The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-21

4 lowing:
For compensation of chief OF the bureau Of medicine
ad surgery, ami OF the assistant surgeon clerks and
senger 10 ms ohcs. k thousand eight hundred dollars
,ae annual saaiy OF the eLis ot the buean Of
Fpr arrears OF salary Of The ehe OF the bureau Of medi'
teen hundrsd aud Iorly nine, i've hundred dollars
FOR COM pensatioa Of the a.sans surgeon clerks and
cine and surgery, TOUR thousand three hundred dours
| The amendment was agreed to.
Inc i1th amendment proposed TO strike from the fol
lowing item all after the word" dolars:'
For compensation of superintendent and three watch.
seven hnifed and ifly dollars, the salary OF the three
five dolars to five hundred dollars each per annum from
first July, eighteen hundred and fifty"
Mr., DICKINSON. will bring this matter TO the con-
sderaton OF the Senate, that they may know be-
ing done. only because it matter Of doubt with the
committee. The watchmen in the Navy and the War
Departments are receiving sos year each. This
amsnden proposes to raise the salary Of the watchmen
of The Navy Department $500 The committee do not
undertake to pass judgment much upon the justice o
this matter positively as they do relatively. There is q
en,s watchmen, and messengers belonging 10 these de-
larnents The abuse Is great one and growing one
IS grievance that calls not only for executive bu,
legislative action. The committee have felt inclined.
cording TO The recommendation they have received. to
call The attention OF the Senate 10 the matter and sug
Ees whether s not better to leave this matter no and
as Congress will SIT again sixty days, try then 10 make
some REFORM 80 as TO place these men upon an equal
footing The committee do not see why there should BIZ
difference between The men OF the War and Navy De-
Mir BADGER Your argument Is overwheming.
/ Mr. DICKINSON. Then ! will SIT down. Laugh.
The amendment was adopted
The eighteenth amendment Of the committee proposed
70 insert the following to come IN after the appropriation
for the contingent expenses OF the United States mint a,
Philadephia:
"Pror,dd That the Secretary ofthe Treasury be hereby
authorized 70 obaa for the United States the right 70
the improved method. OF aing argentfsrons gold bullion
/ discovered Ii.
and James Booth or the right 70 use ans other method
discovered and patented by allowing the said paentres
not exceeding one-bait Of the difference between the
used At The Untrd States mint 10 refs such 6niion aud
The cost the labor and mate rails necessary 10 be u.s.
ih. process v hic may be adopted But the deposlto
hall pay the pensaton agreed upon he elects
use tue metnol else have the right TO resort TO the
process unless the Secretary OIL Treasury should
hnd II necessary hereafter to direct otherwise Bat The
ract shalt not extend over greater period than that io
which the p'tent is given -
| Mr. HUNTER. learn that there is verbal error
or rahera typographical error. IN The printed amendment
II is ia mes c. Booth, instead OF James G. Berth.
The PRESIDING OFFICER 1t will be corrected
| Mr. HUNTER. This provision is designed to enable
the United States TO all itself o the apr owed process o
refining gold discovered by Professor McCuoh and Mr.
Booth, by which il is supposed that they can diminish
greatly the expense OF rfning this argen-fous gold
bullion. They propose to enable The Secretary OF the
Treasury to purchase this right BY allowing the discover
to receive from the depo~or hall Of the differ
between the expenses OF the present method and the
expenses OF the improved method There can be no 90
ecton, OF course 10 this pr,vson, because II is left to
the deposiior 10 which method he will choose. he
eve il will turn out To be very great improvement and
will enable us 10 remedy that Inconvenience so much
complaned oi in the coming OF The large quantities OF
gold that received from California In that gold there
has been an unusual portion OF silver; and the task o
c,aratng the silver from the god has heretofore been
very difficult II will be an exceedingly useful nven-
ton, and suppose there will be Objection to il.
| Mr. DAWSON. merely wish TO have some informa
tioa this subject This right TO be bought by the
United Saes 10 extend the time OF the patent Oh
lctlfep -
tnued for iiry or forty years mHe Now proose that
shall limit the time 10 fourteen years. the extent Il
which the patent is already granted II IL be extendet
Beyond that penoi had better purchase the patent
once
Mr. HUNTER I have no objection TO that modifca
ton Fourteen years IS all the time which the pa,enee
/ MIR DICKINSON There can be no objection 10 III,
present form II is matter of discretion with the Secre
tary OF the Treasury II is TO cost nothing except TO hs
dpposior who has his choice OF the two Methods
that is not exceed half Of the difference betweef
the cos, OF the two modes do not see any danger il
Mr. DAWSON will withdraw my modification
The amendment was adopted.
TIE next amendment proposed to strike out the follow
| ing IToviso:
.rocidei That coil cors. whose compen saou exceed
tweut, live hnndred dollars, shall receive conpsnsatio
as superb te1dens Of lign ., or disturbing agents"
Mr. DICKINSON. The House OF Representatives il
seems thought matter OF economy TO limit the com
pensation for collectors who receive over this sum
There is a law winch passed In 1880, that limits thl
4 cOmIensatlOn 10 SiUu only. HB uouRnt mh ~ WouN
be detrimental TO the pubic service TO take away tha
compensation. hope, therefore, the prov'so Will b
/ sr'cken out
Mr. DAVIS. Of Massachusetts,. | would inquire o
the chairman of the Committee on Finance whether Il !
made any part Of The duty OF the collector by law, TO su
lprrintend light. houses
u Mr. DICKINSON. II is.
/ The amendment adopted.
The twentieth amendment proposed TO add the follow
ing item
"And for comp pensstion Alexander Hmmett for hi
services asires at Naples, from tue wentet
May, eighteen hundred and iorysesen to the tweny
hrs OF June, cigheen hundred and ory cigh Tour thou
sand eight hundied and seventy i've dollars
i The amendment was adopted
4 The amendment proposed to add the following:
ITO Anthony Ten Eyck for salary and contingent or
penes to the Sandv vich Islands. 'or ~
year ending December thrty-irs, eighteen husdfed
forty Dne vs thousand four hundfed and twenty do
lars nnd eighty seven cents -
the Sandwich islands, In pursuance OF the rrconmenda
ton OF the Department Of State, three thousand do
lars"
Mr. DICKINSON. That appropriation was passed 1
the appropriation bill OF last year, but os betare
the houses in consequence OF mistake ofihe engross
ing clerk.
The amendment was adopted.
The next amendment proposed by the COMMITTEES wa
as follows:
Afer line 1907, insert, "For continuing the survey
the coast Of the United States iory thousand do
lars"
Mr. DICKINSON explained that the committee orig
taon of the department. they had raised the amount
100000
II The amendment concurred in.
The Lext amendment proposed was as follows: