The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-04-14

in their official duties, made
a long report. embracing particular de-
tail of facts touching the conduct of few
eral clerks, accompanied by voumni-
Gus MATS of papers, containing evidence
&c and concluding with the following
reiolutions -
/. Rs6!ped, That it is expedient to
prohibit the clerks in the feveral depart
mcnts from acting as agents for claim
ants againit the United States.
4. Re5elved, That il is expedient to
prohibit the clerks in the feveral de-
Partments from enga ging in the buGnefs
of trade.
3. PsseiyeI, That tn. feveral acts re-
lating to the rreafury Department thould
be amended and certain penalties in.
created.
8. Reyolved, That committee be ap-
pointed to report bill or bills to carry
into effect the above refolu,ions.
The report was ordered to be printed,
and--after few remarks from Mr..
Lewndes, who without in the leait quef-
tioning the correctness of the Object of
the committee, fuggeied whether the
preient courie was proper which would
in effect GAIT centure on the Heads of the
Departments for permitting thcfc irreg.
ularities, when it was known, and he
preiumed to the committee alto, that the
Executive Departments have for iome
time had this subject under confederation
and were engaged in applying remedies
to the irregularities referred to by CON-
mittee-the refolutions re fcveraliy
agreed 10, and committee was appointed
accordingly.
A bill was reported and read twice,
authorizing lubicription to Gales and
oeaton's Hiitory of Congrets.
The papers on our relations with
Spain, transmitted by The PreGdent,
were referred to the Committee on For
eign Relations.
The bill making appropriations for the
fupport of government fer 1918, was Ia
ken up. The appropriation of 5000
dollars 20 pay the judgment of damages
recovered againit David Celdftoa, and
Peter Il. Schenck, BY Gould Hoyt, OF
n. York. was Oppoied by MeTrs Hop
kiEfon. Baldwin, Livermore and Mercer;
and fupported by Mefrs. Lowndes,
smith and spencer
MIR Forsyth moved TO strike out the
specific appropriation of 10000 dollars
TO pay the mission TO Sslfb 1frnerisa, and
10 add that sum TO ,hscontingeut fund
[" The practice OF former times, he said,
required the payment Of IN gTasl agents
from the contingent lssera ss,viee1 fund,
whose expenditure was trused wholly TO
Executive discretion anu ort OF which
aouies could not well DC committed
The motion was agreed to without
opposition.
South American Question.
The Appropriation bill having been
taken up, MIR. anderson, Of Ken made
the same motion to appropriate 1900
dollars as an outfit and salary for Min
lister 10 Buenos tyres, which MIR. Clay
had made IN committee.-lhe question
on it was taken by Yeas and Nays, and
decided, as follows Yeas, 4s-Nays,
IIs.
SO tie motion was negatived, and the
bill passed 10 third reading.
The House voted, without a division,
to concur with the Senate, in fixing on
the 2oth of April, for the adjournment
of Congress
The House concurred with the Senate,
in the joint resolutions granting medals,
and the thanks of Congress, 70 Gen
Harrison and Gov. Shelby. Adjourned
Tuesday, Iforcb 81.
The Committee Of Manufactures, &c.
reported, that the prayer of the petition
81 Inc Manufacturers of LookingC classes,
sc. and OF the tailors of Boston. SC
ought not to be granted. accepted.
The bill to reduce the Staff of the
Army"wss reported without amendment,
and laid on the table.
Committee was appointed 10 report
on the public business necessarily to be
transacted before the recess
The 1913 appropriation bill passed,
and was sent 10 the Senate.