The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-13

said amount and recover the same. Also, the amount
said law. as
REPORTS FROM coMnrrTrEs
Mr. SHIELDS, from the Committee on Public Lands
TO whom referred the bill granting the right Of way
and making donation Of land to the State OF Iino s IN
back the same with amendments; which were ordered TO
Mr. s. also, from the same committee. reported bill
making donation Of land to the State Of Illinois, in aid
OF the construction Of the Mount Carmel and Alton rail-
road; which read, and ordered to second reading
Mr.. 8 further. from me same ecuMmxMss % whUmwss
referred the bill for the benefit Of the Territory Of Min
nesota. reported the with amendments; which were
ordered to be printed
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRnsEHTATIvEs.
After the reading Of the journal,
Mr. p KING rose to correction Of the journal, which
stated that himself rather than Mr. KING, of New Jef
sey, he mover had moved the reconsideration Of the
vote by which the main question on the third reading of
the joint resolution limiting the expense Of collecting the
for the present fiscal year, had been ordered TO
be put. This correction having been made. asaFg
Mr.. PUTNAM asked and obtained the unanimous
of the House 10 introduce resolution directing
the Commissioner Of Pensions to forward to the Clerk q
the House the petition Of Sias Champion for pension,
and The accompanying papers, and that they be reieedo
the Committee on Invalid Pensions; which, having been
Mr. CONGER asked the unanimous consent OF the
House for the introduction OF resolution; which was
read for information, as follows:
Resoped, That the Committee Patents be, and they
hereby instructed % inquire into the propre Of
Rs = ssss
10 being nm act Tor second renewal Of patent to al
ssa ~
boards other material and for reducing the same TO
equal width and thckness and that said comse 70
porfby bill or otherwise
But objection being made leave was not granted.
MEsBER callel for the orders Of the day
The SPEAKER announced the FIRST business in order
to be the question on the motion TO reconsider the vote BY
which the main question the third reading Of the joint
resolution limiting the expenses of collecting the revenue
fo the present fiscal year was ordered 70 Be putt on
ordered auE
The question on the motion 70 reconsider having been
shis sea ss Ss question REQUIRED
on second! the demand Tor the previous question
Mr. DISNEY requested the gentleman from virgiaia
to withdraw that demand; which having been with
Mr., KING. Of New Jersey, offered the following
amendment:
the joint resolution Of the Senate, and inserts
Tha. the sums Of ooo 600 for the collection q The .sye.
II 'S @ e. s.p:n
Of collecting the the present Ascsl
di,ion may be received Storage casge dsyagss
and labor. for said half year. and 10 that proportion for
snbject and that meanwhile, restriction BY law
the amount Of salaries in California and Oregon
shall be suspended,
Mr. KING, Of New Jersey. said that yesterday he had
had the satisfaction OF proposing the same amendment
when he supposed it had been adopted To his surprise,
Of order which as as he was, he did not
understand it failed be reported the House from the
Committee Of the Whole. on the state Of the Union. in
obtaining an opportunity Of proposing i for the consider
alton Of members He felt assured that limited the
amount to be expended for this purpose to m small
the least for which the service could possibly Be per-
performed The late Secretary Of the Treasury, = able
and anxious he to reduce the expenses Of col
ectng the revenue from customs much possible,
had found that he could not get without than his
Mr.. Ksl amendment asked for the succsssor Of That
gentleman II was surely demanding but simple justice
to request that the present administration Be no
hampered in this respect than the last; and should not
be expected that they would b. able TO perform like
amount OF work. at less expense TO the treasury than that
called for IN his Mr. K'sl amendment. He presumed
penses OF collecting the being made BY the
presen. head Of the Treasury Department. nor could he.
tain doubt that the sum indicated in his snsnd@sns was
the least amount for which the could Be collect
cd for the last half Of the sca year That estimate was
So g assured % would r. ssss
that, give the Secretary less than the he lr K
proposed, would be neither just nor fair. This was
tc coast $4,000 for The WAREHOUSE $4,000 for Texas
and Oregon, 100000 Tor California and $4,000 for the
usual increase Of business. The million was fcf the
balance for business expenses were unknown 10
department during the term OF the last Secretary,
though now preseinx heavily on his successor
As for the items for California and Oregon, after the
explanation Of the delegate from Oregon, tMr Tzuas-
ros, made few days snce II could hardly Be possible
for any gentleman to believe that definite limit could
properly be fixed for the expense Of collecting the reve
nue. that region. That expense could not be reduced
to certainty. In this state OF things instead OF al
lowing too much the danger was that he (Mr K) had
proposed 10 allow too little for Oregon and California
On rejecting upon the difference in all prices the two
coasts, (on the Atlantic and Pacifc) this must b mani
fest 10 all ~
But unless the House intended TO press the admnsn-
ton to the point Of running the commerce OF the country
least the sum proposed by his amendment Without
fear OF being conadcted BY any understanding the
subject he would repeat that less than that would
not accomplish the collection OF the customs revenue
Mr. GREEN inquired whether the gentleman rom
New Jersey (N KINe1 knew that the present revenue
officers in California and Oregon would resign unless
they may be paid than their present compsnsa
Mr. KING, Of New Jersey, thought this was likely to
Mr. TiIURSToN remarked that he (Mr T.) knew
that the collector at Astoria had determined 10 resign
unless his compensation be increased. *tstf
Mr. KING, OF New Jersey, (continung aid this fact
went 10 show the importance OF the adoption of his
amendment which, the the House reflected upon IT,
the more suitable Il must appear. II not proposi-
on to increase the expenses OF collecting the evenue
On the contrary II there was TO be difference in the
amount to be spent under bis amendment, and in like
space OF time by the last Secretary OF the Ifeasuryh
must be in favor OF the former. ta
Mr. X. here went on TO euogze the ability, jusiice.
and patriotism with which the last chairman Of the CON-
niitee Of Ways and Means Mr. V.Tcrl had discharged
the duties OF the position during the Mexican war; That
gentleman had not permitted his political opnlonas Q! his