Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-11
relief OF Inc persons therein named, were "a.

relief OF Inc persons therein named were rs.,
twice and referred
Bills were passed 10 change the location OFF,,
lain lighthouses and bupys III the Hudson an
Savannah rivers, at Galveston and Chares;or
gaming res!S:tr 10 Inc ha!qre Willamette; /,
a,neLd IN act regulating The judicial system #
Inc Uni'ed States, diyi irg the Stale OF Georoi,
into two judicial districts.
| Senate bills extending pension laws 10 vitoy.
and orphans OF officers and soldiers Of the army
in certain cases. 10 allow further lime for ,atisvIos
claims for bounty lands, for services in the lae va,
With Grea: Britain to amend the aci granting hail
| pay TO widows and orphans of officers and .oi
diers, passed June 1895, extending the provisions
thereof 10 o'hcr CASES; providing for the sale ol
certain reserved lands in Illinois; making an an.
prOprialion for the removal Of DISTINCTIONS in N.
Savannah river-wefe read twice and referred
| Senate bill 10 provide for an I'd ii,i,uaI num
Der o! examiners in the patent Office, was take,
up, debated, and then, on motion OF Mr.. John,n,
Of Pennes sse rcerred 20 me cUinr:i,,e On pa-n,
! Mr.. 81. John presented the resolution, OF m.
STATE OF New York on the subject Il slavery !,
any new territory hereafter acquired by GU, GOV.
ernment.
Mr. Gcssin made report on The reso lop n
The House, II the l1h rli., relative TO Inc term,
On which the Postmaster General can be leiea..j
from the contract made Tor Transporting the ma,
from Baltimore down the bay. Ordered to +.
printed
A message was received from the Presi;s,,
communicating the correspondence With G,.,,
Britain, called Tor by resolution II The Hons.
in reference TO rough rice OF PADDY.
On motion of Mr. Vinlon, the House The,
went into committee OF the whole on he s.aIe If
the Union, Mr.. Bots in The Chair and took m
the Loan bill.
Mr.. Vinton addressed the committee al lero,b
with view 10 poinr on! alleged errors in The es,i
| mates OF The Secretary OF the Treasury Tor III.
present fiscal year, aud probable errors 10 his e,
Inmates for The ensuing
From the facts which he stated he cal 10 n.
conclusion that instead Of the 10000 600 noe
asked Tor BY the Secretary, il would De necessary
10 raise between twen;y.,hree and tWepy.tour
millions. The Secretary, 100, bad estimated n.
revenue from all sources, for the next fiscal wear
at S35 600 COO Bul the estimated revenue iron
the pabiic lands would no. be available, because
the receipts from that source were pledged, by the
loan act OF last session, for the payment Of ;he
interest on that loan, and for The crea ion Of
sinking fund for the final liquidation OF hat deb,.
II the anticipated revenue from customs was
put down at 5000, 900, and the revenue from
lands Though Mt available al 81 100000, he
lUbuSuI u "OUlG VIC ldiucI over, man uU et, Inc
mark. lnSead of the expenses Tor the war, il
continued, being less, be coniended they would be
larger than heretofore. But il they were pui
down a, This sum- ami the interest on he 'oan
were added. the expenditures woud come up 10
S65 900 600, leaving deficit OF thirty millions
in he estimates OF the Secretary Tor The next fiscal
year.
Nr. Lyon of Maryland followed MIR. Vnton.
His speech related chiefly 10 the powers q. The
Government 10 make appropriations Tor internal
improvement >. He opposed the policy OF ina.
king sUch appropriations durjng tn ccaiiGuaGce
Of he war and the existence OF the national deb,
ard gave his vie3~ ~ lenelh, a. 10 he proper
conrse which should b. pursued 10 meet the
e1cencie> of he Government ani provide ioI The
dna. extinction Of tie pub lie !, b.
At he conclusion 81 his spsech, The commit.
tee rose; and, on motion OF Mr.. Stephens, the
House adjourned.