The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-01

accounts and his PAID, Whatever they were
Mr. WESrCOFr. Mr.. President, | see no necessity
for this increase of salaries These TO these courts
to do business and expend money IN giving parties
and mnglng in society.
Mr.. WEBSTER. will the senator inform what he
supposes DR.. Franklin paid when in Europe 4
Mr.. WESTCoTr | do not know, but no did not make
money
Mr.. KING. | will tell the honorable senator The
salary of foreign minister nine thousand dollars Dr.
Franklin received twelve thousand dollars year with his
Quaker hat Great laughter
Mr.. WESfCOrr. | never heard of DR.. Frankn's
making any great display among the arstocracy of Europe
nor do have ministers vie with the
Gratis of the Eastern continent In expenditure and exrava
gance. American minister there the lawyer
Of this republic agent and want him show them
an example Of republican painness and economy. wall
vote for anything consistent with that will vote most
cheeuly increase the salary Of minister to France
but will consent to its becoming general rule The
salary proposed be given to minister TO England
four times the amount received by the second officer
government and il is Ave the salary paid judge of
the Supreme Court II is congenal with lnstitu
tons and vote for IT, am willing to make France
exception and increase the salary of our minister
that court, because II Id republic, and IN my opinion
therefore, outranks all the rest
Mr.. BUTLER. Mr. President, am one Of the few on
thus side of the house who favor Of the proposition
of the honorable senator from New Hampshire lMr Hale
have had testimony believe, Of every for
esn minister with whom have conversed TINS subject.
General Cass my honorable friend in the chair Mr Dali
LAs1 the from Alabama, Mr.. KIss and Mr. Lee
gae have all concurred bearing testimony to the fact that
abroad have been subeceh TO morthcaton
that representative of counuy-and especially such
great and powerful country thshoud ever DC subjected
They have been subjected this modification account
of the nadequacy of the appropriations made for their sup
port Now, do say that every representative abroad
should be in all respects and equal IN dignity and
wealth with the ministers of the governments OF Europe
but never would place him in situation in which he
would be subjected to reproach and taun', and even
Of his contemporaries, account of his In
ability 10 maintain respectable position In that So
cie,y which his duties placed him. Nor would make
this Office for minister TO go abroad for one year To
take the outfit and the salary, and come back would
10 - n.E.a La.n tsps
minister abroad for least than year, without
subjecng himself TO modification, not by comparison, but
by contras, with those similarly situated with himself
right and have heard foreign ambassador
home but who gave the testimony. All persons
who have been abroad this aristocra at
all but however parsmonious might be with regard to
yself when send others abroad making them represent
ayes of my country they should not be
placed situation to be mortified account of the want
of few dollars enable them live in style COMFORTING
with the dignity of their station shall vote, therefore, for
this amendment with great pleasure.
Mr. ALLEN. Mr.. President, shall vote against this
mendment the object of winch to increase the es9eca-
think shall that object far directly and
with far certainty by paying attention TO the
selection OF the men who appointed TO those places
suppose in Europe here and everywhere else, that
expected to live in style oomporng with their
kn of life; and suppose that nasmuch as 1t is
universally known that American ministers represent plain
republican people and that they limited their
pensaons thousand dslars per aHnn sensible
reprcsenns any great nation no mater where such
minister may reside will expect an American minister,
under such circumstances to indulge IN all the extrav-
aganoe which is exhibited by the of
degree their and grandeur by the style of life
which their ministers lead. Now, sir, II IS universal
TRUTH without solitary exception any where that public
func,onares will aw live up to the salary which they
receive and that the munity which they live
them to live to that AIRY and not above IL Why SIR
of all the public funconares OF this government consier
ing the relation which they bear the perhaps
the members of this body les, paid than any other
The salaries of members OF hs body about fifteen
hundred dollars year THIS body composed oftne am
bassadors OF the States representing soycregntes IN the
capital Of the country visited by their having
incur many Incidental to their position over and
above the expense of nntenance Senator's OF the sove
States, exercising the high functions which this body
known to possess 1--we IN the capital OF thus country upon
fifteen hundred dollars year. and hold rank equal 10 the
members of the cabinet, above that of any foreign MN
while 1t proposed by this amendment 10 some
of these foreign ministers twenty Thousand dollars year
desire know whether the responsibility of the MEM
bars of this body less because they do keep
house aud entertain everybody fifteen hundred dollars
year; whether II Is less than that of the French minis
ter, of the Russian minister OF the British minis
ter; think not, and trust that the principle will
be established that the dignity snd responsibility of pub
lie funconsry depend upon the amount of money he re-
ceve and the number of entertain ents he Is enabled to
give. Is expected IN London thai the representative OF
plain republican psope-of government the ooec; OF
imitation the world wherever people can speak, AMI
largely because its taxes comparatively light and us
administration comparatively ecouom'csis possible that
the representative of such government shalt be expected
by any sensible diplomatic otherwise 10 1--we
style equal IN tina of representative Of he Autocra of ali
the Russas" the Court of 81. James; No Upon
III. principle of such reasoning you must, yol wish
you country uon eve! with the fist countries OF the
world adopt the criterion OF salary which the first country
pays-adopt the Russian criterion. Now, be
recoected that have of the hrsl grade No
such thing Our highest mission mission OF the second
grade. We have ambassadors, because have
eegn IN this country 70 be represented An ambassador
differs from minister IN this particular that the former
resents the majesty of the We crown ard
therefore ambassadors to and ministers
are not expected anywhere to live IN style equal the
style OF those representing the crowzed heads OF Europe
No such thing.
Sir, have sorts of who are appointed to i'll
missions description of whom There been few
have been wealthy men, Well what has been the standard
of their expenses There a mission this
very court of France years ago genl-man OF the
name OF Brown man OF large wealth, who lived style
which required five or thirty thousand dollars
year TO support him. Since thar time hare mad
era other wealthy ministers, and they have kept the
style to the standard NJ twenty-five thirty thousand dol
lars year /; was hat cIrcyms that created the
ccssiiy for their live the exrayagant
style There another class of appointed I'LL
SONS who go and and bring back all sas
rlss who spend scarcely any. This class 20 JOB
repair exhausted fortunes They their salaries and
when they conrastcd by their style of life with ihos.
who have gone out men, and have scent their salaries
something OF STYLE from this the com
plaat thai they .isei shabbily.
SIR this IS bad m- TO begin ugnrentins expenses We
are at the close Of with debt hanging heavily
upon the poke, Of the country. We time when
oorro ~ed money has to be paid tina, this an
indication Of the opening OF chapter the beginning of
nent trust tina, this Is announcement .hs, are
s5ooi TO resort TO the exploded Of sgn6een and
splendid government and that, toe time when national
debt sares US IN the face II has bees said by the