The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-07

into IT, il the honorable senator will give II the drss
have indicated We can take il up io-monow n
Mr. FELCH. My friend is much mistaken ia anon
point, which is material IN ts consideration thai
that we are about TO expend the money OF the uea.
for the benefit OF these men. BY no means. We 40
expend dollar, except VI 300 TO pay Tor the duties VIII
are 10 be performed by the surveyor We but send
surveyor there. and pay iof his services The ptovs
n also that these very settlers are required pay -
tain amount to go into the treasury. That amount
such as is recommended by the department. and is MI
tended to the expenses 10 whioh ihe government
10 be put in order put these citizens upon the San
footing a. every other citizen has been placed Their
no expenditure Contemplated at all by The treasury IN,
treasury will advance III 800 and then there is po
vision here made that the settlers before they get then
lands shall pay a certain amount into The treasury n
hope the bill will not be postponed un Tomorrow be-
cause think il is one OF those cases upon which We an
well calculated 10 ac now as we VIII be al AM tine
Mr. CASS. repeat the wish OF my colleague, bs
the honorable senator will not press his motion to pog
pone this matter. Here is small town, almost uade
the polar circle, which has been IN existence Tor NOR
than a century All tina, ITS inhabitants ask is thai Con
gress will investigate and confirm Their bills The On
ted States isk--guaranly nothing. All that liz,
do is to settle these titles, become more important
consequence of the necessity OF making survey OF he
Mr.. DAWSON, lin his seat) Let itgo.
Mr. CASS. | hope the senator viii Withdraw bis o.
po Mr. BERRIEN. If the honorable senator will perm
me, my colleague will withdraw his motion.
The bill was then reported to the Senate withoV
amendment, and ordered to be engrossed and read h
time.
JONATHAN KEARsLEY
The Senate as In committee of the WHOLE proceeded A
the consideration of the bill to provide for tue final settle
OF the accounts OF Jonathan kearsey aie receive
OF public moneys Detroit and John Bidde, late ress
Of the land office at that place
| Mr. ATCHlSON would like that the senator whs
reported this bill would explain the nature Of hes
accounts--these demands upon the treasury.
Mr. FELCH. There is report IN the case, which
ask be read, it will answer all the purpose OF ell
PLANTATION.
The report was read accordingly.
| Mr. ATCHISON. It seems 10 me that this is opening
wide door-that il the register and receiver at Detroit
Michigan, shall be allowed clerk hire and increase d
pay because of the immense amount OF business PEI.
formed in his office during the two or three yean men.
toned in the report every land ofhcer IN the new land
offices in the States and Territories OF the United Sa
will be entitled to increase OF pay. The minimum
compensation for land officer believe is $780, and III,
maximum pay is 3 per cent OF the proceeds, until i
amounts to $3, 900
| Mr.. ATCHISON. Well, it is the same thing in pin.
cipe Beyond that his services are performed without
compensation. These Offices sought for by the ven
best in the western country, in the new States am
Territories In the land district in which reside in t
first year in which the land OF that country broug
into market, the officers were busy For the first lw
years. the amount cannot tell. was told that the lea
and emoluments of this Office amounted to $4,000 To-
the register and receiver, or more.
Several SENATORS. How can That be!
MIR. ATCHlSON. will tell yon how itJcan be. The
are entitled to fees for proving -emp'on rights
| Mr. ATCHlSON Well, sir. | was told SO. whether
be true or false 1t generally understood that hes
offices worth $4,000 or more, though they did No
sell the enormous amount OF 900 one year.
II seems to me that if the principle be right, shou
adopt general law, reaching back-retrospectivey
well OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES an additional amount
salary and compensation TO the reg sters and receives
the land Offices think we are adopting new principe
| Mr. President, dc not know what construction may
be put upon this act II is to settle the accounts
the register and receiver OF the land office at Detroit ua
the principles of equity and justice. The bill does no
say whether they shall receive compensation for Glen
and other necessary expenses. | do not know VITA
would be construed TO be the principles OF equity al
justice They might take the law as II stands, IN wtd
they would pay them Que per cent on all lands SOL
Ii would be quite fair 10 say that the law based ulC
equity and jnstice. am opposed to the whole bull, al
move 10 lay it on the table.
The question being taken on the motion to lay on III
| table, II was agreed TO.
| ARMY RETIRED LIST.
| The Senate as in committee of the whole. proceeded
the consideration of the bill TO increase the efficiency
the army by retired lis, for disabled officers, which ta
been reported from the Committee on Military A6an
/ with amendments
| Mr. UNDERWOOD objected to the first amendment d
the committee. substituting the words in the service
the United States" for the words id the line Of b
duty"
Mr. DAVIS, OF Mississippi. explained tina, The Goa
mittee had discovered that the term in the line Of h'
duty had received very narrow technical consuuoiOA
for which they had preferred the other expressO
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. The bill as i, is relates TO "sil
person who shall have become incapable OF performing
the duties OF his office by reason OF age, wounds, q
disease incurred in the line OF his duty" Suppose l'
wounds disease shall have been brought upon hun
a voluntary act OF mprudence folly, shall We 10
oil that sort, be responsible for the payment here pro
| vided The committee propose 10 strike out the woa'
In the line OF his duty, and insert the words N y,
service oil the United States" Does that mean una
tine service of the United States n suppose II does an
an officer is regarded all tine time the service Of &
United States and il therefore follows that BY adopting
that language we become responsible IN all cases
casualties such as ] have specified. For that reason
prefer the language used 10 the original bill
| Mr., DAVIS, oil Mississippi. will answer ven
briefly The senator has construed the words BY his owl
Interpretation oil their meaning, aud have doubt
To do the same that might agree with hun bul %,
committee found that the phrase I'm the line OF bis dop
had received so narrow construction tha DAD ho' ~
their purposes, 1t that ground that they ~
jected it, and substituted other language more eSpss
OF their object. was not myself aware how narrow
construction had been placed upon the language USED
the bill by the department,
The amendment does not say disease contracted raai
in the service OF the United States during the pee
OF service. bat says disease incurred, wounds ncurie
age incurred while in the service oil the United States
assure the from Kentucky that he need give hH
self apprehension that the parties upon whom me e
sucion OF this language will be conferred will enAE
IT too much. That Is not fault OF the Com.nssiona
Pensions and have no doubt that If the amendmen
adopted, this language will be held to mean within ~
years that the man must have been under arms ana
the actual discharge OF fighting duty.
| Mr. UNDERWOOD. Then that would bring dosl
the language TO mean what the bill means as II ny
stands. We may therefore just well leave il standIa
Mr.. DAVIS. | do not think so.
The question being taken upon the hrst amendmenE
II was agreed TO.
The question was then stated upon the second ans0f
ment OF the committee, which also was agreed 70