Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-04
Tuesday, feJ. =, 1913.
IN SENATE

Mr. EVANS from the C,mu,,.:ee on Finance,
ported with an amendment. the House bill authorizing
issue 0! Treasury notes.
Also the bill to prohibit tie allowance OF extra com
pensation and he expressed the opinion OF The commit
tee tina, such act unnecessary as there was al
ready law in force upon the subject.
Mr. CRlTTENDEN presented a memorial, from c
zens OF Lexington, Kentucky, stating that IN conse
quence OF the Instructions in the Western waters there
continually great loss OF life and property, and ask
ing Congress 10 apply remedy
The Serate passed bill repeating much of the act
cf last year provides tat after the th Of March tie
second regiment oil Dragons snail be converted INTO
rife regiment, etc.
The bill to a,rend the a:ys regulating imprisonment
for debt the District Of Columbia was rend !hIo
time and passed
The bill to settle the title TO the Pea Patch s!anc, IN
the river Delaware was ordered TO be engrossed
The bill 10 reduce the of postage was taken up,
when
Mr. MERRICK proposed to amend i, by reducing the
rates Of postage follows: on letters, not exceeding
thirty mics five cents thirty, and not exceeding
one hundred miles, ten cents; over one hundred and
not exceeding two hundred and twenty mics, fifteen
cents; over hundred aud twenty m'es aud nn tx
ceedng foar bundreG miles, twenty cents; of all DIS
tances over four hundred miles, twenty five cents
He said that this scale that proposed by the Fosi
Office Department II would reduce he pos;a re some
what and ais" eqnaze the ale el charge TO the decimal
COINS of the { States.
Mr. SIMMONS Suggested that Inc :a,e Of postage
between
reduced 10 The loest !ate BY tis Me&as the fevenus
would be very maternity increased.
Mr. hERRlCk that all they could DO was TO
adop, the Recommendation OF the Department. where II
had been well and ma:uteiy considered
Mr. WRIGHT proposed an amendment, which was
rejected.
And the question being taken the amendment OF
Mr. Merrck, II was agreed 10.
The bill was engrossed for third reading.
The bill for delray ng The expenses OF treaty siipua-
w,th Indian r.
Evans the appropriation reduced, and the bill anended,
passed and s,nt 20 the House tor concurrence III the
amendments.
INTERCOURSE WITH CHINA.
M, ARCHER, from the Committee on Foreign AT.
fairs reported the bill regulating intercourse with Chi
ma and The bill was placed unon the calendar
TORTiFlCATiON BILL
This bill was reported from the Finance COMMITTEE
without amendment 1t mas read: when
Mr.. SEWER moved an amendment appropriatng
S5 900 for rebuilding Fort Gibson at or near It's pre-
sent site; but IL was rejected
Fifteen thousand dollars were then nae'ted Tor TINS
purpose.
The amendment was then ordered 10 be engrossed,
and the bill was subsequently nassed
The bin to limit erd control the ranking privilege
was called up, and explained by MIR. hlerfick, the
chairman Of the Comntee The Pos, C!fce and
Post Reads aud ,ien las upon the table by vote Of
90 10 TO-
THIS b'l! was calico ~ d'sc1'st" an" reported 70
the Senate with amendment. which was ordered 10
be enprossed and the b svas passed.
CHARTERS OF THE DISTRICT EhNhS.
bill To extend the charters Q! The District banks
from, 1874 TO lc5i was the next business in order.
Mr.. ALLEN moved the indefinite postponement Of
the bill: and The motion gave rse TO debate.
Nj. Alien's motion rejected by the following
vote
Yeas-Messrs Allen, Baeby, Benton, Buchanan
Cu,hbert, Fulton, King, McDuiie, McRoberis, Smith
Of CT, Sturgeon, "aPpan, Walker, Williams, Wood
hurry WRIGHT and lounG-lI.
Naps-aiessrs Archer, Barsow, Bates Choate, Clay.
ton, Conrad, Cruenden, Dayton, Evans, Graham
Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Nangan, nlerrick
Miller, Morehead, Porter, kives, S,mmcns, Ennlh o
Indiana, Spraguc Tamadge, White and Woodbridge
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MIR. KING moved 10 10y the bill upon the table
but the motion did not prevail-yeas lo, nays Is
Mr. ALLEN proposed amendment to make The
stockholders liable for all the obligations OF the bank
This gave rise to extended debate, IN which
Messrs ALLEN, BENTON, MILLER, WALKER
BARROW, ARCHER, ana others participated
On the question being taken, the amendment wa:
lest.
On motion of Mr. BUCHANAN, an amendmen
was adopted 10 the effect that Inc banks shall totiF'
their charters, when they shall refuse to redeem lhc
noies in specie, aud making provision Ter iq'aa''oN
yeas IS, and Mr.. Morehead only IN tbe negative
The bill ,.as ordered TO be eng'ossed for thIrt
reading.
A message was received from the House OF Repre-
sentatves stating at taey lad passed bill 10 prova'
flo. carrying into effect the late treaty between the
S. and Great Britain.
On motion of Mr.. ARCHER, the bill; referred
TO the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The Senate, at o'clock, went into an Executive
session.