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

outd, and salary of minister to the Germanc States
Mr.. FooFE called for the yeas and nays, which were
ordered and resulted follows:
YEASs1Mess's A,chison; Badger, Baldwin BeTn,an,
Bodand. Butter, Cameron Clarke, Corwn, Davis OF Mas
Houston Hunter JshasoS Of Msryani Johnson Of Louis
Jana, Maugan, Miller Pesrce, Phelps; Risk, sebastian
NAYS1N essrs Alien A,herloa, Bel, Bradbury. Bright
Davis Of M 'sissiPe, Dickinson, Dix Dodge of Iowa
Georgia, Jones. King Mason Miles, Sturgeon, Turney,
Underwood. Walker. and YuIee-2i
Mr.. KING moved to amend by inserting the following
which agreed to
"For compensation to Aexanier Hamneu for his ser
wees as charge daaire, a, Naples from the 10Th OF May
io'F, TO The 2ist OF jane, 1918, ~ si5"
Mr.. HALE moved amend the bill by inserting item
approprang eighteen thousand dollars for increase of sa
RES to the ministers of the United States at the courts of
France, Great Britain, and the Russias.
And IN explanation he said have proposed that amend
men for the purpose of following the suggestion made
by the honorable senator from Alabama Mr. KING, whose
experience the subject entitled weight he
that the salaries of the these
actually inadequate pay their expenses II this be
consider highly discredable to our government and 1
think 1t should be remedied Immediately believe that the
honorable senator from Alabama, when he was minister
abroad had not very large family to take of laugh
ter and his expense therefore, have been much less
than those OF ministers not so unfortunately situated as
him solf renewed laughter
MIR. KING. Mr.. President the honorable senator is
perhaps that the of ministers az st Peters
burg not great in London and Paris. The object
had was that the of the Senate should he called
this subject and that the salaries of ministers the
principal courts Of Europe should be graduated
fair compensation according the duty TO be performed
and the expenses os living II is very desirable that
ministers abroad should be enabled live in such style
becomes the representative of great nation In London
the Paris they less and in
ST Petersburg still less The expenses of minister ST.
Petersburg would be met perhaps by twelve thousand dol
lars Paris probably thousand and
London less than twenty thousand dollars that,
think, al the present time perhap' would be as well to
let the matter and let be brought hereafter
Independent propositon, unconneced with this appro
pralion BILL order that may be mined I'd the
ries of ministers be fixed according to what is fair and
just.
: Mr., HALE Mr. President certainly have any
great information upon this subject but defer, with very
erea, Difference the honorable senator from Alabama
But am willing modify my amendment that the saa
ries shall be fixed at the exact he has named wilt
therefore modify raise the salary of the minister
Russia twelve thousand dollars that of the minister
France sixteen thousand dollars and that OF the min
England to twenty thousand dollars That will be
adding three thousand dollars the salary of the minister
thousand to that of the minister TO France
and eleven thousand that OF the minister to England In
single differ although with great diihdence and
great reluctance from the honorable senator from Alabama
that is if this thing be conessedly wrong, had better
let go wrong lite longer think when you find that
going wrong, the best thing you do is to turn
Immediately around and go right will call for division,
and question taken first upon adding 81 900 the
salary of the munster 10 France.
Upon the question of adding thousand dollars 10
the salary of the minister to Fpnce-
Mr.. DICKINSON called for the yeas and nays; which
ordered
M Meteorological which salary proposed
The VICE PRESIDENT Tina. OF the minister to
France.
Mr. DIX. Nc President before the is taken on
this amendment, would like ask salary the French
minister TO this government receives.
Mr. HANNEGAN, On his seat believe 1t is hfteen
,hous sand
Mr. DIN understand that he receives five six thou
Mr. DICKINSON. Mr.. President, if it is necessary
that these salaries should be raised ALL me
that the whole question should to the appropriate com
mittee, the salaries should be graduated that
might know precisely what doing, relatively well
positively. intend at this time, vote against all this
of salaries because apprehend there no more
raising them than In days past and because
think that when done should be done cor,e:'ly
and with relative well TO positive usuce We
gong back the days of economy-o the early and
bes days of the rapubho the days of the first Pest
den;s-at least that the cry fes months sinee-and
have started by proposing nearly to double the salaries
Nc WEBSTER Mr.. President, this is a PROPOSE
on and that did think would be introduced
this do know and will not undertake say
whether upon the whole mt be entertained and dis
posed of Bat since the subjsc, is feel consran
ed that this portion part. OF the regulations
spects oar That does demand revision
We may talk OF economy, AID hope We shall practise
economy, but for that species OF economy that
representatives, of this republic when they g,
Abroad from appearing the character which the repre-
OF other countries appear IN this place.
Me-. President you have bssn abroad. Other MEM
bers of this body have been abroad public capacity
enough know that the allowances made ministers
foreign wholly nadsq ia;cyes, wholly
inadequate the of respectable character ~
public and social life. That believe 10 be entirely wrong
The understands that h whole depends upon
the provisions made when the expenses OF
living either home abroad certainly more than
half they 1t stands stood in the time Of
ashn ton upon the foundation OF the statute which
the President may make such allowances he thinks fit,
exce-diu, outfit of thousand dollars, and SAL
of nine thousand dollars. Has not the whole world
changed The honorable from New York (Mc
Dtxl asked what supposed be the salary of the
French MINISTER here; Is Washington Paris IL life ami
the maintenance Of the responsibility of life expensive
in Washinstos u is IN Paris
Ssr though employed in foreign service and
ainly expecting 10 DC, must state what know to
have occurred OF the capitals of Europe, very
respectable gentleman who there representing this
country. every way honorable and worthy carry the
of his country; but, restricted by the
means which his country afforded him, and being
public occasions the COUNTRY where he was,
others appeared he heard ths pace
where his Official duty be-vhen the party were
retiring and the carriages called for and the carriage
the American minister called for What carriage
gha,t asked. The reply was-no genllennn SAID il
of responsibility said It-bui the coachmcn and
haekDen al called out, poorest carriage here tonight
Nit DICKINSON I'm his seat 50 much the better.
Mr WEBSTER. 1 DO nos think much the better. IL
that economy and republication, then far
eooaomSs1, and am republican That is my
umens 10 wish the representative of this
intercourse and the that private respeeta
0hsyy which become gentleman. have sympathy for
that sort OF economy sad that Of repabcanism which
consists merely denying money those VINO represent
you and who ~sh TO -pressa you respectfully That
my Iadsuent upon these