The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-07
THE UNION.

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MIA have done my duty 10 eontendns for IL and II the
Senate disposed 10 make that nen they musi
decide for themselves know il is Of importance
TO that State TO have assistance organic their gov
eminent for the reasons have gwen. Her expenses
have been very great, and will continue 10 be will
move thsrsfoss, the following ansndmen,;
'.Thsl of collected The ports embraced
within the Stale of California, duties upon brsien hn
nH tho sum Of $4,000 DO paid 70 the STATE q oA0'
Mr. EWING. | hope the amendment will be adopted
MIS- CHASE thnk that the Senate has just decided
by solemn vote that the moneys collected IN California
belong to the treasury OF the United States IL 10 now
proposed pay these moneys $500 900 the State OF
California. ] am disposed 10 be liberal any man 10
the State OF California, when that hberay Is exercised
IN proper mode. for obIecs which ought 10 legislae
upon but submit TO the Senate If they are prepared 10
sci the OF paying money out OF the treasury Tor
no legal reason To the States OF this Union How long
will II be before we shall have other applications from
other Staes Tor the payment OF revenues collected with
IN Their limits regret that feel Obliged TO object TO this
proposition but il seems TO wrong in principle, and
cannot. therefore, give the sanction OF my vote
blr. BELL was about 10 ask the senator from Cal
forna before the senator from Ohio took the floor what
would be the objection to modifying his amendment so as
10 pay out OF these collected in California or out
OF the ureasury-i makes no difference with me--the
whole amount OF the expense OF that government pro-
vlsionai. temporal or whatever you may please to call IT,
up 10 The time OF the admission oil California State IN
this Union There will be clear principle upon which
stand and do mol if The amount be $780,,
900, or 500 900. 81 900 600 We know that
necessary for them to form government and care not
If it in violation OF the authority OF the United
Staest essential to them for the political and social
wants of the country that should be estab
lished there. II is no matter what the expense was
say is our duty to pay it, independent OF other cohsid
eratlons Her territorial government. so lar as know
paid Tor by The people In all other cases the Judicial
expenses, the legislative expenses and all the expenses
have been paid from the time of the institution OF the ter
ritoral government up to the day OF admission INTO the
Union .. IS a- r" g.r .- s.as
Now, ask the senator from Maryland Mr. Parcel
there be any objection in principle to the amendment
which will allow TO California the entire amount OF their
expenses up the date of the ratification OF their admis
sion into the Union presume the sum IS not very
extravagant one; that II does not exceed 100000 or
$500 900 at the furthest Are not bound TO pay this
money according to the practice OF the government indie
pendent Of other considerations Would II be anything
but of liberaly to do with that Territory as We
have done with all other territorial governments! am
ready for to for the payment OF that expense
do not know how 1t may be ascerained but presume
there officers of the government who Can furnish
the amount Their comptroller and auditor will be able
TO show what is the amount which this government
ought pay For my part cannot see any objection to
the modification OF the amendment so as to embrace The
whole expense up to the time OF her admission as State
Mr. PEARCE. | will state to the Senate the action OF
the Committee Finance in this matter, 1t was pro,
posed give TO California the whole OF what was called
the civil fundhat is to say, $l50o,0O0 for the colec-
ton OF duties at San Francisco which may amount per-
haps to than that The committee were not
disposed to report any bill proposing pay that sun OF
money 10 California; but they consdered-inasmuch as
the OF the United States had not provided
territorial government for the brie period between the
acquisition oil that CodatTv and The lime Wnen sue was
ad nilled into the Union State, and inasmuch as we
had been the habit of sustaining at own expense
our territorial governments. furnishing the money 70
erect their public buildings &ciha California should
not by reason OF having been in this anomalous condi
on suffer from the loss OF these benefits, but that she
should have, in some way or Other beneht equivalent
TO what she would have received il she had gone through
the regular form OF territorial government The com.
mtee looking at the appropriations made Tor other Ter
ories, and making liberal allowance Tor the great ex-
pendures necessary 10 such government as California
concluded that. by giving 100000 in addition 10 the
$4,000 which were paid Tor the expenses oil her consu
onal convention, they would accomplish all these pur
poses 1t impossible for us to ascertain what were
the expenditures OF the government OF CALIFORNIA up TO
the time OF her admission into the Union; and II we had
known the gross amount il would be impossible Tor US
to know how many OF these expenditures this govern
men, would consent to sanction. The committee were
obliged therefore, conjecture how much, IN addition 10
what California had already received, would bes liberal
allo and they agreed that 100000 would amply
conpe nsae her Tor all the benefits she had iaed 10 re-
ceve . a
Mr. EWING The action OF the committee is in great
explained by the senator from Maryland There
were several facts hoSever, that entered elements
into the conclusion to which they came is TO be reco
eciei that California had no territorial government we
did extend land system to California The ordi
nary sales OF the public lands did not go on PRIOR 10 her
coming into the Union Tnere was IN fact no property
very little property which could be the subject oil
taxes al the time she became State notwithstanding
the great wealth OF that county and resources which
any other Territory when II comes into the Union as
State has to look 10 for the support OF Stale govern
ment, There was an immense population thrown INTO
that country-not permanent but tansitoty popula-
ton, The most difficult 10 govern, and the government
necessarily the most expensive one conceivable.
There means provided to raise revenue out
of which that government 10 be supported owing 10
the peculiar condition OF the country Those men who
thus into the country, and whom was thus neces
sary difficult 10 govern, did not evidently become PET
! manent inhabitants. Toe few permanent inhabitants
have had support that government, and support As II
extended 10 that particular class OF people. Taking
these things into Accommodating into account the ex
ceedngly high prices OF eyeryhng-the high prices OF
labor and service OF every knd-aking into account the
fact that bad formed no territorial government tor
them discipline and govern them and that there was
lte no property 10 which there was utle or which
was .ubjec, tax-tbe committee thought that they did
not place California IN better situation Than we had
habualy placed every other Territory, by giving, IN adj
dton TO what have already given her, $500 900 TO
indemnify her for these extraordinary difficulties These
were the grounds upon which the committee made the
report and ready to stand by them; and shall vote
for the proposition jus, came from the committee
Mr. GWlN, having modified his amendment presented
1t as follows .....
THAT of the moneys collected in the ports
bsced within the limit. of Caltornia duties the of
uaied expenses OF the STATE uat noti-
he'd OF the admission OF the state into the Union"
Mr. BELL | am willing TO vote for the $500, 900
Mr. BORLAND | wish to state in very few words
the why shall vote against this amendment.
think The senator from Ohio has correctly stated the prin
cipe which should govern in such cases, denying the
power OF this government TO take money out OF the easu
ry matter from what II may have been collect
ed and making donation OF il to any individual State
That principle, ] apprehend, need, argument in its
support In the particular case OF California, think
there il nothing which justify us in changing this
principle, in departing from H. was opposed to the
admission Of California into the Union, not as may be