Mr. Newton said, as this motion only proposed inquiry, and was not, like the other, peremptory, he hoped it would pass.
And the resolution was agreed to.
Monday, May 4.
Relief for Venezuela.
On motion of Mr. Newton, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the bill for the relief of the inhabitants of Venezuela.
[The bill authorizes the President to cause to be exported such quantity of provision as he may think proper, for the relief of the inhabitants of Venezuela, suffering by the effects of an earthquake.]
Mr. Newton proposed to fill the blank for the appropriation with the sum of $30,000.
Mr. Pitkin inquired for the official information, which might have been laid before the committee, on the subject of the distress existing at Caraccas.
Mr. Newton, in reply, said, that there were many private letters in confirmation of the facts, and also a letter from our Consul, &c. Some of which were read.