The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-22
House OF Representatives,


WAsHISeros, March 81, 1850.
The House met at noon; the journal WAS read, SO.
Mr. BArL,s resolution agreed to, closing the de-
bate ON the deficiency bill at two o'clock to-day.
The House then went into Com mmittee Of the whole
the state OF the Union and the bill to carry into
effect the convention between the United States
and Br El concluded January, lsl9 being the special
order read. 1t provides for the appointment Of
commissioner and clerk the adjudication Of claims
assinat Brasil and that the money from Brazil be
csived by the Secretary Of the Treasury. aud paid
when awarded. The commission to continue for one
Mr. MoCIrnvASD said the bill explained itself and
his motion, was laid aside to be reported to the
Hsuss
VI the bill supply the dsce In the appropria-
Mr.. HA,Trros's amendment taken up and dis
Mr. JoHssoy, (dsm } Of Tennessee, opposed the ap-
preparation OF 500 900 instead Of $4,000 for buding
Mr. CIlvIs, (rhig) Of Psnnsyivsnis, advocated the
smerdment to pay the CLERKS, and dsssnted from Mr.
johnson In hts vioHs ss to the Patent Office.
The debate ooGtinued on tsversl OF the amendments
The smenement pending Was to psy clerk hire In tee
Department CT the intedor
Mr. CnowkLL, (fiss sell, ~hig) Of Ohio, advocated
It, He thought ths, ios,rsa OF bsins guilty Of
nsurpation the Secretary ~as warranted in calling
TO his asistaDcs the extra force not provided Tor
by Law. IL was his bounden duty MIR Crosell
said that Mr. Carter had disged up from the gutter
ioo,s ssnsbt 10 r1- ana earrsncy to
che slarg of that ioathsone rheet, the Washington
Union He did no, blsne NJ ari.r for dong re-
saint OF democracy, but he did complain that hts oo
league mad. thsse exhibitions 81 b. reverence At the
pubic expense, and In this hall Ito eulogised NJ.
Ewing Who he ssid Was kuo~n aud hpnored throcgh.
out the length ard breadth Of he land and upsn bis
SssssS ' Tbs arms Of hi. sseu,.as ar. not strong
enough to force the poisoned afross TO him, snd
ts'y n ss,s s the 6.s e n,s c1lsp sss demo-
orate have large majority wore than one tnird
ss allsd By citilsss Of old virsins. Maryland snd
the District of Coun biz. In the Fourth Auditors q
ofoe of fourteen cisrks suiy i've .viug appoint
rnents Thcse all quarteIed the lowest score Of
ytstsriay tarlsd cider. sucking whigs They can't
dunk brandy and water like thos sho get the higher
Mr. Jors,oS. Of Tenn. complsined that the Com.
rnitiss Of ways ard Means had proposed In this bill
20 sppropi,s,e ninety ,nou,ssa collars f1r sns eam
ought TO have been left TO NE Conmi,'ee on Puzzle
Building. u would hostver. he thought be better to
throw avay the hfty thousand doilss already spent
than TO make fu rtber appropriations for this object
Mr. BAsLr TO close the drbs'e, but gave vsy TO
Mr.. THoMrsoS tdem.) Of Mi,sfssipp', who Wished -
reed statement shovisg the polite. of Gentlemen In
once at the mencement Of this sduinistrstion
Objection vas made TO the reading, aud he said be
MI B.rIr then gave . minute Of his tine to ur
T.rLos (.his) Of Ohio Who ssa that there are no '
nny.tve democrats more than wings In ofos at WASH
Mr scursc. (-bix Of Ohio Did I understand my
colleague 20 say tts, the msoiify Of ofes holders In
the departments are dsmocrstsf
Mr TasIoA-Ys
Mr sestscx-Is there . prospect of correcting the
evil
Mr. T.uor-I think 90. ILsuahterl
Mr.. RsTL, replied to the gentleman Who preceded
him. aud said that the charge % Mr Creve o. TO tbs
large number Of clerks from Virginia vas unfoundsi
The smerdment. sppropristisg money for the clerks
employed BY MIR Ewing then amended, BY the ID a.
tion Of the yroviso that hereafter the
from the oh departments shali be in proportion 70
the business and nothing herein contained
shall sutboriss a. Of o.rss the Department
81 the Interic the specification of the act estAb
nsbisg ~ The vote on this vss IS TO ~.
The cont mittse acted several amepdment, and
then rcse, vhsn the bill carryisx into effect the cen
venticu bstween the United states and Brazil, was
passed, and
The TIoufe sfiourped