The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-21

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ments reportedt TO il by the com"'''ee %
the whole
These mendments we're collectively
agreed to.
Mr.. Floyd, of Virginia, then rose to
move an amendment,which was, to sulke
out the item providing an appropriation
for wearves, Cc. connected win Inc MA
rine rail way at the navy yard, IN TINS CT
", and inseIt ting, in lieu thereof, an aP-
preparation of $4,000 for building
dry dock ar such place IN Hampton
Roads as should be thought most eSpe-
dent for this object.
This motion not being in order, be-
cause the house had just coDcurred IN
that amendment (being included IN he
,others) MIR. Floy6 moved to re consider
the vote of concurrence IN that amend
ment.
On this motion there arose debate OF
some two hours, turning not so much ON
the actual merits which may belong to
this invention, as upon the question whe-
Their the experiment has been conciusiVes
Although this was the nature OF the de-
bate, il appeared, in the course OF i, that
this appropriation is asked to delray tho
expense of excavaiing dry dock IN the
rear Of the rail way, on the margin ut the
river, into which vessels are to be drawn
by tho same machinery as is employed
to place them on the upper part of the
rail way
Those who supported the re-oonsidera-
ton of the vote, and doubted the certain
ty ofthe utility of rail ways. were MIR.
FLOYD, MFR. Woed, MIR. McLane, Mr..
Rhea, and Mir. Wright. Those who
opposed the reconsideration were Mr..
Fuller, Hr. Hamilton, MIR. Bassetl, and
Mr.. Golden.
On the question being taken, SIS voted
in favor of reconsideration, and rs
against il. The bill was then ordered to
be engrosscd and read third time to-
morrow.
And the house adjourned before sun
set. FEB. 90
Mr.. MSLane from the committee Of
ways and means, made report on the
bill supplementary 10, and 10 amend an
act, entitled " an act 10 regulate the COL
lection OF duties on imports and tonnage"
passed the Cd day of March, 1899. and
Tor other purposes, returned from the
Senate with several Northumberland
ing TO some, and disagreeIng to others
which report and bill were ordered 10 Ito
OH the table.
The resolution laid on the table yes'er~
day by MIR Moore, Of Alabama, calling
IN the Secretary of the Treasury Tor a
e'alement of all sums of moucy charged
o. retained by any register or receiver of
public moneys, for clerk hire, |c. &c.
was taken M and agreed TO.
Mr.. Cooke moved the adoption of the
following esoIution That the Commit
tee on the public bniding be instructed
to inquire into the expediency of fixing,
by law, the compensation of the Archi-
tect, OF the master carver, Of the master
OF the stone work, and of the clerk and
managers OF the public buildings, in the
city OF Washington.
Mr. c. in offering this resolution, said.
that 1t appeared from letter which he
had before him, from the superintendent
OF the public buildings, that officer had
thought proper to reduce the compen-
sation OF the architect and master build.
er, master carver, and master mason. ON
the ground that their duties were lessen.
ed, &c. He had reduced the compepsa-
ton of the architect $500 per annum,
& OF each ofthe others $3.50 per annum,
Against this decision, the architect had
taken an appeal to the president, by
whom the subject had been referred to
the attorney general. The opinion
OF that officer on the subject, SIR.
Z. said, he had read and, it amounted
to this--that if A employs B, he is bound
to give the same compensation as he
hrst allows him, so long as he is engaged
in the same business. These Individuals
are therefore reinstated in their former
comfortable salaries. MIR. e.. SAID he
wished to fix, by law, without the neces-
sity OF resortlDg to the opinion of the at
iorneY general at all, what shall be the
compensation Of these public servants.
Mr. Fuller suggested that the resolu.
lion was in an imperative form, differing
rather from the ordinary shape Of reso.
luiions directed TO committees. He pre-
ferred that it should take the usual shape
Of an inquiry into the expediency of max
ing this provision.
Mr.Cocke, after some other remarks
accepted this modification of his motion.
and thus amended il was agreed to.
On motion of Mi. Bsylies, Resolved.
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