The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-25

..To reimburse TO the corporation Of Washington the
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shown the Secretary OF the Treasury that the said sum
OF advanced by the corporation Of Washing
ton" @#
Congress in ls4s appropriated $40 TOO for paving Fiji
eehh street in front 81 the Treasury and in front OF the
Presidents House 10th street. the work to be ex-
The corporation have satisfied the Committee that the
money gave out and left the street in such condition
render il that the work should be compile
ted At the suggestion of the officer having charge OF IT,
the corporation advanced the money required for its COM
peiion. and they now ask to be reimbursed that sum
Mr.. DICKINSON concur entirely IL one sasgestion
matter am satisfied OF thing and that is that The
money gave out pretty soon That is almost always the
The question being taken on the amendment. il was
Mr.. MASON. The same committee have instructed
me TO offer another amendment:
!. To enable the War Department make such exami-
the best and most available mode OF supplying the city
win pure M ana e p ba sma
gress It's next session. 81 900"
Mr.. President, this proposition i based upon petition
Of number Of citizens OF Washington, praying that Con-
upon the subject with the idea that il II is practicable
supply the city with water at cost within the ability OF
the corporation the United States will lind i desirable TO
unite with the corporation order to do IT, The present
supply Of water is perfectly inadequate TO the purposes OF
the government Il supplies none but the citizens, and
does not extend further than the Treasury and State De-
MI DICKINSON. Can the senator state whether there
is more i0atsr used now than in former years.
MIR. MASON Yes, sir; there great many more
people in the city to drink lLaughterl
Mr. BRIGHT Il 10 very thankless task to resist such
amendment as ths nevertheless my sense Of duty com
pels to do it, This Capitol, sir. is amply furnished
with water, and the public buildings at the other end OF
the city furnished with large supply do not see
that the bound 2 furnish hs s
upon what principle OF right and JUSTICE they can claim
at our hands think the amendment therefore, has not
Mr. aoN Congress- Certainly is not bound 10 fur
nish Washington with water; butt will find il, think,
matter Of importance and economy TO have the city
ing the public buildings from fire For that purpose, they
have already brought water to the Capitol. and carried il
down as far as the Treasury Building; but this work
does not furnish sufficient quantity of supply
the buildings be- ond the Presidents House.
Mi. BRIGHT. must make one reply TO the senator.
We pay about four times the necessary cost OF the pub
lie buildings for the purpose of making them fire proof
and then called upon protect them against hire.
II is about upon that principle that appropriations in this
city are generally asked and generally carried
The question being taken on the amendment. II was
M nj. MASON have another amendment, to which.
take il for granted my friend from Indiana will not
object:
ITO erect the northern portion Of the eastern wing Of the
City Hall building in the city Of Washington Tor the
Communication of the criminal oil the District Of Co.
expended under the direction Of the Pub
lie Buildings" 10
must say word about that II seems TO attract the
Of sy nas
in formal request that the criminal court should have
this accommodation The facts are that in S49 the sum
Of 1000 appropriated TO reimburse the corpora
ton Of Washington for the cost OF completing the City
Hall building, with proviso that room enough should
be set apart for the use OF the United States courts in the
District OF Columbia the Secretary OF the Treasury being
required to Judge as 10 how much room was necessary 10
Now, the fact which am specially requested to state
is. this requiston does not from the corporation Of
the city OF Washington That corporation has already
apart the best for the accommodation OF the
criminal court The grand jury in their declaration,
Washington the largest part OF which results from the
free negro population that here, that that criminal
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the rooms appropriated to IL although the best in
the building, are utterly insufficient for The purpose
adopted II the argument when made the appro-
praion last year, that Il should be positively the last
that would be called for Il was so generally under
more Now, know perfectly well that i is thanklsss
business 70 resist an approPrla!,on 70 said that the
who Opposes =; very Ss., and
will undertake 10 discharge TO some extent The Com
mee Finance not specially called upon TO resist
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that ought not to have been called
upon to make and one that will not vote. for. And
ask the SeuAtc 70 pause auu TcHcct
appropriations we are making II is NOT matter TO be
laughed at, and passed of without consideration 10
one Of serious consideration. will affect the country,
the treasury, and the administration warn those who
wish to get rid Of high tariff, those who wish 70 get
the administration rid Of heavy expenditure, and those
who wish introduce economy into the public treasury,
to look at It, There will be necessity, appfehend, TO
20 elsewhere TO get supplyof water for Washington
the whole government will HqS,da II we 90 on in this
4" H. BsiGET feel entirely at liberty to oppose ,hi.
proposition because think the senator who offers ID
not serious II had time, might refer 70 the debates
two years ago. when we appropriated $4,000 for this
same City Hall II was then asked, an amount amply
but great ornament 10 the city Il has been done, and
i the fund 10 not yet exhausted.
/ Mr.. MASON. must be permitted TO say that l am
1 certainly in earnest In offering this amendment am
satisfied that the criminal business OF the District OF CO.
Iumbia 10 administered uBdeq circumstances Of very
great disadvantage, for want Of proper accommodation
Whether Congress will grant i or not 10 for them 10
The question being taken on The amendment il wa
NJ. MASON. Ihave one more amendment. which does
not come from the committee Congress-, in ls4s, apPro-
prated the Of Sel 900 to pay certain judgments ex-
claims of that appropriation the sum OF 94o6c u an.
expended OFFER an amendment asking an appropria-
ton Of an additional Of e5,070, which,, with the
unappropsated balance, shall be applied TO diecnage
Judgment against The State OF vniafor arevolutonary
claim which IL mentioned in the amendment In refer
ence to objections which have been made the amend
ment provides that authenticated copy Of sucn Jug
ment shall be submitted TO o. Secretary OF the Interior
and II he s satisfied Of the validity Of such Judgment and