Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-02-10
STAUNTON. VIRGINIA, SATURDA y FEBRUARY 10 1855.


ii appropriate these sunshy this bill, which "
:. meet v 18th my concnrlehce. - ~ .s.
MIR. Lctehrr. My COLOGNE does not me
the pointI presented. asketl HIN Why ii
amount Of expenditures was not r0r!Itd Tor l
this bill. His reply IS, that hs is einhairase
by the action ostile chairman ol The coitn,,i.s
) rof ways and means, and that this is merely a
iniiialory step, and The amount CT expendIlpr
VIII o., contained in the general approptialia
4 sill But il ths amount is p!ii mo ills hli
idhe Cuniaitsve oil WAYS and Means csnIic
Inlsiiere, because, 1t this eiit aspsp'iA'cs IL
amount, ii psuy ides for exactly "alt Is ~aued
and the sum VIII uot liay., % bs put Tito ih
general appropriation bill
g Now. 10 accomplish tIlat2 object, propose t
add, q. ,hr eud Of the bill, second secllc
proyiding thai liis sum Of $32 400 be approprla
ted for the erection Of each OF ikess arseu
ais.
The Chairman. That amendment is not
order at This Tina, ung pehs7fs an'sa9men
Eare disposed Of. I*s5 #8s zses = si9fH
Ths question was then taken upon the anend
nienl proposed BY Mir. Lancaster; auj it va
| not agreed 10. a
lie question: recurring upon the amendment
ofeled s'y AIR. Haven, ii Was pat; and the
tneaiinent vas agreed TO- L. d z5zz=5--.sx
I MT. Lctcher. | now move 10 amend by II
sefilfs, alter The fest section, The words an
thdta s'nn not exceeding $32- 800 for the esec
ton tot each oil these arsenais, IS hereby aPpro
|. prlated. .z s =...,ffs}#.- adj -fs. s#sif.,5
The amendment was agreed TO.
t'fhe bliw then laid aside 10 be reported
to the House with recommendation snat i
do pass. s.I5 Il. es155 q, man s55esu scI 3s,
The next bill which came, up in order wa
House bill no. 5i2) making an appropriation
for completing the public buildings Of Oregon
! territory. 55i751 g Esd s. f7e 4sH 81 sse1
The bill was then read by tee Clerk 70.
Mi. Leictef. Mr.. Chairman, we are appro-
| oriailn9 year after year toi the conpietisn o
these buildings, tut they are never Finished
Dulings The las, session the following provision
was Inserted IL The appropriation b,l q 80 9s
For finishing the capital ana sieIriloria'
prison in th. Territory OF Minnesota, and dialn-
illg and lelci.ig TIE groiiiid. OF the same $40,
900 ITO be expended under the direction Of the
Secretary 81 the lfeasufyo -
81 Now, ii seens tha, thai money has been ex-
peliied, that The gfonbds are not hictosei, the
buliiligs uoiiaIsi,u !, aud lha, they are asking
81 100 moie 10 accomplish what we wefe as;
safe.i, last year, kto, 900 wonid do; ana the on.
~ ground ujon Which II Is asked, that I can see
Is since Con- ress has been liberal heretofore
!
eral in granting these appropriations. ]
Oae Of The OBJECTS Of tbs appropriation is fo
The construction Of work shnp. fhey have,
take IT, soine sorl o a iionse there al this time;
ai,d, II | understand tbs letters which have
bcen feai. they have weoden werk shop con
nscted with tile territorial prison But that Is
not sufficient, and lh8y ask Congress 10 make
an appropriation ipf more sEbs antiai Ope-per
hais d lafger ona--h Older thai canyio; laboi
may BE- brought iato eorupelltion With the iapo
oil Tie common laboiers Throughout The TeIrl,o-
rs. This Thug is sbnoxious III a sfeA, many
places and II they are getting along with hls
prgseii as It now staGds, through the iiaefahyo
Cvp- iess winch buiit II, ilt6il thry o'l.ut' {,
lie c ri n. 49, ...e =z55.,.. #zzlf. .-=-s=5t ~
And besides, Nj Chairman, think When ihp
House arpTupiIales money svn estimates 10 &c
conpiisll particular icsidt, thai they ought "a
lequif. ilzl that result shat be accomplished
iioinlihe, uoaey appropriated. iieie are esii-
mates luuaded On data al lac title. HE House
gave Tie aneu H. in acc1riaaee With the date
then made; AID alter tha, money is ali expended,
they come back ani ask, upon aew da!a, Tor a
sun eyeessiiag, BY Sls5Va, the whole amount
asked fora year age 10 accomplish the very 9
s,ll which they nov have IN view. IN ADDITION
10 all this, we have seen here. OF al'e years, At
,hsse Territories are multiply ing, that fihs ex
;,ensss Of The teIlllariai gosertinelts ara rpsr
Mtg up 10 u mon,lfol,s eAlani--ar e1ceeaiu;
The cost oi tefriioa al governments III tha earl,
and more economical. age ot The Republic.
There oush' 10 be. IN my view some stop I
,his thug Wheli There, euiiorles have beer
aseufnmoi..ed IT, such aH ea..uii as exhibited,
l!il,ia Lol.ie,s ought to slas, aid allow then
10 4, something Tor themselves. Ii seems 10 b
-Apac.od nuw by them that Congress shall bea
ali thea EXPENSES in5l.s erection OF their publ
buildings, and cunt ibllc everything that is ne
cessary 10 get them INTO Ia, operation. Ever,
ses>ior these territories Come in here Tor appro
priaions, Tor the construction oi'rapiiols, Tor III
cohsnnctIOti OF pIIsolis aad Workshops. smtt6
various other Items, unii fle whole luos up toii
mouslon, ainnunt iur each OF The Terlief.es. II
have not had the linis to collect the lwhvie Q
lhess Expenditures III one amount. and coapArt
II wi,tfihe alnoOnteAfeiid..d Tor like purposes II
former ssililes abu. 4 ln,ik that il you viii com
pas the cus liie islIiiaies ior the last hive
u len ysals with a Ike period u, time anleEoi
to ,liat period, yod will tial that the cost NOW
sxcs,sds, 10y thrce-!oii, the cost Of 1he Terri,o
rles islstnelbeutr and purer days oil ahsn Govern
menl. al fls 81 l@aH saasssHIai i II51MnaD Eia
Mr.. Rice. The gentleman from Yireis,la
mistaken in one OF Two points The appropriate
| a, the las! session 81 Congress wa. mol based upo
| any estimates from any Department or rrcpe
au,hurlty.s These buildings have hereiot1r
been erected under the. ei,asge OF lhe Gosernu
and Legislature OF the Territory. My attention
" as called 10 The itet That they had become vei.
much injured from their having remained TO
some time in their incomplete cenjtlon, and
called upon the Department and upon The Com
mitlee oil WAYS and Means Tor aid, shut coul,
eel no Recommendations and no estimates.
| then. al "A venture, asked that $40 900 shout
tie Appropriated. Congress appropriated ina
fappunl Bat opIovile certainly that The none,
sshonli be expealed jpd!ciously, drew up N,
.Ianienduenl SO as 10 have II appended under M
direc i,ti Of the Scar lary Of the Treasury Tina
officer a0pailled an agent 10 superIniead th
wo,k--a com petenl man. He hastXpended tn
fmoaey; tut owiug 10 the great damage which III
Itgiiings have sustain, III consequence oi IN
very imperfect MANNER in which they had bee
| eoislfueled, that sum was found to he INSULT
cienl. 81 - "a $50 - =saft a4
Aud now y sir, in respect TO the amount 6
money which has been expended BY The Geners
Government For The b,nt6l OF the Tciri'ory i
| Minnesota, will say, that thu General Govern
Iaen, annualy expends Sl30, o0e, in order I,
help pay The postage in Tue State Of Virginia
while Minnesota has paid somelhng over ans
above her postal expenses. And besides his
Minnesota pays annually thousands OF dollar
ito the Treasury. 10y The sale oi her pu't
lan,is. Bot sir, 1t II is the wish OF Congress
hat The Legislature, in thai hyPsrberean region
should hold lis sessions IN tae open air Il The,
wish thai The prisoleIs in thai region should b