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


large and considerable pool has been formed which. be-
coming wall AjuIe the health oil The Inhabitants
VI h.l1sst ot che city, Ii is 40 accordance with estl
mate from the Department ot The Interior
Alls WALKER. 1 would ask whether hs is the
ond or lhiId lime the earth rs 10 be removed, II IN
dersspd H. We PAID lor taking away the earth from tins
spot 10 do another piece oil work, and now asked
20 pay 10 replace H. seems 10 me that this Is end ess
work for this earth must be taken from some other
Nj ,PEARCE. / do not suppose they will carry back
the earth which was taken away This is AN elevated
piece OF ground and tits proposed TO grade and level IT,
II wo do not wish 10 bsins peslenee into the city, we
must remove the
The amendment was agreed TO
Mr.. =. moved 10 amend by adding the following
And the Secretary secreaIy;s OF the department Or
departments to whose accommodation The same may %
necessary hereby authorized TO lease the ia,a building
for the term OF live years. rate not exceeding n'e'eeh
thousand and hve hundred dollars per ahhu'"'
The amendment agreed to. ~
Mr.. EWING moved 10 amend by auehs eeeuoh'
which, as agreed TO- is as follows
Aad Dc IL further enacted That from and after the pass,
nxe OF his act ia lieu of The compen ion allowed
bs law for his services shall DO paid hereafter TO each
Of me assistant ss a ama of ofB soa New York
BALTIMORE. and New Orleans, Two thousand hve hnndted
porrs Of Boston, New York. Philadelphia, and New Or
sand dollars per Propidsd That the expense
OF collecting the shall not be Increased the Score
lay OF Treasury being hereby drecied and required
cause such reduction be nade in the number
ofpesons and in the lees now allowed by law TO officers
employed in the collection OF the revenue as in his dscre
ton may be jastand expedien', 10 extent which will
provide the additional hereby secured the
said APPRAISERS and assistant appraisers"
Mr. E. This is offered on recommendation from the
Secretary of the Treasury, and by the direction of the
Committee on Finance This class OF officers has been
more poorly paid than any in The service oil The govern
Mr. HAMLlN. | am inclined to concur in all that the
senator from Ohio has stated with the sngle exception
that believe that the office of deputy collector is the
most responsible office in all our collection system
Mr. EWING Tin his sea, seat, ! agree to INA. Also
in the whole system proposed now to increase the
pay of appraisers, and not TO disturb that OF deputy col
leclos The deputy collector in fact is the responsible
port. The amendment, think, ought TO include deputy
from the department. but | have no objection to the
amendment
MIR HAMLIN will only say that the Committee on
Commerce have reported a bill including both classes OF
officers; and if this amendment is 10 be adopted, both
classes s eight 70 go togshsI oomm;,sd N ;.
gard TO the denomination of the officers whose salary
was intended to be increased by the committee. The
amendment should read assistant collectors" instead OF
$4,000, should be So, 500. From limitations we have
received from the Treasury Department. that amount
would satisfy the presen, exigecies OF the work TO be
performed by these officers.
Mr.. HAMLN. will move to insert before 'apprals
ers" the words assistant collectors and"
Mr.. GWIN. | am entirely in favor OF this amend.
ment has not been estimated for and would be ruled
Of order under the rules. am for it out IL has not
been estimated ri, die Tor, and . not in order =, III.
Mr. SOULE. Besides. would satisfy the scruples OF
the from California by stating that there must be
in some Of the committees OF this house communca;
ton frsm the Secretary OF the Treasury approving OF
these changes But atany rate the assent OF the Senate
will doaway with the strictness OF the rule
Nr, HAMLIN. will modify my amendmen. to
read 4assistant and deputy collectors and"
The amendment TO the amendment was agreed To-
Mr.. WALKER moved further TO amend the amend
ment By adding the following:
And the compensation OF the collector and inspector Of
he revenue the port OF Milwaukee, in Wisconsin, shall
eear be the that OF the collector and inspector
IT. the customs al Chicago Illinois; aud le same shall be
patio q the sum appropriated Tor he collection Of the
Mr. HAMLIN The amendment of the senator from
Wisconsin should be adopted will state in word
why ills required Last year port OF entry was estab'
lshsd at thai place. We had passed an act aboshng
fees upon the western waters Ii escaped the attention
Of the Committee on Commerce; and in this bill we pro-
vded that the should be the lees and emo
uments intending those which pertain to collectors un
der the general law. II subsequently ascerained
that in 1881 the law granting fees upon the lakes and
western waters repealed, and consequently you have
an oeboer there without any compensation whatever
This makes appropriation whatever as 1t takes from
the fund already appropriated for this purpose.
The amendment to the amendment was agreed TO.
The amendment as amended was then agreed TO.
Mr.. CLAY. | have bu, one amendment to otter to this
ate will indulge me Tor a moment We have an officer
here-the public gardener-who dare say contributes 10
the pleasure of the members OF both houses of Con-
gresa whose appointment recolect, long time ago,
gave occasion TO me 10 say once that thought was The
best appointment made by President Jackson His
business now greatly extended Instead OF being
fined to the grounds the CAPITOL he has under his
jurisdiction those around the Presidents House and those
aSoand the Smithsonian Institution. HIS labors are
greatly increased his responsibility is increased and
think him excellent gardener HIS salary rs now
2o0 and propose increase it TO 500 Thsis the
only appropriation shall ask for.
The ame hdment was agreed 10.
Mr. EWING moved to add the following
For tho payne of the amount oil Judgment recov
cred ia he United States circuit court Tor The southern DIS
of New York with and iuterest thereon from he
9Th November 1860 a suit brought against Lieut. Col ID
d. McheG, by Manuel Harmony, to be paid under the
order OF the Attorney General whenever the judgment
sha by him be considered final nne-eght thousand and
fifty 1.-Two dollars and thirty eight cents
long debate ensued occupying the remainder OF the
day. which will be given hereafter.
pUBlLC sale of large and valuable real and per-
sona estamTbe undersigned will offer public sale
"Wednesday the I'd day Of April all that
Charles Maryland called and by lb'
"GiasvaI.N
on -four firms
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