The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-20

for the elerks except the onief clerk sud IL Was,
therefore, necsAry for the Secretary TO employ clerks
TO organise the department. In order TO do hs had
employ 6ve 90 Fix additional Not dollar has
bssn appropriated for this service and the question
whether Congress viii take the labor OF sasss gentle
men, and not con pspsats them,
Mr. vrrss (wh,s) Of Ohio said that In the transfer
OF certain bureaus 70 the Department Of the Interior
there NO transfer Of clerks TO transact the new
business and hence the necessity to employ additional
ones.
Mr. HAMPTON caused q letter 20 be read from Mr.
Ewing, the Secretary Of the Interior TO the opera
rons Of his department and the and duties OF
thu new cerks. and he (Mr. II said that Il must be
manifest that the appropriation WAS necessary. he
bss no ides OF spreading net TO catch small Ash ana
let the large ones alp through he had no idea OF
zing the that sdeth out the neighbors corn
Most of the oierte had worked lats at night for
twelve months past and shall they not be paid
Mr. SArLY said that the sct creating the depart.
ment gave ono secretary, two bureau offoe,s, ana
tvo chief clerks So far from contem pstias an IN
of clerks the the Tie did not
bsieve, that under the plea OF necessity nigh ohcer
snauid vioste the law Let him obey the law, and do
tbs best be Congress cannot be appsaed 10 Ter
relief Thees extra clerks ought not to have been
brought into the ssrvios He sympshi4sd In what had
been said about tbs non pay uient OF clerks tut IN
the language OF the poet
Adjust oe "a s.a.t saod which sre.srs an.
psrtnsut NJ once rs bad prsredent snd be hopeJ
tia aouse would set thsir faces against employing
ofaeers IN vioistion sfisw.
6sylys argument skosed that the clerks had di,-
CHARGED e,r criy aud e. show that he had sympathy
thtni, the nsLoreb~ stDtlsu quOfe1
shy not psy them for fervics rendered,
MIR. BarLy repeated that last yesr, when the bill
creating the department before the House, they
tod that 1t wouid give sr.ster efficiency TO bus
ners and would not increase She number OF officers.
Mr.. NcLAsE tdrm J, OF Maryland regarded tho pro-
postioE before them sanction of iilogs act OF
Mr. Secretary Lsibg, vho haa rendered ths dspact-
meDt odcus and disrsputabls The gentiemsu fecil
Ohio (Mr Nnion has said mat the Secretary has vo
lated law.
tir NIrror--I did not 1 said that the Secretary
had a right TO appoint clerks undor the isv.
MIR. MoLars ss,d that tn. appointments of Mr.. Ev-
ms wsre direct infrscticn OF tie law.
Mr. SwStIzsK tdem }, cf Ohio, inquired whether
there not = controversy bet---n Msssrs. Ewing
and Meredith IL So what vas tue RESULT
Mr. VINrss knew nothing oi any ooprot or con-
trovefsy. Mr. Ewing requested Mr. Meredith 10 trsos
fer several clerks and MIR. Meredith said he had hons
to tJsrcicr.
Mr. swlETzEK opposed the appropriation.
eir Schfsck t~ngD of OHIO. defended Mr.. Ewing
from the charge ot usurpstop, and shossd that the
former administration bad done thst sh.ch Mr. living
bad. Mr. Secretary Walker employed clerks ~ forty
seven ard whig Congress paid them. That
why houts, and shigs hsiPsi the 10 carry
the adm nistration. Nos there ia an accidental
majority of the opposition the ssve against
this aomiuiststos, aui trysg 90 hs per ard pp
!. BY refusing the nece-s-ry appropriations II tne
CLERKS necessary useful, don't take them.
IL proper 20 employ them. do 80.
Mr. 0RtEN, (dem) Of missouri, replied % Mr.
Sehenck MnintaiDiDs that there sCoh incrssss
of busDess justified the employ nont % tho clerks
ltE.s contrary tn. Law Bs did aot with 20 snbsf.
ths ration but b. wanted 90 get rd Of the
bep4rtDen, Of the Interior. ~ the committes ssp
toned the secretxry they would give pens.
nsnt authority to continue the clerks for ali time 30
come
The mittse then rose, and thu House adjourned.