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


brought to me by representative OF Virginia IN the
paid II is provide for the payment OF the existing
Judgment and provides. further. that the Secretary Of
the Treasury before be pays IL shall be satisfied that
Mr.. DICKINSON That is comforting duty upon a
cabinet officer that ought not 70 be conferred upon him
* nun Ts sha na b
fened upon him when he has too much to attend to
now. M
Mr. MASON Let the amendment be read
Tn amendment was read accordingly.
Mr.. DICKINSON. do not see how the Secretary oil
the Treasury is to know all the circumstances under
which that judgment is recovered. He cannot know
them unless he knows them by intuiion--whether It
was by default or by examination.
Mr.. BADGER. lin his seaD He can find that out by
Mr. MASON. There is an existing law Of 80 and
one also Of AS which recognises the obligations OF this
Soand by to pay and 50 boand that her c
zens recover Judgment against her
Mr. BADGER. That is perfectly clear
Mr. MASON. Ii that is not satisfactory to the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, nothing can be.
Mr.. BRIGHT This is nothing more than private
claim arising from revolutionary services and ought 70
60 to the Committee Revolutionary Claims, and be
acted upon by them This judgment may be satisfactory
one And we propose to refer i to one Of the officers
o. the treasury Now propose e avoid this practice
propose 10 refer just little % the department OF the
treasury as possible Their duties very onerous al
ready and they have now more ~ man ssy e Gan no
cia officer They give that attention to this class
OF business that the business itself merits They cannot
nothing but private claim The courthouse principle
we have already disposed Of II we are 70 put private
claims upon this bill, why know Of much stronger
for BY amendment. defaultng officer, or one sup.
posed to be such. sued, and judgment recovered
against him for some 1000 Or $1,000 ! turned oni,
him about $4,000. have bill for his relief now
pending The accounting officer says that the govern
ment actually owes HIM so much money. Now, II the
senator from Virginia prevails with his amendment,
shall feel 10 be my duty to call my claim from the he
and bring il in as an amendment 10 this bill. But do
Mr.. BADGER. think my friend from Indiana [Mr.
y under mistake about his claim hs ! can
committee. II | understand the matter right, Congress
has already law the obligation Of the Uni
gina They have passed law and made an appropri-
alton for that purpose The amendment is to add TO the
unexpended balance Of this appropriation what is
Congress That is the state Of the case DO not see
what committee would have to do with II
The question being taken upon the amendment, It was
| rejected on division-ayes 10, noes %.
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts, wish to offer the fol-
lowing amendments insert after line 6O7
For the keeper OF the light Mioots ledge near
sas Boston s''0 aaa ~ sA'A 2 MS
wish to say merely that this is the place spoken Of
! by my colleague few minutes since ! have letter
here from the collector TO the Secretary OF the Treasury
in which he states that owing to the dangers that
round the keepers OF this light they have resigned their
places, TO take effect upon the let Of October next There
three Of them He expresses his opinion that the
vices OF such officers be had al the price
that allowed by law Tor the payment OF the keepers oil
lghis-hat is. $500 for the principal keeper and $500
for the assistants. This is. as my colleague very well
knows, and as believe the department know, a ve,y
posed place. This lighthouse stands upon sunken
and the persons are compelled in taking care Of he light
to live in this little iron structure upon rock The Fifth
Auditor who has charge Of the lighthouses, says is in
able be obtained to perform these duties pro-
pose, therefore, offer this amendment, making the
pensaon for the principal light keeper $780, instead OF
$780, and for the assistants $500, instead of $500. the
prices paid heretofore.
| The amendment was adopted
/ Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi l offer amendment, TO
come in alter line 500, as follows:
"For reiinbnrsng Reyerdy Johnson. late Attorney
General Of the United sa,es the amoand paid by him out
Of his private funds for the services OF clerk employed for
public service on public duties. Ss66 So"
Mr.. President, the immense amount Of duties thrown
upon the Attorney General made II necessary for him 10
employ clerk letter from him says that he could
have gone with his duties without the aid OF clerk
The senator from Maryland, mr. PEARcE,l who has
been obliged leave the Senate has left with me
Of the with bis banker in which appears
that this clerk has received. the dates opposite his
name, the sum OF $685. so The late Attorney General
contracted with him for $500 per year. and this sum is
what will amount TO at that rate.
/ The amendment adopted
i Mr.. EWING. wish 10 offer this amendment, 10 come
10 after line 26l.
For the compensation OF clerks and Tor the
/ Department Of the Interior, Si4500"
would observe TO the Senate that no Appropriation
whatever contained in the bill for the messengers and
clerks OF that department They have been passed
suppose account OF provleo which contained In the
deficiency bill have not the bill by now-that the
Department OF the Interior shall get he clerksand
sengers too, suppose. though there is nothing said
about lhemirom the other Department. II is singular
provision get the clerks from the other departments, IN
order that the number OF clerks not be increased in
consequence of the establishment OF this department
Since that time the number OF clerks in the other depart
mems has been increased think the number OF SO
co. The number OF clerks being too small, an addition Is
made them; and now, II extract clerks from the 9th.
Department. TO perform the services necessary the
Department OF the Interior will then become necessary
provide for clerks the other departments, and
then provide for their executive transfer TO this de-
patment Now, this seems 10 me 10 be an idle proviso
entirely Il would be better TO have Congress provide
for the clerks this department Al once than TO provide
them for the other departments and then lei the executive
transfer them this The amount which Is necessary for
the Of that department. estimated, 10 the that
have named ask that the amendment be adopted 90
TO give the department the necessary number oil clerks TO
carry on is business.
twas suggested, at the time the bill passed providing
for the creation of that department, il would create
expense. But who supposed Tor moment that any one
OF the departments Of the government could be carried
without expense, without clerks without books with.
out fuel, and without the ordinary OF carrying
thrown upon that department II has to sustain heavier
burden than any other department Of the government,
except the Treasury Department II has more business
perform Than any other department. except the Depart
ment OF the Treasury. And II ID provided with very
limited means, with this approximation and with