Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-21

uon, IN relation 10 woOllcns under 333 cents, ex- |
ccpting baizcs and lanncls, the question was ia.
ken by Yeas and Nays as follows: Yeas 90, NAYS |
SO.
The Speaker voting in tho negative produced |
an equality of votes, which amounted to a re- !
lection of the motion. So the House refused to
| concur with the amendment of the Senate, which
inserts the proviso.
After the vote agreeing to duty of 45 cents
on cotton bagging had passed the House, Mr..
Mercer objected TO the term " cotton bagging,N
as cquvocal and moved to reconsider the vote
of concurrence. And the vote being reconsi-
dcrcd, after prolonged and animated debate,
the question on concurrng with the Senate. in
| the first clause of the amendment, which strikes
out the duty on cotton bagging, was decided in
the negatire, by Yeas s. Nays, as follows-Ycas
81 Nays 1O3.
The question concurring with the Senate in
striking out the duty on foreign distilled spirits
was decided in the affirmative, by Yeas g. Nays'
as folows-Ycas 100, Nays SO. So the House
agreed TO strike it out
| The question on agreeing to the amendment
of the Senate to strike out the fourth section
was decided in the negatice, Ayes 81, Noes So.
Mr.. Moore, Of kentucky, at the request of
several gentlemen III the minority, moved TO re
consider the vote rejecting the proviso on wool
lens. The question of reconsideration was t,-
ken by Yeas and Nays as follow Yeas o.,
| Nays 100.
So the House refused to reconsider
MIR. Forward gave notice that on Monday he
would call up the bill laying duty ON sales at
auction.
And then the House adjourned
HoUSEOF REPRESENT TIvEs-May 10.
The following Report was Yesterday made by
Mr.. Brent of Louisiana:
The Committee appointed by virtue of res
luton OF the House of Representatives, of the
lth day of .uarch, 1924, have had the subject
Whlch that resolution proposes, under considcra-
tloh and submit the following report, viz: Al
letter from j. Eigar, Commissioner of the Pub
lie Buildings, dated 5th of May, 1924, by which
1t appears, that the gross amount Of the sales of
the public lots, in Washington City, as made by
the Commissioners and Superintendent, was six
hundred and eighty -nnc thousand four hundred
ana forty dollars, eleven cents, subject to n de-
duction for losses, occasioncd by failures of ur
chascrs, the amount OF which has not been as
certalned. The committee have not been able
| to obtain information from the books of the Com
missioner of the Public Buildings of the number
OF public lots, sold, when sold, by whom, to
whom, and for what price each lot, what part
OF the purchase money has been paid, and the
exact balance due. To obtain this information
would require more time than probably remains
OF the present session of Congress, as the Com
missioner of the Public Buildings states that il
Souiu hol oc uouc III less IMAM TWO months.
As to the disbursements which were made BY
the late Samuel Lane, Commissioner of the Pub
nc Buildings, The committee find, that balance
OF ticenty t'oo thousand nine hundred and sirty-
one dollars and serenity ce,itswas due by the
late Samuel Lane, Commissioner of the Public
Buildings, al the time of his death, together with
the balance of one thousand seUen hundred and
Jour doftIrs anu fourteen cents, which he had
received on account of the sales of city lots:
and that since his death, his estate has ire
ceived credit for different sums of money a.
mounting to nine thousand fire hundred and nine
~ dollars eighty fee cents which he had receiv-
ed on account of the sales of CITY lots; and that
since his death, his estate has received credit for
different sums of money amounting 10 nine thou
s'ta9 Secenty.hve dollars and sir cents, which
leaves balance due the United States, of fifteen
thousand fee hundred and niscty doila,,s eioLt,,-
t'oe cents; that his executor has not vet compile
ted the settlement of his estate; and, therefore
1t Is impossible for the committee to saw how
much OF that balance will eventually be refiIn-
ded to the United States. 1t is probable the
balance will be somewhat diminished, but that
| large sum VIII remain unpaid.
| The committee, therefore, submit the follow.
ing resolution;
Efsesoioed, That the President OF the United
| states be requested to cause to be made, and
suottcd TO tins House, upon the first day of the
ncXtsession Congress, "a full and complete state
ment olthccz nu1;bcroflots belonging to the
U. States in the City of Washington, which have
been sold by the public agents for that purpose.
when sold, by whom, TO whom, and for what
price each lot was purchased; what part Of the
purchase money has deem paid, the amount due,
and by whom due, and when payable; whether
the debts are well secured, and whether the |
money received has been applied: to what pur |
| poses, and by whom
| The resolution with which the Report con |
ciudcs being taken up for considerations de-
pate arose upon it, of which the following out
Inc Will serve to give the reader a general idea
Mr. Cooke, OF tennessee, stated number O,
Facts 10 relation to the employment of the funds
placed IN the hands of the late Commissioner
and Superintendent of the Public Buildings, at
Washington, and quoted sundry accounts rela-
tive to his expenditures, &c. on which he com
| Inented at considerable length, and concluded
ms observations by moving to recomnit the re-
port To the select committee, with Instructions
to report Sin what manner the money arisinr
from thesale ofcity lots has been expended what
manner the money appropriated by Congress
To complete repair fthe public buildings has |
been disbursed: how the money appropriated
to purchase furniture for the Presidents house
has been disburscd; by whom, and to whom laid. |
and for WHAT
Mr.. Baylies, of Massachusetts, spoke in re-
ply, and explained and defended the report of
the committee, stating the reasons why the re-
port did not go into farther statements.
MIR. Brent, of Lou. (,vho made the renort
IRON the Committee replied tothe observations
OF Mr. Cooke, nearly as follows: He said it had
been stated BY the honorable gentlemen that he
opposed this report, to have impartial Justice
done, and that he was actuated by considera-
Ton Tor the public interest. Mr.. Brent then
observed, that he meant not to arraign the mo-