The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-02-08
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 1913.
The Senate was not in session.

I1OOtDE VI hE1 ILOLN IL
Mr.. VINToN, from the Committee of Wayj
and Means, reported the annual bill making
appropriations for the current and contingent
expenses Of the Indian Department, in order
to fulfil the treaty stipulations with the various
Indian tribes, for the year ending on the 3Oth
June, 1S49. Read twice and referred to the
Committee on the State of the Union.
Mr.. Vinton also reported bill for farther
supply, to defray the deficiency in the appro-
priations for services rendered during the pres
ent fiscal year, amounting, in addition TO pre-
vious appropriations Of five millions, to between
twelve and thirteen millions-chiefy for the
expenses of the army and marine corps, light
houses, outfits for charges to Naples, the Papal
States, Bolivia, Guatumaly and ECUADOR, sala-
ries, contingent expenses in safe keeping, trans
fer and disbursement of the public money, and
expenses on loans and Treasury notes.
MIR. Vinton said that he supposed that the
discovery of an error in the Treasury Depart
ment, by which it appeared that there were
several millions more money in the Treasury
than was at first supposed, would obviate the
necessity of immediate action on the Loan bill;
but two days ago he had received a note from
the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, stating
that the increased expenditures of the War
Department, amounting to four millions of dol
lars, rendered it indispensable that there should
be immediate action ON the Loan bill. The
report of the Secretary of the Treasury has
not yet been laid on the table of the members,
and for the want of it he had neglected to ac-
company the bill with report, lest it might
mislead the members of the House as well as
the whole country. He was not now able to
enter into discussion of the War bill, (which
would call for sixteen milions) but from the
urgency of the Acting Secretary of the Treas
ury would move that the bill he taken up next
Wednesday.
Mr.. Ashuuun called the attention of the
House to the fact that the Secretary of the
Treasury was urging the action of Congress
upon his measure, while at the same time he
had not furnished the members with his report,
although two months had elapsed since the
Committee on Printing had been called upon
for an explanation. Cause? Deayl The
printer had informed the Committee that the
Secretary had several times taken the manu-
script away for the purpose of making altera-
tons.
Mr.. Mckay observed that there had been
rumors that the Secretary had altered tables
in his report but it was not So
Mr.. Ashmun replied that the printer was
now in the House, and that he averred that
the said tables were now in the hands of the
Secretary, and that the delay in furnishing the
report was wholly owing to him.
Mr. Mckay answered that the gentlemen
had information enough, and urged an early
action on the bill.
Mr.. Hudson stated that the bill had been
read twice and referred to the Committee of
the Whole on the State of the Union.
Mr.. Mckay produced minority report On
the loan bin, which was read and ordered print
ed.
\ communication from the Treasury De-
partment was received, in reference to the
loan and ordered printed.
The Committee of the Whole on the private !
calendar, Mr. Chapman, of Maryland in the
Chair. took up the bill for the relief of Mary
Brown, which, after due consideration, was re-
ported to the House with an amendment which
proposed giving her eight, instead of twenty
dollars per month. The amendment was read,
and passed by vote of ll9 to Al. Adjourn
ed.