Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-04-05

Dawson Dickinson, Dodge. of Iowa. Douglas Downs Evinr
kas Mason. asr hooa Pe.r.s Rsa
tou, Rusk Shields Smith, soue spruanse Whitsomb. and
81 the amendment was rejected.
Mr. FOOTE. I offer the following amendment:
"For the four principal clerks in the Department State
whom the Secretary Of Sste hereby authorized to appoint
salary for each exceed thousand dollars per
and for clerk whom the Secretary of State here
BY authorized to appoint salary not exceeding fourteen
hundred dollars annum, nine thousand tour hundred
dsllars" f~
It will be perceived that that part of the amendment
which offered the other day. At the Suggestion Of several
gentlemen who supposed that there might be difficulty
10 the appointment Of the Assistant Secretary Of State ss this
late period Of the session. hays stricken that from the amend
msnt do 1t at the instance Of the friends OF the admnis
raiion who st around me, that il ID only aprsson
for clerks for which have received estimates from the De-
partment of State. VII
Mr. HUNTER. understand there have been two calls
House Of Representatives and they have been able
to get quorum present. Believing therefore, that il is inn
pea,iye IN order to the bill shall vote against every
amendment except this for which have promised 10
Thequestion then tsken, with the following result
YEAs--Mss.s. nAass, B.d.ie Bel, Cooper. payiA.of
Hunter, Mason, Miller, Mortoo Rantoul Seward. Sheid
Smith, Spruance, Underwood and Wales-22
en-. Davis e Dssa.oa bes 81 o
Douglas FeIch, Hamln, Houston, Jones, Norris, Rusk
Souie. Walker, Whitcomb, and Yulee--i9
So the amendment was agreed to.
Mr. GWIN After the item For salaries of the assistant
easurers Of the United States New York. Boston, Charles
ton, and St. Louis 500" move to add the following
For the salary Of an assistant treasurer Of The United
States San Francisco be appointed by the President b
and with the advice and OF the Senate hve
dollars and said assistant shall perform the same
duties and be subject to the penalties by law are inn
posed upon the assistant treasurer at New York"
Mr.. HUNTER. hope the Senate will vote down the
amendment and send the bill the House, for shall lose
the whole bill if we do not
The amendment was not agreed to-
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. move to add, after the section
for the legislative department in Oregon the following
The collectors in Oregon shall hereafter be 600
per annum for their services with such
Official emouu ents and fees as are provided by existing
laws Provided That such emouments and fees when add
ed to said Of $4,000 shall make an amount exceeding
the annual compensation OF each collector In oregon
shall be limited to the last named sum"
have befare me the law which allows the collectors at
Monterey San Diego, and San Francisco S5, 600 each
have also before recent letter from Gsn John Ada the
collector Oregon which he states that with the present
salary and fees allowed to him he cannot live there and ne
asks relief from Congress- In amendment have liked
the one thousand dollars less than is allowed to the
collectors in California. s# tJHs.
Mr. GWIN. In support Of the amendment, may say
that the Delegate Of the Territorial Legislature and the Gov
crnor recommended this appropriation
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. have letter from the Governor
it.
Mr. SOULE feel bound 10 state that have informa-
ton from several in Oregon recommending this
preparation most sfenuousy.
The amendment was not agreed to. b. t
Mr.. RUSK. I have another amendment to offer, which
does not appropriate single dollar II only requires the dis
c Judge in the State Of Texas hold courts several places
which he required by law to do but which ne says
he will not do because the law does not give hm power 70
appoint clerk At present Of my constituents have to
travel eight hundred miles attend court and there
fore offer the following additional secion
Be M er enacted That the district judge for the dis.
his annually Austin, Tyler and Brownsville at each
Of which places he be authorized to appoint ana ne
marshal and district attorney for said district shall attend
said court and the Judge may order transfers Of cases. IN
his judgment justice require and direct at
suits against parties residing in particular counties shall be
brought"
The amendment agreed to-
Mr.. PEARCE move to strike out the following provso:
Provided That the salaries specified above for any Of the
officers ofany Of the Territories the United States shall not
paid any where any of the said officers shall absent
from said Territories and their official duties for
period Of time greater than sixty days" "
Mr.. WALKER. If understand that amendment, it will
permit officers absent themselves from the Territories more
than sixty days have lived in Territory, and know the
Of secretaries judges clerks and other officers
absentng themselves that when writ OF habeas corpus
applied for it could be had and when the admins
taon Of justice required in an emergency there was mo-
body there administer it. do hope that the officers OF
these Territories will not be relieved from the necessity Of re-
siding in the Territories that they will not be permitted to
absent themselves more than sixty days.
Mr.. BADGER think the Senator from Wisconsin
(Mr WALKER) misunderstand the purpose Of this amend
ment 1t grant permission to officers to absent them
selves bot is strike the provision by which under
take determine that sixty days absence is an offence OF
which the party shall stand convicted, and without trial with
explanaon and without be shall forfeit bis saa
ry Now, this is way Of compelling them to do their
duty-for Furnishing them for absenng themselves
from their duty by act Of Congress.
Mr.. WALKER. You may what terms you please e
but certain it is that you strike this Provso out you permit
these officers to absent themselves for greater length Of time
than is necessary.
Mi. DODGE, Of Iowa. We do not propose any punish
ment on conviction for this sbseneesm, more than TO stop
their pay This becoming very serious evil in Oregon,
and the whole people complaining Of it. think the
amendment ought not to be adopted ,. 81
Mr. FOOTE. should like to understand this matter,
honorable Senators differ very much in regard to It. should
like to vote with my freod from North Carolina Mr. Bad
aER) he is correct, or with my friend from Iowa Mr..
DoDeE) if he is correct EH
The question being taken upon the amendment upon .
division il was not agreed To- Ayes IL, noes IL.
The civil and diplomatic appropriation bill was then report
ed to the Senate with the various amendments.
No further amendment being proposed the amendments
were ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read third
time. .-e, aglg FL
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. a
message was received from the President Of the United
States by Mr. NJ p FILLMoRE his Secretary, Transmitting in
compliance with the resolution Of the Senate Of the 26h u
report from the Secretary Of State, end accompanying docu
en in relation to the focbe abduction Of citizens Of the
United States from the Territory Of New Mexico and their
conveyance within the limits Of the Mexican Repubc which
was read and ordered to lie the table, and be printed
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. HUNTER, from the Committee on Finance to which
referred the bill making appropriations for the support OF
the army for the year ending June 30b, 1852, reported the
same back with sundry amendments.
On motion Of Mr. HUNTER, the Senate proceeded, asm
Committee Of the Whole, to its consideration.
Mr.. GWIN hope shall pass this bill just as u came
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