The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-05-11

from the President ofthe United States
which, with the accompanying docu-
ments, was ordered to be laid on the Ia
BILE:
l transmit to Congreas TRANSACTIONS
Of two letters from Don Joaquin dan
duaga to the Secretary of State, which
have been received st the Department
of State, since my last message, commu-
nicating copies Of his correspondence
with this government.
JAMES MONROE.
Washington, 9th May, 1922.
The House then went into a Com.
mittee of the Whole, (Mr. Walworth 10
the chair. on the bill from the Senate
to provide for the collection OF duties on
import aud tonnage in Florida, and for
other purposes. and a bill further to es-
tablish the compensation OF the collee-
tors of the customs, and to alter certain
collection districts, and for other pur.
poses. ;.
Mr.. Bassett moved an amendment to
the second section of the bill. the pur-
Dor, of which was to leave Hampton, IN
Virginia, pert Of entry. The motion
was advocated by the mover ana Mr'
H. Nelson, and opposed by Mr.. Newton
and MIR. Hill, and negativsd-ayes 49,
noes 66. =,
Mr.. Kent moved to strike out the
words shy Nottingham, to the o'strict
of Annapolis" and after few remarks
thereon bv Mr.. Kent, Mr.. Smith OF MO.
and VI. Newton, of Va. the question was
taken thereon and lost
Mr.. II. Nelson observed that this was
an important bill in relation to the re-
venue of the country -thatit was diff
cult to retain quorum IN the House on
the several questions proposed-and he
therefore moved that the committee rise
and report progress, which was agreed
to-ayes SO, noes SO. The two former
bills were concurrsd in, and ordered to
be engrossed for third reading, and
the committee were refused leave to sit
again on the latter bill.
Mr.. Bassett moved that the said bill
be laid on the table. on which Mr.. Hill
called for the yeas and nays, which were
thereupon ordered and the question was
decided in the negative-yeas 80, nays
90, SO the motion to lay the bill on the
table did not prevail.
Mr.. A. Smyth called for the pre-
vious question, but the call was not sus-
tanned by the House--yeas SO. nays 81
The House then took into considera-
ton the various amendments proposed
by the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Walworth moved to erase from
those amendments the word Vermont,
and Mr.. Taylor proposed to stfikk out
Champlain, from the operation of the
said amendments, as recommended to
the Sth section.
The motion to strike out was opposed
by Mr.. Tomlinson and negatived.
Mr.. Cambreleug moved to strike out
of the 9Th section the words "New
York" Mr.. G. remarked, that he con-
sidered any attempt to amend the bill
hopeless; but he thought there we're
some very strong circumstances in faver
of excepting the revenue officers of the
Port of New York, from the general re-
ductlon now about to be made. No gen.
tleman would accuse him, (Mr. CO. of a
disposition to oppose any bill tending
judiciously and justly to retrench the
expenses of government. He regretted
that this bill had been kept back So long
as to preclude debate. He would only
detain the House few moments. The
salaries of these officers were regulated
in 1870. and they have never been aug
mented or diminished since; in 1902 they
were limited as they now are; 1t would
be recollected that this was during Mr..
Jefferson's administration. Mr.. C.was
not the eulogist of that or any other ad-
ministration, bat he believed it had been
properly deemed an economical admin
stration. By looking to the history ofthe
revenue of the Port of New York, it APP
peared that in 1870. the amount of the
revenue collected was D47O, 600; at that
time in the whole United Statess the re
venue collected was little more than
three millions. The revenue collected
at the Port of New York last year, was
81 100000, and he presumed that du-
ring the present year the revenue would
berbetween 9 and 10 millions, or equal
to the half of the whole revenue of the
United States He asked whether, un.
der these circumstances, it was proper
or lust to reduce the salaries Of these
officers. There were 10 officers under
the government who more faithfully