The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-22

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"a ihsi | cen kafak hslisss thai The difference be
~sss $500 and se.oo9 ~oeh make, any diner.
y. ss s, i Z, Ia, se, p..sy made
.s increase only rn a. apprehension tina, Re soaId
80 n more "a. zoe z, NJ you'd s eS. spas
"a, frss a., ~ ssngis II California have themselves
sssi a. s.il.l skrs--.Ial :. slOooo Al any rate
s,ss Is sns.s eva Issss wosa Is asesss4y Cor
sd<Iskls numhef ~ year. 10 eome.
Iuil ao snlsI aio he question: whether Is or is moi
cs~'nsi hsll ihsl siras. Ihs jadeia ofkee. Ny own
spaica y. y eln be done and eonear therefore. IN
ne vs.s q NJ ssaa.os lrom Indiana. Mr. wnr.
me hss sessaes only 10 any act ol Congress
wheh may BE- lsssd subq uenly 10 the creation Of The
jadc&l ofcs o. The appoinl eat % the ladgs Il j. in
he soas,,s.iaa "a. ..sa.d asssiols am str sioas,
al the opinion thai woald BE- competent Tor 10 grad
as,. M salary The bil sssaiins die judicial oes
hai question 70 ao hsos The senate. i 10, necessary
Tor me 10 make ahy fafhel remarks upon a. viii mosl
chs<riuiy soss Tor this small addition 10 the Saa ans
would vote Tor more the question were before the sen,
Mr. CwIN ! believe the ssnaie !. disposed 10 a.opt
my swsndment; and a. DO not want the ,iRe consumed
a taking the yeas and nays. Withdraw me call ioi
Nj wHIrcoMB Thai canno, be done. nov tina, they
have been ordered. but unanimous consent and J. oi
ons cannot conss nj 20 have the call Withdrawn.
Mr. MANGUM. Mr. Pre@ioeat, ! Will dsiaia The
Senate bur moment shall vote for this sum Of 5000
bsIsve, = STATED ~ We senator from coanseea' .asl
lorna than in Of the other states OF this Union al
half the sum The Uaied Siales have vast interests
,hsss and We ought 70 s.es,s ability ue9S. the bench =
finally have resort the Supreme Court oi the United
Saies, yetevery lawyer knows do myself profess 20
m huv ftulxsn Inc ~ IL
Sir. there 10 not better evidence than the ease OF Cali
fognia herself upon the subject They understand their
own ,esy ss "
think we shall be dealing 10 raher rigid spirit wh
themif We do not approximate 70 that sum shall
therefore, very cheeriuy vote 10 increase the salary
Nj. ATCHlSON Il l. well known 10 the Senate that
my friend from North Carolina ia both politician and
m individual extremely bera have never known that
for Limitation Of any salary or compensation whatever
N! iMsiAkGUM. good naluredly) call the senator
% order. lLaugn'erl His remarks are OF personal
Mr. ATCHISON On the contrary. ! have never
known proposition To- increase salary OIL any oieer oi
the government from the highest 10 the lowest, but he
has been the first TO advocate and vote for IL
Mr.. President, there is one thing that 10 very certain
We can al any future time. increase The salaries oil The
United States judges in California; and believe that
IT equally as certain that we can never diminish The sal
aries while the judges continue TO hold the Offices Now
then let try $500; and il experience teaches that
THIS salary inadequate, al the next session OF Con-
gress or nj any subsequent session, we can increase
IT, and we can also 20 back Il necessary, and make
P.ssn Of be nes IL p s.. Ssa
weeks alter tn Is bill shall have passed the Senate
and become law, will be able to appoint III candi.
Si sa ns Ice now o. M ior hs
Office in California, al ANY salary the government will al
low. suspec, m, friend from Connecticut lMr SMnRl
might he made witness oil this TACT, Iaughte have
no doubt there are one hundred applicants Tor ms oce
of gentlemen OF high legal sbiy- Al all events, have
never known officer, great email but there was
extent, mol only to the Presdrn Of the Unled States
but TO members OF Congress-, whether wing or democrat
and to every body else who was supposed 10 have the
am Tor trying h,s IS 500 at fret, and il that be Insult.
Gent, then Increase the salary until the compsn
saton 10 adequate, and also remunerate the Judge
for the period he may have served.
Mr.. MANGUM. am much Obliged to the honorable
senator Missouri for the lee he has given me,
because forsooih my oaions with regard to the standard
many other gentlemen. holG that money is not TO De
saved by diminishing salaries and putting incompetent
men in judicial Offices Get man ~ ability, man OF
learning, and Of eminent legal qualifications and pay him
Literally II is in Different way that monty is lost re-
member when there was question ~ involving some
e750yOoO or 81 100000. should like 10 know how my
honorable fnsDd voted upon that question am pretty
much in the dark that matter Il is the immense do.
nations Of public lands for internal improvements oil
rious sorts that empty the treasury. for which may
40 frequently vote as the honorable senator from Mis-
sour But am for having efficient official corls-an
efheient judicial corps-men eminent in their profession
aad Tor giving them good salary II you will only give
~ 900 have doubt there many persdnsperhaps
some elected members Of Congress-who will 70 there, il
you will only pay their way there. Laughter That
but pallry economy permit me 10 say, with all due
respect TO my honorable friend, which seeks 10 put down
ability, WORTH and eminence 10 dimensions OF the lowest
character would rather rely upon the appointing
power 10 make judicial selections
The sensible view TO be taken OF this matter is very
obvious from the action Of California. Do you imagine
that she would have wasted her money, when all
the money collected there pockeied by the United
States, instead OF going. think IL should have gone.
70 California, when she was living then in her infant
20 bear much taxes II they pay $1,000 year their
local judges, do you want inferior upon your own
judicial benches Rather than reduce the salary named
would vote for the amount they have themselves given.
MIR. SMITH In reply 10 the iniimaon BY the
tor fIom Missouri, justice myself ought TO state TO
that has any desire TO be appointed to either OF the judicial
Offices that named in this bill have presented no
name 20 the Executive IN anticipation OF The passage Of
tins bill nor have the slightest expectation that shall
present any name 10 him Tor these Offices. trust that
the honorable senators who represent California upon
this floor will be listened TO by the Executive upon this
subject
Mr. FOOTE. Mr. President, am as much inclined
generally TO vote for liberal appropriations most any
other gentleman But really cannot support this prop
ositon, because SATISFIED that the proposed
In the bill s large enough 10 recompense any lawyer OF
ability for the performance Of judicial duties 10 Calfor-
MIA OF elsewhere ID is not true in my opinion as gen
tlcmen to suppose, that il will be AT all difficult 10
I'll these Offices with able attorneys have not the least
doubt that twenty fifty able lawyers can be obtained
posed This remark is equally applicable to every other
State OF the coniederacy, in my judgment
! cannot doubt that there will be that reduction oil
prices which has heretofore been spoken onssed upon