The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-08
Ementp= SFoeuth Gomgress.
SECOND SESSION..
in SENATE.
Hon. Z. "A. WIcKLIFFE,
Postmaster General.
THURSDAY, April Z, 1912

Mr.. YOUNG pr, scented the petition of one hun
dred and five citizens residing in the northern part o.
Illinois, asking for grant OF land for the completion
of The Illinois and Michigan canal.
Mr.. PRES TON presented the petition OF Robei,
Miller praying that he may be released from the pay
ment of certain custom house bonds.
Mr.. BENTON presented copy of the proceedings
of Democratic meeting held in Missouri.
MIR. BUCHANAN presented memorial from
Dauphn county asking for protection on IRON also,
petition from citizens of Columbia county, Penn
sylvania praying that American industry may be
protected from the runous effects Of foreign competi
ton.
MIR. WRIGHT presented memorial from import
ers and dealers in Jewellery, in the city OF New York,
representing that the duty at present imposed upon
foreign jewellery is 50 high as not merely to injure
their trade, but to defeat the purpose OF reve-
nue.; and they pray for reduction OF duty so as
to protect them from the effects of smuggling
also, petition from the town of Bath, New York,
numerousIy signed by ladies' and gentlemen, praying
for reduction of the rates of letter postage, and per'
mission to transmit newspapers through the mails,
with mere written on them without subJectlng
the persons to whom they shall be SENT to postage
other than that arged upon newspapers
Mr.. BAYARD observed that, he had had COME
renee with the Chairman of the Committee on Naval
fairs and had ascertained that there was great
deal of outdoor employ to be done on account
Of that Committee and the Committee the District
of Columbia Under these circumstances they had
come the conclusion to ask for clerk to serve the
two Committees for it was utterly impossible tor them
to obtain all the necessary Information for their &C.
ton without such assistance as great many extracts
were to be made from the files otthe departments and
other incidental business transacted.
Mr.. MANGUM said that there was vast accu
mutation Of business now on the hands OF the Naval
Committee, to which he was attached, and 1t must
still increase as questions constantly sprlngDg
10 " hch required information from the Department
and it was therefore lndspensahy necessary to pro-
cure the SCI vices of clerk the members of the
committee had not time to 60 to the Department.
Mr. KING observed that he had mentioned hereto
fore that the practice of eupoyI clerks to the Com
mittees had grown up otlae yeas. Formerly each
member took portion of the business, and transac
ted 1t himself and even during the war, when There
was sd much be attended to- this course was not de
parted from. But when clerks were employee, they
ou uht to I've dismissed the principal reports
shall have been made, and not retained as bufden
IN the country. As "a member OF the COMMITTEE on
the District of Columbia, lie was perfectly satisfied
To do any portion of its business which The Chalrma
mipbt iirusl to his lie would not oppose thu
motion made by the Senator from Delaware, but he
trusted that if it should prevail, and the clerk be
employed, he would not be employed longer than IL
should be necessary, and that It would not be cons-
dered as precedent for persons TO hang round The
committees, in the hope OF getting employment TO
sustain themselves in extravaganza
Mr. MANGUM remarked that the Committee on
Naval Affairs engaged IN the consideration of
subjects which required details from the Depart
ment and by the payment OF three or Tour dol
lars to clerk, they would be greatly assisted and
large amount Of money be saved to the country The
labor to be performed by the clerk was more proper
ly that pertaining to messenger and he MIR Man
gum) could not attend to il, as he the chairman
Of the Printing Committee, in addition to the position
which he occupied on the Committee on Naval Al
fairs.
Mr.. HENDERSON said that there was not suh
Gent business in any one of the committees to EN-
ploy clerk one-haf his time therefore he supposed
that a single clerk could serve four or five commits
tees, and, by a proper regulation, this could be
done. .
Mr. BAYARD remarked that the motion which
he had submitted was perfectly in accordance with
The views of the Senator from Mississippi both the
Naval Committee and the Com nitIee on the District
OF Columbia would have right to demand the ser
vices Of the clerk.
The motion TO employ clerk was then agreed TO-
Mr.. BENTON desired the yeas and nays
MIR BAYARD reminded the Senator from Mis-
souri, that the decision of the Chair had been un-
nounced,