Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

| y" VI W.T.. nUCDeIl, OF Nd. NJ was
ReSotued, That the Committee on Com
merce be instructed TO inquire into the expe-
diency of erecting a light house on Pools ISL
and, 10 the Chesapeake Bay.
The House then went into committee oC
the whole on the amendments uf the Senate
To the Appropriation bill Z" for the support of
government for the year 1894"
lie question being then on the amend
ment striking out of the bill the followin q
clause And provided, also, that no person
receiving an annual salary from the govern
ment OF the United States, shall receive any
thing I'D addition thereto for any official servi-
ces Whatever, by way of perquisites, or extra
compensation. except for fees Of Office which
may he established by law"
Mr.. Cooke stated a number of facts in re-
ia'Ion To the compensation received by Go.
vernors of territories, for extra services He
quoted The law appointing the salaries ofthose
officers, and contended thatthey had received
III some cases, double what the law warranted
Tor the performance Of duties which properly
periaincd 10 their functions as governors. He
acknowledged thathe had been under n wrong
Impression with respect to the NAVY Com.
missioners, who, he was happy To STATE
received nothing beyond what the laws of
Their country prescribe. He made some re-
marks on the compensation received by the
Surveyor General, on which he entirely diff
tered from the opinion given by the Secretary
of War, and he read report Of a former com,
ulttee OF the House in confirmation of his
views.
Mr.. VANCE, Of Ohio, explained what he an.
pretended 10 be the state of the law on the
subject OF territorial governors He gave
a statement OF the compensation allowed TO
the superintendent ofIndian affairs from the
hrst organization Of the government, and the
changes which had taken place tn the present
time, and be contended that the gentleman
from Tennessee was mistaken in Surprising
that the emoluments received by the governors
OF territories were not warranted by legal pro-
visions. lie Reproduced the idea of at
tempting to regulate the Indian Department
by clause in an appropriation bill and con-
tended that the clause, If restored, would
operate with great Injustice, especially on The
Governor of Michigan. whose disbursements
IN relation 70 Indian aGairs, were very great.
and who, If deprived ofthe compensation nory
allowed To him would be placed on lower
aud worse f0otng than common Indian
Agent. lie dwelt on the improvements which
had been introduced into the indian Dcpart-
ment during the present administration. for
which he commended that the present Spcre
tary Of War was entitled to the respect and
gratitude Of the House, and Of the country.
Mr.. McLane spoke in reply He discussed
at length the laws in relation both to the tor.
ritorial governors and the Surgeon General.
which he stated as fully warraDtlng what they
received. If any improvement was Ia be in
PRODUCED into the Indian Department, the
present bill was not the proper one to effect
u, aud the discussion was only calculated fo
embarrass it.
Mr. Warfeld quoted several laws in rela-
ton to the appointment Of Indian agents, and