The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-25

will be for ali time. And, although am perfectly
satisfied myself that under the-constiuion Congress
has no more power TO remove the seat OF govern
ment than il has TO repeal the consttution-ihough
am satisfied that the whole authority OF Congress
is tune.us c6ieio-was exhausted and ended when il
accepted this territory for the seat OF government,
and that Il then became the permanent seat Of gov.
ernmeni and its location part OF the constitution L.
sell yet still we all know that when men have the dis.
position and will 10 accomplish thing, the will not
oe long found wanting And am not for giving gen.
temen, who come here great trouble and inconve.
nence 70 themselves and agrea loss in their private af
ars and they do receive an adequate compensation,
with the necessary consequence OF adding IT, the break
ing up OF all their social and domestic connexions during
pSng session Of CosgIessi am no. for giving them Or
OF goyenment. do not wanto set II moving towards
the Rocky neutrality-suspicious. il shall 90 the other side
or sop on ss side want y 70 remain here where our
fathets placed IT, want TO stand for all time as
permanent seat OF Tue goyerRmen Of tie United States
do not deSire toouble the Seaate often with this mat
ter, and Twill therefore submit remark or two that
part oi iheprovso which is not included ID the motion
M NJ BERsES BIZ ssSi's better wal. iii that come.
Mr., BADGER i win DO 20; and add only that, for
The reasons have assigned hope the motion Of the
senator from New York will be agreed 10.
Alter debate, ms published yesterday,
Mr. BADGER said now move to strike out the re-
naming portion Of that proviso It is in these words
Nor sha aay rsrsbs. n ,e Senate receive milk for
days after he adjoarnn Of bolh houses q Congress un
less Tie travel for WHICH such mileage charged has
win be observed that this provision made in the ap
poprlaon bill has been inserted BY the House of Repre-
senaiiyes Tor the special benefor otherwise as the
case may be-of this body shall express opinion
70 the decacy or popiety of the House Of Representa-
tives undertaking to Introduce into this bill provision
which 10 specially aimed at the members OF the Senate
That - question for them. upon which they have
right to form their own conclusion and act upon it, But
IN the first place, wish say that The amendment oil the
law proposed BY the House in this psyiso is founded
M ami nj Tho
Senate shall receive mileage for session called within
thirty days alter the adjournment oil bob houses OF Con-
gess unless the travel for which such mileage is charged
has been actually performed Now, sir, there one
word, syllable, or letter. in the act oi ISIS which either
expresses or implies that any is to be travelled
condition 70 receive compensation for mileage II is an
houses OF Congress- and the provision in that law in
tended 70 give them compensation composed OF two
estimated sums; one per diem allowance during the at
tendance oil the members upon the duties OF their respect
I've houses and the other certain sum OF money 10 be
computed BY the distance from their respective residences
TO the seat OF Congress not for travelling not because
Is either required supposed that in order TO be entitled
TO IT. they must necessarily have travelled that distance
The principle OF the act i very Obvious one i is to
furnish compensation to the members OF the two houses
Tor their services, and the mode adopted for arriving at
that by paying certain amount for the estimated dis
ance OF the residence OF the members, which certain dis
lance and compensation remain the same, whether the
member travel that distance not IL is very immaieral
whether. al the close Of session Of Congress, member
either for his health or business convenence goes TO
seat of government II is matter oil no sort OF import
ance; never has been supposed TO be matter OF any
Importance and i canno! be y any mode Or shape made
are not employed To do iravelng-they are not mail
asen's-they are not postboy s-tney are not hired TO
travel The whole object OF the law is obvious; the
whole shows IT, because there no, word said about
travelling from the beginning to the end OF il.
was supposed thai the expense and irouble upon the
whole, OF attending session OF Congress in thus city,
would be greater 70 one who came from distance, and
generally in proportion the distance than TO those who
lived near and as mode adopted for The purpose oil ac
complshing what was necessarily 70 compensate ioI the
additional Inconvenience and expense the trainers of The
law added 10 the per diem tor attending the respective
houses the sum estimated in proportion 70 the distance
Therefore this particular provisio which now propose
to strike out, is founded upon RisaPprehenson oil The
act OF 1915.
La the next place, proposes to introduce into the law
what has been introduced bSiorehat u, 10 pay
members OF Congress Tor actual travel Now, permit me
10 say, il this proper with regard 10 special session OF
Congrsss Is equally proper wh Iega,a 70 rsguls,
the end OF September, gentleman hnds q more conye
nent 10 remain here than 10 so home, why should his
compensation Tor the next session Dc los, OF dlmnsSsa
less valuable TO the country because be has remained here
than they would be il he had gone homer Would the
country be benefited by hs uayelingl Are bis con.
siiluents interested in his travengi Surely Well,
II this is true with regard regular session oil Con
gess. beg 10 know il s not equally uoe with regard
To special session OF the Senstel dely any man TO
show a difference between the two cases
Well here is special session OF Congress, called, we
will suppose, within days alter The adjournment oil
Congress- can, at the distance from my residence,
step into the and down home, and stay two OF
three nights and Days aud be back Of this special session
Well, II do hat says this wise pfoyso which nave
moved 10 strike out, shall be entitled 10 mileage; but
any OF my friends who happen 10 live too lar on 70 90 and
return, who happen to take up The idea that the eoun
Try deeply interested their travelling two or ihree
hundred mer, and that, the whole, u will be better
for them, and quite as well for the country, 70 remain
here, and be ready attend TO the duties which are ex-
peced at their hands, they not to receive this mile
age. E.si 1890,
Again: this proviso says for any session oftha body
which may be called within huy days after the adjourn.
men. the actual travel must DO periormed Why thirty
days II the provision proper one al all II u iusi as
proper 10 say within forty days, hIty sixty days
much longer time within which they may have cppor.
tuny to do this travelling important TO the naton !;
and vet they have conmaceously refused 10 do H. There
fore the longer the me the proper certainly that
member should forfeit his mileage for default Of travel
ling. ~ =. Z. ~ 49,. .s.
am sorry, really sorry, to see that provision in fhs
bill ID Il bad enough thai members OF this body should
be subjected 10 the assaults Of demagogusm ~ every
quarter Of the country that stumps should be mounted
and that twopenny nswspapers should be m en-
desvorsg 10 make capsl by stacks upcn members OF
That b enough quite enough; but 70 have the members
Of The House Of come forward and take
sides In this ssma, quite 100 moch Perpit me 70 say
that while would be willing 10 enter info an invcsuga,
ton OF this subject upon proper occasion ana IN proper
manner. |. for one will never be willing 70 submit 20
such an stsmp the present st interiesepce WIN she
compensation OF senators now established Dy law.
Alter some remarks by Mr. CLAY, as Published yes