The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-14

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am not willing TO stuluty the committee or The Senate
by concurrng and especially for the purpose of giving
the spells 10 the other party Tha, party go into power
be prescribed, with the only test Is he honest is he
faithful Now, sir they wish not only TO avail thems
of all that the laws give them, but to change the
legislation of Congress to double the salaries OF foreign
minister's increase our foreign MISSIONS TO create
departments OF the government, and to fill them with
this whole system. and we viii see who upholds it.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. did not get up here to read a
lecture to the gentleman oyer the way got up here to
epe alecture which he delivered to and to the gentle
from Massachusetts, who merely requested that the
bill lie until TO morrow, until he could have an OPP
portunity to examine IT, and look into IT, and see those
complained so bitterly. know not whether they exist
or not sir. 1t has not been my province to look into
these things saw friend get up. and nodestly say
that he should like to examine itsayng. at the
time, there great urgency and haste and upon
that modest request, IL Is, that the gentleman from Hi
nos gets up and charges The wing party with being
moants Tor spos-wth being regardless of everything
else but the spos Am to sit by-are all the wings In
This part of the Senate sit byand receive lecture at
his bands, without opening our MOUTH No. sir;
Again. Sir. wha. does Ne ~, s,EseAasv.s.As whix
party with wishing 10 double the salaries Of foreign min
the other day rebudate that CHARGE just do the
other sir What wing made any motion in this house to
double salaries Did the proposition to enlarge the sala-
ries of ministers to France Rassla and England,
proceed from wing The gentleman will not say that.
Was it advocated by whig'-or did the information.
whole come
il was endorsed by democrat from Alabama. [Mr.
KING.] Yes, sir, endorsed, it is sald even by the
senator from South Carolina Mr.. BvrLrRl friend
OF mine over the way, for whom have great esteem,
who bears cognomen they apply to myself, advocated
it most Justify And, sir, that proposition was defeated
perhaps much by myself and the gentleman over the
to it-although he is about half democratic was de-
eated much by as BY any body else 1t now seems
that the gentleman from Illinois to charge upon us all
that evidence OF the disposition upon the part OF
the wing party obtain the spoils OF legislation, the
spoils OF Office, to enrich themselves
MIR. DOUGLAS. Allow me to ask whether the sole
Mr. UNDERWOOD. l have already said that have
paid attention to the bill whatever have scarcely
province TO examine it,, not being upon the COMMITTEES
which acted upon it. am wholly unacqaainted with
the provision the inconsistencies OF which ne has alu.
thing to fix day little distant for the operation OF a
bill and in this particular case can conceive great WIS
dom in that. What is the gentleman doing, in making
this charge of spoils upon us! should like to know
If he has examined the impulses OF his own heart and 1t
the spols may not have stimulated him in his wish to
Mr. DOUGLAS The first section of the bill provided
that shall take effect from and after its passage. was
for il, and have not changed my position since You
that the proper form, and nobody
dreamed of changing il until after the election Now 1t
is that OF these same members deem that wrong,
since the election of Gen. Taylor, which was right be-
Mr.: UNDERWOOD. The gentleman has talked about
s an "a Ia as s9T That h ss2s ad
even a year ago to suit his own purposes. have no
disposition to stultify the gentleman TO that extent.
suppose, sir was the easiest thing in the world to see
that this would be upon the safe side
Mr. DOUGLAS. Why did not the whig members or
poMSi Mr. UNDERWOOD. have had nothing to do with
it, sir II had fallen into my hands. sir 1t had be-
longed my committee, would have based i upon that
hg and Ts as Sa
right TO say has not been placed there upon the other
side How does the senator place himself upon that
suppositioni Here is senator getting up and denoun-
cling the popular branch of the
their act-sayng that they had introduced certain
not because it was proper that 1t should
basey stimulated by motives to obtain the spois for this
or the other President. Sir, is that the position that
in this branch to assume in reference to the
other branch of Congress? | call upon the country to
look at that spectacle this aspect of it, and shall call
upon them hereafter to look at it, that member OF this
Senate has said that, instead OF acting upon principle
with the base intent to the spolls But Mr.
President, if this spolsdoctne is to regulate all our
action, | think there may have been great wisdom
upon the part Of the other branch OF the ieEisata.e
last gasp of this antnomian democracy - this de-
mocracy which eschews the law and good works.
at the last gasp of the legislature should have pur
sued the course they did pursue They, might. not
have desired trouble the Executive. in the expiring
agones of death, in hunting up officers to MI the places
provided for in this territorial bill Sir. he will have
enough do settle the laws which will be sent to him
him to give fair consideration to all the laws
sent to hm-signing them or returning them with ooec
tons. He will have enough to do without appointing
men TO fill the offices in this new territorial government
we are establishing Has the gentleman any right 70 say
it was not the wish of the members OF the House OF Keep
esentaves to relieve the President of these labors!
Mr. DOWNS. Certainly il was.
MIR. UNDERWOOD. | cordially agree with the view
conceded SO noy by the senator from Louisiana TO the
House of Representatives, and presume they applied III
other
Mr. UNDERWOOD Indeed, sir, have not counted
have moi turned my attention TO that part of the subject
and do no, intend to have nothing TO co with that:
MIR DOWNS made remark, which was not heard by
the reporter.
Mr. UNDERWOOD. Sufficient unto the day is the
evil thereof" Let us dispose of this, and when the other
cases come up we can dispose OF them Now sir, have
no other object in view than to tell the gentleman from
Illinois, hope he will not read us any more lectures.
comes with very bad grace for him to get up and read
us lecture in the manner in which he has done this
evening had no expectation OF opening my mouth on
this subject sorry that have been called up; but
do not intend, if defend myself my party to SIT
by and hear charges made OF this character when have
the power to repel them
Mr. ALLEN This thing of giving legislative act
prospective operation when the nature OF the subject
itself does not require it, is unusual The presentation OF
clause extremely unusual compes to resort to an
unusual method in order 10 get rid OF it. Now, sir,
shall do nothing here that in the slightest degree tends
to cast impataon upon the party in power but
when the senator from Kentucky talks about the last
gasp of the democratic party, he ought to rememoe.
that the first breath OF the wing party Is nov ye.
drawn. Sr,gentemen ought to be modest IN commencing
this theory OF power They will come INTO power As
minority admnisration-as the first minority aumnlsua
1on They will represent minority OF tns Am .s
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