Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-06-10
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senators in Congress.

"a debate in Congress on the post
), hill Nh. in which an amendment was re-
+ = '..-' 'ap'propriating $4,000 for pureha-
9, 9, e. erccting a building for post office
;,burg. beth our Senators took part.
n' :. boen some railroad or land specula-
~ prIcr would have cared some, but as
AZ o1Ir post Office building at Harris
'" /. didn't. Cameron, as usual, was
s" p,Jsr On an examination of the sub
u: D,S .ss agreed that it was not probable
It II "%g ot r6is time, would attempt to make
'S 'S5Fsss, Sons "a so extensive and looking over
f3roFP!.l',ls'n, ~ 'nropostions and items contained
7ar'5;jjI b;jI those only were favorably regar-
t1at t:ob ot'' seemed to be distinguished from
Euir .t.rs bv their pressing necessity Or on
'laY'{f If their peculiar locality to which the
e9uu. 9.;o,;5n was required; that at Brook
n e33'JY', f..onse Brooklyn is Il very large city
y,., ,.r bo1 accommodation In other ca
Cd "! ,oots If government and other imp0r-
9 VI. - we're selected. The committee re-
p four items. For my own part, l
,iiag about Il. l hcpo the Senate
.e the question.
1.nsyon. know very little about the
: This body, and generally take the
=, # the Chair as being correct. This
'.:-" w., | tried to follow the lead of a friend
'~ ny ief. Mr.. Green, and | found myself
7 " :s,r small minority, and | think | shall
/ .,,n AVN again differ from the opinion Of the
n. n In this case, am very desirous that
\. -. ..ro-opriation shall be carried. l hope
n, h. agreed to. Sir, the operations Of the
IAN mind are very strange. This morn
! listened to very able and learned
-,.b from the distinguished Senator from
lana, and | believe he wouli have con-
..,,j me that he was right, ii l mad Gut re
..I,rod that he. Ike the rest of US, is some
=, cnyerncd by his interest, without know
.,;,' mean bis public interest. Now, the
!, # New Orleans has had expended, on a
-.rg . house there, nearly three million dol
!. The Senator from Maine is my personal
IA and Ialways listen to him with respect;
Il ln inclined to think that his notions are
-.-n,I bv the interest of his State. On
Him. at the list of public buildings which
=, 6een erected, | find four or five in the
i Of Naine--at Belfast, Bath, Bangor
i Portland. The State of Maine may now
,rettv we'll supplied with post Office and
Sim house buildings.
lind that several gentlemen, who disagree
4. the decision Of the Chair, have had these
ar, elifces erected IN their towns, and,
.ytgre. they DO not care about any more
..:esu.s-ucted. My case is different. The
m q Harrisburg, the capital of the State
PENNSYLVANIA, has never had any public
..!ing; put there by this sGovernment. The
s. master is compelled to rent house, from
2. q time, and he often gets an unsuitable
/ inCauyenient one.
r.. Fsrseldca. should like to explain
nv friend the difference in the
e. These appropriations were to finish
-ln post Office and custom house buildings
we're estimated Tor ty the department.
Is not 50 estimated.
Il. Clmsr"a. Precisely. This arpropri-
lJT laFflsbnfg Ni'I bcSiH ana Hi!Sh
work. There is q population in and about
rri.burg who q to that post ofhcc for their
ls, Of something over twenty thousand pco
The mails are kept in inconvcnicnt
os Nuthiog has ieen dome for Penn
,sria. On the contrary, Congress ha,
.ys done all it can against her Interests.
+ shall not this little appropriation be
cred to 20 along without being discussed
40urs on q question of order?