Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-13
APPROPRIATION BILL.


ton Bill, which has been so long the subject OF
discussion and consideration. We now pro-
coed to give the details.
The proposition relative to the reduction of
., ner cent. in the salaries of officers was not
carried The modified amendment was in
these words:
elm no case shall the compensation, by sala-
rv fees or otherwise. be permitted to exceed.
of Collector, three thousand dollars per an
mum; of Surveyors and Naval Officers two
thousand five hundred dollars per annum; and
of Weighers, Gaugers, Markers, Appraisers,
and all others connected with the customs, two
thousand dollars per annum."
On agreeing to this provision, thus modified,
the Yeas and Nays were as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Heman Allen, John ]. Allen,
s Chiffon Allan William Allen, Banks, Barringer,a
Beatty, Beaumont, Binney, Bull, Bunch, Burd,
Burgess Casey, Chambers Chiffon, William
Clark. Clayton, Clowney, Common, Corwin,
Coulter. Crane, Warren r. Davis, Deberry,
Deming, Denny, Dickson, D. W. Dickinson,
, Duncan, Evans, Horace Everett, Ewing, Fill
more. Forester Foster Fulton, Gamble, Ghol-
son, Grennell Griffin, Hiland Hail. Hamer,
Hard, JAS Harper, Harrison, Hazeltine, HES
ter. ]. w Huntington, Jackson, Jarvis, 5. Jones,
King. Kinnard Laporte, Lincoln, Love, Lucas,
Marks. McComas, McKennan, Moore, Pierson,
Potts. Ramsay, Reed, Rencher, Aug. Fl. Shep-
nerd. William Slade Charles Slade, Sloane,
Spanger, Stewart, William P. Taylor, Temp
kins, James Tweedy, Vance, Wagner, Web
ster Frederick Whittesey Elisha Whittlesey,
Wilde, Williams, Young-S5
NAYS.-Messrs John Quincy Adams John
Adams, Archer Ashley, Baylies, Beardsley, Be-
die, Briggs, Brown, Bynum, Cambreleng, Chinn,
Samuel CLARK, Clay, Coffee, Day, Dickerson,
w X. Fuller, Galbraith Gilet, Gimer, Cor
don, Joseph Hall, Thomas H. Hall, Halsey,
Hardin, Joseph NJ Harper, Hathaway, Haw-
A IolI
diah Johnson. Cave Johnson, Kavanagh, Lam
sing, Luke Lea, Thomas Lee, Leavitt, Loyall
Joel K Mann, Martindale, Moses Mason, Nc
Kay, McKim, McLene, McVean, Miller. Robert
Mitchell, Murphy, Osgood, Page, Parker, Pat
terson, Polk, Schley, Selden, Shinn, Standifer,
Sutherland, Philemon Thomas, Thomson, Tur-
rill, vanderpoel, Van Houten, Ward, Ward
well, Wayne, G. P. White, Wise-72.
Mr.. DAVIS, of South Carolina, next moved
in the House the same proviso he had offered
in committee, in relation to the appropriation
for the missions to Great Britain and Russia, as
follows:
"Provided that so much of the sums herein
appropriated for the payment of the salaries of
the ministers to Great Britain and Russia, shall
not be expended, unless the appointment OF
said ministers shall have been made with the
consent and advice of the Senate; nor shall
any part of the sum herein appropriated for the
contingent expenses of all the missions abroad,
or for the contingent expenses of foreign in
tercourse be expended in the salary or outfit of
such minister or ministers, unless such appoint
ment shall, be made during this session of Con-
gress, by and with the advice and consent Of
the Senate"
Mr.. DAVIS, of S. c., supported this amend
meut By an eloquent speech, in which he urged
the House to make one united effort to effect
resurrection of the Constitution. Alarming as
were the usurpatons on the part of the EXecu
tive, those by the House were ten times more so.
NJ. ID ~cN .oI ~ aaol,
of almost frantic animation, in which he repe-
led the charge of usurpations on the part of the
Executives; and alluded to the attack upon the
Bank, as affording only second part of the
victory of New Orleans; aud averred, that the
name of the President would 90 down to pOSte-
when Mr.. d. and his coadjutors would long
have been forgotten. He spoke of the Sena-
tors as a body not elected by the people; but
thanked his God that the people could be able to
reach them at last &c. There were no slaves
about the White House, whatever there might
be in other quarters.
Mr. LANE disclaimed any purpose to VEN
ture into the war between North and South Car
DINA; but opposed the proviso, as preventing
any appointment of the ministers in question,
even should vacancy by the death OF either
or both happen in the recess of Congress-
Mr.. III. EVERETT remarked with alarm on
the position taken in Mr.. BYNuM's speech, that
the President was responsible alone TO the peo-
pie, which he conceived TO be setting aside the
Constitution entirely, in its provisions relating
to the legislative powers, and tending to ami
hilate the structure of our Government Mr.. E.
was led by the course of things, in and out of
the House, TO doubt whether the Executive did
not purpose to appoint ministers without the
concurrence the Senate; and he called upon
his, friendsif they had authority to do 50, TO
disavow, on the part the President all claim to
the rightof doing so.
Mr.. EWING spoke with much earnestness in
reply to MIR. BYNUM, reprobating the practice,
now becoming, he said so common in the
House, to answer all arguments by reference
to the battle of New Orleans. There had been
no remonstranccs before Congress against that
battle. Mr. E. venerated General Jackson: but
against the acts of President Jackson he must
protest. on behalf of his constituents.
Mr..BOON now moved the Prerious Question;
but the House refused to second the notion
Ayes ~, Noes 50.
Mr.. SLADE, of Vermont, moved an ad-
tournament; but the motion was negahved by
large majority.
MIR. WISE, of Va. moved to amend the a
mendment proposed by Mr.. DAVIS, by adding
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