating $780, GOO per year,
ing the present year, and be continued for the
ing ten years TO be applied TO the removal Of obslruc
tons in the Western waters 10 be under the control OF
the Secretary of War; and report 10 this House with
the most convenen, despatch.
LAKE MICHIGAN.
MIR. DODGE, of Wisconsin, asked and obtained
leave TO introduce bill for the protection of
on the western shores Of Lake Michigan Read twice,
and referred TO the Committee Of the Whole the
state Of the Union.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
Mr.. CUSHING asked and obtained leave 10 take
from the files, and refer to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, the following messages Of the President of the
United States, viz
l. Message of April 90, 1912, concerning the captain
and owners of the Spanish ship Sabina.
9. Message of March ., 1910, concerning tonnage
duty Spanish vessels.
3. Message Of March IL, 1893, concerning the ap-
pcallon Of Captain Berirrs.
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE EXCMEoUER
MIR. EVERETT asked the favor Of the House to print
plan which lie intended TO submit substitute 10
the Exchcque bill reported at the last session by Mr.
Gushing.
Government stock shall be issued, TO be distributed
among the States and Territories according 10 their
respective populations, and Of dsnom nations of from So
to SG40; the Government 10 issue and reissue, for its
own purposes ten millions Of Treasury notes, and, also,
the adoption OF the plan for Fiscal gent, as hereto
nre recommended by Mr Everett 10 the consideration
of the House
TIE hill was ordered TO be printed.
MIR. FILLMORE said that he wished to make report
from the Committee Of Ways and Means.
Mr.. HOPKINS expressed the hope that all the com.
n,iltees would be called in order.
Mr.. PENDLETON asked leave to present memori-
al pertaining TO the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
Objection being made he moved TO suspend the rules;
but the motion did not prevail.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS
MIR. FILLMORE, from the Committee of Ways
and Means, reported bill making appropriation for
the improvement of certain harbors and rivers and the
continuation of the Cumberland road, for the half ca
endar year ending the thrtieth of June, lS43 and
the fiscal year beginning the first of July, 1913, and
ending on the tr!ieth day of June, 1874 which was
read twice, and committed to The Committee of the
Whole ON the state of the Union.
RAILROAD IRON.
Mr.. PlCKENS, from the Committee OF Ways and
Means, reported bill 10 extend The time for laying
down iron actually imported for railroad companies, in
where the duties have been RENTED; which was
reed twice, and committed TO the Committee OF tie
Whole on the state Of the Union.
Reports were made from several other Of The stand
ing committees.
TIE BANKRt,PT LAW.
The Committee the judiciary being called for
reports
MIR. BARNARD, Chairman thereof, rose and re
ported On ODE ence to the instructions OF the House
yestesday,) bill to repeal the Bankrupt Law
The bill read frs, time by its title.
Nhereupon, Mr.. BARNARD said that he objected