The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-11

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signature from the agreement entered into between them
a. necessarily involving right on his part to exercise
super vsory and controlling power over the commissioner
deemed Il my duty. in conformity with what appeared
be the Interpretation Of the treaty and the
broken chain Of precedents under various sdministrs
ITEMS to express my dissent from his pretensons
With regard the question whether the point at which
the Rio Grsnde strikes the southern boundary OF New
Mexico has been correctly established or not have not
has conferred upon No no jurisdiction over the subc,
II an error has been committed have power to correct
it, IT, the other hand It has been correctly ascertain
ed expression OF opinion by me to that effect could add
anything to its validity. Having done all that con-
ceiyed bad the power TO do officially the subject IL
must be referred 10 other depart or the government
to derive and adopt such further in regard to II
IS the interests OF the country may require
deem II my duty however to request you to rec ON
mend Congress modification Of the pryso to the last
attached to the mission from he emb
to which they have been BY the want OF money
to pay them and also to relieve the government the
dscredt which ha. been brought upon Il by the protest
ofthe drafts of its accredited agents Five months have
elapsed since the close Of the last fiscal year during all
which time the officers and ployee Of the commission
have been diligently engaged In the dischsrge Of their
respective duties in the fall confidence that Congress
expenses and compens.i. Sm Tor their ssrvice: This
just expectation has been disappointed No part Of the
appropriation for the current fiscal year be applied
They are left in the wilderness, many Of them two
thousand miles from home without any provision having
been made by law for their support where they
stationed and with NO means furnished to enable them
to return to their families They subsistins on
funds borrowed ON their individual credit or raised
drafts drawn BY the conmssion9 and surveyor before
notice OF the provso to the appropriation several Of
which have bees presented to the Department and pro-
tested for payment This Is . which calls for
prompt action the part Of Congress and cannot per-
init myself to doubt that your Recommendation to that
effect will be responded 10 without delay.
IL will also be neseeeary to make further provision BY
law for running and marking the residue Of the line be-
tween countries In accordance with the Of
the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidslgo
TINE Library.
The work upon the extension of the Capitol has sd-
vanced with much rapidty consistent with its
proper execution. The massive foundations have been
completely the arches between the inside valh Of
the sub basement have al been turned and the spaudres
filled with cement and brick and the whole oysrlsd by
pavement upon which the thing viii large part
Of the granite work has also been done portions Of
the walls OF the principal basement have been built OF tho
beautiful marble which selected a. the material for
the exterior surface Of the ediace The for
the new library room are also neary completed with the
exception OF the painting and gliding. Tho galleries.
piers dcoves, columns, doors sairways shslviBg CELL
Ing coDtoles and indeed all Of the fixtures OF
iren The russee Of the roof Of iron
with copper so that combusibk psssrisl IL used In
any pant Off.