Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-03-16
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Mr.. Campbell Of Ohio, in the chair, on the bill
& making appropriations for the support of go

Mr.. Campbell of OHIO, IN the chair, on tho bill
$ making appropriations for the support of go
vcrnment for the year 1894"
Mr.. McLanc, of Delaware, withdrew the a
rncndncnt offered by him yesterday, respecting
the court room ofthc United States in Charles
ing Accommodations for the United States courts
III the several states might be submitted To the
Committee on the judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, Of New York, the
233tl, 29Yth, and 30Oth lines o. the bill, which
arc IN tue words following ..'For erecting the
eastern por;co of the Capitol, and completing
the interior of the building one hundred thou
sand dollars" were stricken oSt, and, OH motion
of MIR. Cusbman, Chairman OF the Committee
on the Public Buldings,) the following was
substituted:
For continuing the work on the centre build
ing, eiShty-six thousand dollars.
For alterations and repairs in the room occu-
pied by the Supreme Court, six hundred and for
ty dollars.
For improving the Capitol square, and paint
ing the ratings around the same, eleven hundred
and sixty dollars.
For making foot-way in front of the public
grounds, open spaces between the Capitol and
Navy Offices, five thousand dollars.
For finishing the North Portico to the Presi-
dents House. twenty-six thousand dollars.
An item was added after the 3O7th line in the
words following for sick, and disabled, and des-
ltute seamenin foreign countries, $4,000"
The 314tli and 315th lines, were altered to
read thus: ''for salaries of the Ministers of the
United States to London, Paris, St. Petersburg,
and Madrid, from the Sd March to 4th Novem-
Der, 1923, and also for the charges des Affairs
at Stockholm, and the Hague, 4 67,5OO.n
The item for building North Portico to the
Presidents House, and that Tor the construc-
ton OF graveled walk in front of the public
grounds, met with considerable opposition.
Mr.. Forsyth also opposed that item which
makes appropriation for the payment of the sala-
ries OF some of our foreign Ministers, on the
ground that the number of Ministers was unnc-
cessarily great, as Charges des Affairs might be
substituted for some of them without detriment
to the public service and with saving of the
public money, and we should thereby avoid the
sacrifice OF self respect now arising from our
sending Ministers Plenepotentiary to powers
VINO send no Ministers of the same grade to rep
resent them at this goyernment--of which num-
Der were our Ministers to Spain and Portugal
aud he moved to strike out that clause of the
bill until farther information could be Obtained,
as to the necessity or expediency of such min
isters being sent where they were not, or contin-
ued where they were.
After protracted debate on this subject, the
question was taken on Mr.. Forsyth's motion
and lost.
Ayes 81, noes rs.
He then moved to strike out the word &c Ii
ma" IN the list of the Ministers to South Amer
ica. The debate was renewed on this motion,
nut, before the question was taken, the commit
tee rose.
The members, who took part in this davis
debate, were Messrs. Nolan Cooke. Cush-
man, Taylor, Sharpe, Ten Eyck, Mercer, Gaz-
lay, Whipple, Forsyth, Mccoy, Cook, S Wood
and Livingston.