Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-28

Secretary of the Interior $4,000 to be paid out of
stricken out any money In the Treasury not otherwise APP
propriated"
The fund from which proposed appropriate the money
required for the erection ofhe wing ofhs Patent Office is
which derived from the payments of inventors ia taking
patents Of $50 EACH To do this looks very much
the if to require members Of Congress
pay for the erection of the proposed wings of the Capitol
the merchants pay for the erection of the Custom houses
And il is more unjust than those requirements would
be- This building is not to be erected for the benefit of The
Patent Ofce-for that is large enough now for all the pur
poses Of inventors for twenty ocomebu understand
is intended for the Of the Department Of the Interior
Hence the glazing injustice OF this proposition II is unjust
impose this the inventors and mechanics Of our
country for the erection Of palace in Washington to be
appropriated for any other purposes than Their And there
are other propositions Of which tax the mechanics
and inventors of the country for the collection of ag
cultural statistics, which shall strike out of the
bill.
matter shall be decided. commended last spring against
large an amount this fund being appropriated there was
bu. the Senate overued me by large majority, and since
then have felt very little interest in the matter desire to
my friend from Wisconsin considers it absolutely necessary
do otherwise he will leave the subject until the beginning
Of the next session.
q Mr.. WALKER. cannot do it.
The amendment rejected.
Mr. BADGER. wish to motion which | sub
United to the Senate in committee, and which hope will
receive the general and perhaps unanimous appreciation of the
body although it then voted down. The motion is to
strike the clause Of the bill providing that Senator shall
receive mileage for any called session Of the Senate within
thirty days after the adjournng of the regular session.
Mr.. SMITH demanded the yeas and nsyS but they were
not ordered.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. DAWSON. Iwish to revive the amendment making
allowance Of mileage the Senator elect from New Next
co. and wish to make observations this sub
ject. renew this amendment inasmuch ss see that the
public funds are rapidly going because think share Of
them should be diverted this object AS stated BEFORE
this gentleman here for very honest and patriotic pur
pose. He believed he entitled to the dignity Of on
this floor but he disappointed in that though from
any fault of his He sent here by the people whom
he represents journey Of thousands Of miles, make
known their to the Government aware that he
entitled bis seat here and voted against his claim
it. but still he also agent the Government of that
infant State colony and after the journey he has made
agree that he should be compensated single dol
lar More particularly, cannot agree to when that
other of the delegates have been pad and above ALL
when can give mar who travels in public vessel from
Turkey 000 think, therefore, that the who comes
represent the portion f country the distant have
California is least entitled legally, but
OF mere justice, TO his mileage.
Mr.. DICKINSON. supposed that matter had been fully
determined to-day vote of the Senate by yeas and
nays. Hope will similarly disposed Of at once, and
without the consumption of further time.
Mr.. BERRlEN Extremely regret that this motion has
been renewed 1t does seem to me that to make the al
lOWaDCe PROPOSED
extraordinary acts The part Of the Senate Of the United
States which can conceive of portion Of the people in
Territory of the United States have assumed to themselves
the right of constituting State Government We have de-
MED that right and have ven them government Of terri
orial form and surely sit must violate every conviction of
judgment to recognise the right Of these people send
Senator here, when in the denial of that right sustained
by the judgment of Congress Upon what principle, then,
is it that we are to recognize this mannot who is
entitled to take seat in the Senate but who to be
compensated Senator of he United States Have
right thus to dispose of the public of the country
This principle of segovenmeut been carried sufficient
extent and we are, in my Judgment pushing beyond
any limit which can be recognised any principle be de-
duced from the constitution of the United States. trust
sir, that this motion will not prevail
MI. DAWSON. am sorry that my colleague should en-
terrain the views in regard this proposition which he has
expressed have merely proposed that we should pay an
agent who has come to us from portion of people
their representative, the principle that we have
already agreed to pay agent from foreign nation who
has come here to become acquainted with nsitu-
tons. difference between his and that of
gentleman who has been sent here from infant colony,
two three thousand miles ,way for the purpose of
ascerainng the state of things at the Of government
less be in favor of the latter He double capa
city, agent of the Government and these people, and
has made communication to this body such agent.
know that he claiming to be Senator and agree with
my colleague that he is not entitled to seat this floor
but will not for that reason, say that he is entitled to
nothing at all the part of the Government WHY, he
made agent if peaseto represent the condition OF that
people so distant from us, and think it is duty least
to pay his expenses objection, based any
sound great principle doing My on this
subject is too well known to need any explanation have
denied the right Of these people to come in State but
because that occasion they disposed wronguy,
believe to exercise sovereign power not thereby indis
posed to do here what consider simple act of justice
Mr.. BERRIEN. The Senator elect from New Mexico |
Sir, the Senator has not only given pain, but fear will
pain common constituency, by renewing this resolution
There kind of analogy between the of the Turkish
agent sent here and the of this individual The al
lowance made to him under considerations of high
tonal policy under considerations connected with the foreign
commerce of the country but upon what principle you
going to make this allowance to this individual If you
quire information from agent appoint him agent
describe him agent and make him the compensation
which is appropriate for agent; but trust that the Senate
of the United States will far respect its dignity
recognise this agent the elected agent of the inhabitants of
Territory of the United States individual who is en-
tied to his mileage in his character Of Senator elect
Mr.. HOUSTON. am reluctant to say any thing, be-
know the importance Of time in the Senate but other
gentlemen have felt compunctons the subject and
some occasions must avail myself Of my privilege am
tonished that the Senator from Georgia. who presented this
motion, should have acknowledged himself very deficient
in regard to intelligence from New Mexico. He says that
that State that would be- has been represented but
he certainly must have forgotten that there most asdu
representative and delegate from there Mr. HUGH N
SMIrH-a gentleman who not only jealous but able
and who present here during of the session the
here, and he left but the other day. fully compensated for
his services and have doubt that his abors Of great
importance to New Mexico The Senator recently
rived though his eegaphic despatch was here before him.
has his claims presented This is the first State
that ever saw represented by single Senator, and pre-