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XXXVIIIrH COE6KEs6.-FIRST sRssION
TuESDAY March

SEEkTR-Mr. Sumner presented q petition
1rlm lie German National Club OF phiia lei.
Inls al, aa'e.se to the Presidents amnesty proc
was referred to the Judiciary Committee
Mr.. Ramsay introduced a bill authorizing the
SCI rotary OF the Treasury TO pay to the dover
nor OF Minnesota the further cost, Oh argos and
expenditures OF the Indian var OF lsi2, in tn It
STATE, u HIGH was referred to the Milit Ary Com
rnitee.
Nj. cowan introduced bill for establishing
anayy yard and naval depot on the Delaware
river.
Mr.. Foot called up the bill relating to the
office OF Commissioner OF Public Build in Is 10
this city. The amendments reported by the
Comm ttse CT Puplic Buildings were ado 5.ed -
one OF tnem OK ceptine the buiidir and groua ads
Coz necied with the Treasury extension from
lhose which are put under the control OF the
Com mis- loner--and the other Requiring thai
the charge OF other pubic buildings AID
eround-, ard the disbursements ther-f II, on
the = art OF the Commissioner, shall b., uu i-r
the super vision OF the President of the United
Sta es instead OF the Secretary OF ths interior,
{ present Tie salary of the g ymmis sionsr
Is put 81 N3tO0 per ann uIn and he Is to disburse
tn. funds fer the Capitol police. &c.
Mr FOOT said he was aware OF tho difficulty
OF getting rid Of useless Office, especially
where the salary was a good one, ana little to
Go or the part OF the incumbent He said that
the Secretary OF the Interior, since July last,
had had genera sutDerin endant employed ut
G2,5Gn Per annum, with "A CLERK at $3.50, tor
these public works, and the committee thought
the duties could be as we'll performed by the
Commissioner Of Public Buildings, instead OF
ine reasing expendil ures by this 81 900. He held
that there was no lawful authority for the Sec
Rotary OF the Interior to make this appoint
rlenr, tie salary OF which was paid out OF the
funds for the Capitol Extension. Formerly
the duty had been committed, when the work
was in charge OF the War Department, 10 an
engineer OF the army, without other than his
military pay.
Mr. Hepdricks said that his was not q bill to
remove the superintendent for cause, but to
take The charge OF the work from the Interior
Department and give 1t to the Commissioner,
because the Secretary had thought proper to
appoint superintendent under himself, and
by which, the official report ON the subject
shove, good results had been attained. Mr.. II.
afeped that by the same authority under which
the Secretary had formerly appointed superin-
tsndents or feremen to different branches Of the
work, he could appoint the general superin-
tendent, IL deemed necessary for better and
more economical n anaasment; aud read from
tho report to show that there had been $4,000
more work performed in q given time, and at a
reduced cost or 5000, than under the previous
system, and at q saving Of over $1,000 per an.
nun, leaving net about 86 GOO after the supf +.
intendent's salary II paid. He stated also that
Capt. West, the superintendent, acted as his
own chief clerk. and was man OF experien re
in the duties. and gave $4,000 bonds aon ac-
count az the LARGE dtshnr sements that he uiad4
Mr. Lsne. OF led, took siTnilar gronnd, and
declared toat the asa,c,ntraeut hilsi baaa mad
in acccrtianrs With a former recon rsend alton
OF inf. N ltss.sSs Ass4a.eci, Ha6 Mr.. Freach,
the CeslEakssseneE CT pQs!io B9hdusSs, Ma.