The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-03

including fees perquisites official shares Of fines for
eitures and penalties and commissions, and all emolu
ments of Office whatever, shall amount together t
| one thousand dollars upward per annum and thu
different collectors shall hereafter discharge the duty
of superintendent, heretofore required without
any additional or specific compensation for the per-
formance thereof, except above stated Provided,
That nothing herein contained shall be construed
to impair or affect the eighteenth section Of the
act, approved seventeenth May eighteen hundred and
twenty-five limiting the compensation of collectors,
surveyors and naval officers TO the sum Of four hun
died dollars annually, for services performed for the
United States in any other Office OF capacity"
The next amendment was read, and, after debate,
was agreed to, and is as follows:
"Slrke out "for outfits of Charge d'AAaires to
the Republic of New Grenada" and insert "for out
fits of Charge DIES Atlaires to Sweden Belgium, and
New Grenada, and half outfit to Charge d Affairs to
Holland, $l5,550"
The amendment appropriating $4,000 instead of
III ,244 for contingent expenses of foreign inter-
course, was agreed to.
The amendment appropriating 10000 for detray-
ing the contingent expenses of all the missions abroad
was agreed to.
The amendment appropratng $4,000 for the sal
airy of the Consul at Paris rejected after debate
by the following votes
YEAS-Messrs. Barrow, Bates, Choate, Clayton,
Conrad, Evans Graham, Kerr, Phelps, Rives, Smith,
Of Indiana, Sprague, Tallmadge, and Whitel4.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Archer Bagby, Benton,
Buchanan, Calhoun, Crittenden, Cuthbert, Crafts,
Fulton, Henderson, King, Linn, McRobers, Man
gum, Merrick, Morehead, Porter, Preston, Sewer,
Smith, of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Wilcox,
Williams, Woodbury., Wright, and Young-2o.
The following amendments were agreed to:
"For the relief and protection of American sea-
men in foreign countries, fifty thousand dollars"
For the removal of the statue of Washington, I'M
ln,f h. nf .-.. Of he,
Houses Of Congress, the accounts for which shall be
audited and certified by said committee, sum not
exceeding one thousand dollars
"For expenses incident to the issuing of Treasury
Notes 3 900, provided that part Of this appropra
ton shall be applied and no compensation be made to
salary allowed by law for signing or issuing Trea-
sury Notes.
After the amendments of the Committee were dis
posed of, Mr.. WOODBURY. called the attention of
the Senate to the annexed clause in the bill, viz
For deficiency in the appropriations for the TWEEN
ty-sixth Congress- account of the contingent and
incidental expenses of the House. namely tor print
ing, lithographing binding and books, ninety eight
thousand three hundred thirty five dollars and eighty
five cents, much thereof may be found neces-
sary on auditing the accounts by the appropriate COM
mittee."
Mr. w. then submitted provso that part of
this or any other appropriation be paid hereafter for
the purchase of books to be distributed among
bers of Congress- without the previous sanction ofany
express law for that purpose.
After conversation between Messrs. WOODBU-
RY, EVANS, WRIGHT, KING, BENTON, and
MOREHEAD, as to the distribution of books among
the members of Congress.
Mr.. WOODBURY. withdrew his proviso for the
present
Mr.. BENTON moved to strike out the appropria-
ton for the books.
MIR. WRIGHT showed the great abuse and ex-
pense resulting from the distribution of books among
the members of Congress, being $500 to each man in
the way of gratuity and he submitted an amend
ment, which was ordered to be printed.
| The Senate went into an Executive session, and
| subsequently adjourned.