Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-09

already themselves addressed the House signitiea
his intention Of declining his Speech altoge,ber.
supposing that the House was disposed at once 10
take the question.
Cries for the question now arose on all sides
And the question being about TO be put
and Nays N"s
MIR, "hipple made short speech against The
of Mr. Blake - '""'
Mr.. Strong ssnGed his appreciation of Mr.. Ha.
ini'oh amendment in all respects, saving that u
recommended Select Committee he preferred
me committee of Ways and Means, and wished
in blank. ~
MI Hamilton not expire ssing assent
~ iHe question was put on the amendment Of Nv
Hamilton, and decided by yeas and nays, as fol.
lows Yeas ll2, Nays a.
80 the amendment Of Mr. Hamilton was oio-
ted, as follows: F
"ResotOed, Thata Select Committee be appoi,,,.
cd, whose duty il shall be to inquire and renort =,
,'hs ttouse, II any, and what, retrenchments can
ne made with SAFETY to the pablic interest in tlr
number of officers OF the Government of ~. -
states and in the amount of salaries thew resnect
rn1ny receive; more especially to report on do
following heads: '
.d lst hat reduction of expense can be made in
'ic state department, in the number and salari,.
vi inc Officers and clerks attached 20 this Dena-t
mem; IN the expenses regulating the foreign in
tercourse' and in the printing aud Distribution IF
'"S EuOIIC laws OF Tie u. States.
"a. What red,.. lions in TN, Tre,sur,, Do,
ment, and whether an effective system of account.
ABILITY. and for the collection of the public due Is
there established N"@S' -
., 81; what reduction of expense CAP be made in
me Navy Department, in the clerks and o,i;ce,,
now acting, subordinate to the Secretary.
4th What reduction of expense can hn mol, :;
uio DePHtnent oil War, and in the Indian Depor-
iheht' ana IN the clerks and officers now actino
subordinate TO the Secretary of War 20
rod, 6
',ie nulnoer oil officers and the amount of compnn
ss'''h which they may receive, ia the Postnrastc-
Generals Department.
ana that the Committee be further instructed 70
1N'li',e 'he several contingent funds of each OF
tlese Departments, and TO report the objects ana
amount for which disbursements have been I,aJo
rom these iin9s and that they report the amounts
youched < untouched, which have been diahursaJ
IRON. the secret service fund, or the fund reg,,Iat
ms Ihe contingencies OF foreign intercourse, ana
OF the fund FOR the expenses OF interconrs az
the Barbary Powers "'''A
anu that they further report whether the ccrr
Pehsaton OF members of Congress should he 70
uuced ana whether the fixed salaries of the off,
GERS oil this House and its contingent expenses can
with Propriety be diminished @'''
~. anu iurtner, that they inquire whether any mos
uihcatlon OF The sinking fund act can be made with
az we" Of producing more speedy extinguishment
MIR. Chiffon sgniied his acceptance of the =.
mended amendment as modification of his reso.
lutions. - '''S Feso-
Mr. Dorsey now moved to amend the amend.
men! just adopted, by extending that part of IN,
inquiry which relates to the amount of the CON.
Ingent innd Tor secret service money, back to the
OF July, 1890. He supported this amendrnert
ppy some remarks, which were replied to bv NJ
Hamliion And the debate was further continu.
ca ny Messrs Dorsey, Hamilton, Burgess. Bate
oil m n9Ilssouri; McDuffie, Taylor, and IngRam.
W.. paI'e.t now expressed his intention, as the
ueoate had been renewed, 10 proceed with HE re
marks on the general subject Of the resolution and
was beginning ''''
! On motion of Mr.. Kerr
The House adjourned-Ayes 90, Noes 81.