The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-27
IN CONGRESS- OF THE q. STATES
rhsrsy-Rsrst Congress First Session.
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER as, 1880.
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MONDAIs SEflEMbEH %, 1880
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SENATE.
GEsERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. FOOTE. have another amendment.
uFor the payment ofrhe balance due and unpaid se
mn, o The appropriation 10 same behalf contained ia
~ act making appropriation Tor the civil and diplomatic
= wS ps ~ full u al
c,sl aud unofficial contemplated by said sppropria
Twill moi address the Senate in support OF this proposi
ton although favor i most decidedly presume The
,,oaor from New Jersey more familiar with the sub
ec than anybody else, and he will probably favor the
Seoaie with his views. This appropriation has received
hs double sanction OF the Committees Foreign AZ.
and here y letter explanatory Of the claim por-
IThe honorable senator here read from letter. copy
oi which the Reporter did not obtain
,.d 10 this case BY The Auditor The present Auditor
Understand is fully satisfied that the claim ought to be
allowed cannot doubt under the crcu instances, that
he Senate will z readily sanction the appropriation.
ened advert to me. and beg TO call the attention Of
he Senate this Ihopc that in this ran Of amend.
ments this matter will not be voted down. II is not to
he matter had been plainly understood BY the Comp
roller he would have had no hesitation in paying il
under the original appropriation; but il having been
sion he aid not feel himself authorized to pay il
hold in my hand the original appropriation and the SEN
ale will see how the Comptroller put that TECH
ncal construction upon Il: s
Of said secretary and ha, Of charge daaires. during
the tme the said secrssasy has acted charge daaes
ss q p 2 much Thereof g may as Necessary er M thai
ss q he Unisd States In chn. down the asyai q
H. Everett Canton and for nil other public services
rendered any previous period the government Of the
u,ed slses Or % any Officer agent Or citizen thereof In
The phraseology Of the amendment is such that you
can see that the Comptroller might limit il only to the
ymen, OF the difference Of the salary secretary and
ehaHs d'afares He rejected entirely the latte, par!
that under the construction Of that appropriation he did
no, know whether he would be bound TO pay any
than The difference that although Congress had ap-
services which he rendered previously translator.
terpe,er. otherwise, the Comptroller refused to make
any application Of the money for that service at ALL He
cut OF 5000 of this appropriation, and that 2 900 is
apprehension Of the Comptroller in regard TO the account
I'D clearly the intention oi Congress TO give him
$4,000 for the services he performed and likewise 10 pay
The difference between his salary secretary and Us
charge d'afsires. That, however, has not been paid
over
The question being taken on the amendment. ii was
iHroDoRr .. rAY.
Mr. FOOTE. | now offer another amendment:
.For compensation 10 Theodore Fay. secretary Of the
legation Prussia or his services acting change daf
n.yan, sss :, On, S s.% % ~ wsh 'A' be N M
This also has been sanctioned by the Committee on
Foreign Relations OF both houses and understand from
the chairman of the committee IN the other House that
their sanction was based upon recommendaon Of the
department. This Recommendation OF the department
have butl cannot doubt il nor can doubt the
Mr. RUSK Ibis is clearly private claim against
CLAIMS in gensr. appropriation bill. there are more than
100 bills upon the table which have received the sane
Ton OF the commilteee
Mr FOOTE Will my friend allow me to say iha, this
civil and diplomatic APPROPRIATION bill. and ali ihess
anendments simply embrace sums OF money which il IL
proposed to appropriate for the purpose OF paying the
diplomatic exPenses Of The government; IN other words
ior recompensing diplomatic services already performed
ior which, in my opinion, the parties are entitled TO ali
that 10 claimed In their behalfl These claims strictly
belong TO this bill These maters have been fully in.
vstgaed and closely scxutnixed in both houses OF Con-
gess and BY the department, and have never myself
known caims rejected which were 90 soemnly sane.
Mr. RUsK. The genteman' s remarks have not changed
The matter al all Whether il be for diplomatic services
any other, il the debt 10 due from the United States
equally strong claim. The object Of the appropn
anon bill is 10 furnish the which the existing laws
diplomatic one then ali claims should come up which have
had full investigation and favorable report and the
resul, would be could not get through this bill in sx
nonhs 4 s nos af hai one should geiinto The aPPro
Mi. F0OTE. II the gentleman 10 anxious 10 save ths
public money! will not cay another word this subject
would be very glad however. 70 hear the senator from
Massachusetts upon H.
Nj WINTHROP feel bound to say word upor
this subject The claim believe TO be just one Mr.
Fay appointed in Inc administration Of Mr. Van Bu
mn, or perhaps Of General Jackson He s gentleman
ci literary eharacier and is no, one Of my polltcs
friends His claim, therefore, belongs more properly
the charge and OF those on the other side Of th
chamber; He has been longer, think, 10 the diplomats
service than any other IN H. He was secretary
10 Mr. Wheaton at Berlin, and 10 still there. Mr. Wheaton
was abeent from his post and this gensnan perome'
The service and think he has performed these dute
longer during the Absence Of The minister than any othe
secretary. In the mean time be has recsived no promo
non. He has bean secretary OF the legation from frat 4
last new minister has just been sent out, Mr Barnard
Of New York; who has gone TO take the place OF the for
mef minister, leaving Mr. Fay still secretary st $4,000
year Now. ths gentleman beag still in once, Il h en-
apEoynsie 70 insert provision Tor his relief in The bil
providing or the civil and diplomatic expenses OF th
goveFnment \, mysef, in the other branch OF Congress
carried through similar appropriation for late secrea
of The legaton in PArs who acted durnx The abeenee
the senator from Michigan. This is precisely simiIs
Mr. DICKINSON. The senator from M....ehu..,,,
speaks Of The literary qualifications and even the polite
Of this gentleman in AL Of which concur Bn al IN
time il private claim after all The civil an
diplomatic appropriation bill is for the ordinary expense
by treaty and By Law and is the duty Of the Commute
on Finance to keep - near 70 that Il DO not onl
betass that 10 the provision bill, but il is object
get through. Sir, this bill 10 of those things hs
must 30 through, else the e0vemment mustgo dowr
IneEsiore you losd il down with these conroverte
snrecs. you will perhaps never get il through col
hson between the Two houscs OF Congress viii ensu