New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-30
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commission under Mr.. Folks Sunday morning sp
pointment as Ernbessador to Prussia, whereby Mr..
II. will be enabled TO pocket $4,000 Of the Peo-
pies money, in addition 10 what he has received
as Senator. II does seem 10 us that Gen. Taylor
has done wrong here-thst in bis anxiety TO deal
kindly with one man, or al most win avery ie"
men, he has been unjust and uniaithioI 70 twenty
Millions. Let US consider the facts
When the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill was first under consideration 10 the House
Committee Of the Whole, the item for Foreign
Embassies having been reached, Member sug
ge,ted that the recent Political changes In Eu-
rope would render strongly expedient II not abso-
lutely necessary a remodeling OF our Diplomatic
corps He therefore moved, ss beginning, 10
strike out the salary for a Plenipotentiary at the
Court Of Prossia with view to the insertion OF
one for the Germ an Empire instead. The amend
ment was not adopted probably quite az much
through dislike Of the mover as ignorance OF or
Indifference 10 the subject.
The bill went to the Senate, and was there
amended by inserting an additional appropriation
for an Embassador 70 the German Empire. In
this shape il was returned 10 the House
Before this time Baron Roenne, Prussisn aud
| formerly Embassador from Prussia, had arrived
and been accredited as Minister from Germany
there being now no separate Embassy IRON
Prussia 1t was iost as absurd thereafter 70 send
one Minister to Germany and another to Prussia
as for Great Britain to send one Minister to the
United States aud another TO the State OF New
York For either the German Empire is a nullity
or Prussia is an integral part OF 1t.
The House now did what it had previously
without considering refused 20 do-struck out
| Prussia from the bill and agreed - the Senate's
insertion Of Germany. 1t was presumed that the
Senate would concur without question.
So we think it would if the point bad been dis
tincily presented. But the House also struck out
the senste's Walker California amendment
which brought the two Houses into direct and
serious collision. 4 Committee Of Conference
was appointed We believe, but are not sure
that this Committee agreed to the House propo
sit,on 10 strike out Prussia. However this msy
be. the struggle concerning California swallowed
up every other consideraton-the Conference
Committee reported disagreement-the House re-
ceded and voted 10 concur with an amendment
| (Thompson's substitute for Walkers Cauorhla
PROPOSITION and, since any other course at that
hour midnight Of the asst day would have prob
ablvdefented the bill, the House LET its other
| amendments fall. The Senate thereon refused 70
adopt the House thompson proposition but gave
40 its own Walker and thus the bill became g
| law.
1t was thus purely by chance that the Pros'
sian Embassy slipped through st all Congress
did not mean TO let 1t stand after creating one to
| Germany. j, never could have been struggled
through had not the California collision been most
uniustifsby fastened upon the Civil and Dipio-
matte bill Through that maneuver the German
Mission was established without aboishing the
Prusssn, and MIR. Polk thus enabled to shit his
friend Donelson's commission from Prussia to Ger
many, (which will probably enable him to pocEet
an extra $4,000 as OUTFIT and thereupon nomi-
nate, at sunrise on the SuneGy morning alter ms
term had expired, Mr. flanagan as Minister to
Prussia. That nomination was confirmed so they
phrase it) by some dozen to dozen and hall SEN
ators remaining in the Chamber after the proper
business and proper term OF that body had been
concluded and thereupon Mr.. Hannegah claims
TO be legally ambassador to Prussia where no
Embassador is neededD and entitled to ORA"
SIP 900 to start upon from the Treasury Ought
Gen Taylor to have become accessory alter the
! fact to such transaction
There is a good deal Of newspaper talk about
| Hannegsn's fitness or uniitness for an Embasss
| dor which in our view IN not IN point There be-
ing no possible need OF any Minister at all there
no intention on the port of Congress to spPropri-
ate for one and no legal aud valid appointment
| we DO not see how Mr.. Hannegen can decently
take the money from the Treasury, nor how those
who hold the keys can innocently connNe al ms
| taking II.