The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-13
CONGRESS.

In the House, on Tuesday, after the reading
received by general consent. More than an hour
was devoted to this business, when, on motion
of Mr.. Fillmore, the House went into Commit
tee of the Whole, and took up the General APP
preparation Bill The following amendment
had been offered by Mr.. Fillmore on Monday,
but no action was then had on it, the Commit
tee having risen Immediately on its presenta-
ton:
| For expenses of examining annually the condition
of the lighthouses four thousand dollars Pr0pided,
! That the commissions of two and a half per cent,
and any AID all other commlsslons heretofore al
lowed To the superintendents of light houses be dis
continued in all where the compensation OF the
collector such and superintendent of lighthouses
including fees perq ustes official shares OF fines for
etures and penalties, and commissions aud all emo
umenls of Office whatever shall amount together to
one thousand dollars upwards per annum; and the
different collectors shall hereafter discharge the duty
of uperlntendens heretofore required without any
additional rspeciic compensation for the performance
thereof except above stated Pr0pided That moth.
ing herein contained shall be construed to impair or
affect the 18th section of the act approved 7th May,
1922 limiting the compensation of collectors, survey
ors and naval officers to the sum of four hundred dol
lars annually for services performed for the United
States In any other office or capacity
On this amendment long debate arose,
which was opened by Mr.. Rodney, who propos
ed to substitute two thousand instead of one
thousand dollars. In this discussion many gen
tlemen articipated-among them Messrs. Win
thrpp, ]. II. Ingersol, Clifford, Fillmore, FEES
sender, &c. Those who advocated the amend
ment, maintained that the salaries of the col
lectors, not included in its provisions, were suf-
6cent without the additional four hundred dol
lars allowed to those officers as superintendent
Of lighthouses, that their duties in this capacity
are slight and that the proviso is necessary to
keep the compensation within the limits pre-
scrbed by the act Of 1922
On the other side il was asserted that the duties
Of superntendents are onerous, and that the law
of 1922 allows compensation TO collectors as
superintendent OF lighthouses within the
limits Of $780, and that this amendment in an
appropriation bill improperly rescinded the pro-
visions of positive law.
Mr.. Everett offered, as an amendment, TO
strike out the whole amendment except the last
provso, and insert, that no collector, whose sa-
larry exceeds $1,000, shall receive compensation
as superintendent Of light houses.
Mr.. Fillmore objected, because this amend
ment does not compel the collectors to perform
the duties of superintendent. After further
discussion, the amendment Of Mr.. Everett was
negatived. The amendment Of Mr.. Rodney to
insert $4,000 was negalived; he then moved
$1,000, which motion was also negatived.
MIR. Fillmore, instructed by the Committee of
Ways and Means, moved, as an amendment,
to appropriate $1,000 to remove lighthouse,
&c, in Newport, Rhode Island This amend
ment was adopted.
light house on Brandywine shoals. After de-
bate Of considerable duration, the vote being
taken on this proposition, GA voted in the affr-
native and &C in the negative.
/" No more amendments were offered TO the
portion of the bill relating to the light house es
Enlistment, and the Clerk proceeded to read
that part approprating for the expenses of TO-
reign intercourse.
Mr.. Adams rose, and began an explanation
in relation to our foreign relations-and while
looking for written document, Mr.. Gushing,
with his permission, moved that the Committee
rise.
Shortly after, the House adjourned.
The Loan bill was taken up in the Senate,
and the third section, which provides that the
stock may be transferable by the delivery of the
certificate, instead Of being made assignabe on
the books of the Treasury, and which was yes
terday stricken out was replaced in the bill.