The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-01

by limiting the power TO lag emoargoes 5; in
lcludirg the unanimous decision Of both
loranches ct the Legislature against the a
Imendnient.
EXPENCES OF FOREIGN INTER
l;.. COURSE. ESQ (.
70 Mr.. CfhQm said he had some time ago
iaid before the House. a resolution Calling for
information respe Getting the .xpences of TO-
reign intercourse, and Tor an account of the
manner IN which monies appropriated to
fthat OBJECT had been applied but, owing
to suggestion that the information he wish
ed Tor would be obtained by committee al.
ready appointed, The resolution was order
ea; t9 lie on the table. He now held in his
hand resolution going more directly 20 his
object. He said he had understood that a.
sum OF money TO the amount Of about 1000
dollars had been advanced to Mr.. Short.
as minister at 6: Petersburgh. although
his nomination had not been confrmed.-
the fact. and also from what fund the money
had been applied. He therefore moved the
following resolution
ResotUea, That the Secretary of the Urea
| sury be directed to lay before the House 2
| statement of anysum or Sums of money f, out.
| mt or compensation to VIM Short, as minis
ter or agent from the u. g. to the court of
st. Petersburgh, whether received directly
from the Treasury, or from any of the bank
ers Of the U S. in Europe, and from what
fund any such sum has been drawn, together
with a statement of the authority or autho-
rites under which the same may have been
received. so far as the evitieHCe exists, in
the Treasury Department.
Mr.. GholS01 enquired Of the Chairman
OF the committee of investigation whether
this matter had come before that commit
tee.
Mr., She6ty replied that the enquiries of
that committee were limited to the period
oetwIxt the 9Th OF March, 1901, and the 4th
OF March 1909. He understood that the ex-
Pendlture on this account was not made un
I'll after the 9TH March, 1909. and therefore
did not Gene withi9 the power of that COM
nittee.
Mr., Pittin saidl.c hoped there would be
but one mind ON this subject. lie said he
had Stated the other day that Mr.. Short had
received moneT for his mission from the
hands Of one of the bankers in Europe
1T 1t was fact, he said the House ought Ger.
taInly TO have the evidence of it before them.
Mr.. ". .1istoa said he bad no objection
to the resolution, IF it would give gentle
men the least qualification, he said he wcuid
state the facts as far as within his know
ledge: The late President had appointed
Mr.. Short minister to Russia. Some bank.
err in Europe had advanced about S 5000,
to MIR. Short. Every une who understood
the subject, must be satisfied, that the Sc
cretary OF State had directed the bank
er, who had money subject to his control,
to pay that sum to Mr.. Short. There was
no evidence at the Treasury of the payment,
but the returns of the bank If the n, oney
had seen paid without authority, it would
Iunquestionably, not be allowed By TIE &C
counting officers OF the treasury
N.Y., Cj1HQT- said that aithuuph tne ssn
tieman's information might be very salts
factory to himself, he was DESTROYS tojlays
tit officially. from the proper department,
and therefore wished his resolution to paes.
me resolution was agreed 10 withp,it a
division. ~
Mr.. Utfan. said he had another rtsolu.
ton which he wished to offer to the consi-
deration Of, the House He wished to know
the number and names of consuls OF the U,
.. residing at foreign ports. This would br
valuable information to all tina nation and to
the representatives of the people particulsr.
ly-ana he Hoped there. would be no obec.
ton to the following resolution
Eesotued, That the President OF the u.
10. be requested to cause to be laid before
this House a statement of the several coEs
5ular or commercial agents having authority
under the United States, i'll foreign coun-
tries.
On the suggestion c? MIR. TaHmadge, tie
following addition was made to the resoluti.
on: " together with the salaries Or com
pensation, # any, allowed to them respec-
lively"
Mr.. RheG moved further to amend the re-.
solution by adding to the end of the, words
" ar1 whether any of them have BEEN en-
gagged in procuring and disposins q British
licenses to trade"
Mr.. Ohhar1 said his object was merely to.
obtain convenient document for the use Of
the members, and he did not expect to have
attached so it any thing about the murder
OF Pearce, the attack on the Chesapeake.
| British inpreGsnents, or what not. He had
no sort Of objection to the enquiry, but j.
was not fair TO attempt to tack such rider
| to his resolution. g.
Mr.. Goid called upon the gentleman from
Tennessee to reflect OH the tendency of his
own amendment. II would imply that the
government had CONTINUED consuls abroad
with knowledge that they had been con.
cc-ncd in this traffic. 80
Mr. Quincy reprobated the amendment
as going to reflect Censure on the consular
agents generally, to do which he could not
consent.
Mr.. Rhen said there was no specific OBJ
ject in the resolution first proposed, and his
amendment went to give it one. He said
ne had seen great dealin the newspapers
about this trade in foreign licences, and he
wished TO get to the bottom Of the business,