The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-04

The question pending before the recess being upon the
amendment submitted by Mr.. KING
Mr. FELCH moved 10 amend lhe amendment by add
or provision for appropriation OF $4,000 for outfit
Of Anthony Ten Eyck' ia'e commissioner 10 The sand
wich islands. -
The amendment of the senator fro Alabama provides
nr an outfit for the commissioner who has been recently
anoointed and who takes the place OF Mr. Ten Eyck
Trmer commissioner He has but recently filled the
station and TO that If there is propnety in
granting this outfit in the case there is also in the
Sber In the of Mr.. Ten Eyck application has
been made Congress several times, but that application
has not been responded TO- think there ar, are mo rea,
the other Individual because the expenses al the time he
went oat were greater than they prouose tha
amendment that we may II we pay any one De as Iust
Mr. KING | think the senator should have waited,
that be might see if my amendment would be adopted
before he offered his, and then he might have submitted
il as an Independent proposition BY Offering II as an
amendment to mine, both may be defeated.
Mr. HAMLIN shall vote for the amendment offered
BY the Senator from Michigan. and shall DO so for the
no, wish 10 conceal it. hold it legitimate to adopt any
course which shall defeat not only the amendment, but
the amendment to the amendment. believe that upon
a proper occasion, when outfit was asked for the
present commissioner, it denied expressly on the
ground that it office where the salary liked
By law II being OF that character, the individual
who took the office had perfect knowledge of the emol
uments he receive. So in this case; there is
difference | can really see no good reason why we may
not adopt the suggestion OF the senator from Virginia, Mr..
HUNTER and give to our Indian agents who 80 to treat
do not think the present is the time when we should
attempt to go into an examination and correction OF all
evils connected with saIaried officers in this govern
ment That not well paid while there are
others ovepad, probably true, But to seize an $50
lated case is to do injustice to those not reached, while
may by chance do justice TO those directly affected
can see no in the world for adopting the amend
ment to the amendment which does not apply to the
amendment itself But believe consul would discharge
all the duties there both at Honolulu and at the Sand
wch Islands; and that we should do quite as much JUS
tee commerce, and all interests, by dsnssing the
commissioner and letting the duties be performed by a
consul 1t is for these reasons that object to granting
outfit to an officer who was salarled officer before
he went
Mr. KING am of the object of the senator in
voting for this amendment was only surprised that he
should have had the bodness to it, If the prlnci
pie Of my amendment is wrong, let it be rejected; if ii is
xht let be passed That will not prevent the propo
ston Of the senator from Michigan being offered an in
dependent one The propositions stand upon their own
merits, and acted accordingly; they are not to
be oalei down by improper amendments for the mere
object Of defeating them Now. sir, | come here as a
member OF the Committee on Foreign Relations: 1t is
not my purpose to bring forward any proposition but
what suppose right and proper, and calculated to ad-
vance the public interest The senator from Maine has
alluded to suggestion of the senator from Virginia.
When dad the senator from Virginia make such re-
mark! Not this floor The Indian agents. sir. have
what is antamount TO outfit. They paid their ex
nses, and have salary besides Wepay persons accord
the country OF those duties. and according 10 the expen-
@ and hardships they have to be subjected to. Now,
sir, have borne with some little patience the re-
marks that made here; shall bear them no longer.
Gentlemen speak of this being extravagant PROPOSE
ton They point to one that IS disposed to bring
forward proposition of an exravagant and extraordinary
nature calculated burden the treasury, and to be
we're upon the poor people Everybody knows that large
number OF whaemen stop al those islands and must ne
essary get their supplies there In order thai they may
90 So and be treated properly, it is necessary that we
hav al autl n
when brought The proposition forward it is regarded as
Stravagant 1t was brought forward IN consequence OF
The views of majority of the Committee o, Finance.
Alter very few remarks indeed left it Tor the Senate
10 decide whether it was proper not and was pre-
pared to acquesce in their deci on But. sir, must re-
peat, that think my proposition has not been received
tins body and trust gentlemen will hereafter confne
helr remarks TO what courteous and proper and not
enaeavor TO hold me up one who is attempting TO miro
luce measure OF an extTavagant character.
Mr. HUNTER | confess that did in some private
conversation on this subject, make remark somewhat
like the referred TO, that considered this extra
treat II with disrespect have spoken against II, and
cannot vote for it. AS general rule, know my friend
from Alabama is advocate OF the srlctest economy,
though cannot agree with him in this
MI. DIX. shall vote for this appropriation for the
reason suggested by the senator from Alabama The
Stallion is important and distant and the expense OF get
ng there cannot be less than 81 500 or 81 800 think
que TO make some provision OF this KIND Tor that
island
Mr.. CAMERON. As made some allusion to the
senator from Alabama, it may be that | have gwen
ohence It is far from my intention to do so. But |
must confess that viewed the proposition "a extraordi
nary, because it from the senator from Alabama
nave looked on him as one whom was anxious TO
lonowi one OF great experience, and one who would
mol bIins forward proposition which he thought not
suitable. But to send commissioner with an ouht OF
5000 to an island inhabited for the most part by naked
aVases, does seem extraordinary. What has he to do
mere Nothing that know OF. True, we have many
whaeshps that touch al the Sandwich islands, but they
ohy touch there is said that this will be great depot
or vessels going to the East Indies great deposite OF coal
Tor steam vessels But far there has been no
between our people and the savages OF that island And
certainly there would be extraordinary expense among
people living in the most simple style and who wear
clothing. The gentleman from New York says it will
cost 800 TO get there but this cannot be unless he
es large ship for the accommodation OF himself and
.amiy But this gentleman has no family. lie was APP
PoiDled al his own solicitations he sought the Office know
ing the salary which the law would give him and il he
not satisfied with it, why should he ask to have it in
ueased Why should he not rather resign tie still re
mains here. His friends and himself have been exertlng
themselves to get this salary attached to his mission
Now, if the office does suit him. there are other mer
VINO Will take It, l understand that he to go out in
public vessel II So il will not him than $500
MI DOUGLAS. 1t does seem to that if in any
Ease You called to increase salary, this the
The Sandwich Islands have recently assumed new i'm
Po''ance 10 this country. Eight hundred whaleshi,
nave touched there and forty thousand sailors have land
gu on those islands. Their Importance in the Pacific
ocean renders il desirable that should have comms
soher there, representative OF some kind TIT
new discoveries in California enhance The price OF pro
visions IN these islands much they do on the shore
Ialliona, and SO 900 would not be better compen
on now than $4,000 would have been during the las
;wo years And the expense OF getting there too, IS a.
important item. Ii costs $500 to get to California an
en there the additional expense beyond San francisco
Mmch must be about $500 more | do not see how
COMMISSIONER is to ye unless you give hun this onth
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