The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-10

deration.
Mess"s Quincy. Dana. Gardenier ard
SIoNi opposed The appropriation; < Mcssrs.
lippes, Shetcy, Macon, Bacon, Alstou.
'ihea. Cf) Montgomery, Key and Pitki,, .
supported it.
Those who opposed il stated as a reason
Tor theFr, opposition that, by the report OF
s1rpidsses remaining uneXpended ut the end
OF the present year, it appeared there. were.
nneXpended, under-the head of conti,venr
expenses OF foreign intercourse 20 O0o
dollars, which. added to $4,000 dollars now
proposed to be appropriated, would make
i%O,OOO dollars at the control of the govern
mens tor contingent eXpences of foreign in
tercourse, and, added to the appropriation in
Tue OH for the oroihary expenses of foreign
intercourse, would make near ZOO dolls.
subject to expenditure for foreiguintercourse
during the present wear; that there was 10
reason why this additional appropriation
should be made when SO much remained
uieNpendcd of a former appropriation th.t
eVenit tbere were no balance on hand this
WAS no rc2son why the contingent appronri-
alto should be larger now Gas it Isl Than az
any former period; and thar, if the ap;ro-
ptGton was made, it would be proDer 10
kaow 10 what O,i:ct it was to be apni;ed
Nh GARDENER expressed hope thar il was
not for secret service money or to aic! in tn.
establishment at the Northern Confe Iteration
so much spoken o. but said it was no rood
omen that under the late administration 4
minister had been sent to Russia without in
formation given To either branch OF the e.
gsiature, and that another should now have
been sent, withou, any reason being assigned
for it.
in reply, it was said that the report aIIu.
ded to of unexpeudcd surplusses wa. made
some months ago. and that the balance re-
manning unsxpendcd of former appropria-
IONS Was merely noranal---for, bv the
same report there remained inexpendet of
the appropriation for the civil iist soc 600
dollars, which every Que knew would be
expended. before the end Of the wear; that,
by ihat report, more than million remain
cd uneAp nded CT the navy appropriation,
and no one Gould doubt but that w,uld be
drawn out; that gentlemen shond be con-
sIstent in their opposition. became that f,r
the same reason which they opposed ~ is
appropriation. they ought Ia have opposed
The appropriation for The civil list; thar ibis
ite;a was Intended and ALWAYS had been.at.
propriatcd to cover contingent cxpenccs OF
intercourse, not expressly provided for Nv
law, as Tor INSTANCE, the outfit OF minister,
despatch vessels. SlC.-that the sam was
larger now than usual, because of the state
OF cur affairs, which rendered it necessary
Tor the government frequently to send des.
patch vessels 10 Europe, the ordinary mode
81 Intercourse being closed Mr. Montro-
merry observed in reply 70 the intimation a
bout Northern Confederacy, that lie
could not conceive to what gentlemen allu-
ded. lie had indeed heard a year apo of a
plan OF a Northern Gonfederacy on this
continent, by which the Union was to be di-
vidsd by the Hudson 3 annexed to theBfitSh
provinces. Perhaps gentlemen alluded to
that AS to secret SegyiCe money. he knew
ot none expended under ths late or present
administration under former administra.
ton, twas true. there had been some sngu-
lar expenditures CT that kind, some Of which
I were now under consideration of the Comp
trolier's Office for instance, " for secret SER
vice money $50 dollars;" and even an item
Of Is dollars paid to door keeper for Sc.
cret service, which service he believed, was
tracing the clues 20 the famous tubs that ar
rived at Charleston in '93 or '99.
The House agreed to the appropriation by
Yeas and Mays, l02 to is. Those who vo-
ted in the negative were MesSrS Dana, Ely,
| GARDENER, q odsborough, Gold Hubbard,
Lewis, Livermore, Livingston, Lyon, Pick
man, Quincy, Stedman, Van Dyke, Van
Iienssellear and Wheaton.
Mr.. KY moved to reconmit the bill for
the purpose OF reducing the appropriation
for the eXpences ct foreign Intercourse, With
view to exclude the appropriation for the
mission to Russia.
On this motion Mr.. Key delivered his sen.
iimert5 against that mission.
After he concluded,
His motion 10 Tecommit the bill was mega
lived, by Yeas and Nays-9l to %.
Those who voted for it are Messrs. Blais.
del, Campbell, J. &. Chamberlain, w.
Chamberl!n, Champion, Chittenden, Dana,
Ely. Emott, GARDENER, Hale, I'aister, Il.
Jackson, Key, koickerbacker, Lewis. Lii
Vermore, Livingston, Lyon MOseley, Pear
son, Pitkin. StaD'ey, 5.edmar, Swoope, Tag
CART, IalimadSe, Van Rensselaer, and Whea-
ton.
The remainder Of the appropriations be-
ing agreed to without opposition. the bill
was ordered to be engrosscd for a third rea..
ding.
STATE OF THE ARMY.
Two messages were received feom the
President oil the United States, by MIR. Ell
ward Coles, his Secretary, the one trans.
hitting report OF the Secretary of the
Treasury in obedience to resolution calling
for information on the subject of the instruc-
tions given Ia the armed vessels of the u.
States, for their conduct with respect 10 TO-
reign armed vessels withia our waters Tie
appears by this report that there have been
no instructions on this subject issued since
1895
The other message transmits the follows
ing report OF the Secretary Of War, in com.
pliance also with a call OF the House.
VAR DEPAHTMENT,
January 80, 1910,