The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-11


appropriations ior buildings that had been already com
menced; but while II appeared To them that were
making such large expenditures for some half dozen
WORKS that required TO be completed seemed very
poc not 10 say dangerous TO the treasury embark in
undertakings Of the same sort in other places II the
appropriations asked or in Louisville and Psburg shall
De granted, we may rest assured that shall have
elhsi Applications Tor similar purposes elsewhere aad
nhaily, whenever appropriations asked for, will
nave 70 make them without inquiry. | think we were
rash IN providing for the erection OF many custom
houses IN the first place, but we cannot avail our
selves OF the objections to them The system having
ossa we must 60 on with them 9 e
lore u is TOO late TO reconsider what have done the
las! session, we are just IN time 10 stop this wastetu
leglsatoh whicn y proposed 70 embark IN now. BE-
sides, the condition OF the treasury is not such TO
courage these large appropriations without due consdea
non We know, at all events, that large the
has been IN the eary part OF the year. declining
and it that we shall endanger the ability Of
the treasury TO meet the demands upon IT, unless put
our hands upon every appropriation which Is no, abso
80 diminish in some degree our expenses.
The amendment to strike out the appropriation was
MI HUNTER proposed further to amend by correct.
ing mistake which was made in adding up certain sala
nes: as 70 make the $lo5Oo. instead Of $1,000.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. perceive there is thi, item in
the bill For the construction OF building for custom
house, independent treasury, and other Offices of the
United Slater
The PRESIDENT. The question is on the amend
ment to strike out 80 500 and insert $l0,500
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. know j, ls but wish to read
this item, and put an inquiry, which presume will be
in order
treasury and other offices Of the United States
In the city OF Cncinnat OHIO IN addition . appropri
alton made the Both of September 1850, S25 y
would inquire If that would remain in the bill
Mr.. HUNTER. That is for building already in
process of erection. Ii commenced by previous
appropriation, but the estimate has been cut down one
| Mr.. UNDERWOOD. | thought Cincinnati and St.
Louis would get the advantage over us at the last session
tLaughter,l
The amendment to strike $4,000 and insert $lO.5oO
Mr.. HUNTER moved to strike out the appropriation
of 900 for superintendent of Indian affairs stating thai
organizing the Indian department. which took that tunc
ton away from the governor and provided for 1t else
where un.M
The amendment was agreed TO-
Mr.. HUNTER. move further TO amend the bill by
inserting, page thrtytwo, after the ninth line. the
| following:
'For survey ing The public lands in addition to the
pended balance of former appropriations, TO witt for sur
veyng the public lands, including incidental expenses to
be apportioned the several districts according the
exigsnces Of 'ae public service, the pat to be ap,
piled to the surveys required by the location aud
% al ausnen,sd rates. sil5ooo: Prosid, Thai no land
bounty for military services, granted by the act OF sOh
ce r,an officers soldiers engaged the
military service Of the United States" by virtue of any
for m,i,s services, shall be satisfied out Of any pubic
land heretofore brought into market and now subject 10
That is according the estimate. and is
item which stricken out in the House OF Representa-
tves The estimate 8ll3ooo for the survey Of these
lands. and the pqvs1 p,nd 70 restrict 'nese bounty land
Mr.. WALKER. | am in hopes, as II was stricken out
in the House Of Representatives, IT will not be inserted
believe the House has entered upon system some al
in cont orm,y with what deem right to decrease the
expenses OF the government and if we vote in this we
shall cural the expenses OF the government to consd
| erable extent.
| The amendment Wi adope1
! Mr. HUNTER moved further TO amend by striking out
900 for the purchase OF books for the library OF the
81 900 appropriated last year, and 1t was supposed
by the Committee Finance that $3.50 would be enough
for the present year.
| The amendment, was agreed to.
| Mr.. H. moved further to amend by striking out the
following
| "For relundng to Charles Montgomery The duties
paid on bill presented 70 him io the new church
adjoining the tsfay institution OF st Joseph Ferry county
Ohio $50 50 "
MIR. H. remarked that this appropriation, which was
private claim, had crept into the bill somehow; and as
there many other applications OF similar character
equal Justice required that II should be stricken out
| The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. H. move further 10 amend the bill by adding
the following at the end OF II;
Sste Department be called the Assistant Secretary o
State who shall perform such duties shall be assigned 70
annum $4,000 For four principal clerks, whom the Sec
rets OF State is hereby authorized to appoint a. salary
Gle k whom he 10 hereby authorized 10 apponi at salary
not exceeding 81, 400 per annum $500"
leave it to the chairman OF the Committee on Foreign
Relations to state the for adopting thus amend
ment
recommended for years past to The Congress ot the
United States and that this session the Committee on
Foreign Relations have had il under deliberate consldera
ton and, from correspondence that has taken place
with The Department OF State the fact evnced that the
Secretary OF State is well satisfied as his pre-
decessors have been oil the cxpedency OF this arrange
ment A bill has emanaied IRON the Committee on For
eirn Relations receiving the unanimous sanction OF that
committee, based upon report OF two former Secretaries
of Stae-Mr Clayton and Mr. BuchanaD-both OF whom
review the whole subject in all ,s bearings and recon-
mended in the warmest that this change in the
Department of Sta,e-,his amplihcaon OF it's means Of
performing the functions allotted TO BY the constitution
should take place There is report, presume now in
the possession of the Secretary from Mr. Buchanan-a
most elaborate onein which he gives the whole history
of the department, and considers this subject IN all It's
bearings comparing system with that OF Great Britain
and other nations That report clear and satsac
tory as il could possibly be upon the points examined in
-so much that, upon it's being read IN our committee
there was no hesitation the part oil any member oil II
aa 10 the propriey OF the recommendation involved m
this amendment. The letter OF Mr.. Buchanan can be
read, il any senator desires nj but propose upon he
present occasion in order avoid the consumption OF
time that 1t shall be read, hoping that the Senate
will be ready adopt the amendment without further
discuson should certainly deem my duty to 60 into
this matter somewhat in detail II thought there was
any great apprehension that the amendment would not
be adopted and should also insist upon 'he ieuer
being read, If thought there was any doubt IN the
minds Of honorable senators in regard 10 the poprey o
adopting the amendment ] can assure the Senate That
this has the subject OF the most deliberate and grave
deration on the part OF the COMMITTEES. on Foreign
Relations and il s most evident to my mind that no mem
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