Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-01
Correspondence OF the Baltimore Sun.
NASHIIGToS. SEPT. %, 1850.
tInI-SE 0E REPRESENTATIVES,

w ASHISGToS. SEPT. Is, 1851.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tho House met ut II, and (eacrpting Of rw
hou,s) continued in session Til Sunday ornn. ~ clock
TN. most important business which occupied Tie at'en
,; AT IN. House durog the proacted session vi ts "a
a. # , several appropriation bills Su!ice II 10 say, Win
oul entering detail Of the proceedings ny "hch ~
-u was arrived AL that these bills w.re -tvefas lasS'o
and with The exception Of the civil and cpIohdc, NV
h,n .iyn, by the Pr, slden In regard Ia tie csli ni
there was considerable controversy aud eScleen' NV" pa
f,I b.rw,en The two Houses. The Senate hid added T.
aus Dill sill some ninety amendments involving an aaef
cate of appropriation oi abont 81 UUoutu ifcuaed u
which was provision regard to The mileage 81 Senators
ana Ret s.ntaiiyss. fixing maximum at ileaGe 10 W.
,l,r les and representatives west =" tie AeGhhny noun
80 ., 81 600 and tas, of said mountains 81 0UO COIN!
and returning the seat of the federal g"veinnent-an'
h,ng Tor IT. effect Ia save many thousands 81 c"!'r> To III
public treasury. Ii also contained 'hrte seniS' n,' nee
10 ctnuneraie Ia" the public printing esSs
Trenholm and 3r otherwise NJ. Ritci for their Joss
! rs in executing The same
The sections UNIDENTIFIED FIR actual losses for all the worS
cx.ruted and MADE addition =" ten per cent ipT prom
IA be dett nincd by the Secrray a: T., Treasury &c
And also provided The work for the neS session. and
nat remaining I'm, hrcufed for me present sa"ul uc pr"
n,s.d .r and awarded the 'We>t bidder. &c. These
provision formed the pncpI cause Of controversy between
The two Houses; aud which "! MIN losing ~" gone-
ral appropriation and mus putting -t"a 10 ne wheels "i
government Alter three several committees of conference"
the House rectdcd "m lis provision ~ regard u The
mileage ard This e:t il un:cr the III ltw, enacted
before Rail Roads were IN operation II, however nd
hcrrd t. lis amendment which struck out The entire
provision vi tie Senate intended IL indemnify Mr..
Richir So strong The feeling at n c"nsiteras" ma
inriy in TIE H,usr. they refused II
rul proposition reported Two HDuses hv te cone
rres Of which Messrs. Nn,on, Grinn and VI Lane of
Mar, land acted for thr II u>c intended merely 10
the actual loss,s nf iIr Rcc inclusive Of rer
for and of types and The last con
fierce uf which Mr. Sianl. chairman the part M the
House could agree Finrlly upon the motion of Mr.
Stanlv the House, o'clock, 4. W., adhered 10 its dis
agreement the Scnat, amendment regard TO the print
ing and threw the responsibility that body OF reced!ns
or Of losing the Appropriation bill. ,
Il mali
as appropriate $500 COO LAYING the ionnia.
tons for HE additions la the Cnpito-ha H. OF new Hal
OF Representatives, and Senate Chamber and new III.
prary all Of which much needed. The Hons" refused
this anpropriaon II was managed however. by the
conieers induce the House modify lis action ana
allow 100000 10 Commence his very important ana nppo
pria Improvement. The additions proposed viii increase
the fronts Of the Capitol and three hundred ana
fifty feet with depth vi hundred aud h!fy feet me
coniectual expenditure for this Improvement Is aoout
600 which viii make this eGice ot sue extent ana
ugncencc satisfy the wants OF the legislative oran'h
OF the Government and in small degree reflect the vast
ness Of The Republic ami ia growing wealth.
This is appropriation winch the people of this coun-
try will neve! complain The money expended Is not lost
accumuiies property in another form Ia the Govern
and transfers the money 10 the pockets OF the honest
mechanic ana hborr. Indeed il sa great misfortune or II
prove SOME day that Congress arouse" I" the In
portaEce Of having Ererro1i buildings 10 lie STATE. Wax
and Navy Departments ~ Washington in winch 10 Fi"'eiV
il valuable men",i H. such the manuscripts al our De-
parted pa'Ii'- aad satesfn, aud the trophies gathered
UPON Ire land ard the lay our heroes
~ the action the last days NJ The Session.
would tie passage oil liw by wah the surviving
Off es and soldiers o al Tie Was n winch tle United
States have cen engaged Will receive boGn lnd; and /"
i!eir wiws ci!lien. 1iic administration
oi The w Tor is las having s.ntd b. the Press
i,nr) will absorb nearly 90 0g0 0DO the putc domain 10
hn>, intended Ii te cncitie. spectators. II Wild
piiyc government ACQUIRING from the sale
uf pabc lands for the fifteen years The h!es
evidence will be such, DOUBT, deprive the depart
the ability 10 Issue warrants 10 cover more itan
) 600 900 ni aunHii.
SHOULD this amount issue will bring down the price OF
the warrants lower Than Tho government prices Tor e
lad an email. Spectators 10 nnirS, me government
al - doors ii tn several land Offices where tie Etat.-
am un, ii pubic lands entered. Purchasers Il hrd IN
se! oil pas ing h government cash 81 mtAe tleif rEtr IS
" h these warrants Wide ry w b. ulc l., bay al % pr
e. OF even 50 PER cf ,wer ihc government minimum
n lee The only that tie ."sernurn' can s'aiy
receive NJ their offices vi ~ payments iom caai
ur-, n,pt,ss wIl this class ="
warrants Dc made receivable III i!Ien
. entries hy p:.cnptos.
Thus YOU -rr wh-i thu aproaii toas oi tb!S year
4 600 00o, Qnepenirnt OF the aprr"p'i
tons the Puso.Icc experimentation department Is
PRESUMED, support t'lt-thr i"ii'y Vi the present Con"
gres- !" oil great source III 'esrnuc-ihe ub
lie ltnds--ard Ia add thai uurii the de!t III the
uues | ipsee that the Wtig party will not only have
pr.tt, for missing tamil the n,N session. tuf show n
uc,ua articles wSch vii bear IN
cfend uy without cutting oil The lInnorton, IL pensh
the Treasury and enable tIsetnmeit Ia gtt along.
The Calurnla Custom House til passed; and seyerg
other bills importance, which have not time Ia
note now.
The House will morrow al IL. 1he only remaining
act 10 tc done thu ning oi the cy AMI dplDmlfic bill
.y liz. Seeker Il j. very doubtful whether there will b.
Il quorum . witress the Signature.