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

opportunity would have sought 10 cural instead OF IN
ceasing the esmae THIS department created at the
last session. There appropriation oi $500. the
senator states eary in The present session, in the def
cheney o,iI, i9r library me department ask ior only
the Senate 10 determine what il shall be- lH
Mr. EWING think, il the estimate be looked at. il
WAL be found that the department asked in the deficiency
bill for 20 900 for library and then for 1000 annually
10 keep itup Instead OF $4,000 being given, the sun
was reduced TO $500 Now, IL $500 be added to
900. will be just the oi the estimate present.
ed by the department, precsely and will appeal the
Senate II thst Is not very moderate Why, gentleman
would hardly sit down IN private library any
question with less than that value OF books and why
should not public otcerespecialy in that department.
which is diversified and which has SO MANY various
matters TO look tohave reasonable library that The
nead oil The department can examine books In his
department without going 10 borrow them frcm the bra
:, OF Congress- Now, SIR Il seems 10 me 20 be very in
,Ss eG1ao%s to dsrys him q ,hs tools Of trade
Nr. DICKINSON. The senator, | think, is in error In
his view Of the estimates Of the depa These
the annual estimates for the annual oprations that
they ask and there has been any Recommendation
70 Congress 10 make annual appropriation OF 20 900
ihey dd moi contemplate Il when they made tl lr an
nual estimates. The senator from Ohio, who then dis.
charged the duties OF the department. ak ed that there
should oe an appropriation made Tor q library Of $4,000
nthe detciency bill They onyasked for $1,000 id their
annual appropriations and this asking tor $5 900
was after thought This department was created, be-
cause II was going TO be Of expense The expense
runs up 70 upwards OF 100000 for It's annual estimates
supposed II would Although do intend 10 enter
upon The discussion OF this matter here yet IN my
opinion. instead OF facilitating the and opera
OF the government this department has made them
more onerous, and has tended deange the
and harmony oil our other departments
Blu, this is matter about which have no feeling
or wishes ! do not mean 10 go beyond the recon-
mendatons Of the Executive upon this question. The
estimates have been gong year alter year, and every
abuse that has been created by and which has crept
into, each administration has been retained, still goes
and none OF them are cut off conversed with
perenced officer OF the present administration the other
day. and he assured me that he thought that with prop
pf ha
cut down 900 ,UU0 and still have all its efficiency and
vgor but he said that could be done, without the
sympathy and active cooperation and the initiative OF
the executive government. am willing to give them
all The money that they ask although my opinion IL
that they ask quite too mucb and ought 10 begin to
.eGlm 20 mol charge ihe abuses upon ihis e admins
been growing up from time time. With the active
operation and sympathy OF the executive departments,
and the vigorous attention TO the subject the part OF
Congress, believe the expenses may be largely curaed
Ms present purpose TO do and less than to
appropriate what the department asks do not desire TO
20 beyond that Ii the Senate think Otherwise, shall
arquiesce most cbeerfuily.
MIR. EWING. There is certainly mistake about the
estimates have not looked al them for some ne but
think there a mistake by the chairman Of The
miiiee M relation 10 that matter. There was an estimate
OF 900 made, either in The deficiency bill or here,
know not which. But know il was never overlooked
That department wanled library II wanted The books
for use, after the department created and went into
operation. Everybody knows that il is necessary.
lne senator talks about abuses and existing expend
ing be IN the necessary books tor IN the department.
thus depriving the bead OF the department o that which
is necessary for him to in order TO understand and
go with his busness--io compel him TO go and bor
low books and also 10 take them back again. &c That
would be singular kind of economy indeed II econo
my is TO be resorted lo-if you to lessen the ex
lpenditures-do in something proper something that
De dispensed with can but appeal TO the Senate TO say
whether Tins department can dispense wuhIcan get
along without books, and act Intesby The business
before them | hope the amendment will not be
adopted
MIR. DICKINSON. believe that when the deficiency
bill was under consideration, they did recommend, in
form, that there should be, deficiency IN the
appropriation OF last year, provision maize Tor library
But that had nothing 10 do with the annual apPropria
ton. repeat that ia their annual estimate, The de
parment made such estimate. The money does
not belong TO me does the economy belong TO
me. ] merely the facts, and the Senate are TO
pass judgment upon them. The fact is that this de-
partmenl, which was 10 cost Doth,ng, has already
Degun to be the most expensive depar menl have no
TO have any false economy exercised towards these
departments. false economy exercised IN the matter
OF books tor The heads 81 departments necessary 10 u-
nish them with the propn facilities To carry on ther
business | lave such disposition al all nor II |
had, would attempt TO carry Il out before so intelligent
body This Senate. WISH, however. 10 confae myself
to the estimates which have been made.
Mr.. EWING | remember now the manner 40 which
these appropriations asked for No appropriations
had been made for this department in the past year I'm
medsiey alter .ss meeting 2, Congress ae aspaieS' eS
among the rest, Tor this S5.00O Tor library; Before
that acted upon by the Two houses, while u was
still pending, ana Wnlle was OrneVPu WOulh Ut
appropriated, 81 900 annually asked Tor to keep up
the brary. That the true state oi the matter The
s5 oO0 appropriated in the deficiency bill u
therefore, matter OF course carried over TO the
annual appropriation bills, and is now asked Tor as Is
very much needed.
/ Mr. DICKINSON. | will respectfully correct the
honorable gentleman with regard TO daes tie says that
while that matter unacird upon, while II was still
pending, the 8 900 asked.
Mr. EWING Understand that 10 be the case, as
twell a / can remember.
/ Mr. DICKINSON The deficiency bill was under con-
sderatIon a the month OF May last, April, perhaps
last that the will perceive thai he is an error
entirely saying this estimate OF 81 900 was made
while the other matter under consideration. The
estimate made six months before that time
i Mir EWING They may have been sent IN at the
same time, for augh know But then il was supposed
that at the time the 700 asked, the 5000 would
be granted by the two houses. u does not matter, how
ever, about the particular moment at which the appro-
priaton asked.
The question being taken upon the amendment, II was
| agreed TO on a dvison--ayes 23, noes IL.
/ The thirteenth amendment OF the committee proposed
TO strike out the appropriation OF 80 5o0 IN the item ap
propriang for the compensation OF clerks and messen
gers in the oCe OF the chief engineer OF the Navy De-
partnent, and insert instead thereof the words:
.Nine hundred dollars, Including compensation 10 the
disbursng agent of said Office Of hundred and my
dollars addition his saary as clerk, provided sao
agent shall give bond, with approved surety 10, the iain
iul disbursement Of the funds intrusted 70 him.
i Mr. DICKINSON Il increases the salary OF the prn
cipal clerk Of that Office s25o He is dsou.slng agent
aud disourses q large amount OF money ~ Is Ieeom
mended by the department 10 give him $3.50 10 addition
10 MS present salary and TO require OF hm Dond sno