The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-02-04

Real Reform. Mr.. Garrett Davis Of
lered resolution ca ling on the Sccrcla-
~ of the Treasury, to report TO the House
The names of all the persons employed III
the United States service, at the different
Cuslom-houses throughout the Union, in
the years 1928 and 1913, respectively;
and also the amount Of revenue that had
been received for Two years Immediately
previous TO each Of those years 1929 end
1913.
This information is necessary to the re-
form and retrenchment inca urcs which
Mr.. Davis Is projecting connected with
the Cuslom-houses.
General Post Office. A resolution
was adopted calling ON the Postmaster
General for information as to the disposal
OF the fund appropriated AT the last session
for the purchase Of the grounds around
,he General Post Office Departments; and
whether it would be eXpedienl to purchase
the ground ling b,tAeen i: and the Pat.
ent Office.
.7'my Bill Mr.. Thompson, OF Miss.
rose to question OF privilege. lie NOV
ed to reconsider the vote by which the
Army Bill was passed yesterday.
Upon this motion, the gentleman from
Miss. read the House lecture upon ex-
lravagance, and poured forth his lamcnta-
tons on the discredit of the General Co
vernment in Europe. Should the vote be
reconsiGercd, he would move to recommit
the bill, with Instructions to strike out
every item CT appropriation which could
be omitted without immediate and decided
dcirlment to the public interest.
MIR. Granger opposed the motion to re-
consider, and yindicated the majority Of
the House from the inpulalion OF making
wastelul appropriations or from failing to
provide for them.
The motion to reconsider was rejected.
The SomerS Case. Mr.. Snyder, of
Penn, offered resolution to instruct the
Committee on the Judiciary to inquire
whether Judge Belts, of New York, re-
fused to entertain charge of murder on
The high seas in the case OF the Somers, on
the ground that he had already great
press Of civil cases which occupied all his
time!
The resolution was literally secuted
out Of the House, by general chorus OF
No! No.
French Spoiliaiion. Mr.. Cushing, from
the Committee OIL Foreign Affairs, offered
resolution directing that on Tuesday
next, at O'Clock, P. NJ. all delac should
be terminated OH the bill making appro.
priati'ns to indemnify the CLAIM It's on
account Of French Spolations, i'll 1900;
and that the House should proceed to vote
directly OH the amendments.
A good deal Of confusion arose in the
House, owing to the solicilude Of different
members to be heard in regard to these
claims
Mr.. Cave Johnson moved to lay the
resolution on the table-which was de-
cidod in the negative: ayes 81 nays 1903.
So the House refused TO lay on the table.
The previous question was then de-
manded by Mr.. Cushing-which was
sustained-bu! before action could be ia
ken under it, the hour arrived for the
special order; and the House proceeded
to execute thy going into committee OF
the whole OH the bills relating to the Ter
rilories: and Territorial business occupied
them during the remainder Of the sitting.
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NAVIGATION FREE The North river
is open from New York TO Albany, a
thing unknown at this time in the season
for many years.-The various steamboa,
line. will commence running Immediately.