The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-12-15

tary shows that he had no alternat;va h,, %
| instruct the commissioner to discontinue ali
operations on the disputed portion Of the boun.
gary until further action shall be taken bv
congress. The result is great hardship and
embarrassment to the persons attached IN fra
commission, who have been for FIVE months
d,tlgently employed, in the full confidence thai
congress would make the full provision for
their expenses. This expectation has been
disappointed; they a re left in the wilderness.
far from home, without the means of susie.
nance or travel while the Government is ex.
posed to discredit by the protest of the
drafts OF Its accredited agents. Prompt ac-
commended.
Inc progress of the work upon the exten.
SION OF the Capitol is described as having been
as rapid as was consistent with its proper exc
cuuon. 81, high compliment is paid to Mr..
:" aiter' tor the genius and taste with which
ne mas Planned the arrangements for the
new Library room; and to Messrs. Beebs &
20, OF new ork, fof the skill and fidelity
with which his plans have been carried into
effect. 'sN INV
Ii Is recommended that suitable houses be
erected for the Vice President and the mem.
oers OF the Cabinet, and that they be provided
with furniture, fuel, and lights. In support of
this recommendation, the report refers to the
greatly increased cost OF house-rent and all
Ine necessaries Of life in Washington; the
praciical effect Of which is to reduce the val.
ue OF the salaries paid to little more than half
.hsir value at the time when they were fixed
Dy law. II measures are not adopted to eoua.
iize The means and expenses, none but those
possessed Of private fortunes will be abls to
iil the most responsible public Offices. Ii ia
estimated that lots can be bought and eight
houses erected, furnished, and fitted up as pro-
posed, tor $500 900.
Attention is invited to the wants of the Dis
rlct oil columbia, and the claims which it has
upon the fostering care Of Congress. The in
| trodnction OF an ample supply of pure water
| 10 washington and Georgetown is dwelt upon
| as OF primary Importance. An officer of the
| Engineer Corps is employed in examining the
| best method Of accomplishing this object, and
| as 1t IS probable that his report will be pre-
sented 10 Congress during it's present session.
a hope IS expressed that the necessary appro-
prlations for the commencement of the work
VII be made without delay. The necessity
that exists tor the erection of bridges across
| the Potomac is also noticed, and an appropri-
alton tor the necessary surveys, plans, and
estimates, is suggested. The proposition OF
grant OF public lands in aid of the public
schools OF the DIsirct-submitted by the Com
missioner Of Public Lands-is Cordially ap-
proved by the Secretary, who remarks that hs
would be happy to see it adopted, with IN
amendment extending its benefits to the chari.
table institutions of the District.
| Recommendations contained in former re
ports are recalled to the attention of Congress
as deserving of their favorable consideration,
These include the establishment of an agricuI.
tural and statistical bureau, and the construe.
tion OF national highway through our own
| territory TO the Pacific