The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-09

the session, without any ability To consider new mode
OF providing for the increase Of rank OF that officer.
therefore offer this amendment, in order that he may
cape from the anomalous condition in which he is placed
q that academy being n fact he
stands, he receives but the ay OF captain junior in
rank therefore receives the pay the
who has all the care OF the institution The whole thing
is an anomaly and is therefore unjust We have no time
now to adopt more acceptable plan, and offer this
amendment the only mode OF escaping from the con-
Mr. HUNTER only ask my friend whether the ef
feet OF the amendment will not be to turn out the
who already occupies the post! !,
increase his pay from that Of captain to that Of lieutenant
colonel. @8 s
The amendment was adopted.
COLTS REPEATING PISTOLS.
Mr. SHIELDS offered the following amendment: Y,
S5OOO0. Ana il is herein provided. That the Secretary Of
War be authorized deliver application OF the proper
under ii. prov,sias Of he &C. approved April ~ 1878 o.
persons emigra,ing TO Oregon Californi New Mex
msnaed by he Chief Of The Ordnance department in his
communication OF the 18th Of July, 1850"
Mr. s. said he woull barely state thai he had not been
charged with that amendment by the Committee Mill
tary Affairs but he found it recommended by the Ord
department. by several officers OF the army, by the
Committee on Military Affairs in the House, and by sew.
MIR HUNTER Mr. President. submit, to the Senate
whether at this late period OF the session. with
ton Of this matter as 10 what patent fire arms we shall
buy or which Of these patentees we shall patronize ;
tor believe there are rival paenees There is no time
may go through without further amendment, since we
have done with the recommendations OF the Committee
Military Affairs Sir will be better 10 take the next
session 10 mature this matter than to bring up in this
The amendment rejected.
BROADER GENERAL HENDERSON.
Mr. HALE | have an amendment which intended
to make to this bill. II is as follows:
q. n. ~ fun T.,
making appropriations tor the naval service for the year
ending 3oh Of June 1897 passed August TO- 1886 that
yment shall hereafter de colonel any officer
Of the marine corps by virtue Of commission OF bIgader
genera Gy D.eys DC ana me ~, SANE hereby iepsasd
pay TO General Henderson the back pay and ration
which he would have been entitled had 1t never been
want to make brief explanation in regard 10 this
amendment, TO which ask the attention OF the Senate
In is46 there was this provso enacted in the appopra
zion bill:
That payment shall hereafter be made to n colonel
OF any other officer said corps by virtae Of commission
BY looking al this il would seem that there was a
class OF officers against whom il made to correct
great abuse but the truth operates upon Just exactly
Henderson Of the marine corps He has been in the ser
vice over forty years; board of the "Constu.
ton" when she captured the "Guerere;" fought val
latly throughout the Florida war, and breveed for
il BY General Jackson He received his emouments up
to lS46 The law placed this officer upon the same foot.
ing with the officers OF the army This brave and meri
nauve State has presented him with sword for his gal.
lantryis thus stigmazed, and 10 made exception By
this general law operating upon officers IN the marine
corps think is unjust and that the reproach should
no longer stand upon our satuie-book against that old
officer.
Mr.. HUNTER 1.-THE senator from New Hampshire
will bring this up as separate proposition next session,
will do justice TO that officer II is painful for to
sis these private claims still fee il my duy to do il
There other OF gallant officers who have very
just claims upon CONGRESS, in relation whom have
been spoken TO, but have felt il my duty refuse to
bring them forward. hope the senator will consent TO
postpone this proposition, and bring up separate
measure next session, and LET pass this bill Why,
sir, the chairman OF the committee OF conference the
civil and diplomatic appropriation bill has just come from
that conference, and here is matter which will take
much time perhaps; and therefore beg the senator to
postpone his proposition till We get through these bills
Mr.. HALE, Such an affecting appeal is made 10 me
tina, cannot resist il. viii therefore withdraw that
part which requires the back pay 10 be allowed and sim
ply retain that which repeats the proviso.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD Here we have private claim
10 put upon this bill, and connected with u is speech
saying that former Congress sgma,zed itself by pass
lug law TO operate upon a single individual Upon
conduct OF past Congress in passing certain law some
years ago. without going into the matter at all.
Several SasAIoss Question !" "Ques,iony"
Mr.. BERRlEN do not understand the senator from
New Hampshire as having stated that this matter was
calculated To stismatze the Congress OF the United
States but that making measure OF this sort solely APP
stigma upon the individual The proposition to relieve
him from the operation Of that laws and ask senators to
unite with the senator from New Hampshire to pass this
amendment hope the Senate Of the United States will
not adhere to this stern requisiton the part OF this act
We ere the Senate of the United States. The commit
tees that are appointed by this body appointed for the
purpose OF examining and presenting to the consdera
lion OF the Senate the subjects upon which il proper for
the m 10 decide and not to be unclaimed, are
be prevented from doing justice to individuals and
from relieving them from the mputaon which s conse-
quent upon the previous action Of Congress- by the de-
pands Of this OF that bill passed through in the Senate
chamber without amendment. Sir, the course OF the
Senate has not been unform upon this subject Amend
menis sustaining private claims have been introduced into
this chamber and adopted and have been concurred 10 BY
the other House
Mr. HALE have Withdrawn the part of the amend.
inent which relates 10 back pay
Mr.. bERRlEN. understand the senator has with.
drawn 80 much as relates to the back paw and simply
asks the repeal OF provso which s cacuated to place
gallant ofce in insulated position takes from
nun the reputation which is accorded 10 officers of equal
but DOT Of greater gallanlry hope the amendment will
pass
Several SENATORS "Question ~ "Questonl"
MI. BERRlEN | was going to ask the yeas and
nays, with the permission OF the from New Hamp
shire hope The Senate will be disposed to record the
vote which denies this justice.
The yeas and nays were not ordered.
The amendment was again read AZ NOTWITHSTANDING |
simply 10 repeal the provision of the act preventing
bgader general by brevet, OF the marine corps nom
receiving the pay OF that officer.
Mr. HALE. merely wish to state that this proviso '