Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-02-22

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johnson, Andrew Johnson George W. Jones' Andrew Ken
needy, Preston King Daniel Ring Lumpkln, Lyon, Me
Payne, Peyton, Pdy Ramsey Ra,hbun. Charles NJ Reed
Reding, Ritter, Sample Sente Thomas H. SEYMOUR Albert
smith, Thomas Smith, Caleb b. Smith, steenrod Stephens
Stetson, Andrew Stewart Taylor, Tbbats Tucker Wheaton,
John White, Williams, Joseph A. Wright, Yost-7s.
A,,dso he bill Was rejected The second time.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House resolved itself into Committee of the Whols on
the state Of the Unon (Mr SAuspEns, Of North Carolina
in the Chsir.)
Mr.. MCKAY moved that the committee proceed to the
sderation Of the bill making appropriations for the civil and
diplomatic expenses Of the Government for the year commence
ing July /, lS45 N
Mr. PRESTON KING moved to take up the bill to reduce
the rates Of postage and to protect tho post Office from fraud
The question first put Mr.. McKAYs motion. and
was agreed 10.
And the committee proceeded the consideration Of the bill
making appropriations for the civil aud diplomatic expenses Of
the government. III
Mr. Mckay moved to strike out $751; roo for compensa
aon ana mileage to members of Congress- and to insert
SoOO 600 i was agreed to.
The committee proceeded with the bill till it arrived at the
s., $780," : D'S - 80 I T'
Mr. lNGERSOLI moved to amend this item by striking
out 500, and inserting s5,OoO the usual appro
The motion was advocated by Messrs. HOLMES, DOUG
LASS, Il. JOY NORRIS and G. ]. INGERSOLL, and
opposed by Messrs. Mckay and TUCKER
We can only At this time give the remarks Of Mr. MonnIs
he was
the proposition Of the chairman Of the Committee Of Ways
and Means reduce the annual appropriation TO the Library
OF Congress one-hall There seemed to be growing nd
position to the encouragement Of literature the part Of the
Government Mr. M. had with regret and indignation
that valuable collection of the Historians of France and the
Proceedings Of the French Chambers presented the Co
vernment Of the United States by the King of the French had
been permitted to lie in the cusomhouse at New York. and
finally to be sold in January last for cxpensesof storage Such
Indifference the part Of this Government to such nva
BILE works of literature and politics. prepared at great expense
by European Government, and offered to mark Ct
friendly courtesyworks, too copies of which could not lie
obtained but from the French Government presswoud
fleet ndebe disgrace upon this country He referred to
thus publicly with pain and modification.
What else however, could be expected from Government
the revenue officer of which had decided that books containing
engravngs of the works Of in European galleries
under the law prohibiting the Importation Of obscene pictures
Mr. M said he had voted with much reluctance, and with
pirate $50 600 for the repair and embehment Of the Exet
tive Mansion He regarded the Presidents House in Its pre-
sent condition, with its ragged carpets torn curtains broken
chairs and stained walls, disgrace to the nation The
President the dispenser Of the hospitality of the nation
hospitality open, free and generous, which ought
be rendered in house furnished appropriately with the dig
nifty Of the Executive officer Of the Republic
Mr.. M. would VOTE however, for this appropriation.
when he the Democratic majority in the House endea
oring prevent its He willing to share in the
responsibility of the appropriation but member OF the
Wing party, he would not consent to have thrown ange
er upon his political friends When the Democratic MAJORITY
the President they had been instrumental in choosing he
would join them in their efforts with pleasure. He had no
feeling of w TO the President elect he looked TO his adj
mnistraon with appehenons which he hoped might not DO
realized He had nothing condemnatoy to say in advance
against him. He had sympathy with the Vanda spirit OF
destructvism abroad and should oppose whether came
under the of rerenchment any other The Wing
party had suffered already from being made the Of
demagogueism with bis consent should be made
again. Mr. NJ to urge the adoption OF the amend
men Of Mr. lSGERsoLL to raise the appropriation for the n
brary to sc, 900.
The question being put Mr. IxeERsoLL amendment 10
strike 500 and insert SIS 200, there appeared As in fla
yor and 40 against il no quorum voting ~ 1911.
TeIers ordered and the House again divided
the amendment and there Al in favor and before the
negative reported .
Several msmbers called for third count was made ard
there reported GA in favor of the amendment and ~
against it.
And SO the amendment was adopted
EXPLORING EXPEDITION
The Joint resolution from the Senate for the distribution Of
the work the Exploring Expedition next came ups when
after undergoing amendment and some debate was
with the aid of the previous question: adopted and returned 70
the Senate in the following shape
Resolved &c That each part Of the work now in cours
Of publication ''The Exploring Expedition shall De com
peted fygh copies Of the shall be delivered TO TIT
Secretary Of State to be distributed as follows that y % say
To each of these United States copy 10 the Government
of France two copies; Great Britain two copies Russia two
copie and copy Sweden Denmark Prussia
Bavaria the Netherlands Belgium, Portugal SPAIN Sardinia
Greece Tuscany the Ecclesiastical States the Two Sices
Turkey China Mexico New Granada Venezuela, Chill, Pc
ru the Argentine Republic Brazil Texas and the Sandwich
Islands and copy the Naval Lyceum in Brooklyn New
York.
Sec .ind5ea further resoped That copy Of said work
be given Charles Wilkes Esquire the Commander OF said
Expedition copy William L. Hudson, Esquire, and one
copy to Cadwallader Rnggod Esquire Commandments oil ves
sells in said Expedition
Sec. ind be further resolved That copies Of said
work be placed the Library of Congress- and that the residue
Of said work shall be delivered the Librarian to be by him
preserved for future distribution.
EASTERN BRANCH BRIDGE.
The hill from the Senate provide for free bridge
the Eastern Branch of the Potomac the next in Order and
came up motion reconsider former vote by which
laid the table, The motion reconsider also laid
the table, that the bill defeated for the present session.
BILLS PASSED
The bill making appropriations for the payment OF navy
pensions.
The bill to organize land district in the southern part
Of the State Of Arkansas.
bill to extend the provisions Of An act to amend the
Judiciary act passed September "a, 1889.
The bill to bill provide for the enlistment Of boys in tho
naval service, &c.
The Joint resolution for the distribution Of the work the
Exploring Expedition.
Speaking of the recent snow-storm, private let
ter dated at Ogdensburg, New York, on the 18th
instant says: u.
s' you the day Of the big snowsom, Oath in
sant and think altogether likely that the letter sent that
day still on the way or laid I'D in nowdri That was