Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-04

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other such furniture he NAV deem extrayagant and
unnecessary in the Presidents House, and purchase
with the proceeds of the sale thereof such furniture
he may deem proper and useful.
Mr.. DUNCAN. desire 10 be informed if there arc
any "sod spoons" in the Presidents House:
MIR. LINCOLN explained that he did not know there
were any such articles as gold spoons among the rres
dents furniture.
After some remarks of conversational character
from Messrs CAVE JOHNSON and LINCOLN on
The subject Mr. JOHNSON sent to the Clerks desk
the following extract from the inventory of furniture
in the Presidents House, with view of showing how
much reason there existed for the cry about "gold
SPOONS"
Extract from the Inventory of Furniture the Pres-
dents House, takca bg tie Commissioner Of Public
Buldtnos uarrh 81, 1926:
French gilt dessert case
Sc dessert knives
36 do. spoons.
80 do. teaspoons
al pieces.
large elegant Gilt plateau, with seven pieces and
seven o1nsnen,s md nineteen branches for candles da
mared
j Mated rim pateau. with ornaments, damaged
Nnrr-The furniture in the Presidents House hav-
mo been seven wears or upwards in use, is of neces
sy more or less injured or deaced notwthsta nding
mo nmost cnre and attention have evidently been paid
n ito nreservation A norton Of il. hastily collected
for Mr. Madison in lsl4, at auction, &c, never was
su,ed to the bouse in which il is placed and where il
he been oI,oretbcr ns.lsss
T.Lan from Eyecutiyc Docnment No 9 of the LIST
.o. laAe no ,,o' 49,.
CIEazEP Fairly librarian
r;,- ,,o,.o ,e Observation-Disclosures
NJ, 3D. IAN
H. a,;c, ,h,, .ho ,or,o oIor,, =, ,r,t ,,o,a,u
aa -; ~ orn rro, tho ;5ren,ory Of FIR
n;,nre IN tie president, uousc taken by The Commits.
s;oper nj puhlic Build,prs March 2I 1875 is the
same which is now in use at the Presidents House,
and ,ba, No other has been purcboscd for the house
since ,b,, doto do also certify that il appears from
tho inventory of furniture in Tho Presidents House
,,ken b ,b Second Auditor and ,be Commissioners of
pnbl;c Rn;ld;nos on The I'd of March 1879 bv order
of p,os;den, Ichson there were twelve dozen silver
;,t dessor, Lnivos and frks three DOZEN silverci1
dessert snoons and seycnvone silver.pt ten spoons
And do further certify that no uold or silver pilt
knives or forks or spoons or patc Of any description
has been n,rcbosed for The Presidents House since
Mr. Van Buren became the Chief MAGISTRATE of the
nn,;on. w. holland. c. p B.
do berehy cer,;fv that I have examined the silver
III, ,;,es ,nd c,,s md s,oons in tho inventory
S, AZ So I -, ~ ,h Co,;ss;on.r ~ ,Ll;c
R,ld;nrs IN ,be "A or March 1s31 and find them 10
h ;Iror IN ~ covered Win oold and FURNISHED
s''' ROBERT KEYWORTH
aaor Tho ,bo,s had hoen rcnd = member called ont.
uNoy where orc the oo,d spooss:"
M AIEORD ,bcn nodifed his substitute so ms to
saw s.silyer Gilt spoons instead OF gold spoons
The ouesiion then bcinu taken on the substitute as
modified il was reected-ayes 6I noes sc.
The question then REQUIRED On Mr. Allen 5 amend.
ment
Mr. WISE manfred on wha, authority this appropria-
ton was asked for
Mr. ALLEN answered on the authority Of the Com
missioner of Public Buildings
Mr.. KEIM SAID that he was member of the Com
m,.ee Of Public BUILDINGS and Grounds, and nothing
had n,sscd Le,wccn Inc Commissioner and that Com.
mite =, ,Lo s,b;.c, md that Mr. Allen was not n
na,I, ~ ,Lo (,or,m;,toe
NJ AyIFy sad ,ha, doub,,ess all was very true
which had been stated by Mr.. Kcim he did not Offer
the amendment as a member of any Committee; it had
been usual he believed for some friend of an incoming
President 10 make such motion, and he, the friend
of Gen Harrison, had offered the amendment.
Mr. GRAVES inquired of MIR Kem, ofthe Commit
tee on Public Building and Grounds, why it was that
that Committee had not acted in the premises.
Mr. KE[M answered that if any thing had been
more distinctly decided in the late contest than any
other il the extravaganza which had been practised
in the Presidents House. and was for this reason that
the committee had not recommended any thing Tor the
Presidents household
MIR. GRAVES was about to make some remarks,
precluded debate.
The mcndment Of MIR Allen, appropriattng Sb,Uu0
for furniture, was then carred-ayes 30, noes 81.
Mr. L. then proposed the following:
"For annual repairs of the Presidents House, garden.
ers salary horse and cart laborers tools and amount
due for repairs of furniture. s262S
Mr. WISE inquired if the salary Of the Presidents
gardener was included.
Mr.. LEONARD. It's
MIR. LINCOLN explained the amendment.
After some further conversation between Mr. WISE,
Mr. LINCOLN, and MIR. STANLi, as TO the duties and
the authority of the Committee on the Public Build
ings over the public grounds, the amendment was
The item for salaries of Ministers TO Great Britain
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