The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-28

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an INV eution as made in the uul'ed States u mach.
la, oanutaclurrg, that all ARTICLES manuiaolured bs
abroau should be rXctuaed tom lae country IL sinh.
e that this would De establishing pnncpl. hat oux1
noI 10 be san ctoneJ IA tuis county .sf.a ..t,
Mr. DAY TON Oae word, Mr.. President il ,L.u
be but word | take II thai the senator from IN
nsssee does not understand the nature ot the hIl9Wl
grant patent TO individuals residing N The State N.v
York for turning irregular forms out OF wood, sos
brass and every thing OF that description That macL.
is taken over into Canadajus over The 81. Lawrence IN
The other side OF the watef-and then they manuaea.
these very articles, with this very machine, out oil ms
rails costing nothing al all, aud send them back Th.
evidently fraudulent evasion and IL II is 10 be n
raed his patent not worth cent and OF the so
Of any other man who Stands IN similar situation
desire only that the Senate may vote upon the bill
The bill then ordered 10 be engrossed for tbu
reading
LOUISVILLE AND PORTLAND CANAL COMPANY
Mr. BRIGHT. from the Committee Roads ana
Canals, to whom referred the bill Is. 1917 to remn
the tolls the United States stock in the Louisville aM
Portland Canal Company, and TO purchase the shares ii
The individual stockholders ard to make the navgsln.
of said canal free. reported II back with amendment
and submitted report which ordered 10 be printed
PORT OF ENTRY IN OREGON.
Mr. BORLAND. from the Committee on Printing, i,
whom referred the m'.'on 10 print the memota Il
citizens OF Oregon in relAuon to the removal OF Ia VI
Of entry at Astoria, reported that the same be II
and the report was concuTTed In.
NAVY PENSION BILL.
Mr. PEARCE, from the Committee on Finance, Ia
whom was referred the bill III X 436) making sppro
priatons for the payment OF navy pensions for the yss
ending 3Oth June, 1882 reported it back without amend
men, and asked It's immediate consideration
The Senate accordingly proceeded, in committee Of
the whole, to the consideration OF the said bill.
Mr.. PEARCE. The Committee on Finance directed
me 10 call the attention OF the Senate TO the last Item
the bill which is for the payment OF prvateer pensions
wish to say to the Senate word or two that suh
ect The prvateer pension fund was established lsl2
Two per cent of The amount OF the prizes 10 Be re-
served by the collectors, and TO be afterwards appo
prated to the payment OF prvateer pensions, according
The laws to be passed by Congress thereafter 10 s3
Congress passed an ACT Tor the payment OF pryalser
pensions TO those who were wounded in these armed
ships TO be paid out OF that pension fund, and Out
no other fund whatsoever, express terms excluding he
idea that it should be charge upon the treasury
In the year 1914 Congress passed another granting
pensions the widows and orphans OF those who were
slain on board these armed vessels; and they carefully
provided that it should be paid out of this came und
The privateer pensions were paid out Of that fund o
long course OF years. But about the year 1910 The fund
was exhausted; and for few years appropriations
were made for the payment OF the prvateer pensions
In the year ls44, however, without any law upon he
SUBJECT and, fac in contradiction OF the express pro-
visions of the acts OF 1918 and 1914, granting pyaeel
pensions, Congress induced 10 insert item in he
general appropriation BILL by which the privatesr pen
sion granted, including also the And from
that year down TO the present Congress have coaunue
to appropriate out OF the national treasury sans Tor M
vateer pensions, which, by the acts originally creating
them, TO be paid out Of the prvaeer pension tun
and not to be thrown upon the national treasury. e
The committee thought proper TO submit these facts
the Senate 1t is very obvious that under Dob
legations OF law 10 pay them out OF the national treasury
The does not stand upon The same footing with ID.
naval pensions. which, though originally paid out Of The
naval fund.- now paid out OF the treasury OF the Uni
ted States The difference is this in the creation oil DE
naval fund Congress stipulated the mode in which
should be applied But in 1897 without regard 10 lhos
stpula,ions, Congress passed grating oil
In yii all he men, and
marines who had died In the navy without reference 10
the OF their death-not Limiting TO thos. who as
the widows OF those lost in battle or who died IN con
quence OF wounds received in the service or casually
sustained in The line OF their duty. That improyden
act exhausted and dissipated that fund and Congre
therefore held itself morally bound 10 appropriate ou
OF the general treasury such naval pensions Is wei.
originally contemplated in the establishment Of the naval
fund. No such obligation rests upon the government
account OF the exhaustion Ut the prva,eer fund ln
item small one, and the Senate may think ptoIFf
without regard these erations, TO pass IL The
committee thought it their duty to make the statement
that are under legal or moral obligation 10 pay
o. the treasury. therefore 10 strike out ld
itein-an item OF $1,000, think.
Mr. BADGER. The sum appropriated by this section
is very small one ; and would submit to my irens
from Marylan whether twould not be an act Of cruelty
and injustice to those who receive this pension ad
denly cut It Oft understand that since 1874 Coagres
have regularly paid these pensions out Of the treasury
Now after having for years paid them out Of h
treasury, of they will look forward to H. Il seem,
to me that $4,000 is 40 trfing a sum that II woai
scarcely be generous that il would hardly be us u oDo
to stop the payment OF these pensions. III
MIR PEARCE do not see that il would be eilhr
cruel unjust II is pure Eraiuity for which there
no legal or moral obligation. But II the Senate cho@
to be liberal, they often are, and sometimes when hg
are just. shal have nothing to say against H. e1ee
when tins precedent shall hereafter be brought up We
may have other wars and II we have maritime wan
we shall have private armed vessels again. This PIE
cedent may then be brought up for p.nsonng all thu AZ
wounded IN such private armed ships The Senate ma
do as they please with Ut. lAhs.t .. wa !,
Mr.. DAVIS. OF Mississippi. !, is clear 10 my n i
that men on board pnvateers do not properly come Wilma
the classes 10 be pensioned The principle properly ~
plies TO men on board vessels Of the United States lh
Senate have looked with no favor all upon The Pope
sition 10 put the soldiers upon the footing win
sailors Go another occasion IL was said that sallois ~
no prize-money from the Mexican war; although SDo
we have got paper which shows the exact amoonr
The leg saon IL more favorable towards the nary 'au
towards the army and the item under consideration
has the claim OF the bills which usually Pr
sented 1t relates TO adstnct thing IL relates to pm
teets who engage in maritime war Tor gan-who 70 on
TO make money They are upon the same footing wy
The searnen and marines, except that they LOOKING "
civilized nations nee, IRON conside sions, perhaps omu
than humane and they nj out these vessels from -
prompDgs OF other motives than those merely anoN
think, therefore, that there is clam vi all 70 suP'
the item. a#H H1t3
The amendment was ngreed TO-. ~
Nofur,her amendment being made, the bill was repos vi
to the Senate, the anne ndtnent was concurred 10, anu
the bill was read third time and passed
SWORD IN HONOR or MAJoa RIsosoLs
Mr.. GREENE, from the Committee on Military AZ.
fairs, 10 whom referred the Joint resolution dlieos
sword To be presented to the neares, mate reauo"
MAJOR Samuel Rngsold. late of the United Ststss AMY
reported Il without amendment and asked is i"me''
The resolution having been read second time, ~ !,
Senate proceeded. by unanimous consent, TO cons"
ms IN comgN,es OF the whole. .t.-ai' Ca,