New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-03
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WASHINGTON, Wednesday Feb p.
We are now deep in the last days Of the Ses-
sion-,hc week ia which bills are rushed through |
both Houses without being understood by the IN
inflated majority,-biils, often involving the ex-
pcnditure of immense amounts OF Public Money
Tor purposes which would not look well if fairly
exhibited.
Yesterday and day before the House, IN aspasm
OF very well displayed virtue, refused to give the
usual gratuty OF $3.50 each to all the sub
Clerks Messengers Pages, &c. &c. thor name is
Leeionl employed about the Hall and most simply
paid by law. The resolution making this extra
allowance was laid on the table on Monday on
call Of the Yeas aud Nays and motion to recon-
slider that vote as yesterday laid on the table by
still stronger vote. ! hoped these votes evinced
4 resolution to stop some OF the usual leaks IN
the Treasury, and hailed the pressge with hearty
though silent satisfaction. But to-day the Hood
gates OF expenditure were opened, and various
resolutions and bills passed which seemed to me
amazingly prodigal Here is one OF them;
Mr.. MURPHY. from the Joint Library Committee
reported the following Joint Resolution;
BE iiresorsd That the Secretary Of the senate ana
the Clerk OF the House OF Representatives. are hereby
,,borge5 IN ,uhscribe under the direction Of tle joint
Library Committee, on behalf Of Congress lof one
thousand copies Of the Debates and Proceedings OF
Congress from the termination Of the First Congfesi
where the present publication stops unh me ohd 81
the Fourth COngress-thc same haNug been ceuphed
and ready for the press and that the Joint Library
Committee be directed 10 examine any farther comp
ls,lon of such Debates and Proceedings from the end
of the Fourth Congress until tho commencement Of
the Register Of Debates already published from te<ii
and that such Committee report from TIME 10 ume
upon the propriey Of subscribing for such conunua'
ron and itai one cory Of such Dbos and Proceeding
BE- frHislsa zach Msnba Of ls present. C0H8rtss and
the residue be deposted In the Library OF Congress
subject 10 the farther order OF Congress
On presenting this resolution, on hint OF Oh
lection, Mr. MURPHY moved the Previous Cues
ton. which prevailed, and the resolution without
one word OF explanation was rushed. through to
itsfnal passage The Yeas and Nayswere asked
on LAYING il on the table, on It's engrossment and
on its final passage, but refused in every instance
not moro than ten or twelve rising 10 second them
There is no shadow OF Limitation as to tie mum
Der Of volumes " hich this work Is g make, no'
how much they are 70 cost, sui though It looks as
though the contract were limited 10 The debates
and doings Of six years or three Congresses yet
there is resly provision made herein Tor printing
all that can be hunted up and pieeed oat OF the
debates &c. OF thirfy.t5ur gears, or from 1920 to
1894 The complers whoever they may bel wil
nj ,ad this resolution as their encouragement lot
going on with the work, and Congress viii order
their ponderous tones OF musty and lorcgone poll
tics to be purchased because they have been CON
piled under such auspices. THIS resolution wal
probably cost the Country tive or three hundred
thousand dollars ior matter Of no real public utility
Tor the political antiquarian can now had IN the
Journals. the National Intelligence, Niles Regis
ter. &c. all that can be found anywhere OF those
rnouldy debates They cannot be presented will
Sny reliable or even ,olersblc fidelity, for the ma
tsrials DO no. exist Yet the House would heal
nothing, wait for nothing, bat passed the reso'n
,ion as indilIereatly il the Treasury contained
all the Gold OF California instead Vi being really
Seventy-fye Millions behindhsnd and running far
ther behind daily am not qui,c accurate
think it did bear tie superintendent Of oue set o
these Debates. Sc. 10 each Member OF this Goa
sress.
Another resolution passed today IS as irsgrsnils
wrong. The existing law says that Members O
Congress 10. arriving here till after the opening
the Session shall only draw pay other thar
Mnessel from the day o: their arrival ! under
stand tha, this has been hSbisuslly eyaded-,h'
Committee on Accounts accepting all s,r's Of ex
cuses for delinquency when no excuse 5 P7ope'i.
Ia order Bot today resolution was passed 3