Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-11
n BSTRACT OFPROCEEDINGS OF
CONGRESS-.
IN SEN AVE,

uCSS NCbG dS
fellows:
For the purchase of books. maps and charts,
for the Library OF Congress, two thousand
dollars.
For compensation 10 the two additiuual
clerks IN The Office ut the Treasurer, duImg
the present year, one thousand two hundred
dollars.
For The salary of the clerk OF the Attorney
General, cNpnnrr the words" eight hundred
do!la's," and iHsert the words one thousand
dollars.
For tho payment OF balances due TO certain
collectors of the old internal revenue, !iltccn
thousand dollars.
For an anrnt appointed uuder the fifth arti-
Gle OF ,le treaty at Client, 81 III IL.
For tie puI pose OF negotiating a treaty or
treaties with tho Indians in Tie state OF Mis-
siSsippi. tor the eAtu:ushncnt OF their little t.
lands in that state twenty thousand dollars.
That amendment proposing tn strike
on, 500 aud insert iuUU dollars, Ulir sum
originally annexed Ia The ntflce Sy The
law crcaiiug II, and always siHce givcn)
rs The salary 10 be allowed TO the clerk
10 the Attorney General being reached,
some debate arose. The discussion turned
OH the nature and extent of the duties
requiring the assistance OF a clerk, and
whether such assistance ought TO be pro
vldcd by the government, rather than OF
the question: between the Two sums nam
ed. The amendment WAS supported by
Mr.. Sanford, Mr.. Da.a Mr. Jiacon, and
Mr.. R"gsieS ; and Was opposed by MIR.
Sn,iM and Mr.. Logan; and was finally
adopted-ayes Is, noes IA.
The other amendments were success
siyely pgrrrh to-bu, not without much
Investigation and dIscussh.
Mr. johnson, OF Kentucky, made an
unsuccessful motion Ia amend The bill,
=. inserting an appropriation OF AUo dollars,
Tor the contingent expenses of the Aiior
icy Generals Office, (or a messenger,
y c.)-herctotor" Tor soGr iitnr ailOWr|,
!ui omitted this year by the House OF lie
lueseutatiVes.
Mr. Roberts moved 80 add 10 Tie APP
y OPERATION for agencies abroad, tor dis
tressed American seamen, the sum o.!
tive thousand dollars, with The view OF
establishing all agency al Hamburg, i'll
addition So those al London au;i Paris
Much discussion cnsncd on this pro-
posltiO"--Mf Roberts, ccnlended Tor il,
Oh the ground at thr great extent Of trade
we had with that quarter of the world,
and 'ilr many seamen which we're con
sequsntly there out al employment. dese
fliutP AMI unable TO get DC
Mr KWg OF A. contended that IL was
the duty nf our C0iisuiS 10 TAKE care oi
destitute scamcn that If an agency al
Hamburg was necessary il would have
beeu recommended by the proper depart
meni.
MIR King OF n Y. questioned whether
such was the uly OF comSuls, when The
duly was moi specially comnIlted 20 them
he a gurH tha, an agency was more ne
cessary AT Hamburg than III any port N
'he world e&cep, Ell gland, aud if there
were IT, be bCi two, he SHOULD say they
ought 10 he al London and Hamburg.
MIR. Mac0n did not coucPiv" thar there
was al present much necessity Tor The "a
gency al Paris. There was now such a
difference in HE ports OF France, between
the vessels al America and england, an
IaoOr Of the latter that are had almost d6a,
domed the trude Of that cOwnt,y; and conc
sequpnily there could remain but little
necessity for the agency al Paris for drs-
tituie Wbelh,r these duties
would be met by corresponding regela-
lions on our part. il was not for the Sc
rate 10 deierminc- that must originate
elsewhere but he vas willing To remove
thc agency from Paris To Tia burg
I'ii. motion was opposed 10y Messrs.
Smith and Wiisoa-and the question being
taken on tie amendment, he Senate WAS
Cqualls diviJet, ayes ~, noes II; the
President voting III the affirmative, The
amendment was agreed TO.
The bill was then reported 10 the Sc
nate, with The a,nruducuis adopted in
The question being stated on cOncnr-
ring with lie committee in Mr.. Roberts
amcndHirut appropriatin9 2 000 dollars
for al agency Tor stameD Al iIamburg--
MIR. BarbOm spoke al some length a
Ealnst tie unnecessary muiiipiicaiiui. 81
off es. lfhlS proposition wa agreed 10
he viewed IT as the entering wedge 10 the
creation of others OF q similar kind anc
they should in time go round Tie entr,
circle Of foreign Intercourse, aud csta-
i,lish agencies in all the ports Of Europe
II ih Consuls could not attend TO Iii,
business, Jet the consular sysirm be re-
lOfmed--bui create this Office, and olher
Wouit grow out it; governments neve
rcceded-llbe The screw, they always sd
van'ed-ai every movement they ven
forward
VI Dana mentioned the reduction o
the iaje army, the disbdndnent Of the
off RS, &c. to slew Thai governments die
sometimeS 90 back, and consent to par
will po"er.
Ms BarJonr, in his remarks, had il
yiet civil Offices. When the war.ceased
part Of Tie army became unnecessary
aud &C course II was reduced.
Mr. King, Of New York, again remark
ed that If there was point III EurOp
besides England where an agency wa
necessary, il Was IN ile north OF Europe
a great number Of seamen, Mr. *. saf
were LETT destitute in Tie ports Of tba
part a. thc world this arose from
practice too common with American cay
tains. aud was reproacii 10 The connif!
Of dismissing ih,ir men 10 the Goiu {
Europe and employing Swedish o. ia
q q 90.