The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-27

are not in their places their duties are performed BY sub
ordinate officers The existing laws provide how the,
legislation the part OF Congress to authorize the Secre
OF State to pay these subordinate officers who perform
the duties OF the superior officers during their absence
does and the claim Is an approved one, should be
presented and acted SUCH and ought to be al
taehed q !he appropriation bill
Mr. KING. My friend from Indiana is not entirely
correct in the opinion which he expresses that these
claims can Be allowed and paid At the department The
ministers Of our country frequently leave their posts
S os ssysa y moass during the sumner s %oahs
capital the monarchs travelling the country and
going TO various points. During that period il s usual
for amusement when he performs no business
with his oce, but leaves il TO his secretary But there
y no instance in which secretary OF the Legation ID
raTy absence Of the minister thus leaving his post In
every instance, OF late years. where the minister
called or resgns, and comes home. the secretary Of the
introduced such to the foreign ONCE While be dis-
charged these duties, Congress considers that he il
Obliged TO live At an additional expense, and therefore he
y entitled TO some additional compensation and they
have passed particular laws giving to these indviduals
the secretaries OF egatons-hus dischargng the duties
Of charges daares, the compensation Of charge; but is
upon actual statement that the minister left al such
time, that be was presented at the Foreign Office charge
nj that tme and that be continued discharge this duty
up to particular time. when the minister returned, or
another was substituted in his place. Then we know
what we are voting for.
But regards this gentleman's claim, do under
ton was hss Ss ~ss very frequently absent know
but then his secretary was not entitled to receive ex.
ira pay. on the ground have jnst stated My friend
charge. and he received no compensation as such du
ring his absence. He entitled to pay charge
after the return Of the minister the United States. but
pred between Mr.. Wheaton's leaving and Mr.. Donel-
sons arriving at the courts but believe there was none,
and that Mr. Wheaton remained there till Mr.: Donel
Frankfort to perform the duties Of both places He was
succeeded BY Mr. Hannegan, who went there and con-
tinued to discharge those duties AT any rate, he was
to the pay of charge So that II he has any claims Al all
they must have arisen since the return OF Mr. Hanne.
gan, who discharged the duties of charge there and we
do not know how long il has been between the time that
Mr. Hannegan was permitted to lake his leave. was
recalled and the time that Mr.. Barnard took his place
Mr. FoOTE Gentlemen say this i. private claim
II is certainly claim in behalf OF individual who may
be perhaps in private life but II 10 for recompense for
services actually rendered. the rendition OF which we
have the fullest evidence Now, SIR, cannot understand
how il is that person acting charge d'afaires
may have been actually presented at particular time,
and be entitled 10 rec0mpense. when another individual
acting in that capacity whose Of
the duties have satisfactory evidence Is 10 be held
wholly unenntled 10 compensation know the gen.
era law does moi authorize the payment OF this recon-
SS ns g e
such allowances. Indeed. have the evidence in my
neoa ss % w no msa aS il
The question being taken on the amendment i was
not agreed TO.
RoBERT NJ WALSH.
Mr. FOOTE. I wish to Offer this amendment:
For the fu payment Of Robert Walsh. secretary Of
legation 70 Mexico, for bi. services ac,nee harse
dahares 10 the government, the sum OF Sl,67S"
Here is another letter from the Secretary Of State:
'DErAsrxIsr os sr.rE. ,s
.Washingon, August 9, 1850.
"SR; In reply your letter Of the 7th instant respect
ing claim Tor pensation preferred by Mr. Robert
M wslsh secretary OF legation 70 Mexico for services
hs saao as yo %
from the l.. November Isss ths ls Fetsaay,
ary, 1850 There general aw 20 warrant such an al
owaIce, bot there are numerou. precedsnt where The
ay Of legation and charge dafsi'es has been allowed in
II have the honor 10 be- sr very respectfully, your obs-
'''A' ''''- "pAN'L WEBSTER
:. Hon. Jous A.. McCLxRSAsp,
chairman OF the Comm',,ee g, on Foreign Affairs. ),
Ms DAWSON. Will my friend permit me to ask
bin one question: Why was u not offered 10 he
Mr.. fooTE Il was owing to the s,ringency Of the
rules Of tina, houss that was no opportunity oi pre-
seniing IT, The chairman OF the Committee on For.
eign Relations OF the other House brought to me,
and laid il before the committee OF this House. whose
sanction J, received He assured me that y had re-.
received the full and deliberate sanction OF the House
committee That is the whole history OF IT, and all that
know about H. IL does seem 10 me that when We have
the recommendation Of the Secretary Of Staie and the
sanction of the committees OF the two houses OF Con-
uees in support Of such application, We are acting
illberay in rejecting IT, But ~ have said before,
am careful Of the public money, and not willing 10
consume more time than is necessary.
| The question being taken on the amendment u was
rejected.
COLOMBIAN CLAIMS.
| Mr.. FOOTE. Here is amendment which trust
will meet with better than The rest II has not
received the sanction OF the committee OF the other
House. but il has received the sanction OF the COMMITTEES
on Foreign Relations Of this house, and hope may
il in my power TO say that Il has received the sane
| ton Of the Committee on Finance.
| The amendment il as follows:
Fos de.yins the expenses Of special agent Of hi.
government 10 the republics OF venczicls New Granada.
several due from each OF them, claims OF eli.
Of the United States against the former government Of
Colombis, $4,000
hold in nv hand statement which will read. This
10 not pfivas claim, and trust my friend from Texas
will give II his support
ssafsms~s !. ygsyv~cs 10 coiombis~ Claims
"Befors the dissolution Of the late republic q oclobia
against republic claims 10 the amount Of more than
one million Of dollars, arising out OF acts Of swess
seizure conscaons, forced contributors BY military au-
thores supplies furnished during their revoution.
ssf that on account OF the unsettled and disturbed
In which the political affairs OF the three Ssies thai
composed said republic continued for long serics OF
years OF tho whole amount Of said claims there has not
hundred thousand dollars, and s foand impossble
10 with their setemenI from tbs circumstance that
IN Slain has be separate negotiation OF
setement with each State for the per centagc OF proper
agents OF the United States effect from the lmPos
blisy Of using same proofs In three