The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-04
MIR. PEARCE, by the direction OF the Committee on
the Library. submitted the following amendment:

That the Of 5000 be, and hereby APP
poprated 10 be paid OUT OF in the treasury NOT
purchase The rem,ninH manuscripts books and papers OF
General George Washington the said books and 10
be deposited IN the Department of State and iat like
sum b. Appropriated for the purchase OF the manu- GRIP,
books and papers OF the late James Monroe be deposited
! in like manner in the Department OF State
| In explanation Mr. p said The first part OF this
luton was submitted to the House Of Representatives BY
vaie papers of General Washington, and had formed
high opinion Of their value and believed that they
calculated to exert influence upon mankind by the ex
hbitlon OF the example of the character OF that noble
man. He therefore submitted that resolution after hay
ing examined those papers with great Among these
papers there are twenty six volumes OF diary OF his life
in his handwriting. That diary commenced
in 1850, and interrupted at the time he took command
OF the army during the revolution and was resumed al
TO the close Of i7so when II once
sumed and continued up to the time OF his death sickness
contains daily records OF his thoughts and OF his pr
actions These records exhibit his life as nothing
else obtain is able to exhibit They ought to be-
long to the government and be placed along by the side
OF other public records
The other papers, Of Monroe are very velumnous and
many of them of great interest They extent from the
time OF the confederation down to the close Of his pol
cal career There is vast amount that valuable,
lang to the secret political history of the country,
neced with his mission to France and SPAN. the purchase
OF Louisiana and Florida and many of the most import
ant public transactions of his life. 1t is thought proper
that the government should purchase these papers also
and hope the proposition will meet the favorable
sderatlon OF the Senate.
The amendment was agreed to on division-yeas o.
nays a.
Mr. WESTCOTr submitted the following amend
ment:
For the incurred under the joint resolution Of
ith August, l54s entitled resolution horizng the
submission o. certain claims 10 atoltraton w ooo Inc
Of the Treasury
Mr. w. said: The amendment is quoted in the letter
OF the Secretary of the Treasury The Solicitor says that
is absolutely necessary that the should be granted
will state the object OF the appropriation At the last
session, petitions were presented here from the Catholic
rhpl in cla tn n thp
amount of many thousand dollars. resolution was
passed by Congress to submit these claims to arbitration
pages, and there find information not only of import
in this State but (and call the attention OF the
Senate TO this fac OF high Importance to uSin relation
to the grants which may be claimed in California 1t
was left to an arbitrator, gentleman distinguished in
Spanish aw who went to Havana to get conclusive
proof that the title claimed was unfounded He made
his report in favor of the United States The expenses
incurred in the arbitration will probably amount to the
$4,000 asked for
which went to show that the place not procured by
any solicitation on the part of the gentleman, and that
the whole business met the appreciation OF Mr. Gett
The amendment was agreed to-
MIR. CLARKE moved TO amend the bill by inserting the
following amendment; which wa' agreed to-
To Robert Beae, for his and expenses incurred
cess,on the presidency, $500.
Mr.. FELCH moved the following amendment; which
was agreed 10:
For correction of and defective surveys in
southern Michigan, at rate not exceeding six dollars
mile, St0,0O0.
Mr.. BORLAND submitted the following amendment
For additional compensation the chief clerk of the
Pension Office 5000 or 50 much thereof as may be subj
cen to increase his annual salary to 1905 said increase
TO commence with the present fiscal year.
} Mr.. ATaERTON. That brings up the whole ques-
ton of increasing the salaries OF clerks of the department
do hope shall not begin at that matter There
many clerks who have much claim Tor increase as
this We have thus far refused to increase the saa
RES and at the same Time we are going on Pretty n fast
think is time to put stop to these amendments do
not know when we shall get through with this bill
unless there is a cessation. | do not know where
money to be found for the appropriations. Several
propositions have been made of this kind and rejected,
the ground that not in this bill to take up the
crease the salaries of ministers abroad, and hope we
will continue to refuse all such appropriations have,
as stated before pile OF papers full of applications for
increase of salaries in the departments and bureaus OF
the government Ii we enter upon the considera-
ton of these matters there will be end to them.
Mr. BORLAND think the senator from New Hamp-
shire is mistaken in the view he takes of this amend
ment 1t is not proposed to introduce system of general
increase of salaries of the clerks of the department
This clerk OF the Pension Office stands alone in the
amount which he receives compensat on for his SER
vices. His salary was some time ago reduced from
l7oo to $4Oo, and 1t is simply to put HIM on footing
Mr.. ATHERTON The chief clerk in no naval bureau
! has over $i,4oo There are various other appica-
tons based upon the ground that clerks of other de-
partments have greater SUN. There are twenty in
where they state that the clerks OF the grade
in other departments have higher salary and there
ter will not receive the approval of the Senate
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. DAVIS of Massachusetts moved to amend the bill
by inser ring the following item
For compensat to Judge Cranch, OF the strict of
Columbia, for his services appeals the Commits
soner OF Patents, $500.
I Mr. DAVIS wished to- say that Judge Cranch had
served several years salary OF 800 for this
vice. There had been pretty large number of patents
not less than hundred that had occupied much of his
time and labor The compensation evidently made
quate The increase proposed was moderate considering
The rendered.
, MIR. CAMERON. What salary has he received alto
getherl
e Mr. DAVIS. 1t is no part of the duties of Judge
Cranch to decide in these He acts in the capacity
OF chief justice of this District He has power over
these cases but by the patent law there is provision
authorizing compensation of 800 year be allow
ed to him.
Mr.. CAMERON. I understand that Judge Cranch re
ceves salary as Judge of $4,000 $4,000. And now
II is proposed TO give him in addition $500 II part oil
the same system which would increase mems compensa
ton without increasing their duties If you go this
rate you had better increase the salaries OF all the officers
OF the government Last night it proposed to give
$1,000 to toregn ministers then to increase the salaries
OF Clerks and next the compensation of government off
GERS: am opposed to the whole system The salaries
are high enough The whole town is filled with officers
asking for their salaries 10 be raised to the old price
Mr.. BADGER beg leave to say | have heard
with some surprise the observations male by the senator
from Pennsylvania. He supposes that Judge Cranch j.
already receiving enough. He must be aware that his
connexlon with these patents has no more to do with
the discharge of his official duties, than IT has to do with
the discharge of the official duties of the from
Pennsy 1t not judicial function, belonging tc
his office of chief justice OF the District of Columbia Con