The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-21
THE NAVY.

THE NAVY.
On motion of MIR. MERIWETHER, il was
R,solped, That the Secretary of the Navy inform
this House what amount has been expended under
act Of Congress, authorizing the building of u war
steamer, by - Stevens whether the building Of
sa a vessel is going on, and what, if any amolf
of the appropriation therefor has been translerred
any other object: and whether the expenditure, $50,
the pay of commission warrant and petty officers l.5
seanen for 1912 " has exceeded the amount ANN.
prated by the act OF Congress of 1912; il so to vf
amount and from what source has the deficiency bee,
supplied aud whether the expenditure for The l
crease, repair, armament, and equipment of the NJ,
w has exceeded the appropriations therefor 40.
E 'm what source the deficit has been supplied
THE TRAINING PRIVILEGE.
The bill to authorize the Chief Clerk in the oHc
of the Secretary of State to frank public and o6c5
documents sent from that office, coming up for co.,
slderation-
Mr.. ANDREWS, of Kentucky, inquired whether
il was in order.
The SPEAKER replied that il was, and that he
question was on its passage.
MIR. ANDREWS said that he would like 10 have
The yeas and nays, for there was enough Of The frank
ing privilege already in the country.
Mr.. MckENNAN desired to be Informed whether
this power was given to the Chief Clerks in the other
Departments; il SO, he would not object 10 II c pas
sage Of the bill.
Mr. BRIGGS said that the heads of the bureau.
of the other Executive Departments had the PM
lege of Thanking public documents sent from them
as such. voice mot the heads of the bu
reaus, but the tails" Laughter The Stale De.
partmen had no bureau proper, so that the irankms
had to be done by The head Of the Department hun.
SELF lie had to send abroad a large number Of pub.
lie documents together with those in relation to The
census, in pursuance of law. This bill was merely
designed TO rive the chief clerk the right TO frank
public and official documents transmitted from TIE
Department, nothing more, and il limited strict.
ly to that single purpose. he only effect would be
enable the Clerk to frank such documents a.
might be designated by the Seer tary himself. The
BILL therefore, did not propose TO extend the frankng
privilege beyond what IL now
MIR. ADAMS remarked that he could speak from
experience. The State Department was charged
with duties which did not devoye on the other De
patments, such as transmitting copies of the laws
all the publishers Of them in the Union and instead OF
attending to business more important, the Secretary
engaged in the drudgery Of fra king, This
sufficient ground, Of itself, TO authorize the chief
clerk TO frank the documents TO be transmitted.
MIR. {. J. INGERSOLL wished to ask the gentle
man from Massachusetts whether IL was not also hc
fact that the other Secretaries occupied their time
franking public documents; and whether the Secre-
tary OF State had not more time to do so than TIE
Secretary of the Navy the Secretary of the Trea-
sury, which latter officer especially, had to perform
great deal Of labor. He did not see why The Sec
Rotary Of State could not put his all the pa
syerse TO extending the Thanking privilege. 1t va,
abused, as If now Existed, and he was ready 10 ~
duce rather than 10 extend.
Mr.. TILLlNGHAST said that if this b
proposed extension Of the privilege, he would
vote again,t IL But such was not the fact A
performance of mechanical labor was 10 be
transferred; and documents would be
lranked then than were now iranked The Secrel1-
ry Of State had TO send the printed laws TO college.
publishers, and associations, and his laOors, in tn
particular, were increasing every day.
The previous question ordered and seconded
and the bill was read third time and passed-yeI
1870, nays So
MIR. MALLORY submitted a resolution, instruct.
ing the Secretary Of War to report to the House %
as early day as practicable, plan for the reduc.
ton of the expenses Of the Military Academy %
West Point, and to lmi, the number of cadets
10 correspond with the wants Of the country aud e
relative strength Of the army.
Objection being made, he moved suspension Of
the rules; but the motion did not prevail
HEMP
The joint resolution heretofore submitted by Mr.
DAVIS, Of Kentucky, authorizing the Secretary OF the
Navy TO appoint two agents-one TO re,ide in ker.
lucky, and the other IN Mssouri-for the purpose Of
inspecting and purchasing roted hemp Tor the
use OF the Navy of the United States, was read q
third time and passed.
THE wAREHoUslNG SYSTEM
Mr.. McKEON inquired Of the chairman Of lhe
Committee of Commerce when the House might e..
pect report on the subject of the warehousipg y'-
tenn;
MIR KENNEDY, Of Maryland, replied, in the
course Of neat week.
ALLEGED RIGHTS or coLoRED sEANEN.
Mr.. WINTHROP from the Committee Of Com
mercc, Ito which had been referred the me.
mortal Of Benjamin Rich, J. Ingerso Bow
ditch, Henry Oxnaud, s. Appleton, Abbot Lawrence
and one hundred and fifty others, citizens Of the Uni
ted States, 10 them and masters Of YES.
sols Ting forth that colored seized and
imprisoned in certain Southern ports, to the prejudice
of com and contrary 10 the privileges OF
citizens and praying reef) submitted report sign
ed by seven Of the nine composing the committee
One of the minority had also prepared a report, and
the other might perhaps subm his views hereafter
The report OF the majority concluded with resolu
tons declaring the opinions at which they have ar
rived. lie moved that the reports be printed.
THE following gentleman compose the COMMITTEE
on Commerce VIZ Kennedy OF Md winthrop Of
Mass. Toand OF Pa, Childs Of n. Y, Rayncr o.
n. C.. Randall Of Maine, Andrews Of Ohio, William
Of Conn, Ferris Of ~. VI
Mr.. RAYNER mov,d that an extra number o.
copies be printed.
The resolutions, by request we're then read fol.
lows, viz;
R,solred That the seizure and imprisonment, IN a.
port Of this Union, Of free colored seamen, citizens OF
any Of the Usiled States and against whom there
no charge but that Of entering sad port 10 the pros
ecution Of their rightful business violation OF th'
privileges Of citizen,hp, guaranteed by the second
section Of the fourth article Of the Constitution Of
the United States.
Resoired, That the seizure and mprisonment,in ar,
port of the Union Of free colored sesmen on bosrc
foreign ves,es, against whom there is no charge bu