The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-30

and that authority and direction be given for the fund 10
be restored to the British Court Of Chancssy which,
tended By Mr. smS:on as far as prsccsbs eSsnri mn
only the place oiiocaton wehad no power to execute
I Mr.. ADAMS. of Massachusetts,, asked what was the
question before the committee.
The GRAMMAR replied the amendment Of the gentle
from Tennessee (r Jones) to pay the fund
the heirs.at law next Of kin Of James Smhson,
their authorised agents, whenever they shall demand
Mr.. ADAMS sid we should catch the hare before We
stripped the skin small portion Of the fund only was
and the bill before the House proposed to take from
Treasury Of the United States the money OF the people
the United States raised by taxation be substituted
for the fund no longer IN our power The gentleman
from South Carolina said the money should be consider
ed as in the Treasury Of the United States For his own
part, he (Mr. Adams) wished he could consider II
MIR siMs-ln the report made by the gentleman from
Massachusetts, three or four years ago, he took the
Mr.. ADAMS replied, that no report made by him three
or four years ago. assumed the ground that the money
states The object was to get il there and to enable
world
THE OREGON REsoLuTIoN.
The SPEAKER (Mr Hopkins) pro- tenn informally re-
sumsd the chair and
A message was received from the President Of the
United States informing the House that yesterday he
approved and signed joint resolution relating to the
termination Of the joint occupancy Of Oregon.
sMlrHsoNfAN IrsrIruTIor.
The CHAIRMAN having resumed his seat,
ou: II. yssy
not in the Treasury Of the United States and could not
be so considered without violation Of reason. He
would vote ten times the amount to redeem the faith and
the pledged honor of the nation And took occasion
TO say that rather than vote 10 appropriate portion Of
the Potomac creating. as il would. inequslity which
should net be tolerated The bill ptiog Of this mo
constitutional question was at that time debsed-and
that was the proper time. To the honor OF Ohio the
interest on her portion Of the fund had been regularly
smal-three four thousand dollars; while Arkan.
sss had not paid dollar from the day the gold went to
Mr. THURMAN said he had It stated that the in.
vesment in Arkansas stocks was made without autho
iity OF law. He asked whether such was the fact.
Mr. ADAMS replied that the TACT was before the money
was received from England, (Which in Septsmber
July, on its way to Arksnsas~beiore was received
He was understood to say that in bill making appro
pation for the support Of the military academy West
Point the money authorized to be invested in State
stocks He then proceeded to speak of the action Of
Congress heretofore the subject Of the Smithsonian
Mr. Sims interrupted him, and asked him whore he
would find the constitutional power to accept and ad
Mr. ADAMs-If the gentleman will point to the power
to annex Texas, may tell him. Laughter, loud and
Mr. sMs-I can ind the power to show that new
States may admitted into the Union. suppose that
the Smithsonian Institution il to be admitted a. Of
Mr.. ADAMS supposed the gentleman meant eomstrse-
tive power What was better for military defence than
knowledge place better attitude than We were
likely to be He would, therefore, point that gentle
about the public welfare and common defence He con.
tended that the best to obtain the money from
the States which had received IT, and then Congress
subsuss for the bill that Ike Pfs:dsnt BE- r.ausssS
by the Of suitable means Of moral auasion, and no
the Of interest due from said states to the United
States and the interest thereafter and the principal
face Of the given sHs said for
bequeathed by James smithson When payment shall
. to
prescribed by the estator no appropriation to be made
from the treasury until the arrears Of interest due BY
Arkansas and illinois paid Within the first thirty
days Of each and successive session OF Congress-
shall be the duty Of the Secretary of the Treasury
report to Congress the then actual state Of the Smthso
MAN fund.
Mr. JoHSsoS of Tennessee was in favor of the substi
tute Of Mr. Adams. In it should be rejected, he
would himself propose amendment proposing to ap
popriate only what in the treasury charReable to
in some way faithfully and honestly, whether resulted
good or not that we might wipe out the stain of not
Of the best that had been suggested.
Mr. FicKLIS said that such an institution would be q
It's substance. He would rather sse not only this
half million, but ten millions, sunk in the Potomac or
ps.s Il was the most odo ssis and sSomin. bic
bill ever presented to deliberative assembly. was
Mr.. THURMAN would prefer library-there would be
no great patronage connected with it, If did good,
MIR. OwKs commended that Congress was bound to sp.
pIopriste the money, even il il loaned As one
Of the committee who framed this BILL he took the words
Of the will IL Mr. smithson had desired library, he
would have said but the will spoke Of the increase
as well as the diffusion Of knowledge.
smen ~ho him that cau s9n
money-having accepted Il, and become the trustee
there was no authority high enough to deprive Of
Adams amendment be stricken out.
Msssrs. adams, YsLL, JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, and
RArHBus, foilowei in explanation
Mr. j. DAVIS urged that the money should be sppro.
Mr. BELL said that though the bill did not exactly
meet with his appreciation, he willing take as
commencement rather than do nothing. II found de
fective, It could be amended from time to tme ex
pediency might suggest We were responsible for the
money whether receive it from the States to which
Mr., HovoH submitted substitute for the bill and
after il was read,
The committee rose, and the Speaker resumed the
chair.
THE PUBLIC PAINTING.
Mr. HkELr gave notice Of his intention to introduce
Dill TO dispose Of the public printing by contract
TERMINATION OF DEBATE.
MT HorxIrs submitted resolution ITO terminate the
debate on the bill to establish the Smithsonian Instu
ton in one hour after II shall be again taken up in
i wa. passed, under the operation Of the prsviou,
And 2. twenty I've minute. past three O'Clock, tho
PHILADELPHIA, April 20, 1916.
Tae wheather to day is !" positively Stockings de-
luge Of rain has fallen since daylight and as yet gives
no symptom of stacking.
Tho jury in the case of Snyder, charged with the
murder Of ysung Garvn, brought in verdict OF guilty
OF msnslaughter, last evening about O'Clock He was
remandsd to prison. and will be sentenced on Saturday
Mccabe, the unfortunate cripple, the particulars Of
the Outrage upon whom gave yesterday still fingers
at tho Hospital though in condition which almost pre-
Guides the possibility Of his recovery. He slightly i'm.
proved IN the course of the night and appears to have
recovered though deprived Of the power
OF speech. He 10 cripple, one Of his legs being de-
formed and he was obliged in consequence to support
himself Win stick Wood, his assaiiant, IL powerful
nan .na ms superority 10 that respect to his victim,
10 which ne was subjected They both natives Of
ireland ana came from the same nsighborhood The
quarrel was caused BY some monev matters between
them Wood having small amount in his possession
Belonging TO McCabe which the latter ives unable to
OBTAIN and in consequence institutad auit for L. II