Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-01-26
CONGRESS.


Cd , bill to prohibi, the use Of secret service
money in time Of peace, and Tor DINER pu',
noses. TWAS read FIRST and second ume' ano
ordered TO be committed TO Commi.'ee VI
the Whole House on the stale oil the on''"'
ard 10 be printed.
Mr.. Taliaf.rro's resolutions amepd'ns the
rules Of the House were postponed.
The House then proceeded to the consiaeta'
,;on Of the following resolution, proposed oy
Mr.. Wickliffe, on Tuesday,
Rs,oYred bv ths Senate and House Of Representa-.
,;r., of me Uaiied States IN Congress assembled,
Th,, the Secretary Of the Senate, and Clerk OF
n. House Of Representatives, shall prohioil
,hs usr of The stationary Of the two Houses IN
folding or endorsing any documents, pampn-
ls,s. or packages, other than such as may have
hs,n nrinted by order OF either House OF Con-
,,rss' or such manuscript, documents as may
relate 10 the business OF the same.
Mr.. Wiekliffe requested the Clerk to read
from the annual report submitted by him, the
statement Of the amount Of stationery eonsum-
ed by the House Of Representatives during the
last session Of Congress.
The Clerk read the account, from which il
anneared that The sum of six thousand six hun
dred and four dollars and 6fty>f,e cents. was
the amount, in the aggregate, Of the charges
for stationery, used by the House last session
This resolution gave rise to considerable dis
cussion, in which many facts relative 10 the ex
travagance OF the House were ELECTED. The
hour elapsed without coming to determine
ton.
The House then went into the consideration
Of the Georgia claims. The amendment Of
MIR. Thompson, tha, it was expedieut to legis'
lat. further upon the subject, was, on division
by yeas and nays, negatived by majority Of
81 10 rs; aud the report Of the Committee on
Indian Affairs, was concurred in by the House
The bill TO continue 10 force The provision.
of"An act to authorize the Corporation of The
City Of Washington to draw Lotteries" was
considered in Committee Of the Whole, and
occ aSioned some debate.
NJ. Silas " God, Of N Y. objec,ed 10 the
bill, on the general ground Of the psrpicion:
tendency Of Lotteries upon the morals OF so.
cis,y.
MIR. Ineersoll explained the reasons why he
Committee or the Dicirict had reported th'
bill. He disapproved of Lotteries as much a.
the gentleman from New York; and # ;hi'
were proposition for the original grant o.
one he should take the same ground, and GER
tainly Oppose ~; but il was merely for The
renewal Of privilege formerly granted.
Mr. |. then went into explanation OF the cir
cumstances OF the case, which are but TOO vel
known 20 our city readers. The sill did no
rele ase the Corporation from its existing liza
biIities and he thought the experience Of tina
body was a very sufficient security that iheI
woulI taxi, good bonds for the future.
MIR Kremer warmly opposed the bill. HI
had opposed il in committee, and would op'
pose IL in the House. What security did ha
Hous. possess, 'ha, ifthey should pass the bill
the Corporation would not do the same thing
again. Then another loss would happen, ano
the same argument would be urged upon The
House again. Was i, wise and pruGent to en-
Courage Lotteries? If il was not, the House
ough; no, to do it. If an evil was committee
ten years ago, that was 10 rason that il should
be committed now. the Corporation Of Wash
ingIon, ii seemed, had made bad bargain
and now that was urged as au argument, VIII,
the HOUSE should give them an opportunity
Of making another bad bargain.
Mr. Weems would not attempt TO Justify
Lotteries that nigh, be an invidious way Of
taxing the people, aud in tina, respect was not
much uniike he Tariff; but the House, by its
own att, had tempted the Corporation Of Wash
ing,on into he evil, if it was one, and they
from misplaced confidence, had lost upwards
Of 100 900 dollars. This they had lost ihroug oh
the fundamentally of Congress. they had
los, 1t without Any fault on their part; and now
he House was in some sort bound to give them
an opportunity Of retrieving the loss. The
gentleman from Pennsyhauis, lMr. Kremer)
appeared to b. very much afraid that The Cor
ooraiIon would make the same sort of bargain
a second Tim; bu, sarrly the gentle man must
have heard the old adage, that "0urnt child
wauld AVOID the fire." There was not he least
doubt that they would take good Care 10 secure
themselves thoroughly hrreafjer. The House
wa the guardian Of ,his city, and il Lotteries
were so injurious and improper, the House, as
guard dion, ought % have withheld its oonsen,
when he first bill was asked Al their hands; bu,
having granted it then, and the grant having
proved injprious instead Of beneficial, they