The daily union., 1852-09-04

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order to vote upon this proposition. willing 10 vote
upon il but, the chairman of the Committee on
Finance has suggested TO me the proprety OF laying
over, and taking up other amendments, ask the unani
consent of the Senate TO pass this amendment by
until the others shall have been acted upon.
| There being obectlon that course was pursued
MI HUNTER l move TO amend the clause " for
contingent expenses OF foreign intercourse $50 o0O" BY
striking out 30." and inserting 40. 10 make the
original estimate was for $4,000 The House cut
down 10 $50 900 but since that time the Secretary OF
State addes'e asa com nuncaon. saying that the SUN
asked Tor ia the original estimate would be necessary
The amendment agreed TO.
| Ear. HUNTER. move insert the following
For compensat ton for two additional day wachmen, to
Capitol auhorzsd by OF 18Th May 1850. SUPPLY
deficiencies and also the Of The soh Of september 1850
penses OF government. al 5000 EACH Sl,OOo."
| The amendment greed to.
Mr. HUNTER. move TO insert
To enable the seor-t.ry Of the Interior under the d
recon Of the President OF the United States, purchase
site, containing not less Than len no, more Than hitesp
acres Of land u The nega6o.hood OF washington ior .hs
insane of the District Of Columbia. and Of the army and
whole expense OF purchasing The the erecting
furn h"g and fitting up othe building shall not exceed
| the sum herein appropriated"
That is in pursuance of estimate There annual
appropriation formerly made for supporting the insane OF
the District of Columbia in the MARYLAND hospital Thai
hospital will not now hold them An effort was made TO
obtain place for them in Virginia and Pennsylv lvania
but The hospitals in both places are full The only chance
then, for them is to build hospital here, and il
thought that it might have uahappy effect upon the
lunatics to conne them n place not suitable for them
Hence the necessity for the appropriation II ought to be
made al once
| Mr. HUNTER. The next amendment is TO insert at
ter the appropriation enclosing Lafayette Square, the FOL
| lowing: .. sI80sraa
"For deffaying the esp,rs, incurred in the improve
ment OF Lafayette Square, c39
! The amendment agreed TO.
| Mr.. HUNTER. The next is 10 insert in the clause
"for the erection Of the west wing Of the Patent Office
Building $l5O000." after the word Building" ihe
words and completing the drains for said building and
fohhe Post Office Building"
The amendment was agreed to.
/ Mr.. HUNTER. The next amendment is TO add to the
clause making an appropriation for the branch mint in
California, the following
Sand the Secretary Of the Treasury hereby directed
to for OF than year, and upon
the most reasonable terms not exceeding per cent
with the proprieors Of one and L pIacrcabe with those
of more than one assayng establishment in California.
upon factory security TO be adJudged by him. who
designated by the act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year
coin Of standard Of United Safes
egn coin, In the manner prescribed by existing laws shall
hereafter greater compensation than per sha
be required by the proprieors OF any assaying establish
recited."
That has the assent of the Treasury Department, and
OF the California delegation
! The amendment was agreed to.
| Mr.. HUNTER The next amendment is to insert at
the end OF the first section the following
To enable the Secretary Of ate to purchase one hun
F b , m sa1 ~ @ a I e seies
SO 80 per volume, $3.50"
In the deficiency bill we made an appropriation for the
Statutes but the estimate for the Synopca Index was
Mr. BoRLAND. / do not know how many will agree
with me, hut wish to express the opinion that enter
IDdex-that II is not worth the paper upon which il
printed 1t affords no facility for consulting the Statutes
is no better in any respect than the indexes we have
attached TO each volume OF the laws; and il gives rise
10 trouble rather than facilitates the search for the parc
alar acts which II is desired 10 consult For this
shall not vote for the amendment
Mr.. CASS have had occasion to look over the In
dexes, and more miserable things submitted
under any government In the world. They not worth
MIR. PEARCE | have had frequent occasions TO use
the Synopcal Index, which supplies def encies in the
other indexes, and have found it exceedingly useful
think it is a good index Ii is perfect | admit Ii
would be very difficult 10 get a perfect one
Mr.. CASS. Under whose direction were the indexes
| Mr.. PEARCE. The indexes of The laws are made by
the publishers suppose the senator refers TO Little
Mr.. CASS | refer to any edition that have seen.
| Mr.. PEARCE The Synoptical Index is great help
as any gentleman who has occasion to use il as often
have had will find
The amendment was agreed to-
| Mr. HUNTER The next amendment is to strike out
OF The following clause the words in italics:
"That the clerks messengers, warchmen and l,borsrs
employed at annual salary in temporary positions in
the executive legislative Departments Of the govern
men In the city of Washington, cio compensation does
creed 81 300 per auru1 shalt, IN addition fusfo
BE- ahoned the fofoloiHg annual Of compensation
from the frt doy Of the prserf faoa year,
ris oil whose annual mpensition does exceed
81 ,2oO," &c
1t is proposed strike out, because the idea is ex-
pressed again.
The amendment was agreed 10.
Mr.. HUNTER. The next amendment is TO add the
| following after The eighth section:
! "dad be az further enacftf That when any moneys
shall have remained pended appropriations
by law other for the OF interest tho funded
debt payment OF interest according
United States, as like wise moneys appropriated for pur
which large portion is specially assigned
by law for than two after the expiration he
fiscal year In which the shall have been passed all and
such appropriations shall be deemed to have ceased
and been determin ned. and pended
Secretary OF hs Treasury TO the the books OF
the treasury denomipated the surplus fund.- rema n
like other unsppropriaed moneys, IN the treasury and u
shalt not be lawful, for any pfrtence whatsoever
10 withdraw, transfer, appy, for purpose what
moneys carried aforesaid the surplus fund
without a specific appropriation by law"
The amendment was agreed to-
| Mr.. HUNTER The following amendment is one
which passed over. To insert in the bill.
"Fot an additional Waterman OF the souihwe.,
tive building"
The amendment was agreed 10.
Mt. HUNTER | have now gone through all the
manuscript amendments, except in relaiion to the
District, which have been misaid but which will bring
in in the morning The next come is the ninth
section, which will be