The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-29

fore said committee and asked 70 be discharged from the
further consideration Of the same.
| The committee was discharged accordingly.
Nj. HAMLiN. from The Committee on Commerce, to
whom had been referred various petitions and memorials.
aud also bill in relation to the establishment OF light.
appropriations for light houses life buoys and for
other purposes which was read and ordered TO second
reading.
REVOLUTIONS.
The following resolution submitted yesterday by Mr..
HusTEa. was taken from the table, and was read a
third time, and passed;
!" Rssooed That the Committee Public BuiIdogs be
authorized invite plans accompanied by estimates, or
hundred dollars Cor the plan which may be adopted by the
Committees Public Buildings tactng oy)o Of tue TWO
Of Congress- 70 be paid Out Of the contingent nd Of
The following resolution reported from the Committee
OF Claims. taken up. The question pending
reading the resolution a third time
"Rtsavad, Tnat tbs commtee Of Claims be authorized
to employ clerk annually, whose dates, said commit
tee shall dect shall be the performed BY the
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by The secre.ary q tho sosts out Of the connsea
exceeding four dollars day.
Mr.. CASS. hope The resolution win not be agreed
TO. This allowing OF clerks TO committees will
nue until every OF them becomes an annual officer
NoRRs Hope he resolution s sdo viii Be agreed to-
similar proposition was referred to the Committee of
Claims at the commencement OF the session, which
from the Committee OF Claims mt the last session. and
was recommended by them. The Committee of Claims
being composei OF new members--a majority o. them
not only Of the committees but OF the Seaaie iself,hey
delayed action on the subject until they might be better
qualified to Judge whether it was proper or not They
have to the conclusion, without dissenting voice,
,9 TspoI, this resolution The committee o the House
bear testimony to the great advantages to be derived from
that course L is proposed in this case in addition 70 the
duties imposed the clerk here that during the
be shall make digest and abstract properly class
fed, OF the passed upon during the session. tits OF
great importance to the committee to have abstract
and digest of what they do That process is going
on in The House OF Representatives and they have some
eight clerks employed in bringing up such abb
stract from the commencement OF the government What
propose to impose clerk the performance OF
like labor, SO far the action OF the present session is
concerned and not to go back, for that be cannot do
There another consideration in relation to this matter
The Comni,tee OF Claims have now before them a
large number OF very important matters. and is pro
posed further, that during the recess the matters
which shall be undisposed of shall be thoroughly in.
vestgated. The committee, as ii now stands, would
Otherwise have to be discharged from their consideration
The proposition is, that under the direction OF the COM
mitee the clerk fhall be employed in furnishing and
looking up which bear the TO be settled
hereafter by the Senate. believe that is not only i'm
porant but an act of economy that this clerk should be
:. .So asg belief Wssn sss
reary OF the Senate they are accorded at once When
bureau department asks for clerks. they also
ask il on the ground that il win expedite their business
and accomplish il in more systematic manner, sen
atos rise and cry out extrayagance" These very
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Senate here and ask but clerk 10 expedite their
operations, and enable them Discharge themselves o the
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sde in order that may be able TO discharge duties
properly and mehodcay, and hope the resolution will
Mr. CASS. II the honorable senator from New
Hampshire audes 70 me. can only say that on every
question vote according TO the best OF my Judgment and
din uhullf fha nj
willng 10 receive their recommendations, and TO treat
them with respect; but when that is done. give my
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step oil system that inevitably leads 10 the consequence
Of making permanent every clerk OF every committee OF
that ia. morrow viii come l am therefore opposed to IL
Mr.. WALKER believe there are committees which
have had permanent clerks assigned TO them believe
clerk to one or two OF the other committees II not
mistaken, believe the Committee Pensions has had
one assigned TO it, should like to know whether that
The PRESIDENT. am not aware that there has
been permanent clerk assigned to any committee. Du
ring the between the present and the next session.
the Post Office Committee has been authorized 10 retain
It's clerk. But that is not permanent clerkshp.
Mr.. WALKER. was under the impression that both
the Post Oce Committee and the COMMITTEE on Pensions
had had clerks assigned 10 them during the recess.
merely wish TO say thai opposed 10 such practice.
The committee cannot be here during the recess. and
surely they nirus the performance of ther duties to
over again hepselves II there has bean permanent
clerk appointed for either OF these committees, now
give notice that il obtain the floor during the pres
en session, shall oder resolution resembling such sp
pontmenis.
Mr. DODGE, OF Iowa am member OF the Com
miitee oil Claims, and know something oil the duties
which The clerk OF that commiliee has 10 perform |
know that his services necessary TO the interests oil
the government The House Of Representatives have
given clerk lis Committee OF Claims Tor years, and
great benefits have been realized in consequence.
am satisfied from the amount oil business now pend
ing before the Senate Committee OF Claims, that the
services OF this gentleman will be most useful between
this and the next session OF Congress; and am aston
shed that there should be any objection continuing this
tee of Claims OF the House OF Representatives hope
the resolution will be adopted.
Mr.. TURNEY. ] am opposed 10 the appointment oil
these clerks, not much the OF economy as
from the effect will have, the clerk becoming the Con-
gress who passes the claims. When claim is nnani.
mously reported from the committee, usually pass IL
without much investigation objection; and we are
claims that they may be prepared TO report upon them
the COMMITTEES adopting what the clerk does, and the
Senate adopting what the committee does Sir, we passed
bill months ago establishing board OF accounts.
and il designed that these claims should be referred
to that board am very willing hattha principle should
be carried into effect But TO have ell these claims pre-
scented to Congress reported upon merely by clerk and
for favorable report carrying the matter further than
can 20. This clerk 10 TO be selected by the committee
and Il s, Perhaps with them matter OF favoritsm; for
this same Committee OF Claims took some four or hve
months OF the session select their clerk from among
the different candidates who wanted the situation
Finally, they made selection; and we are now asked
that that clerk may be continued during the recess OF
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