The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-16

standing the remarks OF the honorable senator from
Texas that the mail facilities are not carried out through
out the country. The honorable senator must be aware
that these cegks do not carry the mails 70 single viii
lage but only attend the work here Some additional
clerks may be necessary for time. and therefore move
that The word tempora be inserted just preceding the
word "clerks"
money in necessary TO keep up the business OF the
Post Office Department. but this enormous expense does
seem to me 70 DC extraordinary 4 reesect Alright,
forty mine, think Now il is proposed that twenty Two
be added 10 that number The business OF the depart
men SO lar as know, was, under the late administration
performed by the then number OF clerks Ii there were
only ten thousand post Offices when the law Of 1886
passed. there thousand last year. when the
business was kept by the number OF clerks The
senator from Texas apprehend mistaken when he sup
poses that this bill will add any clerks the Auditors de-
partment The Auditors Office branch OF the Treasury
Department AS understand, this is no relief for the
Auditors Office do not like this doubling the number
OF clerks without assigning any reason except the gene
raj statement that there moi clerks enough
Mr.. MANGUM. have observed that il is the easiest
thing in the world for gentemen make objections
any sort Of appropriation, whether they know anything
about the matters which it may relate not; and
glad 10 see that have gentlemen here, sitting like Argus
Office Department consists, think OF forty five forty
clerks and has existed upon that footing for the
last twelve years. We have the information here that
the number OF offices exceeds the number in 1886 by
rs per cent, and will soon reach so per cent.
believe sir, that have had more personal intercourse
with that department than any other member OF the SEN
in his statements. They perform more labor Tor the
amount Of pay than any other employees OF the govern
ment What is the expansion OF the Treasury Depart
menl suppose il to be three or four times as great
And yet this with increase OF rs to 80 per cent IN the
last twelve years. is still TO be restricted to the employ
men Of temporary clerks, while every gentleman Of OBJ
servaton and experesce well knows that the most
full and most efficient mode is 10 employ permanent clerks
II the clerks in temporarily little attention is paid
to their qualifications; but i they are to De permanent
clerks, they are selected with and more udg
men and their experience every month makes them more
valuable must again protest against the arguments
and objections of many senators upon this floor; and
say with great Difference, but it appears TO me that in
Justice is done the Post Office Department My friend
from Texas does take leap here in the dark He
has investigated the subject, and he knows more about 1t
than all Of u.s. and yet objections made perfectly in the
dark brought in and are supposed to have infu
ence upon the vote think il will not be So Let the
vote be taken shall not be alarmed by objections, but
Mr. DICKINSON. | wish to add one or two words.
Mr.. President, to what have said before, do not
favor putting this number Of clerks in this bill but the
matter being under discussion, have paid some attention
to it, andI wish remark upon it, as shall have to
vote upon it, These clerks, many OF them, have been
propated in the House OF Representatives for clerks en-
poyed during the for the current business OF the
office have no doubt, from all thai can learn that
those clerks necessary under the system they have
adopted. cannot be induced to state the matter any
otherwise than as understand it. have been informed
by gentleman connected with that once, that many nave
been rendered necessary by the removals under the
present administration. He says he has no doubt that
they necessary have no doubt myself that many
of them made necessary by the large number oil
appointments and removals But that is matter between
that department and the public and not between Congress
and that department
Nj Mr. Dickinson That is matter between them and
the public and not between Congress and them repeat,
what said before, that mean to let tine departments
take their regards the public business, and,
when they come here within any kind OF reasonable
bounds, to give them all the facilities they ask 10
carry out the public business. We cannot get along in
any other way. suppose myself, that those clerks
who were employed were employed without authority
Of law and that the departments finding that they could
employ clerks do not say that they have employed
them with the greatest Judgment do not say that they
have got along with the least they could but do not
know particularly about it, and will let them have the
number they ask and hold them responsible and let the
public hold them responsible II has been usual with the
current business TO call in clerks and then make state
ment to Congress OF the result and ask them to sanction II
II Congress would sanction no other abuse than this,
would not raise my voice This not strictly an abuse
when KEEP, within due limits The business of the country
increasing and il the department hnd temporary clerks
necessary they employ them. and submit the Tact 10
Congress, and Congress may sanction H. and make the
appropriation for it. On the 9th page oil this deficiency
bill will be found appropriation oil 81 9l2 80 Tor clerks
mployed upon the current business oil the Office during
the last summer Then these clerks to be continued
do not know the number; but whatever number the
Postmaster General thinks just and proper. shall vote
to sanction would, therefore, have preferred repeat
that this should have come in upon separate DILL, or
that they should have waited until the general appropr
alton Ii is small matter to struggle and for one
will strain at gnais when we are continually
swallowing camels. Let the department have their
clerks.
fro BE CONTINUED.
tThe debate was continued length upon Mr.
RusKs amendm which was finally adopted. Pending
the consideration oadd onal amendments, the Senate adj
iournedl