The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-25

the Second Comptrollers Office as well as in the Of
nee OF the Second Auditor and increasing the amount
Mr. JONES explained and showed the necessity OF his
amendment
Mr. HENLEY supported the amendment, looking at
The Inconsistency OF gentlemen, stating the necessity oil
this additional force and yet refusing TO support pro-
position 10 raise II And after further conversation De
tween Mr. HENLEY, Mr.. ROCKWELL, and few
words from
Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, who supported the
amendment proposed by the gentleman IRON tennessee
and enforced its necessity BY stating his information de-
rived from the Auditors ONCE, while attending to busl
ness there which had been Entrusted him by his constlt-
uents and stating that during the late there Were
forty clerks employed in these offices, where there
The amendment by Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, was
And then the amendment OF the Senate, as amended
was agreed TO.
The fifth amendment of the SeDate-to wit 'For com.
peDsaton TO eight additional clerks TO be employed in the
General Land Office four of them the rate of 81 200
per each, and the remaining four at the of
81 900 each, the of 81 .2oO-was then
ported with amendment from the Committee of Ways
and Means, reducing the pay OF these clerks the rate
OF 81 900 per annum; which was agreed to.
And then the Senate amendment, amended, also
agreed TO.
The remaining Senate amendments were then severaly
reported and agreed to, and the committee and
ported the bill and amendments to the House
The first amendment being read relative TO the
val OF certain archives in the Spanish language to the
State of Florida, &C.,
Mr. CABELL stated that these archives contained
many land titles in the Spanish language, and he OPP
posed to their removal any place where that language
was not spoken He suggested also, that the cost OF
ers of these archives Even The power OF Congress to
do this thing, he said, questioned by his consu.
and he thought the subject should be referred to the
M. MCKAY replied, showing that Congress should
not pay the salaries OF these keepers if the papers be-
onged as he admitted they did peculiarly to the people
two places pensacola and ST. Augustine and salary
OF $500 each was paid to their two keepers
The amendment was then disagreed to-
The succeeding amendments then read and agreed
to, until the Clerk reached the amendment to the Senate
amendment, proposed in Committee of the Whole the
IMr JoNEs] which being excepted to by Mr. McKAY-
Mr. VlN1ON suggested to the gentleman from Ten
to include the Third Auditors office in his amend
notwithstanding up letter from that officer, enclosing
letter from the Second Comptroller which were read by
the Clerk
Mr. JONES of Tennessee, would vote for such prop
Mr.. VINTON then moved to amend the amendment
proposed by the Committee Of the Whole the state of
the Union, by including the Third Auditors office in the
OF the Second Auditor and Second Comptroller.
MIR. HENLEY said the letters just read constituted a
full and complete retuation of all that had been said BY
the gentleman from Connecticut against the Secretary OF
Mr. VINTON stated that the gentleman from Connec.
tcu he supposed, did not know of these letters in his
possession; and it of what said and
charged by that gentleman that he had sent for them and
called for their reading.
IT..
ting the pay of clerks according TO the service and
sponsiby sustained by them respectively; but he made
motion. The exercise of little administrative bust
talent, he thought might be quite uclent for the
service TO be performed
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, considered the rate of a
THOUSAND nd dollars year to be sufficient salary
that there enough clerical force in these Offices
to do the business he would oppose the amendment So
far he knew, they active and faithful but II
there were clerks enough now he assured that there
had been redundancy hereoore for he knew there had
been large increase OF business lately in these Offices
II the heads of these departments had not sufficient power
properly direct the business under their CONTROL he
would for the necessary enlargement OF their powers
And then (under the operation Of the previous ques
ton, demanded by Mr. PoLLocK) the amendment by Mr.
VINTOE agreed to.
And then the amendment of the Committee of the
Whole the state of the Union, as now amended, was
also agreed to-
And then the Senate amendments, as thus amended,
were cOncurred in
THE OREGON
Mr. HUNT from the Committee on Commerce, asked
and obtained leave report back the bill TO establish
Territorial government in Oregon, with certain amend
mens which laid the table, and ordered to be
printed.
The House then adjourned
FRIDAY, MARCH "a, 1913.
The journal having been read
RESOLUTIONS FROM STATE LEGISLATURES.
Mr.. BROWN of Mississippi presented joint resou.
ton of the legislature of that State, in relation to the To-
cation of certain lands which was referred to the CON-
mtee on Public Lands.
Also Joint resolution of the same body in relation to
the condition of the second Mississippi rifles and the Mis-
sissipp regiment battalion in New Orleans which was
referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
message was received from the Senate, announcing
the action OF the Senate upon the deficiency OF appora
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi also submitted a
Joint resolution of the legislature OF that State IN relation
10 the importation OF adulterated chemicals and med
cnes which was referred TO the Committee OF Ways
and Means.
Also joint resolution praying change IN the system
of Transporting the mail which referred to the CON-
mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
On motion of Mr. ROCKWELL, of Connecticut, the
House then resolved itself into Committee of the Whole
on the private calendar and, after the consideration OF
various bills, the committee and reported
The "bi for the relief OF Anthony Walter Bayard,"
previously reported from the Committee OF the Whole
House, was read a third time and passed
Bills of the following titles, reported to-day from the
Committee of the Whole, were then considered severaly
read third time and passed-some with, and others With
out amendments:
bill for the relief of Zilpha White.
bill for the relief of Thomas Badger
bill for the relief of Archibald Bull and Lemuel s.
Finch.
A bill for the relief of B. 0. Tayoe
bill for the relief of the legal representatives OF David
Gardner of scarborough, Massachusetts
A bill for the relief of Medford Galley.
bill for the relief OF G. De Lirac.
A bill for the relief of Charles Wadron.
bill for the relief of Colonel Robert Wallace, and de-
camp to Gen William Hull