The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-12

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~ The PRESIDENT. IL there any estms'el
MIR COOPER. There IS none.
The PRESIDENT II cannot be received under the
Mr. RUSK | have amendment 10 Offer Tor giving
additional compensation 10 the three Assistant Posimas
tets General. who receive but ~ 500 ,sar whilt
they have much work % do the head OF any
.pVse. 10 increase Their compensation $4,000 pei
Mr. GWlN. move 10 amend that by adding. and
they snail De appointed by and with the advice and con
!he amendment TO The amendment agreed 10.
Inc question being taken upon the amendment as II
WAS amended II was rejected upon diyision-ayes a.
noes mol counted n .... Eg#.s.
Mr. RUSK. have another amendment 10 offer. which
does not appropriate single dollar, but only requires
NE DISTRICT Judge of the Stale OF Texas TO hold court 10
several places, which be is required by law now 10 do,
hui which he declares he will moi do, the law does mol
give hun power e appoint CLERK ee a. an add
eight hundred miles TO attend court as the thing
ID a.t.
The amendment was read. and upon division il was
Mr. DAVIS. OF Mississippi. Some time since intro
duced bill to equaze the salaries of clerks in the diff
feren, bureaus of the War Department. The bill passed
the Senate, and sent TO the House. but has never
been returned here II has been rejected not acted
upon there-it does not matter which. The estimates
have been again sent TO with letter from the Seere
ary OF War pressing this arrangement, the whole i'm
port Of which will state in few words. Those who
are in the older bureaus have The lowest salaries Our
fathers. being economical than are fixed he sal
aries OF the employees at lower rates than those fixed
me present time and the consequence u.s. that in all the
new Offices we give much higher pay than is given
in service. employed at half The salary which
give TO clerks that authorized AT the last
sion OF Congress Thus i is propose to put them as
high any other department whose chief clerk receives
81 800 per annum have several amendments to offer
il order to carry out the estimates. will try one; if
that il agreed TO. will think is useless try the
rest. propose TO amend The clause containing appro
priations for that department. by making it $ll 100 in
stead OF $4,000, as IL now stands
Ihe question being taken upon the amendment ii was
Mr. D. have discharged my duty as chairman of
the COMMITTEES on Military Affairs and find myself alone
follows:
Strike out the proviso in these words:
Provided That the salaries specified above for any of
the officers OF any OF the Territories OF the United States
shall not be paid in any case where of the said Off
oihcs! duties for period of time greater than sixty
Mr. WALKER If understand that amendment, the
erect OF It is 70 permit the officers of the Territories be
sbssntees Now, have lived in Territory, aud know
what TO have secretaries absent themselves, and
have the Judges clerks, and other officers absent them
selves SO thai when writ of habeas corpus applied
fo could not be had. and when the administration Of
justIce was required IN emergency there nobody
t6trsto administer it. do hope that the officers Of those
Territories will not be relieved from the necessity of re-
siding In those Territories, or that they will not be per-
mi!!ed e absent themselves more than sixty days.
Mr. BADGER. | think the senator from Wisconsin
[Mf WALKER misunderstands the purpose this amend
ment II Is not TO grant permission to officers TO absent
themselves but TO strike out the provision by which
we undertake TO determine that sixty days absence lie
offence Of which the party shall stand convicted, and
without trial, without explanation, and without
he shall forfeit his salary Now. this is way OF
compelling them do their duty-for we are furnishing
them for absenng themselves from their duty by OF
M WALKER You may use what terms YOU please
but ceftaln IT Is that you strike this provso out, you
permit these officers TO absent themselves for greater
leh&th Of time than is necessary.
iShment conviction for this abseneesm than
stop their pay This is becoming very serious evil in
Oregon, and the whole people are complaining of it
tAink the mendnent ought not to be adopted.
Mr. FOOTE. | should like to understand this matter,
"a honorable senators differ very much in regard it,
should like TO vote with my friend from North Caro-
lima Mr.. BADGER] he is correct, with my friend
from Iowa Mr. DoDGEl il he is correct
The question being taken upon the amendment, upon
division il was not agreed to-ayes II, noes II.
REPORTED SENATE.
No further amendment being proposed the bill was re-
ported 10 the Senate.
n Mr. COOPER excepted the amendment relative 10 the
E PEARcE excepted the eu amendmen, Increasing the
COMPENSATION OF the gardener.
Nh GWlN excepted the appropriation for a custom
hoYse at Louisville.
M WALKER excepted the amendment relative to
gQySynment stocks.
The other amendments made in committee OF the
whole were then concurred in
The question REQUIRED upon the amendment increasing
tAe compensation for the gardener from 81 POO 10
Mi. PEARCE. Twelve hundred dollars has been his
salary for considerable time but on motion OF the Sem
Aou from Kentucky, [Mr CLAY.] the Senate in commit
tssiusreased TO 500 Twelve hundred doarsis the
salary OF the gardener who takes care OF the plants
brought home by the scientific exploring expedition who
not onlyan admirable practical gardener, but also
scientific botanist
Ms. F0OTE. | think there was some reason in the
amendment offered by the senator from Kentucky, who
certainly manifested, IN making his notion great deal
Of personal feeling and sympathy for this man This gar
H.. ia |
accomplished in his vocation and made great sacrifices in
coming here at first He has enjoyed the approval OF the
Illustrations from the days OF President Jack
up TO the present time, and has performed very import
ant services. shall vote against striking it out
The question being taken upon the amendment, it
not concurred in.
The question then stated on concuring in the fol-
lowing amendments, made in committee of the whole,
striking out the words
For purchasng site commencing the erection OF
suitable building In the city Of PntsburV
for custom house post office rooms nd other offices
at the United States the Of SIS proptdea Thai
the rad building shall be exempted from city tsx.s and
Pehnsyvania And proutded further That the plan of Inc
building shall be such that the whole cost OF site and
bhlldng shall In no event exceed The appropriation
made.
suitable building In the city of Louisville, kentucky.
custom-hoose, post office, rooms and offices
the United States, the OF S75 600 Propiafa That the
said bedtng shall be exempted from city taxes, and All
other taxes whatsoever by the act Of the legislature OF Ken
lucky And prouidsd ffh. That the pan.o the building
tha be such that the whole cost both OF site and bulldog
sna IN no event exceed the appropriation herein made"
Mr. COOPER. will not trouble the Senate with a
speech When the question presented itself the Sen.
M whlle the bll was under discussion IN committee