Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-02-08

tive amounts now allow ed by law.
Sec. 3. find be ii further enacted, Thn
whenever the annual salaries and o,bs, 80.
pepsaton and emoluments, now sllorsd
law 10 each or any Of the following oSco
after deducting thereirom the necess.r, -.
penditures incident TO their respective az
ces, shall exceed the following sums f., {
IS to say: to the collectors OF the cu.,rr.
four thousand dollars; to the naval oScs,
three thousand dollars to the surveyor,
the customs, two thousand FIVE hundred d,
lars t. the registers of the land Offices T.,
thousand FIVE hundred dollars TO .be ,
ceivers of public moneys a: the seyer,II.., {
Offices, two thousand FIVE hundred doI.,
the several surplusses shall be account
for, and paid by them, respectively. TO II. Il
treasury oil the United States: P,oviI.J .,
svays, that nothing herein contained shaIII.
construed to extend to fines, forfeures an,
penalties, under the revenue laws of The
nied States.
Sec. 4. find be 1t further enacted Thu,
the salaries of military and naval storeke.D
ers shall be limited not to exceed six HIM
drel dollars each.
Sec. 5. .and be it further enacted, Tia,
the operation of this act shall Commence
and take effect from and after the 4tb d,v
of March next, and that SO much of any and
every act, heretofore passed upon the sub.
ject, as is inconsistent with, or repugn,D
to the provisions herein contained, be, anil
the same is hereby, repealed, from and al.
ter that date.
The bill was twice read and committed
On motion OF Mr.. Cannon, it was
RESOLVED, That the committee on mlit,.
ry affairs be instructed to inquire whether
or not the military academy, under the eI.
listing laws and regulations, is consistent
with the principles and policy OF the con.
stitution and government OF the U. States
also, to inquire into the expediency Of re.
pealiRg OF altering the laws in relation 10
said academy, and reducing the expend.
lures of the public money on the same,
On motion of Mr.. Williams, IN. CT it
was
ResolDed, That the committee of way,
and means be instructed to enquire into the
expediency OF prohibiting by law any
clerk or other officer in the departments
from entering either. directly or indirectly
into any contract made with thegovernmeut
of the u. States
The Speaker laid before the House
letter from the Secretary of War,
similar to that this day laid before the
Senate; and also, letter from The Sc.
cretary of The Navy transmitting
statement of the appropriations for the
Navy Department for the year 1890,
and the balance in the hands of the
Treasurer as agent for the said depart.
ment.
The said letters were read and re.
ferred to the committee Of Ways and
Means.
The House then again resolved itself
into a committee Of the whole ard re-
sumed the consideration OF the general
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Clay moved the amendment
which he few days ago intimsted it
to be his intention to propose to the
bill, and was as follows:
For an outfit and one years salary to such
minister as the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, may send
to any government of South America, which
has established and is maintaining its lnte'
tendency on Spain, sum not exceeding
900 dollars.
Mr.. Clay followed his motion with
a speech of more than an hours length,
in its support.
Mr.. Lowndes submitted briefly the
reasons why he conceived the adoption,
of the proposition at this time ineIpe.
dent, and the mode of obtaining the
object improper. :,
Mr., Floyd of Virginia, advocated
decidedly and earnestly, an immediate
and unqualified recognition of South
American independence.
Mr.. Trimble, of Kentucky, also ac'
vocated at some length, the adoption
of the proposition.
Mr.. Culpepper of North Carolina
stated succiactly why he should vote
for the amendment.
Mr.. Rhea of Tenn. briefly Offered
the reasons which influenced him to op'
pose the proposition.
The question was then taken on a.
dopting the proposed amendment, anu
decided in the negative