Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-14
2ticsoify. faAruory 70.
IN SEN\A'SrE

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overior consideration Y
hes0ttcd That the Sccretark of the Tro
qucsted TO inform the Senate whether tho
IN his department. Of tn, payments ma
OF the Army ofthe Revolution Nor
winch they entitled, in lieuS
other emolumcnts, under the sey, or
grcSS, In all cases III which such u,yoo,, NNcii
been mndc or whether the evi,iIntr' r NV III pact
any and what class classes fycosc bS ~ nus IN
stroyed; whether classes of those iost OF 9c-
mutation were paid by their respnc,yo S., =. Iuui-
payments so made by the Suites w. s'I, "u" 3e
sumed and paid by the General GoVnrn,o :, ~ 10y
whether amy record of the names of H. ~ i 'u ",
GERS SO pad 10y the States, furnish "a 40 al M -
preserved IN his department. whetbcr., III; Is oeci
acts OF congress have passed directing -,
TO be made IN cases where pa+5cn, Jrd - 80: n pay
the officer was not entitled -
c communication under the resolutions % congress be-
fore referred TO; and whether other acts of ay
been passed, allowing Communication 10 officers or The
es ana legal representatives of officers i'm cases where
claim had been previously made
Mr. Tyler, from the Committee on the H..ric, ofco-
BanS III ,%n n to renew the charters ef certain
ns Ia the District of Columbia for limited period.
which read and ordered 10 second Tcada P''''1'
. Mf. yiST from the same Committee rcpoAed a bill
from the House TO amend an act concerpnS tho con-
struction of bridge over the Potomac witboSA anend
mcnt tl Ae"u
GENERAL resr orFIcr.
- ne Dill to Change the organization Of the CAcrorol
reading. ~ Vi i'S\ 'iiu
Before the bill was read
Mr. Grundy said he was instructed Inv thc Aous
vote OF The Committee TO move two aticndoent 80 l,b
DILL which he hoped would be adopted by general can-
sent In the 18th section of the orq;paI b;1i tb ND
been left blank for the number of clerks 10 Lc ~
ai'eI employed in the General Post Office in rorard ~
p .i,is oi when the Committee had not been ablA
pcr'ousy 10 agree There also an allowance ;nl
Tie last line OF the Sd section of uesscnocr y. S,snn
year ii had been the practice TO allow Tic nesse
ga rsIy olher Department S70G; and if this mes
s"gl was 70 receive $500, 1T would cost the Govern
mehi good many hundred dollars He then r,oved 20
ea 1e las item, by making the salary S7GO instead
o Scuu; and to I'LL the blank regarding the nnnbor of
clerks with the following words: one clcrk ot S17So
eight cyrsa l4OOi eight clerks at 8 1900; nine eerl
at $lOt-; and two messengers at 500
lie anlcndInents aoiecd to. and the bin was
then read third time and pnsscJ
ne Jo'ht resolution, reported by the Committee ON
noto " lr was then read second time and on
niotoh OF MT Calhoun postponed til Tbnrslov 1
next ana made the special order for that day
NAVY APPROPRIATIONS
va in1uoi, OF Nir Webster, the Senate then nroccoded
for the year Ic3j . TF FNS ioT tne navy,
me bill having been read and being under considero.
uo as IN Committee of the Whole
MT Webster said that the Committee had no, ;,,
u MN 20 move any amendment to the bill lie L,d
compared u with The bill of last year and had found !,
10 De correct There had becA an ENLARGED o,rrar;
ton for the Marine service growing ont f
sH~tuoh OF me corps, which was ordered AT the last
rolod e. NV Nv ltem OF appropriation had also been in
IoE inc purpose Of establishing n liboyr,,,;o
press Tor which, and its expenses for year e 6ls @
apPfIpratrd press of this description for The print
M OF charts and maps, had frequently been sugorsted
Of its utility to be made A NPeiiiheht
M IN was tich reported without amendment md
oIoefed 10 Il third reading. ~ W
On motion of Mr.. Webster the hill ,,,s ,i -,
third time and passed ~ was ''ch read
, On motion OF Mr.. Slsbce, the special order fire., -,
the list was postponed and the Sepafo nroccd On
sidcr the ball to regulate the number and
Inc officers of the customs i' Vi
MIR. Silsbce (the bill having hoo, ro,I\ -,
t r ~ Oh me circumstances which had led to the re-
pIt Oh thIs Dill, and of the unanmity which nrevo;d
a. we COMMITTEE as to the details lie stated Thai t
''ohS were more considerable thar those which Iod
Dcen suggested by the Secretary of the Tre, ,rI u
cuuctoh IN the number Of officers was 3O3 ana IL H.:
pay was S3lU,1Sl being about one. fourth ~ a., 49,
ii D went INTO variety OF details ne "a tl,c
variation IN the number and pay of officers of tb -,
ms Ut inherent periods and Places showing in some
a. - ~ discrepancies between the statements publisb
"a ~ tie Blue Book for certain years and to s, fa
1iDied rom the Treasury, in answer to cali from ti
committee, Tor the years '
Mr.. Tyler then made two or ,Joo o,
luction of naval officers in this LI O; a''e :, re-
"u Deeh considered important as a check 80 ~ q
uc' " t,c collector From fourteen they were po a
ioIuceu 70 SIX, and these the most mportan, d
IRIS lie moved amendment to infrol, lC' tlli I,
iter al Norfolk, at $1,000 de spoke Of Tho ,rci ;
ib;,oG :; a. 'ae port and the increase recently cx
Olveu III tle commerce Of that port He rend Lot. q
"a tne Comptroller Of the Treasury eorroboratno i
Mr. ssbec said, he would have qad no bcs;,,ia =, a
oollshng these naval officers altogether lie bI; "
~ were OF very little use whatever in any form and
IL, - :. ca ".h practical men, who concurred with n
IN W opinion 1t had been thoupht propcr b tb Z
omnittec to retain few of these officers NJ - e
t Po', pat ne wosld have abolished them alfooch
e.iitclOh served, tho head Of the Tr,oepry
incurred with him this point '''' Ai'"s"fy $
Nj. wright said rs a member or tho C.,, a.
iip tnougat the naval officers were usef, ooJ -
ivy huo decided tiat they should be apponteJ - a. -
y" seven larger ports. il n naval officer Should ~ "
's9gIca necessary at Norfolk (but if this be ,,d a.
80, ~ Iyuih equally necessary al FIVE M SIX ofIo, u
TO whose claims arc oquaO this would bc evtond; -
e rs, ViicsTs to another class Of ports "s
nr' yer contended that if it was profer =, cir T. III
P"S was proper to abolish the whole III dosg 20: SD
~ .onsiueFcd them ne cchiincls and he ,vae A.. %
yls 70 retain thom. II VIC wish 10 preserve H. - az
"easure we ought to lock the slronp.box and IL ~
. ;o 'aacS money out let ono be hcscnt to PC
Mr. Siisbce said, that, upon Use ,bo Co. II
'cry district tfi' Vilcefs 10 bu
hr. ionlinson explained tiesSne Naosi oe;e.. .. do
100. ilis only duty was indoors: but was = -
0"Yhung 0hccr whose duty it was IL, r,g;so ti To
uns If an officer was neccssarv A. Nci s' VIC ac- III
1wy so at Providence, Now london NJ ti IT, "a7 so
y nui"oef 81 other ports Of equal pycfons;,s -, 81
ouktH would nave been rash 10 al,olisl, ~.
yoys AZ once but he was in favor Of tie ernr; IN
,ri Duiis MADE ~ the manner suggested r Iai
INC motion to amend was ncoaf5,od thu
4 nc SENATE adj 5urncd. SCI
. HOUSE OF REPREsFNThTtvps u
mF Polk, from the Committee IF Iysos - Al az
'ocu g' 70 regulate tho disbursement az sbo i
~ "llu 70 prohibit allowances not made hi, L.. IN.
90 -" and committed 80 II
~; zeer, leave was given 10 tie e
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