Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-05-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, S.
DISTRICT OF COLJMBIA.

DlSIRtCI OF COLUMBIA.
The bill Tor the -rciroccssion OF Alexandra
ia the District of Columbia 10 Virginia was
made the Special order at The day forFrday
next, uu motion cot Mr.. Hunter, oil Va.
Several memorials and reports were submit
ted, when thc spccial order being a bill la re-
gard TO the rounding OF duties upon Java COT
lee. imposed 10y the ldnh OF lsi2, was post
poned until To morrow.
Mr.. Mckay stated that he Ind this morning
learned from the Quart. r Mister -Geneml that
the funds OF the Department were completely
exhausted. The army iu Texas was now paid
with drafts 10y the Quarter Master alone. The
House thea went INTO Committee OF the Whole
upon the hhi 90 supply arrcarsges IN the ca
Pcndiiurcs ~ the Grucrl Government.
The amendment pending WAS SIS COO for
The MoiI1c Hospitals 90 meet deficiencies ia
iormcr appropriations. The amendment was
agreed to. aoi then ~rJrclrl with an amend |
m'nt OF TEE Senate io which 10 wa attached. |
The 5000 asked iof Is now due, aud the
Chairman of the Committee of Wa,s aud
'''"''> APPEAR 49, "a be- impressed with The
Importance "l making an appropriation winch
all agrcc l. due.
Among the amendments was ona OF 5 1900
Tor the Secret Service fund. The Senate made |
the amount $1,000. the Committee OF WAYS
and means has increased il To : Z 300, while
The estimates OF tho Secretary of State were
originally Sl5 900
Nh. Winthrop of Mass. drew attention 10
TIC tact OF hc large amour, of money asked
Tor hy the Secretary OF State iromthc Commit
tee on Foreign Relations.
An amendment to meet the exp mixtures Of
Florida while q TERRITORY, gave rise to dcb,tc
between Mr. BroCkeubTough aud MIR. Mckay.
Tue amendment was dchJted at great leppih
aud finally Tej-Ctcd. (Ihc Revolutionary
Pensiou Btl was signed by ihe Speaker of line
House and President t the Scnatc.l
Inc sum oi $4,000 was Appropriated Tor
extra mileage and per diem for now senators
sud mcmbcrs ct Cungr.s. Also Sl00 600 In.
wards thr execution OF The provision OF trca.
~ With Great Bntaiu.
lhe bill was then disposed o( and sent ia
pw ; ,iiatc, amt several Senate bills upon the
Sptdk s. table we've read d second time and
referred.
a communication frum the NAVY Deo,rt.
mcnt go answer Co Il Resolution of Inc uous.
and ln reference Co the Mnriuc Corps. aud Nh,
c'h"'utltui, received by hem. gave - 10 dc.
ntt'. ~" resolution was offered hy Mr.. Al
kinson ol Va, anil in his ahscnrc a mntio,
was madc 10 refer thc communication 10 a y,
lett Committee.
Mr. hamiin said he had heard seriou,
charges preferred against an officer of ,he NJ,
Hnr Corps treicrring To Col. Henderson, m.
D truth OF which hc ia not vouch H., H., A.,
had heard Is sid that money had h,In Jrw'
: 10y vas officer Improperly upon his own com
mission.
Mr. Cobb said hc would undertake IN 81,
that there YVES not the shadow of tr,tL ;
be these charges. An the money that hal h.s
received hal been received in siuctc opinfpi,
b 70 law, ~ decided by the Secretary of N
% N''y' ~ ihc supreme Court, and by all ha,
iHe cogullaucc at The law and the facts
n No. Atkinson. of Va. (who moved Tho r..
oiniion 10y which the information was obfai,
q cd) proposed "a select committee. He arm,
that there were gross sbu. iu The cmolnp.n
81 received, aud hC demanded sn iny,stic,ti.p
d iucnt Of lhc Marine Corps. Inc Sclc,
Committee was then ordered.
! The HOUSE went into Committee of al
3" holc goa tite Stale at che Union-MI Thorn,
b. son of Miss be thc Chair.
u iHr 'nlrutmcui, Boo relation fp De- NIt
~ Steamers wrfc alt Irn ~ they ,,,r. rc.,t,
tIc other jay aud $4,000 appoe6stsl r
T. lHf comw nCemcnt ut ruBffagts alt.tf, ina.
iof cduyinE the msils .1 Cove, anI Brms.
dridt soon afo>e upon a provision ~ m
U authorizing de construction at thr P-
IS sterGcneulo nd Attorney Gcnenl hy viii
E u.t'tft hc new fost Ohi.e law country 10,
4 Masters receive Hu amount cqu.l io the -,
received under the oll Post Office law.
2 Mrssrs. fcftit. of Ia jones. uf Tens an
Eltlbuu. OF y v, complained of thi. ,,-
slrugtion AS = gross violation OF power. Nt
Hopkins complained 0l these attack. up5u Ib
Postmaster General. and declared that ,he III
hecs would have bcen destroyed but iof ID.
construction. Many offices would now 4
broken up bat iuf tie provision which Ct va
p m we'd ip fsItt..
NJ Han.in oi NJ. moved that tc Com
t,''te' H-e. which was agreed t1. and Nh
"'ur a'inrfnel without suy 4, amto actio.