The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-05

The debate continued TIL alter three O'CLOCK
when the motion to reconsider wac rejected.
The joint resolution the effect OF which 10 TO
limit the salary of Mr.. Kennedy to $3.50. in
stead Of $4,000. as claimed by bim-was read a
On motion Of Mr.. BRIGHT, the Senate pro-
ceeded TO the consideration OF Executive business
And shortly after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. JENKINS rose to q privileged question, and
moved to reconsider the vote by which the House
Yesterday laid upon the table a resolution author
izing the Committee on Engraving to purchase
certain maps and plans to accompany Captain
Cramm's report on the best mode Of improving the
navigation OF the rapids in the Ohio river; and
moved, in connex ion, to lay the motion to recon-
slider on the table.
Mr.: STANTON, OF Ohio, moved that there be
a call Of the House; but the motion was not agreed
to-yeas ~, nays So.
The question was then taken on the motion of
Mr.. JENKINS, and decided in the afhrmative-ayes
10, noes SO.
oLEaKs IN THE TREAsuRy DErARTMENT.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the follow
ing memorial. viz:
TO the Honorable the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiues Of the United States:
The undersigned, accountants, clerks, messen-
Federal Government, respectfully petition your
honorable bodies for an increase OF twenty per
their respective salaries, TO enable them to
meet the largely increased expense of living at
out Of the great influx Of California gold. which
has increased the prices of every necessary of life
from fifty to one hundred per cent. They deem
all argument in support Of the reasonableness and
justice of the prayer Of this petition unnecessary,
but rely entirely ON the hbera!ity Of your honora-
BILE bodies and the precedent of 1887 (when smi-
lar measure of relief Vas granted under crcum-
practice Of the two Houses 81 Congless in relation
to their own clerks and your petitioners will ever
pray. [Signed by upwards Of one hundred and
sixty three persona
this city, he knew the facts set forth in the memo
rial to Be true; and he presumed that no man of
experience would assert TO the contrary. Nearly
all articles necessary to the support OF family
have advanced twenty per cent within the last
lev years. He could not see how clerk, with a
thousand dollars per annum, could support bis
family. The application was certainly just and
proper one, and he hoped that it would meet with
On motion OF MIR. BRIGGS. the memorial was
referred to the COMMITTEE of Ways and Means.
The NEW FEE BILL.
The House took up the bill reported from the
Committee on the Judiciary regulating the costs
and fees Of the attorneys, niarshas, and clerks OF
the circuit and district courts Of the United States;
when but little more than the reading of il was
completed before the expiration Of the morning
hour.
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL
The House resolved itself into Committee OF
the Whole on the state OF the Union-Mr. PHELPS
in the chair-and resumed the consideration OF tho
bill making appropriations for the civil and diplo-
matte expenses OF the Government Tor the year
ending June &c. 1858.
NATIONAL MONUMENT.
Several amendments having been acted upon
Mr. BOWIE proposed the following amendment
to one of the items, viz:
Whereas. the Congress of the United States, on
the 23d of December, 1893, resolved unanimously
that a marble monument be erected by the Uni
ted States in the Capitol, at the city of Washing
ton, and that the family Of General Washington
be requested 10 permit his body to be deposited I'M
der it, and that the monument be 90 designed TO
commemorate the great events Of his military and
political iiie," which resolution remaining to be
executed, 10 redeem the faith Of the United States
thss pledged, and commemorate the inestima BILE
services and illustrous virtues of Washington. one
hundred Thousand dollars is hereby directed to be
paid out OF any inappropriate money in the Trea.
sury 10 the Washington National Monument So.
ciety. to aid in the erection OF the monument now
being built by the society on the public grounds in
the city of Washington.
The amendment having been read
Mr.: HOUSTON raised point of order. He had
objection to joint resolution being introduced
for the purpose contemplated by the amendment;
but time should be allowed for examination.
The CHAIRMAN decided the amendment to be
rules, no appropriation can be reported in any
general appropriation bill. or be in order
amendment thereto, for any expenditure not pre-
viously authorized by law.
proposed was merely to carry out the provisions
of the joint resolution Of 1899; and therefore it
in order.
The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman ap-
Mr.. BOWIE. do. most respectfully and re-
luctantly.
The CHAIRMAN further stated. as a reason for
ruling the amendment out of order, that it was
not german to the bill under consideration.
Nr. BOWIE repeated, there 10 law Of Congrcss
which makes it obligatory upon the United States
to do the work, but it has never been executed.
The question having been taken, the decision OF
the CHAIR was sustained-ayes 80, noes 80.
LIGHTHOUSE DUTIES.
The clause making appropriations for the light
house esta Adjustment being under consider alton
Mr.. EVANS moved the following amendment:
''And the President OF the United States is here.
by authorized and required to levy the same light
duties and charges on foreign vessels entering
the ports and harbors Of the United States or pass
ing the lighthouses thereof. as are charged by any
corporation or by the foreign governments to the
citizens or subjects OF which such vessels may
belong upon vessels Of the United States; said
money, when 30 collected, to be carried to the
Treasury, The amount thereof to be reported annu
ally TO Congress
Mr. EVANS said. In support Of his amend
msnt. that the lighthouse establishment Of Eng
lsnd 10 in the hands of close corpora ton, know
as the Trinity Board. The British government
does not appropriate dollar to it, support, but
farms il out to private individuals, who levy light
house duties on all vessels coming into port.
Within the last ten years upwards of eleven hun
dred thousand dollars have thus been levied on
American vessels for the support Of the system.
The commerce of that nation pays no such Ia xes
to US, while we annually appropriate a million of
dollars for our lighthouse establishment. Our Min.
lister to England, Abbott Lawrence, by direction
Of our Government, called the attention of Lord
Palmcrston TO this subject. The correspondence
has not yet been officially printed in this country
but he (Mr. E had obtained a copy Of it. The
amount collected on our commerce 10 enormous
ne ic N ar
nj this time, when, without notice, and in deroga
ton Of rights Of American citizens the Britist