The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-03
IN CONGRESS OF THE u. STATES,
Th,rt,eth Congressional Session.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1919.
SENATE.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION
message received from the President of the Uni
ted States communicating report OF the Solicitor of the
Treasury, showing the operations of the Solicitors Office
since lis organization; which read and ordered TO
be printed
And on motion by Mr.. WESTCOTT, ii was
O,drsd That 1000 additional copies be printed for the
use of the olcitor's Office
CREDENTIALS.
Mr. BERRlEN presented the credentials of the Hon.
WILLIAM c. DAWSON, chosen senator by the legls
laue OF the State If G ,oria for years fro AMI al
ter the 4h day of March next; which read.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
Mr. NILES presented a petition of citizens OF Rock
county, Wisconsin, and petition of citizens OF New
and the ranking privilege be abolished; which were
laid on the table.
Mr. ~ also presented petition of citizens and female
inhabitants OF Pennsylvania, praying the adoption OF
measures for aboiishng slavery throughout the United
States; the motion to receive which was ordered 10 lie
Mr. SEBASTIAN submitted documents relating to the
claims of w w. Stevenson, reg lister, and Lemuel r.
Lincoln, receiver at the Land Office in Little Rock, Ar
kansas to compensation Tor services IN experimenting
certain sales OF public lands at that office; which were
laid upon the table.
Mr. CAMERON presented petition of citizens Of
Mfl'n county, Pennsylvania PRAYING that The rate Of
shed which was referred to the Committee ON the Post
Office and Post Roads.
H. L. Kendrick, officer in the army praying 10 be dis
charged from responsibility for sum OF public money OF
which he was robbed during the evacuation paeoa
ferred TO the Committee on Military Affairs
JUDICIARY
Mr. BUTLER, form the Committee on the Judiciary,
to whom was referred the House bill to authorize the
nudge OF the courts of the United States of the fifth cir
cult to hold the circuit for the district of Ken
lucky, reported the same without amendment, and asked
that it be considered; which was agreed 10.
The Senate then, as in committee OF the whole pro-
ceeded to the consideration OF said bill and no amend
ment being submitted, it was reported 10 the Senate, or
deed third reading, read third time, and passed
JOEL THATCHER.
On motion by Mr. TURNKEY, the Senate. in
mittea oil The whole proceeded to the consideration OF
the bill granting pension To Joel Thatcher and no
amendment being offered, il was reported to the Senate,
ordered 10 third reading, was read third time, and
CLERK FOR COMMITTEE CLAIMS.
On motion by Mr.. MASON, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the following resolution submitted by
him on the 18th July last:
RESOLVED, That the Committee Claims be authorized
20 employ clerk annually whose duties shall he the
rs those performed 10y the clerk OF the Comnee Of
Claims OF the House OF Representatives, until Otherwise d.
eced TO be paid monthly, by the secfetayo the Senate
Of the contingent fund, such compensation shall be
fixed by the committee not exceeding that allowed to
crossing clerks of the Senate
Mr.. MASON said that the Committee on Claims had
large amount OF business which they had been unable
act upon and that they had instructed him, in place OF
asking to be discharged from the business that had not
ton which he had reported, and which had been adopted
by The House. He asked that the resolution be now
taken up 1t was for the employment of clerk to assist
Mr. NJ further said, that he would state, in few min
utes, the that induced the committee TO ask the
Senate to take up the resolution which reported last
session. The House of Representatives had, in Si3
adopted that and they had found il 10 be OF i'm
mense benefit to the Committee of Claims in that body
1t not only lessenlng the abors OF the committee but
it also enabled them to guide their abos in the nvest-
CATION OF claims with intelligence and understanding The
committee asked that the Senate wond at consider
the resolution, and adopt it.
Mr. BEN TON said thai he was utterly opposeh to the
business Of employing Clerks. 1t was only few days
ago that the Senate had appointed additional number
while they were at work. He had had clerk
assist him at all. He may have employed his son in
some cases. but he had never employed clerk In
dischargng the duties of the committees which he
had been placed. clerk had been employed by the
Committee of Claims of the House of Representatives,
but a clerk in that committee was more needed than
one in that body, that was the more proper
place for claims to originate than in the Senate, and
the claims would have always to come before that
body There were already three clerks for their com
mtee; the one that had been employed by the House OF
Representatives to assist the committee in that body the
Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary
of the Senate These made three clerks, all of whom
would assist the Committee on Claims in the Senate
The effect of the bill would be TO pay clerks for walking
about town during the recess of Congress.
Mr. HUNTER inquired if the subject was up before
The VICE PRESIDENT stated that the motion wa.
to take up the resolution, ;,
taken up. He did not know whether ii intended to
make the office permanent one or not AT that time he
opposed TO any action the subject, bill had
already passed the House of Representatives authorizing
the appointment of board for the adjustment OF private
claims, and if that bill could pass the Senate there would
be necessity for the additional clerk He would hope
that the Senate would abandon the idea of passing that
resolution, and he would move TO take up that bill He
in favor OF it in almost any shape in which it could
be presented it would relieve Congress OF the immense
labor of examining private claims
Mr. BRADBURY inquired if it was the bill providing
board for the Investigation OF private claims He ex,
pressed desire, if such the case, that that bill
should be taken up.
MIR. TURNEY moved to lay on the table the motion to
take the resolution but withdrew it at the INSTANCE OF
Mr. RUSK, who said that he had been OH the Com.
mttee on Claims, and knew the importance of that
committee to the interests of the country to be such
He had frequently been under the necessity of going be-
ere the clerk appointed by the House of Representatives.
for the purpose of getting information particular
claims Sometimes he could get the information from the
clerk, and sometimes he could not, he under the
direction of the committee of the House of Representatives
often renewed in seven years II necessary to pre-
serve all the evidence in such claims when they should
come up again and If they had the clerk, he could, in
few minutes, furnish them with it. He hoped the
luton would be taken up and passed.
Mr. TURNKEY had but wLrd in reply He intended
to renew his motion; but he wished first to reply to the
remark of the from Tennessee He though that
If that bill should pass, there would be necessity for
the resolution.
Mr. RUSK Gnterposing) said that the comniltee
ployed the clerk
Mr.. TURNEY wished to know why they wanted TO
pass the resolution TO make the office permanent
He thought there no proprety for that course If
should pass the Senate, the office would be wholly
necessary The clerk would be most likely to become