Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-03-21

DO. do. 1924 a,e9s 81
DO. DO 1898 794 %
For contingent expenses for 1865, hot
/ enumerated $40 90
For Navy Yards 900 90
For Navy Yard at Pensacola 500 81
For swords and medals $40 g.,
For live scliouners 80 So
For building barges g. Is
f, The amendment was concurrcd in.
lhe question being on nOn-concurrence with the
Senate on the second amendment. as lollows
Sec q .9nd be il 3nrtter enacted, That il sum
equal to one fourth nj each item in the preceding
section, except that for arrearascs plur 10 tie Isl
January, 1923, !Us CON plotting the construction aud
completion o! Tie soaps Of war and Tor Col. Mil
Ter, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for
the service O. the year 1920 Proriaea that no
part thereof shall be applied to the service of the
year 1923, nor any warrant to be issued TO draw
any Part 81 the said appropriation previous to the
lst January, 1929.
Mr.. N.jman asked the Chairman of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means for the reasons which in
fluenccd the Committee to disagree from the second
amen,lmrnt.
Mr. III Du6ie explained that the Committee
concurrcd with the Senate in their views. But the
amendment was awkwatily drawn, anI embraced
al appropriation for the next year, for the objects
which required no app opriatlon. The Committee
wished to amend the amendment. but found 1t i'm
practicable. They therefore preferred that il the
principle was to be adopted it should be donc in a
separate bill, to be reported at this Session
Mr.. Huffman thought the objections not sufi
cien'!y strong; and stated that the Inconvenience
which wuGl,l be caused to the service, by refusal
to concur Ill tins anea.lment wnuld be very great.
MI. 8srmeg wished that conference Gisht take
place between the two Houses He stated the ~
convenience which arises from want Of funds,
He had yesterday seen bill Tor 5000 dollars,
drawn bi Commudore ElddIe Tho answer Of the
Department was that they knew not when It could
be PAID at any rate it could not be paid now. lie
regretted that by this our credit Is injured
abroad lie stated that vessel was detained late
ly for want Of ~ COG dollars, which tie Secretary
could not raise and which was at length raised
on the personal crcal. Of tie purssr. lie thought
a delay of few days would be beneficial, It this
evil could be corrected
Mr.. Dcigh SAID the conference wished could
not take place, unless the committee disagreed TO
the amendments and the argument oil the gentle
man from Maryland went against that. lie said
that the Committee on WAYS and Means were as
well aware Of the difficulties which EXISTS as other
gentlemen but they thought it unexpcdent to
adopt new principle aud practice lie showed
that ncons eniencc results to tie Civil, Military,
and every branch of the service, from the delay in
passing the appropriation bills and expresoeh :.
hope that some specific bill would be introduced to
Nd the evil.
MT. ffVU -:A-.- .nI that HE object was to
accommodate those of our officers at a distance.
Mr. Taylor took view of the items in the bill.
One fourth added to the amount of the applo-
priatIon the chief part of which is for paw. lie
was of opinion that the amendment was sufficient
! ly plain; and if there was any objection to the
manner of the amendment, it might be removed by
amending If.
Mr.. Height, in explanation, corrected the mis-
,y,t ch fvt,, Aurlr ba,l
fallen, as to the language which had fallen from
him mr. d. He did not apply the argument
that this was new principle, and new practice
to the power Of the Senate to introduce amend
j, ments to an appropriation bill. He had stated 1t
was new practice and principle to appropriate
fer a year and quarter.
J, Mr.. Hard said he was strongly impressed with
the necessity OF change in the mode OF appropr
atoms hut he thought it might be better to let the
present bill pass, without the amendment; and
remedy the evil which exist, by the passage Of a
distinct bill, unless the disagreement with the
present amendment should be il bar to the passage
of such q bill.
4 Mr. Tnyior made some explanations in reply to
what had fallen from Mr. Dwight. He viewed the
amendment as being in effect partial approprla-
ton for the year 1929. Partial appropriations
not new-they are in conformity with the practice
Of Congress.
Mr.. III DGtfe affected TO arguments which were
!, made without knowledge Of the facts. lhl, sub
ject had been only before the Committee and he
stated the fact that the Committee were unanimous
in attempting to amend the amendments, but they
found the difficulties to be insu,ni0nntabc.
Mr. Calwppr said he was generally disposed to
i yield his confidence to the opinions Of i Commit
tee, upon subjects which he did rot himself under
! stand. lie had confidence IN the statements of the
Chairman of the Committee, and should vote on
!, This occasion AGAINST the amendments,
Mr.. Whippie said be should vote against the
amendment with view to lead to conference
between the Houses.
j HE question was then taken. and The amend-