The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-07

squadron was necessary In the Mediterranean to the
protection Of our commerce. Mr. w. next expressed has
amount collected under it, but because Of its nvidous
impositions lie thought that if respectable navy for
the contingencies even Of peace, could De secured
would be acceptable the people, and advantageous to
the commerce Of the country, should require an az.
Sernment, Of twenty five millions year. On motion Of
Mr. YuLEE his colleague suspended his remarks and the
bill was informally laid aside Mt Westcott will re-
Mr.. j. Knox Walker reported from the President of
the United States, several messages in writingl
BILE the President Of the United States 10 receive from
the Of Texas the cesson oil certain public proper
ties Of said State read and referred to the Finance
Committee
OFFICERS OF THE cusroMs
On motion OF Mr. Dix, the Senate took up the House
bill for limiting the compensation to collectors, and
other officers OF the customs, in certain cases Mr. Dix
expounded the bill There were two propositions of
ouses to ocsr. Of tha one limiting the per
accounts Of salaries, fines penalties &c., the other
OF the existing law in reference to the pro-
imports By the law Of $780, collectors and other prn
cipai ohicers Of the customs allowed certain fees
were reasonable allowance. But what was reasonable
In 1879 had since become extoronae compensation,
curing some limitation Accordingly. in 1922, law
was liking the salary Of the principal collectors
$4,000 OF naval officers at S3000 and Of surveyors at
but they were still allowed to share in the fines
penalties forfeitures and other fees arising from tho
management of the customs In 1884, another law was
passed. limiting the extra allow from suits frauds
rents, storages, SC to $2OoO-in other words limiting
the salary the collector to s6Oos Of the naval Officer
to $4,000 and Of the surveyor to and yet the fees
from forieures fines and penalties omitted to be
stances received exorbant pay for their services Mr.
d. cited an instance in illustration of collector secur-
space of nine months and of another for FIVE months
and fifteen days, who had received perquisss to the
amount Of $4,000 One noiety is paid into the treasury
and the other distributed between the collector and
surveyor unless in where half goes to the
informer. He wanted those who served less than
year. to receive regular rata for their services
that u.s. he was DESTROYS Of limiting the salary of such
officers to the maximum allowed by law, OF $1,000
he desired the rendition OF accounts at the end
Mr. HuSrrNcroN. with some remarks explanatory Of
me law OF AZ concurred in the salutary provisions Of
Mr. Dix rejoined in further explanations of the
intent OF the bill 1t designed to limit all extra allow
period than one year pro allowance instead of
full years salary or division of the fees from forfeit
lures nnes ana penalties however large as heretofore
the bill.
And the bill read third time and passed mem con-
"a motion OF Mr. SEWER the Senate went into Execu.
tive business After which, in pursuance Of previous
motion, adjourned overto Monday next.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Feb s, 1916.
Bright and beautiful white yelled bride, the
out IN great numbers to rival the by the brightness
OF their smiles The witchng smile of these fair crea.
the House, for they seemed determined on some fun.
Mr. PAIGE, of Mo. moved that the debate the Ore
gon question now before the House, terminate Mon
Mr.. MCKAY, of N. c.. moved call Of the House. This
W as carried by yeas 93-nays So.
Inc roii was then caled-ls6 answering to their
names The absentees then called over again.
and ten more answered to their names-making in all
1876.
The doors were then closed and vote taken whether
the absentees should be excused The friends of the
several absentees their called and
-
some must be presumed to be sick, they
known before to be absent from their seats-some
were actually talking to the ladies in the gallery while
them on the floor. The best excuse which could have
been given to look at the beautiful faces of their
fair companions.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee moved that this farce end,
and that the curtain fall This was agreed to.
Inc motion to terminate the debate on Monday then
recurring, was moved to lay on the table Yeas and
nays ed-yeas &c. nays lO7 So the House refused
to lay the table.
The original motion then recurring, the yeas and
nays were orderedyeas l09 nays ST. So the debate is
doomed to terminate Monday next, at O'Clock
On motion of Mr.. Mckay, Of NJ c., it was resolved
mat the hour Of meeting during the Oregon debate be
tended as safety valve to let of the gas which had
nearly exploded by the sudden compression of into
the early part of next week.
series OF resolutions was offered by MIR. CUNNING
HAM OF Ohio, in favor of the whole of Oregon, &C., but
the House refused suspend the rules to receive them
itself into Committee Of the Whole.
70 o. Tsnassses %nS rssce IN
ring the delivery Of his speech he asked Mr. j. nger
sou he would now repeat the assertion that there had
government relative to Oregon since the delivery of
the Presidents Message.
Mr.. IscrR:oLL said that correspondence had again
been entered into which would be laid before Congress
with all possible despatch.
Mr.. DARciS. of Alabama, then took the floor, and
made strong speech in opposition to the notice, and
in favor OF peaceful measures.
lie was followed by MIR. DELANo, of Ohio.