The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-16


a bill making appropriation for the
support Of Governments for the year
1922, was read . third time and passed.
ORDERS or THE DA ~.
The House then resolved itasIf intes
committee ofthe whole on. tho bill
king appropriations for tho support Of
the Navy Of the United States for the
year 1892, and on the bill making ap.
propriations for the public buildings-
Mr.. Tomlinson ID tho chair
The navy appropriation bill was first
taken into consideration. g
Mr.. Williams OF ~. C.. moved To 70.
duce the amount Recommended By the
Committee of Ways and Means il sock
manner as to dispense with an appro.
priation for compensation to the Clark
Of the Commandant Of the Navy Yard
in the City Of Washington.
The motion was supported By the
mover and Mr.. Cooke, and opposed by
Mr.. Smith, Of Md, Mr.. Mitchell Of s 6
Mr., Stevenson, Nj. Little. and AR.
Golden.
The question was FIRST taken on tho
largest sum, and carried; which was
equivalent to . negative upon Mr.. wills
liams' motion
The various appropriations wsrs
made a. recommended, and the bill J
having been gone through With
Mr.. Cooke submitted : pfoviso, the
purport of which was, that no persoh
who was in arrears to the government.
should receive paymsnt under the aps
preparations Of the bill, until those ar
rears were paid, or their accounts closed
The proyiso was adopted; and the
bill making appropriations for tho pub
lie buildings was then taken up; and
Mr.. Blackledge chairman ofthe coma
mistee) in supportland explanation oftke
bill, observed. that in reporting Il, the
committee were of opinion; the sooner
tho buildings are completed tho greater
will be the advantage to the govern.
ment. They were more confirmed in
their opinion this subject, when they
reflected upon the largo sums which had
already boon expended upon The public
buildings, and the appropriations which
would yet be required 70 complete them.
The appropriation asked tor at this
time, Mr.. B. observed. was larger than
the appropriation of last year, and he
was also aware Of the greater caution
which is at oil times exercised by ths
House in appropriating the public mo-
ney, which is by no one moro approved
than by himself.but he felt it duty in.
cumbent on him. to advocate that sum,
which, if appropriated, would have, in
his opinion, q greater tendency to pro-
mote the public interest, than less
sum. Should the work, however, which
ia proposed to be done in the present
year be completed, he was authorized
to cay, that the annual appropriations
would in future be less. The commit.
tee were anxious TO recommend less
appropriation at this time, but were con.
yinced that it could not be done coneis.
tently with the public interest, and the
snm asked for, was estimated for .
wooden dome. If gentlemen will refer
to the report ofthe committee on Ex-
penditures, they cannot, said Mr.. B. for
moment hesitate to agree with the
building committee in their opinion. 8
they will there find that there is annu.
ally paid to the architect, the superin-
tendents, and head workmen on the
capitol. $4,000. By procrsstipating
the work, this item of expenditure will
continue to swell and blythe time the
building was completed, would form no
uncomfortable item in the whole expen.
diture. He therefore hoped, there
would be no objection on the part Of
this committee to fill the blank, with
the sum of l2O, 900 dolls which was ask.
ed for by the committee on Public Bull,
dings.
The recommendations Of tho commit.
tee were thereupon respectively agreed
to; when.
Mr.. Cooke proposed to add . proviso,
similar to that which had been adopted
in reference to the navy appropriation
bill, which was agreed to.
The, committee then rose, and report
ed the said bills % amended.
In the House. Mr.. Tracy opposed
concurrence with the committee OF the
whole, in appropriating sum of about
10000 TO make good deficit to the ma
rine corps in 1921, but the question b.
ing taken thereon, the motion % can.
cur prevailed; and the residue Of the
bill making appropriations for the sup.
port Of the navy vas CONQUERED Ia, and
c.5arad IN ha sn0rosaad fnr kh;.A rnsS