The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-27
WASHINGTON, March 25th.

wASHINaroN, March 25th.
,.op some facts about the dona
,ions ~ hooks which members OF 'he '~o .ioaSe,
- Car1ress are about TO make 10 themsei,es.
oi W W. ss;nl tbese members are over PAID even
40 nor sH hooLs or the value ofthem; nor would
wi' III. - 49,, withheld from them were their
nav aver so high. They are necessary 10 intehi
, LEGISLATORS and after legislator has hnished
s"nh1;c career they are exceedingly appropriate
=, Ne nr;yate library, or In any public library OF
~ ,;s,rict county village The books they
sbond have That they will make proper use
~ them must rest with their own honor.
To day the Senate has been occupied Win the
sDedciency BiIi What is thisi may be asked by
some unsophs,icated person. The term naturaliy
implies or suggests that it is bill to supply soe
thing that is lacking in past appropriations. so
Is At the beginning of the hScai yea.' ~ go,
makes appropriations for the support OF tue GENE
raj Government and for all other desired purposes
These appropriations seldom prove aueI"a'e 70
t,air purposes. and toward the close OF the year
these items are supplied by supplemental bill,
called tbe "De6cescv Bill" But this bill, like most
other things of legislative usage, is subject OF
abuse and new appropriations are engrafted upon
RECOMMENDATIONS of large amounts, and for va
r;ed nnrnoses Such bill is now before the Sen
ate and il will enlghtep the reader who shall take
the trouble to observe its progress In the single
item of printing, IL is said there is deficiency of
three hundred thousand dollars
have seen it stated that when a member of the
British Parliament wants copy of a report bill
pays for it In this country if the Government
not to carry on the compiling. writing, print
ing, binding, engraving and publishing branches
of business, private enterprise would attend to
them in a better and more economical manner,
and the people would be as well informed as at
present
There was a fine debate in the House of Repre-
sentatives to-day, the subject involved being the
principles of the American party. 1t was brought
up by the consideration of bill to regulate cleo
tons and determine the qualifications of voters
this District. The precise point at issue was com
prised in an amendment proposed by Hon. Hum
phrey Marshall of Kentucky, requiring citizens of
foreign birth to remain here one year after natu-
radiation, though they may have resided here ma
ny years before 1t was alleged that this fair,
because citizens of American birth, removing into
the District, could not vote for year thereafter.
Mr. Keitt replied that this was not parallel case.
lie considered that the naturaZ alton of an adopt
ed citizen and the attainment of his majority by a
native, both of whom had resided year or more
previously in the District, presented the parallel
case.
Mr.. Percy Walker very clearly set forth the
difference between citizenship and the right OF
suffrage, and maintained that the right of suf
frage might be withheld from adopted citizens,
without doing any injustice, even according to the
spirit of free Constitution.
Messrs H. Winter Davis of Baltimore Keitt
OF South Carolina, and Percy Walker of Alabama
made glorious speeches, full of fine eloquence and
energetic argument. So also did Messrs Carlisle
Bocock, and Goode of Virginia; but purposely
refrain from particular alluson to them, because
OF the occurrence of a sharp controversy which
nothing short of the particular report can do jus
tice TO. The subject is continued till tomorrow.
Mr.. Campbelrs resignation of his position as
chairman of the commission to Kansas, has given
much satisfaction To the Free Sellers in the House
not because they wished to get him off that com
mittee. but because they did not wish to lose hin
from the Committee of Ways and Means.
A. b. c.