Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-13
TWENTY-NINTlI CONGRESS
SATURDAY, JAS. 10, 1916.
The Senate did not sill today.
uOITSE or REPRESENTATIVES,

| HOUSE Or REPtESI,Nl y " II.
I Mr.. BURT, from The Military Committee i.
ported bill making appropriations for The cer-
slruction Of certain defensive works in The Unite.
| States The following arc The Items OF The b,I
For the commencement OF batteries and woih
! al Sellers Point Flats, below Baltimore, $50 600
For the purchase from The Stale Of New lH,
ofthe defensive works on Staten Island ! 1905 f
For The commencement OF 4 tort al The en,rarc
To Cumberland Sound Mobile Bay, Alabama
$4,000.
The bill was read twice and referred 10 Con
miltce of The Whole.
Mr.. HOLMES, from the Naval Comn,lee
reported bill 10 regulate The appointment at
| promotion of officers of the marine revenue SCI
vice
Mr.. MCCONNELL complained that the u'
nal did notconlain his notice Yesterday OF bilI
give every white man, who will work II, ~
| acres of ground for i've years. TheJou'nal W.
amended accordingly.
Mr.. MCDOWELL introduced long resC1
lion calling on The Commiuee on Naval Affair."
procure and report a list OF all The vessels ATE.
Two hundred tons in The United States, the pr
al which they could be purchased, and The u,
priety of making arrangements Ia avail ouiSelss
of such vessels for the defence OF The county u
case OF need.
Mr.. HUDSON rose 10 a question OF prlvi,..
| He reminded the House that a short Time ago IL
had made some remarks relative 10 The delay .
the public printers in printing certain documenl,
He had also offered resolutions ol inquiry as
whether the requisite bonds have been given. /
reply 10 this, an article had appeared in ID
Union of an abusive character and charging hG
with habilua 1alsehood: etc. Now he put !;
The House, whether il would submit 10 suct !
state of things. II 50, members would soon !.
dictated 10 by the printers, and every man
might have the independence 10 complain, We
be abused He was understood moi 10 complain
the fact OF the reply in the paper, but that b.
been made in so abusive manner.
Mr. GARRETT DAVIS, in connexion
this subject, offered a resolution 10 the effect IT,
Up. Lleiss, having abused and charged "
falschood, member oiihis House, for words ~
ken on The floor. the said lleiss be discharge =
one Of the printers 10 The House.
| Mr. BAfLY thought il would be hard il ID
officer could mol reply, through The newspapef z
injurious statements made by member IN NJ
| floor. They had no seats on the floor, ~! al,
other means OF defending themselves.
A fer some discussion on points OF order, Nj.
| DAVIS got The floor again upon his resolution
| He was proceeding to speak Of the andaci I.
Mr.. Heiss, when Mr.. MCCONNELL called la.
| 10 order.
| Here another dispute arose as 10 whether ue
resolution was relevant 10 the privileged QUE
ton The House by vote Of is 10 81 decla'f-
that il was.
Mr.. BAYLY then made speech asain. he
resolution, and closed by moving 10 lay il on NJ
table. The motion prevailed, yeas l0l, hays =
The House then went into COmmtlce d ne
w hole, and resumed the consideration ci ne
Join; resolution, reported from The Committee n
Foreign Affairs, giving The Oregon notice q
Great Britain
Mr.. r. M. 7. HUNTER having The 6.or
made an eloquent speech against giving The 10.
lice. lie took the ground, that The only way Z
secure the whole OF Oregon would be 10 refralr
from giving the notice. He showed that, il y
should 90 10 war with England about Oregon, v
could never get il until We had destroyed eycn
yestige of British power on every land and 9.
every sea.
Mr.. KENNEDY, Of Indiana, followed. j.
went icr the whole Of Oregon, ard told the cor
miliee how the Western men got their edrcai
l,y exercising their talents in combating with Il.
Red Skins and The Bears Nearly all who Is.
| spoken had agreed iha, The whole Of Oregon ~,
ours. Then, he would say, il the whole ol o:,
gon was ours, il was a burning, wiiheinS q
| blasting shame, that the Cross OF ST. Gcof..
should be allowed 10 wave over any part Of il
lie repudiated The i!ca Of our refusing 10 eire 4.
notice, and Of sneaking into Oregon and POI ula
ting il, when, as il was our own properly '.
ought 10 go openly aud manIlly 10 work. II
went on 10 Tell thai he was Of Quaker family, III
war hating sect bu that, notwithstanding bl> :,
would rather fie hit than suffer dishonor.
| When he had concluded, on motion Of "
| TOOMRS Of Ga, The committee rose aud Il,
| House adjourned.