The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-26

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TO supply dsfcisncy in appropriation ~ contin-
ming the pavement around the Capitol. one thou
Ioand dolaD. t
For extending ths gas pipes. and providing lamp
posts. lamps, aud burners, in front ofthe Executive
buildings ON Fifteenth and Seventeenth streets. and
the north front of the Presidents grounds six thou
For grading and paving, with round stone, i2ths
and l4th Streets from the canal to south street,
nine thousand dollars.
For grading and improving Maryland avenue.
| from Seventh street to the Potomac bridge, ak
thousand five hundred dollars.
For grading and paving, with round stone, Sew
south side Of New York avenue, and continuing the
sewer from its present terminus, at New York ave-
nue. and Seventeenth street, to Pennsylvania ave-
nue., five thousand i've hundred dollars.
ing franklin square, five thousand five hundred
dollars-(to be executed by contract)
For painting the external walls of the Treasury
| and Patent Office buildings, five thousand dollars.
For completing the east wing Of the Patent Office
building, two hundred thousand dollars.
For completing. cleaning out, and repairing that
through and soaS Ike pubic o ' sround. twenty
thousand dollars, to be expended under the direc
ton of the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided,
The Corporation Of Washington shall expend like
sum in cleaning out and repairing the other portions
Of said canal.
To complet to the grades of the city of Washing
ton, four thousand dollars, to be expended under
the direction Of the President Of the United States
To reimburse the Corporation Of Washington the
| amount advanced to complete the culvert and the
paving of fifteenth street west, in front Of the
Treasury Department, two thousand three hundred
and fifteen dollars and eighty-six cents. g7.
For the compensation and contingent expenses
of the Auxiliary Guard, fifteen thousand dollars,
which shall from and after the passage Of this act,
in addition 70 tho Captain, consist Of thirty men,
fifteen at five hundred dollars each per annunl, and
the remainder at four hundred and twenty dollars
each per annum; the same to be appointed BY the
Il Mayor of the city Of Warrington.
Il THE clause in the bill providing for an extension
of Pennsylvania avenue westward, from twenty
sixth street west to the intersection with Bridge
street in Georgetown, and the construction of q
stone bridge over Rock creek, said work to be done
under the direction of the corporate authorities Of
Georgetown, thirty thousand dollars, was stricken
out.l
Mr.. HAYLY reported back from the Committee
Of Ways and Means the amendments of the Senate
to the Indian Appropriation bill; and they were
The amendment of the Senate to the Military
| Academy bill was taken up in Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union. Before it was
disposed Of, the time for taking recess arrived.
EVENING sLssIoN.
The House met at six O'clock and in Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union, mr. BoYD
in the char,) proceeded to the consideration Of
the amendment made by the Senate TO the
WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY BILL,
appropriating 900 for the erection Of riding
Mr.. swEETsER moved to amend by saying
+" dancing" hall.
Mr.. JOHN A. KING was opposed to the amend
ment to the amendment. The proposition for q
riding hallwaa made at the last session of Congress-
and was recommended by the senior officers Of tho
army, proper school Of exercise. The present
riding school at the academy insecure, dilapi-
Dated and unsafe II was necessary to military
education TO fit the cadets for cavalry in the field
Mr.. PHELPS. ] wish to know if the cadets
mt yxycl rid int nir
Mr.. KING said that during large portion of the
year they could not ride in the open air and when
ever they exercise in riding the cadets have to be
under the eye of master, and cannot be as well
controlled in the open air. He made additional
remarks in favor Of the Scnates amendment
The committee rose, and the debate was ordered
to cease in five minutes.
The House again went into committee, when
Mr.. CARTIER said that he was opposed to both
amendments. If $4,000 should be appropriated
now for a riding hail. there would be an annual APP
preparation of three or four thousand dollars to buy
horses to ride in it. This hall was to be used
to fit out equestrians for the field of battle, If
the cavalry exercise that is TO take place hereafter
in time ofwar is to be conducted in housed laugh
teri The truth is, this institution is calculated to
train up boys-how? For bandbox soldiers. What
he objected to was =, the training up Of oandbOs
the native breezes of the hills. He would not do
such injustice to horse to let him exercise his
limbs in a house. [Laughter.I These promising
from Long Island, would be suited for house
ercise. The reason 10 this, that the delicate
wards, at the expense Of the public treasury.
shall not have their effeminatc faces burnt by
the sun, or breathed on by the rough air, or be-
dewed with the rain You've got to take them
into the house! [Laughter.1 tan.bark pave
ment has TO be made for fear the horses will STUN
bic. II was really to train up valiant band
Of horsemen in circus ring. No amendment
like this could have originated in any other body
than the Senate, il he could allude to that
cradle body; it could never have originated except
with old and infrm men, who have got done with
outdoor riding. Laughter Men who are brought
TO their seats IN a coach and taken AWAY in a coach
He objected, in behalf of the rising generation, to
having premature old age enforced by authority Of
law. M
Mr.. swEETsER opposed the amendment for a
riding hall. and said that young men from the West
went to est Point good horscmen. as5
The amendment 70 make it "dancing" hall, and
that of the Senate a riding hall, were rejected.
CURED in the amendment to strike out the Senate's
proposition for riding hall sed
MEXICAN INsrALMxNr.
The House went into a Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union, and proceeded to the
consideration Of the bill to provide for carrying
into execution in further part tho twelfth article
Of the treaty with Mexico concluded at Guadalupe
Hidalgo-making an appropriation, for this pur-
pose, Of three millions one hundred and eighty
and interest which will fall due the thrtieth Of
May, 1852.
Mr.. BAYLY said that the bill provided for the
payment Of last lubtdlueut VI the NlexlCAu Iu-
demnity, it seemed to him that all Congress has
10 do (unless there il superstition of official cor
ruption incapacity) il to appropriate the money.
He had disposition to detain the committee with
any remarks about this bill, which was a counter
part OF what was discussed during the last session
of Congress A. q good many pamphlets and
newspaper articles had been written to the mode
of payment heretofore, (through foreign bankcrs,)
it was perhaps necessary that he should say few
words, which he did in explanation.
Mr.. BROOKS said that ii was right that the in
stalment should be paid; but. at the time, il
was necessary TO Inquire into all the facts. The
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