Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-22
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After some suggestions from MI lhomas' :,
Mr. Hardin withdrew the mol.on iof ''e l. IaT c., h
order to ascertain whether the office was pro'uea ' "
MIR. Hardin moved an additional item of $3.50 as com
nsnsaon 10 the Clerk for recording The opinions OF 'e
NJ C,mbre,enr moved 10 increase the item for the ex
nense, of courts ias &C., of the United states 10 tae
District Of Columbs, BY striking out S35oOVV' ahu '
ser,ins S345, 0OO. Agreed to.
a5 This increase proposed IN consequence VI 18th
attending the arrest Of the persons charged wa"
beine concerned in burning the Treasury buast
MI Lawer moved to insert an item approPr'a;s and
for office rent and fuel for each OF the fee''''
Receivers Of the public money. . rrIer John.
After some debate in which MessTs. Law ' v;n,nn
son of Louisiana, Hardin, Ripley, ,ook mart,
Lane, Boon, and Thompson OF D Mn n;n,.r modified
Mr. LAWYER, at the sugse',S a the Registers and Re.
s,ors of tho Dublic moneys, whenever tiict s"'a.
snJ anonmsn,s did not amount to 81 ooo year shoua
be allowed Office rent at the expense 81 ''
az ,,n,;on If Mr. Owens, the item allowing $2,iOo
~ ncs and fuel of the surveyor OF the public lands
was stricken out , I 4. ,,a ,ho hill hv in
Ht. pr,ss, after Mexico in the item making aPpro
,;ons for the outfits Of Charges des AttaIes TO reru
20 Mexico; which was agreed to; aud the wLo!c
mount of the item was increased from 81 900 to $3oVV
The following clause being read For contingent
s isl, OF all the missions "'''A'' '' '''
Mr. Cambrclrng moved to strike it out
Mr. A. H. Shepherd spoke at some length on inc SUI
iect of the expenditures connected with the conl"se"
res OF our FOREIGN intercourse which he appeared 20
have very closely investigated in his capacity OF
man of The Committee on that subject and urged the
proprety Of reducing and regulating them.
The motion to amend was agreed 10. ,
The following clause having been read: I" For the
s sl9,oooSO ..,-,oo
Mr. 4. H. shepperd moved to strike out 81 900, and
insert $4,000, which motion he supported al some
length H., o,;o, and NJ,
Mason, Of Va, opposed It, o.,
fed his motion 10 reduce the sum to $l2,ooo ana
the motion, as modified, agreed 10.
On motion Of Mr.. Cambreeng, the following clause
was stricken out:
'For the contingent expenses OF foreign intercourse
thirty thousand dollars"
The following clause having been read: "For the
Documentary History Of the American ReVou'lon' per
act of March I'd, 1888, 20,000'-
Mr. Cave johnson made remarks IN oPpositonto
the proposed appropriation The original contract woulo
he said have amounted 10 S4Uo,OUU but the revised con
tract limited the number of the volumes to twenty Ills
opinion was he sad that even with this Ination the
erpense would cost nearly double that sum. He proposed
that the appropriation should be stricken out AT 4
proper time he would offer resolution tor resembling the
contract upon the payment OF reasonable or
renewing it with proper limitations. tic could easily
prove he sad that the Secretary oil State IN making the
contract departed from the letter and spirit OF the law,
from which he derived his authority, and he would no
account, give vote which would sanction It.
The motion 10 strike out the clause was agreed TO-
The following clause having beea read "For the cree.
ton of in New York thee hundred thou
sand dollars in addition 10 former appropriations
After some conversation on the subject, in which
Messrs Underwood, Calhoun, of Mass, Hardin, Cam.
breeng, Storer, Mercer c. Johnson, and Reynolds took
part, -.
Mr. Mercer moved TO strike the clause which mo-
ton was rejected by vote Of al to 81.
Mr. Mercer rose, he said to endeavor to strike
out SO much of this appropriation would indicate apre
ference of marble to brick the material used in this
structure He therefore moved 10 reduce the approPila
ton to Sl50,000 There reason, at least which
ought to induce the gentleman from New York to assent
to the motion; great committed III all our
public edi6ces in building too fast. If lime had
been taken in the erection of this CAPITOL its Western
front would not now be tumbling to ruins Mr. NJ. en-.
larged upon this view of the subject One hundred and
ffly thousand dollars as large SUM could be
proftably expended during the present year.
The motion was ejected BY vote Of So to ~.
The following clause having been read: "Fos cotnple
ing the public warehouse at Baltimore, Sl7 ,UU0"-
Mr. Chambers, Of Penn, moved 10 strike out this
clause, and supported the motion at some kHgth.
After some remarks from Mr. Mchln, IN explanation
OF the circumstances attending this work. the motion
to strike out wus rejected.
The bill having been gone through with BY sections,
Mr. Cambreleng moved to increase the appropriation
for clerks and messenger IN the office OF Indian Affairs
MIR. Halves moved that the committee rise Lost.
Mr.. Csmbreleng moved TO insert clause aPpsopriSt
1ng LOT purchase OF ana sWoaSs iot
Col. CIoghan and others. Agreed to.
Mr. Can,breleng moved to insert the following amend.
mcnt:
$4,000"
Mr. Hardin wished to know it, under this appropria
ton the mnesaogist was 10 be sent out again.
Mr. Cambreleng replied in the Negative.
The amendment was then agreed to.
Mr. Cambreleng moved 10 insert clause appropra-
ting S200000 in addition TO former appropriations, for
the erection of custom-house at Boston,
Mr.. Lawrence made some statements in support OF
the amendments which were corroboEated by Mr. Cam
breleng.
After some remarks from Messrs Mason Of Ohio,
Lawrence, Halves, Underwood, Wise, Cambreleng,
Mercer, Hamer, Harper, Peyton, flanagan, Gushing
aud Reed, the motion agreed to-
MIR. Halves moved amendment For enlarging
the cusom-house at Louisville, Kentucky, So 900"
After some remarks from Messrs Halves, Graves and
Cambreleng, the motion was rejected.
MIR. Mason of Va, remarked that he had been eight
hours in his place without refreshnent, and there
many amendments yet to be offered, he moved that
the committee rise Lost-65 to So
MIR. Underwood moved an amendment appropriating
S5C0.OO0 for the improvement OF the navgable waters
in the State of Kentucky to be expended under the d
rection Of the Board Of Internal Improvements of thar
State; which motion was lost.
MIR. Cave Johnson moved amendment making it
the duty Of the Secretaries of State Treasury and
Navy Departments, the Postmaster General the Secre
tary Of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Re-
representatives. to lay before Congress in the first week of
January OF each year, statement showing the cxpen
ditures during the preceding year. Of the appro
prialed for their departments respectively under the
head of contingent and incidental expenses, specifying
each item Of expenditure, and designating each person
to whom it is paid. Agreed to.
MIR. Storer moved to amend by inserting an item of
SIS 900 for the erection Of marine hospital at Cncin
natl, Ohio.
Mr. Reynolds moved to amend the amendment by ap
propriatng the Of $ for the erection of marine
hospital the Western waters the site be selected
and the money to be expended under the direction of the
Secretary of the Treasury; which, together with the orr
gnal amendment, of Mr.. Storer wa, rejected.
Mr.. Williams, Of KY. moved amendment uppro-
Prlatng S50,OUO Tor the improvement of the Cun,ber
land from the mouth of laurei