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

ratification Of his contract All this business be jus
as well done there, Why noti II is competent for the
General to send o his assistants out there
ior the purpose OF experimenting these mail arrange.
agent goes TO Missouri doesnot follow thai the Union
gong TO be dissolved Let gentlemen quiet themselves
on that point The danger OF the separation OF the Union
where will be here al the heart in action here calcu.
lated 10 throw of the extremes This looks 10 nothing
Of that description Ills merely complying with sug-
gestion OF the Postmaster General consulted him on
the subject and transmitted TO him memorials sent me
| by citizens Of Boston and New York The bill was
drawn ~ with great and delberaton. and approved
by the department. alter being thoroughly examined into
Mr. WALKER The senator's argument sounds to me
quite like his proposition II is nothing less
than Acknowledgment thar our territory has become
so far extsnded that il cannot be managed by the old
machinery Of government Suppose Il cannot now, sir
for year or two the time will arrive when, is
10 he hoped we shall have facilities OF communication
as great IN regard TO that conny other parts oil the
lar better to submit ourselves for that
short space OF time, than TO take step like this The
senator says there IL danger Of separation coming
iron The extremes Of the country.
Mr.. RUSK. Will the senator allow me for moment
do not wish to trench upon the lime allotted to the regu
lar California business for to-day, although this relates
give notlce now, in order that gentlemen may examine
INTO j, That will call up and press il al the very
hest day, when can gel chance between those little
bills that VIII only occupy moment
The amendment was accordingly withdrawn,
! Mr.. WALKER With the senator's leave, will hn.
sh the sentence had upon my lips when he interrupted
me- The senator says there is no danger OF dsunon
coming from the extremes OF the country agree with
him in that But this is measure originating here at the
seat OF government and in his own language calculated
Mr. GWlN called for the special order Of the day.
Mr. SEBASTIAN Before this bill is disposed Of, I
want TO offer another amendment as follows
De further enacted, That the 81 section Of the act OF
August H. lSIs, entIted An act establish certain post
rouIes be extended 10 the Territories of Utah and New
star ha ibnYi
establish such OF postage in the said Territories
him may seem prope not exceeding those authorized in
Mr. President, the object Of this amendment is simply
this: BY the existing law there is specific authority
establish post routes either of the Territories of Utah
and New Mexico nor is there any general authority ex
isng in the head OF the Post Office Department
tabsh post offices and post roads in those two Territories
By the third section OF the OF s4s special authority
is conferred him so far the Pacific OF Caor
MIA Oregon is concerned leaving the interior Terri
tories have mentioned without any provision OF the
kind This amendment simply extends the general au-
ihoriiy oi the Postmaster General these two Terrific
es to the same degree as IL was conferred by the act Of
ls4s.
The question being taken on the amendment. it was
Mr. DAYTuN offered an amendment to establish
post road from Mediord, via Lumberown to Mt Holly,
IN New jersey; which was agreed TO.
Mr. DODGE, of Wisconsin, offered an amendment 10
establish post road from Highland in Iowa. to Rich
mond IN Richmond county, and 10 Parapoo. in Saut coun
~, Wisconsin; which was agreed to.
The bill then reported 10 the Senate, the amend.
mens concured in and ordered be engossed and
the bill was read a third time and passed.
JUDICIARY IN CALIFORNIA
The Senate Us In committee OF the whole, proceeded
to the consideration of the bill TO extend the laws and
judicial system OF The United States 10 California
To this bill the Committee on the Judiciary had reported
an amendment; which was read as follows:
Section T. line q afer word 10 strike OF, the re-
ma OF the section, aud insert the Judge Of the northern
a and 10 b Of e pe s.
tic Aforesaid an annual compensation oil iour thousand
as afore said /"
Mr.. GWIN. Mr.. President. is IL in order 10 move an
amendment to that amendment!
The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. BELLY tits
Mr.. GWlN. Then move to amend so as to make the
salary Of the Judge Of the northern district $1,000;
Mr. q said: Mr.. President, the duties OF the Office OF
district Judge in California will be arduous as they
are in any court in the United States In part OF the dis
irc the business TO be Transacted before that from
Cases involving Millions Of dollars will be brought be.
fore IT, am confident that the compensation proposed
10 the amendment is 100 low; wish there was some
plan devised by which these salaries could be raduatd
should feel my duty TO move that the salary should
be Ten thousand dollars for the fret year two, If il
were one tnai could be changed during the life OF the
judges, and that It should be reduced hereafter feel
my sell bound that the salary should be fixed at
six thousand dollars. For less than that
pec or hope TO get any man To I'LL the Office who Is caia
Mr. DAYTON Mr. President. wish TO say word
10 the Senate reference TO this matter We about
Stale OF Cslfomiaone for the norern AMI for the
southern district II Is proposed by the Committee the
Judiciary 10 make the salary of the Judge for the north
ern district, IN which Is the city OF san Francisco fye
thousand five hundred dollars and that OF the Judge
the southern district, four thousand dollars The nd
ment proposed by the senator from California Mr. 6wIs
IL make the salary Of the Judge OF the northern district
six thousand dollars, instead o i've thousand five hun
dred. The committee supposed that five thousand dol
lars sufficient, and much the salaries OF those
judges ought TO be- but consultation with the
tors iom California, finally concluded 10 make u ye
thousand five hundred dollars for The northern district
We perfectly that in consequence the state
OF things al present existing IN California, that may be
insufficient salary but II should be fecoeced that in x
ing the salary OF the district uige Of California nov,
fixing IL for the lifetime OF the judge II cannot be
altered afterwards, however much more than sufficient II
may be- tor three four years We must suppose
that IN the Of lew years the condition OF things
in California will approximate somewhat 10 Tue condition
of things in other parts OF this country The largest
salary received BY district Judge in the State OF New
York is three thousand three hundred dollars, and the
salary OF the district judge at New Orleans three thon
sand doars although he gets some lutte temporary
pensaon for other matters There are none OF the saa.
OF the other district Judges that above two thou.
sand i've hundred dollars, and few not two
thousand dollars Now propose to hx the salary Of
this judge at FIVE thousand five hundred dollars, when
the salaries o Judges OF The Supreme Court of the United
States only four thousand i've hundred dollars The
salary OF the Chie Justice s only five thousand dollars
This salary, too, II will he fecoecied Is liked as life
time arrangement The amount OF the salary cannot be
altered diminished on account of constitutional pro.
visions prohibiting such dimnuton increase II
to me that II this salary Of five thousand FIVE hundred
dollars is not sufficient AT the present tme IL will be
ply sufficient alter the expiration uf few years Ibold,
therefore, that the report OF the committee ought to be