Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-17

/ lion as TO the amount of money expended for The I'M
proyemenl of the Missouri river.
| Also communication from the War department.
enclosing copy Of The report Of The survey recently
made of The arbo of Lynn Massachusetts in ooeo'ence
n The resolution of the House Of Representatives OF Tue
9th inst. <,o,,,,r,o,
Onmotion of Mr. Cambreeng, the House resolved IL
self into Committee of the Whole on The stale OF INC
Union (Mr Casey in the chair and again tooS up 'Ne
civil aud diplomatic appropriation o, ana 'he oil
mcn,s offered thereto b. hessrs Cumbteeng, and BELL
An amendment offered by Mr. Cambreleng, providing
FIR the nororration of the proceeds ct old furniture a
the Presidents house 10 The purchase Of new, was
agreed TO-
line 423 of the bill The word thirty, and 70 insert III
lieu thereof the word "twenty."
Aspm.mber OF the Committee upon Expenditures IN
The Department of Sale hlr Nj. had had occasion 70
look into these matters and had ascernincd that the
payments under this head had, from S29 10 1887 IN
elusive been 500 dollars annually, less than the sums
appropriated and That that aggregate balance wns yeI
in the hands Of The Department, applicable 10 that o.
iect He could see reason, therefore, why this re-
ducton should not be made
MIR. Cambreleng made some explanations, anu Int
amendment was rejected.
Mr. Reed proposed 10 amend the bill by adding So2'
04O for the erection rebuilding and completion OF light
houses in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut
and New York.
Mr. Dawson thought that this proposition did not
come under the title of the bill under consideration
There was as much need for such appropriations on the
Southern as on the Northern Atlantic coast, which, IN
the proper time, he should move Tor.
Mr. Reed explained, showing that the amendment he
proposed was intended TO carry out perfectly one
of the provisions actually contained in The bill under
| consideration. .
MIR. Harvard moved 10 amend the bill by adding ST.,
o00 for the outfit of a new Charge dAfaires 10 Peru;
the presen, Charge being about 10 return hnme
MIR ps,rikin opposed, and MIR. McKm supported this
proposition; the latter upon the ground OF its mercantile
necessity He in favor even OF having q minister
there Of the highest grade.
After brief remarks, in opposition 10 the ameno.
ment from MIR Bell and some explanations on the pur
of Messrs hlcKm, Pelrkin, and Howard, The amend
MIR Rariden moved to amend by striking out the words
"tweny FIVE thousand, and inserting the words g.
thousand for the purpose of so far increasing The con-
tingenl fund of The House TO cover the expenses oil
SUPPLYING members with certain documents, &C. order.
ed at The present session to be furnished them.
Mr. Cambreeng of opinion that this amendment
was not in order, under the rules Of the House there
was bill before the House already, providing for the
same object that intended 10 be reached by the pro-
posed amendment.
The Chair decided the amendment to be out OF orderi
under the 43d rule Of the House.
Mr.. Rariden took appeal from this decision; and
the question wus Shall it stand as the opinion ol The
House,
Mr. Mckay made some remarks, by way Of showing
that if the proposed amendment should be adopted the
object Of the could not be attained; nasmuch as
no part of the contingent fund Of the House could be
appropriated intended without violation OF rule
already existing, prohibiting such application.
Mr. Ra,de would far further amend the bill as 10
make such an application of portion of The contingent
fund lie had proposed In the mean lime, he was de-
srous have the Of the House upon his appeal
Mr. Belt suggested that the appeal be Withdrawn with
the amendment for the present. and introduced hereafter
when there was a fuller attendance.
MIR. Rariden acceded 10 this suggestion.
MIR. Cambreleng moved an amendment npproprating
the of $50 900 for the completion OF public buildings
in the Territory of Wisconsin.
Mr. Bell objected 10 this amendment, on The ground
Of its being bad precedent The former appropriation
Of $4,000 for this purpose was understood to have been
intended final for the completion of the public build
iugs in Wisconsin. He opposed 10 The whole sys.
TEN, which seemed 10 be becoming a common
Mr.. Cambrelcng showed the necessity of making The
appropriation asked for, by way Of completing what
had been begun and carried on to some extent
Mr. Snyder Of Illinois suggested that in case OF the
occurrence of the contemplated division Of the Terrific.
ry into East and West Wisconsin, the present buildings
would be so located as to render them inue.
Mr. Bronson maintained that their location such
obyiae this election; being The centre of what,
under the contemplated division, would be Wisconsin
| proper.
that the originally appropriated was intended 10 be
| final; view which Mr. Bronson opposed.
The amendment was rejected
Some other comparatively unimportant amendments
were then acted on after which.
Mr. Bell moved 10 strike out the section OF the bill ap
propaling So GOO for the payment Of clerks in the Trea
suy Department. under the act Of 23d june 1885, upon
the ground that The same amount of clerical force was
not now needed in that Department was needed in
1886 He wanted the appropriation to be specific as 10
the number of clerks the 10 be paid 10 eac and
to The particular service performed.
Before completing all he had TO say this subject he
moved that the committee rise; which motion prevailing,
and the Speaker having resumed the chair,
The bill passed 10 be engrossed this morning, in re-
aton to the jurisdiction of the u S. Courts in Western
Virginia, was taken up and passed, and then,
On motion, the House lat oclock) adjourned.
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