The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-17

streets thai spoken Of being required for the public
convenience, was this Indiana avenue.
], has been connected with The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad depot but incidentally only II Is in con-
temptation. as am told, for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company % withdraw their depot from Penn
syvania avenue, and TO throw il upon point where Il
will niefsect Indiana II reference to thai only
that II y connected with this subject Whether the depot
10 pat there or not IL has been considered am one
nience and public propety that Capitol Hill should DC
connscsed with other paris OF the ely oy !na. aveaue'
which OF the high ways OF the city OF ashngon
and which the city OF Washington IS not able 70 make
How il is right and proper for the government OF the
Tinted states 70 se Ter for the eo"sdspa
ton OF the Senate But if they determine now that
shall not be done they will reverse what has been done
by their predecessors. The city Of Washington com.
prses the larger part OF the portion OF the District OF
Columbia which yet remains TO the government. When
the government laid il out covered an immense surface
The government large part OF the city, still unm.
proved, and not subject 10 taxation The consideration
belongs to the government within proper limits, whether
to the Improvement of those grounds in the city OF Wash
ngton which are necessary to the public convenience
repeat sir, that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany Is only incidentally connected with this subject and
is not TO be considered my apprehension one way or
the other SO far as public convenience is concerned and
hope il will not be used to defeat The measure.
The amendment that was offered was which.
think properly provides that much Of the fund OF $1,000
as should be required, should be expended, under the
control n o. the Commissioner Of Public Buildings
nent has already laid out $l3.500 And although
il was remarked, jocuarly, | think, by some sena.
tors, that was perfectly idle to put in that eserya
ton, because the money would all be expended would
say respectfully, that this is not by any means certain
Hmay be- or it may not be- II is right that II II is not all
expended, what is not expended should remain in the
treasury, subject to the public know that when
offered that and suggested TO the mayor oil the
city that this should be inserted be said j was not ne
main in the treasury. and that he cited instance
where an appropriation was made considerable portion
of which was not required, and never drawn from
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expedient that the provision should be in it. that there
may be doubt that the money will remain in the treas
ury, excepting so much as may he actually expended.
Mr. SHIELDS inquired ii this amendment came from
the Committee on the District OF Columbia
Mr. MASON stated that ! did NOT and that the sena.
msappehenson yesterday IL saying that had their sane
tion II had never been referred to them, and had not
therefore. been considered by them. That COMMITTEES
ton had come from himself
Mr.. MANGUM sad that. upon finding that he had
Inexperienced the senator from Virginia yesterday,
the Correction was made Immediately
Mr. SHIELDS suggested that the matter be referred to
the COMMITTEES on The District OF Columbia tor their ex
Mr.. MASON reoed that the only objection to that
would be, that j, would defeat the making OF the
appropriation in lime 10 have the work completed II
was 10 complete work already b gun under former
appropriation, and. referred the Conmtiee The
District of Columbia. IL would have the effect TO defeat
Mr. SEWARD inquired whether this appropriation
had the sanction Of the corporation Of the city OF Wash
Mr. MASON stated that he had introduced it in con.
fornity with request 10 him by the mayor OF the
CITY, and ne therefore took il Tor granted that IL had
Mr.. SEWARD expressed tbs hope that the appr0pra.
ton would be made The sanction of Congress had been
given upon former occasion Tor commencing the
and the OF il seemed to meet the APPRECIATION
OF The city authorities II then proper that The work
should be completed He recognised the obligation upon
the government OF The United States to make liberal ap
preparations for the Improvement OF the city OF Wash
Mr, DICKINSON suggested that the last part of the
amendment should be stricken out.
been stricken out, and stated the question upon the
amendment
The reading of the amendment called for, and it
Mr.. BORLAND called for the yeas and nays; which
Mr.. SHIELDS remarked that he did not wish to be
understood to object to the appropriation.
The question being then taken upon the amendment by
yeas and nays the yeas were %, nays2l, as follows:
YEAsaMe.sr.. Badger. Baldwin. Bell. Butter, Clay,
P hsis Hunter Mangam Mason Ml,si Mo.,on pesrcs
rsoni unds1wood snd Iais.mas ''s 'p'uan0s' our
NAYS-Messrs; AIchison, Borland Bradbury. Bright,
nsoo Dodge Iowa, Dodge Of Wisconsin,, DOWNS Fesa
Jones, King, Norris, Rusk Turney, Walker, and Whit
So the amendment was adopted
Mr.. SMITH submitted an amendment, to come in at
the end Of the following clause
For running and marking the boundary line
betweenihe United States and Mexico, and paying
salaries Of the officers and men Of the commission fifty
thousand dollars.
The amendment proposed was to add the following:
Provided. There shall be allowed and paid
missioner and appointed, TO be appointed for
thousand dollars And provided further That
the appointment aforesaid shall terminate and
expiration OF three from the LIST Of January 1850
Mr.. SMITH Mr. President, the object Of this amend
ment is TO supply remedy for the difficulties that exist
in the present arrangements for running the boundary
line between the United States and Mexico under the re-
cent treaty with that republic will make very brief
statement OF the facts for the information OF the Senate
These difficulties originated in the fact that Congress
has never passed law on this subject In all cases
where commission has been raised hitherto for the pur.
pose OF running any boundary line between govern
ment and foreign country, Congress has uniformly en-
nes which the officers should receive, and limiting some
time within which these duties should be performed
This, examination, will be found to be the case under
the treaty with Great Britain Tor running the northeast
boundary line, and also under treaties with
Span and with Mexico and Texas for running the line
upon the Sabine Congress every instance has enacted
law TO provide for the appointment OF commissioner
surveyor, and, ordinarily of secretary 10 the commits
sion with salaries and a limitation OF time as already
stated
My own impression was, and still is that law OF that
description s strictly necessary in order authorize the
appointment Of commissioner and surveyor under a
President (Mr Polk communicated this treaty TO Con.
gIess the first session OF the last Congress In this
communication he says that the passage OF law Of this
description was necessary TO the execution Of The treaty
In conformity with the recommendation OF the President,
the subject was taken up here at the first session OF the
last Congress- bill passed the Senate that provided
for the appointment. OF commissioner surveyor, and