, 1860-03-05

hfrae-o TO bf EAsntfH 0Mf Of her Hark0T
appropriation ku fI< U<moerA<y.


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"As'fSe1os' aateh T. iss.
Judge 1ramou'l onefeo u teso'n'ion ~ Sno
co1,h 80 ;nfor,n 1he sen,,e what he had done
With tho ss7 ot)1 voted by Congress for the re.
..;- or t,a ch;cooo Pier md nrotect;on of the
1;,,,t 11ousc. Nr. Farusworth presented to
.,,e coo,o.arr Tho nenor;,1 of tIe noard. of
Tr,da n ,our c1tr md accounanied it with
,ot.or oat;,o for m early reilly to the mem.
..:s, Thoss resolution, ~ ;nan;rr nomorial
o1'a' ,,.. r.-.f. 49, r.1,..,,;.,,
anu letters ha'e pfousn1 'o''u 'uc io'4o""s
response from the Treasury department. winch
;. ,o.tar fr,,, Socrctorv t.ohh tn non. ]. r
IS le''ef ,to'u 7ssAe'A'' oo'"' ~ 'A0N''
Farnsworth, VIZ:
TnEAsyRr DErAR7uESr, Feb. 81, 1860.
S1n:-1 have the honor to acknowledge your
reference Of the memorial OF the Hoard OF
Trade Of Chicago, relative to balance Of appro-
pria,ion for protecting the Chicago Light House,
DC, und to say that, At aoout the time OF fte
partnlrnt having been called upon for lnforn,a-
lion on the sane subject, BY resolution Of the
senate. / transmit, herewith, copy of its re-
niy made this dav. as IN answer to the mem-
orial referred BIZ YOU.
/ nm. yery respectfully.
HowE11. Conn,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
UoS. JoHS +. fAnSs"onTIs,
Tic next document is the letter Of Secretary
Cobl, to the Vice President in reply to Judge
.,.,,,...1,,:.. w., ,.;,, narco;ro wtnt
4lanoa1 t.s "a1...,a.;a, w. h. n,,.s unon Tho
- - ~, ,,w-ho: bc cvascs ;ts spirit
"5 nn,;on. meaning as c,ptrasted with the
-. .f.h, r;,ht ,Iouro roord
heP"i. " 'as gA ~, o-.,. ,eo,
| TREASURY DEPAhTAESF, : een; -ttu' 1Sec:
Sin:-1u answer tn the kcsolnt1oh OF tue
Senate Of olst inst:. calling upon this beport-
ment to state whether the sum o. eiGhty
thousand dollars. appropriated ~ &C! o. Maf:n
order to preserve aad secure the Light House at
Chicago, ILL.,, Or nny part tneIeo1, nas neen e e,
pended in making said repairs, mad II not, inc
reason why said appropr1ataoh mas hot oeen
used. I have the honor 70 tfanSm1 !ne aGcolll.
pansing copy Of Report rem me L'sh. nouse Use
noard, under date Of :4th 'ns''' 10 "no@ 'ne
subject Was referred: n.
From this report It vii be seen iaat me ue
partmcnt has directed the expenditure OF Sc
much Of the appropriation g s was necessary .oi
the protection OF inc l.aent house. 10 tna
| extent tte AcF". " ~ l: 80. - ~,
lied, but beyond tnat necessary, no repair ~ !l'
: nier has been authorized, as ! am Of opinion
that the sole object for which the appropriation
can be used is the repair ano protecuon ol LII
Light House.
an, ,cry respectfully.
{5igued) Howell Conn,
Secretary Of the Treasury,
Hon. J. G. DnEck1xR1nGE. Vice President OF tn
tinted States und President Of the Senate.
The following is the Report Of the Ligh
49,. n~a.a.
House ooafo' r. oo,
7S1.rRr p1r>f13fS4' otft TenIuafy n = Il isto'
, c.1b,rc thc honor to acknowledge III
osa;nt IF ~our letter Of The esd inst, with Il,
: a!InonE;nc resolution Of the Senate. and !
l -enir hsre to state. that during the summer
, 1859 the sum Of twelve thousand thirty an
~ .,,s;r thr works and niers. to prcservc NJ
= "',re H. l;ctt house at Chicago. Ills" v,
seea nnnded in Tenairinr The NortE fier. Gc.,
epeuueo GLea"n r Tb;s surn Tas expended under Ii
9 datiou Of The Light House Board, q
j? proved by the Hon. Secretary Of the Treasur
That fifteen thousand dollars (&15, ,oo0) shou
J. be expended during the fiscal year ending Ju1
I? 3oth, 1860, and fifteen thousand dollars tl3,9o