The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-18

Mr.. rsoHsses.-r vil yttAsssw ny ~etias Cor yss
90 sss .,sssssios u xss .'ll ssssx n'
Mr. rnonssos Then Insist or my mo''eA.
the motion ii you withdraw It,
Mr. THOMPSON assented.
Mr. Mckay then rcplsd to Messs Thompson and
Croker and said that the amount of the contracts WAS
not twenty millions, as they were made before June,
ls47
Mr. CRozIsR responded; and
Mr. MCKAY AS he promised renewed the motion to lay
the table the motion OF Mr.. Cobb.
The question was taken and decided IN the smsm. s
yeas 90 49, and 80 the House laid upon the table
the motion to reconsider the vote by which ten thou
sand extra copies of the abstract OF contracts OF the
War Department were ordered to be printed
GOVERNMENT
The House went into committee on tbe bill requiring
all moneys receivable from customs and from ali other
to be paid Immediately into the Treasury wih
out abatement deduction, and for other purposes
A dull and dry debate TOOK place on an amendment
offered by MIR Hall of New York. 1t was finally rel ect
ed Two others were agreed to, when the committee
rose, -. 50,
! was passed, and is as follows, viz:
Be il enssted by the Senate and House Representa-
tives of the United States of America. in Congress
assembled That from and after the thirteth day OF
| June eighteen hundred and forty eight, the gross
amount of all duties received from customs, from the
saes of public lands aad from all miscellaneous sources
for the use Of the United States shall paid by the
officer agent receiving the into the treasury OF
the United States at early day as practicable with
out ab stement deduction account OF salary
fees costs charges expenses claim Of any description
whatever: Provided That nothing herein contained
|
the collection OF the revenues Of the Post Once Depart
meut.
Sec , Aud he It further enacted That so much mo-
ney my be for the payment Of
| or drawbacks bounties and allowances which are, OF
may be- authorized and payable after the day aforesaid
be- and the hereby appropriated for that pur
pose out of money in the treasury to be expended
under the direction of the secreery of that depart
men according to the laws authorizing said debenture
or drawbacks, bountes and allowances: Provided Thai
the collectors of the customs shall be the disbursne
agents pay the aforesaid debentures drawbacks
bouutes and allowances aud that all debenture certi
issued according to law shall be received In pay
of dues the custom house where the same hat
been Issued; the laws regulating drawbacks having
been complied with. 80
SEQ D. And be it further enacted That 1t shall be
the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to submit
Congress, at the commencement OF the next regular
session, estimstes Of appropriations which may be re-
CURED to provide for the expenses Of collecting th'
and also from the public lands, FOL
hs second hsf of the next fiscal year, and separate
estimates for the said purpose for the year ending th'
thirteth June, eighteen hundred and fifty and smilA
estimate from year to year thereafter.
Sec 4. And be further enacted, That so mucl
money be necessary to the expenses Of col
ectons referred to in the next preceding section
until specific appropriations for the objects shall b.
made by Congress. be, and the hereby, appro
prsted of any money in the treasury to be expend
ed after thrtieh eigh teen hundred and forty
eight under the direction of the Secretary thereof con
formally to law and regulation Provided, That thu
expenses of collecting the revenue from customs sinai
| not hereafter exceed the of million FIVE hun
dred and sixty thousand dollar per annum snd IL pro
portion for less time.
, JRrHRo woops
MIR CRIsrIEIp moved to reconsider the vote by which
the bill to extend the patent OF Jethro Wood was lsl'
upon the table
| Mr. POLLOCK moved to lay the motion on the table
and the motion was agreed to.
: CONSTITUTION OF WISCONSIN.
A message received from the President, enclosip
the constitution of Wisconsin as preliminary TO her al
| mission into the Union a State.
j And the House adjourned