The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-26


whole building single book purchased by the govern.
ment, not even Bible. When the President holds
cabinet council there are no books Tor consultation upon
have TO about the different Offices TO procure books
Of reference hope there will be no objection 70 this
The question being taken upon this amendment, it
Mr.. PEARcE. Offer in the next place, Mr.. Prssi.
uen, ne ahendment which send to the chair TO come
IN after line 563 eeA
.Tha. the pay of.he Attorney General be hereafter $4,000
Mr.. DICKINSON. I hope the honorable senator does
not wish 70 pay him $4,000. precisely similar amend
ment has been already adopted "
Mr.. PEARCE. All! | was not aware Of that.
withdraw il. H4
RELIEF OF STEPHEN II. wEEMs
Mr.. PEARCE moved TO insert at line SOL:
For the relief of stephen H. Weems, consul Of the
passage home, 81. 300"
Twill sate Mr. President the pecuari,ies OF this case
During the recent political struggles in that country.
party Of rebels broke into the house OF Mr. Weems and
deapoiled hm Of all bis property destroying his furniture
~ s9.Ia* *sf y q sa Ais q Ss G en-
that country without silver OF property and without
the means TO enable him TO return 70 this conntry He
he wishes to leave. Thisis not strictly of depre-
daon by the government under which he resides but.
as appears by letter from the Secretary Of State to the
Secretary OF the Navy the party OF insurgents despoed
him of his property and the government troops after de-
eang the insurgents took the property from them and
requested the Secretary Of the Navy furnish this gentle
man with passage home in some national vessel but
appears that he has not the sums left to enable him
to get from Guatemala to the Pacific the Atlantic shore,
and that he will have to remain where he s, in great dis
ess uless the ent makes some appropriation to
enable him to return TO his own country He was pub
lie unconary In the service OF the country at the time
OF this disaster 1t is OF great hardship and hope
the Senate will not refuse to make this small appropria'
The amendment was agreed to.
MESSENGERS OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Mr.. TURNEY moved 10 amend the bill by inserting,
after line 267, the following: ~
Tha. the a.-is,aa. mes.snger laboIsr and pscksr Of
Of Juy 1880 receive Of hundred dollars Per
annum for their services" s'@.
| have only few words to say upon this subject
their services. which is not enough to enable them to
live and support their families. They are q poor and
merlorious class Of PERSONS and believe they are now
the government | hope that the amendment will not
MI EWING. hope this amendment will be adopted.
know those persons to be hard-working and poorly
Mr. DICKINSON. Mr. President. want to say just
word upon this subject. The matter came before the
committee partially before it, and satisfied.
rather | may say every member OF the COMMITTEES was
satisfied, that these men nadequaely paid but the
that they saw way Of rendering the remuneration
relatively just We wished possible. method
devised Of paying them according 10 the nature Of hs.
amount proposed by this amendment is too high and
will not object to the passage Of il as is.
by including the watchmen Of the different departments
Mr. Mr. TUkNEY hope not That's dis,ine, matter.
Mr. WALKER Very we'll if the mover Of the amend.
ment obecis, will withdraw it,
The question being taken on this amendment il was
agreed to. a
REPAIR cusToM.HoUsE IN PROVIDENCE. RHODE ISLAND.
Mr.. CLARKE moved to amend the bill by inserting,
after line 969, the following:
"For repairing and painting the custom house in Prov
dence, in the SAFE OF Rhode Island, $1,000"
Mr.. c. here read letter in support. Of the claim.
Mr.. DICKINSON II is all right The COMMITTEES
would have inserted the amendment themselves, the
letter had been received earlier presume there win be
The question being taken this amendment il was
agreed to. z.le ttg
Mr. CLARKE. wish to offer another amendment
for the Improvement OF Lafayette square, in the
part OF this city The fence is in very bad condition
neglected condition. The association having in view
the erection OF an equestrian statue OF General Jack
son propose believe to erect i in that square Leave
be read, and hope that no objection will be made. IL
comes in after line s2s: 4,
For Of the ground, in Lafayette square,
the city Of Warrington, and fencing the same $780, 70
expended under the direction OF the Presdeat Of the
United States"
Mr. DICKINSON Twill inquire whether that comes
from the Committee the Public Grounds.
MIR. CLARKE. Yes sir; II has been under their
consideration, and was agreed 10 by them.
Mr.. DICKINSON. do not like to oppose arpropria;
tons for this District. unless am compelled 10 do so
am willing that they should stir the dirt here often
once year--lha they should carry Il one way one
year and the other way the next merely wish TO see
that they don't do IL ofiener than that
Mr. CLARKE hope IL will not be objected TO. The
fence is really in a very bad condition.
The question being taken on this amendment, II was
agreed to-
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Mr.. HUNTER, from the Committee on Public Build
ings, offered the following amendment;
For the compensation clerk for the Commissioner
OF the Pobo Buildings, $500"
The question being taken on this amendment, il was
agreed TO-
Mr. H., from the same committee, submitted the fol-
lowing amendment
"To insert afer line l0f7 And for dehayDg such ex.
pcnses been incurred by terias proc ured
labor applied ards the wing prior the fifteenth
Of " last and for such materials labor as may have
been bce procured applied for the security OF the old
buiding'"
Mr. President, the object Of this amendment is not TO
make new appropriation but merely TO change the des-
tinaon, part, Of appropriation already made. is
proposed to pay Tor certain materials already purchased
and labor for the western wing before the passage
of the deficiency bill, which confines the appropriation
entirely eastern wing, and also Tor some materials
and labor furnished since and which were found abso
utey necessary be applied TO the western wing to sup
pon the main building, the foundations OF which had
been disturbed. u.
Mr. DICKINSON. have word 10 say about that.
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