Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-04
coNGHEs>--F,r., session.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST =, 1913.
SENATE.


The presiding officer laid before the Senate
memorial from the Pennsylvania Volunteers III
reference 10 "pay."
On motion Of Mr.. Bell, the bill 10 compensate
R. NJ. Johnson, Tor the expense Of erecting The
buildings OF the Choctaw Academy, was taken
up and passed.
On motion of MIR. Walker, the bill 10 gran'to
the State OF Wisconsin the military reservation
OF Fort Wnnebago Tor penitentiary purposes,
was laken up, amended and passed.
MIR Yulee, from The naval committee, report.
ed, with amendments, The House resolution CRYING
bounty lands and three monhs' extra pay . he
marines and ordnance corps. The amendments
were agreed 10, and the bill passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Anterior, The Senate lh.n
proceeded 10 the consideration OF the civil AL
diplomatic appropriation BILL and the amendment
proposed by the finance committee.
A number OF these were disposed of and among
others, the appropriation Of EST. 900 Tor The i'm
provement OF Savannah river, remains 10 b. ec-
ed upon
MIR. Under wood moved TO amenl This las nam
Cd item, by inserting an approprlalion ior ne T.
pair OF the dam al Cumberland Island, 10 he
Ohio River, and this motion was pending when
The Senate adjourned The probability i, TIT
the appropriation Tor Savannah river, NJ. D. ~
morrow slricsen out, and he bill passed.
1OUSE Of II 4 L ES.
The Speaker laid before the House message
from he President, communicating the rio!n.a-
lion called for by resolution Of The House, IL
reference 10 the number If Indians in Greg r,
The military icrcc al The close Of The war, &C., *.
Also, a communication from the General Land
Office, with statement Of The amoun! OF tceitr.
ry north and south ot SO, 80.
TIE amendments Of the Senate 10 The Joint
resolution Tor furnishing copies OF The laws 10 he
clerks Of the District and Circuii Cuuns were
concuned in, and the resolution Stands passe:.
Also, the amendments OF The Senate 10 The bill
for the relief Of certain volunteers.
Senae bill providing for the ob,anment OF L..
limony 10 regard 10 the claims for losses in The
Florida war was laid on The table
Senate bill directing The accountant officer u
the Treasury 10 settle The claims Of the Cherc-
KEGS upon the principles oil The treaty OF l6io,
was taken up, debated, and finally passed.
The resolution from The Senate directing he
Postmaster General 10 renew the contract, Tor ear
ryins The great Southern Mail, with The Po.omac.
Fredericksburg and Richmond Steamboat and
Railroad Companies, vas taken up, ami. aI'ef
debate was on motion OF Mr. Jones, OF Tenaes-
SEE, laid on The table, l24 To 81.
The House then resumed The consideration OF
the Oregon Territorial Bill and concurrcd 10
most OF the amendments made in committee .! he
whole.
On The question Of concurring with the com.
ni,lee Of the whole, in striking out all q fe
IL section which relates 10 The ordinance ol llo1,
The "Wimot Proviso"-the yeas and nays were
ordered and The House refused 10 concur, s q
ia So The Wiimot proviso remains in he bill.
On III passage Of The bill, the yeas ami nav,
ve.e again ordered, and resulted, ayes I;9, mass
H. A motion 10 reconsider was laid on the table,
and so the bill has passed The House, incniins
the Wimo Pfoviso and placed lis vote beyond
The power OF reconsideration.
The House then resolved i,selfin,o Commitee
OF The Whole. and took up the bill rep RED b. ~
COMMITTEE OF Ways and Means making arp
prialions for the support Of the army III tac year
ending 30:h June, 1883
Mr. Vinton explained that the bill, as o;ls'a'i
IL reported, was based upon The war es,do'1'h'
meni and ne appropriations announced in s,me
30 or 40 millions. He proposed as suts'IIue
for that bill, based
Isl Upon estimates Of the Secretary Of VA
predica,ed on the number in the service previous
10 The act 18th May, 1916, (including The req
men Of mounted Iinsmsa. and one addi'ohaI
company OF 100 men) when each icompany. con
,ainet AZ men, and amounting altogether o9s9l
men, exclusive Of officers Upon this estimate,
the amount appropriated b. The substitute Wou"
be lin round nuinbeIs) $40 900, 000
81, Upon 10 estimate Di The Secretary ~ Wal
predicalet on The act 81 18Th Of NAV, 1916, pioVi-
ding tor Inc filing up OF Inc skeleton army n
creasing the number OF each company from - 70
not less than GA nor more han 100 mes and
amounting altogether 10 10 1853 men, exclusive 9!
officers. Upon this second estimate, The am2nnt
appropriated by the substitute would be In round
numbers 81 100000, calculating each ccmaany
al 81 men, or in round numbersl Sl3,eOUV'V
non M
total number al 20, 292 exclusive OF Officers.
Il was upon the second estimate, Of 81 men 2
each company, that the substitute for the o.sina!
bill is based.
Mr.. v. proposed, as an amendment TO the suo,
sulc, embracing The "hree months extra pa;
[aboul s3, 600 600, provided by the joni fe,oiu
lion OF 18Th ulr, which, he said was ineio'ei. "a
the total amount OF Sill 300 OOO and III 'Ae o'"e'
estimates also. -. v;o,,n "A
Mr.. Andrew Johnson followed Mt. 'In'on, on
the general political questions o, 'ne u'y ""r
particularly in defence OF ne WAL 'ns 20 49,,
OF the President, arguing inal ms wing pa,9
are RESPONSIBLE Tor the war anu i0i 10 P'o'"
ton. a.. I,h,.on,s 70 n,rs
Az .,"rsh n Vermont obtained The floor and ne
a IesoIu,ion 10 close the debate en- his bill 10
committee, ON Friday, was adop'ed, and ten me
House adjourned.
loo''-N New Yonx, Augusta
The steamer Hibernia sailed today, WIN d
passenger. for Liverpool, and 10 Tor HALIFAX
She carried out S7l $50 in specie.
The first experiment in crossing The susIeh,,..
bridge at Niagara with horse and ear,se'r , sS'
made to day, under the direction OF M': s s.sr.
Il was entirely successful, The scene being a''e"
ded with much excitement
MARRIAGES. ,Ic
n, rho morning Of The isr. inst, by Rev, :. :,
Edw.rds. Mr.. DANIEL Tory, 10 Miss SAA'A