The daily union., 1852-09-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
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THURSDAY. AUGUST %, 1852.
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been passed over inoin0iy.
Mr pRlJsK Last evening" under the direction Of the
Commillee on the Post Olive and Posi- Roads. offered
an amendment to the bill providing for an additional
Asssant Postmaster General The senator from Indiana
desires to offer amendment on The subject II WIN
give rise, apprehend 10 no debate snd understand
that the chaiImtn OF the Ionmee on -iHace CONSENTS
Il, s beipg offered at lhis time.
The PRESIDENT; If there is no objection the amend
Mr. BRIGHT move 10 add the following at the end
Of the bill:
Aad be IT further saqe,ed, That the Assistant
p,s,nasier General shall hereafter be appointed by tht
President by and with the advice and consent OF the S'h
are. and shall receive each salary Of $4,000 per an
man," hae a#A
The amendment agreed 10.
The following amendment of the Committee on FL
nance which had been passed over informally next
came up for consideration To insert in the bill !:
"To enable the President OF the United States TO make
eompensaon spanish consul and other subjects OF
Spain residing New Orleans, and subjects OF Spain al
ky West losses sustained by violence, In the year
1851 arising from intelligence then recently received at
those places OF the execution Of certain persons at Havana
who had recently invaded the island OF Cuba, $4,000
P,opdsd That before The payments are made under ms
an be made OF such alleged losses and thai
the sum- together with the reasonable costs Of the nves
gaon shall he paid on the certificate oil the Secretary OF
State that the proven 70 the satisfaction OF the
President"
The amendment was agreed TO.
The next amendment OF the committee, which had
been passed over, was to insert the following:
"For fnshin. the grading manuring planting, finish
ing roads and walks graveng and laying cutters along
o. the sane sas and repairing the fence of the
Mr. HUNTER. | move TO amend the amendment by
striking out " $l3 2o0," and inserting "$l6 ,760"
The amendment TO the amendment was agreed TO, and
the amendment amended was agreed to.
The next amendment of the committee was TO insert
the following:
For deiaying the expenses incurred in the improve
ment aud for embelishing the triangular space
north side OF Pennsyvs avenue, between Thirteenth
and fourteenth streets, 10, l50."
Mr.. HUNTER move to amend tina, by striking ou,
"l3o and inserting $685., to make it correspond with
the estimate. 1t will then read - SIS, sos"
The amendment to the amendment not agreed to.
The amendment was agreed to.
The next amendment Of the committee was to strike
out OF the bill the following words
"SEo9 And BE- ii further enacted, That no person here.
ae who holds shall hold amy office under the govern
the United Saies whose salary annual
saon shall amount 10 the OF 81 500 shall receive
pensaon fo dischargng the duties OF other Office"
and insert in lieu thereof t.
"SRc.s .d~d be further snaefed That where the minis
teris oiicsrs OF the United States shall extra.
Of which is not officially provided for Pres
dent of the United States is authorized allow the pay
cucuit of district which said services have
been Or shall be rendefedo be paid from the ppropria
. REPEAL OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW
Mr. SUMNER move 10 amend the amendment by
adding TO it the following:
'Propidsd That such allowance hall authorized for
expenses Incurred In executing the act of September Is
1850 for the surrender OF fuglt from labor
which said act is hereby repealed
Mr. SUMNER addressed the Senate at length in sup.
pot OF this anendmen and long debale ensued which
will he published hereafter
The amendment was rejected: yeas 4, nays Al.
The amendment OF the committee then agreed TO-
EXTRA PAYMENTS.
Mr.. HUNTER. | am Instructed by the Committee on
Finance TO offer other amendment an additional
sechon as follows; a#a
"SEc. dad be ID further enacted That the provisions
eontaiued In the ourih section OF the act entitled An
10 supply d. hsences in the appropriations or the
oi tue fiscal ending the 3Oth OF june 1884, be, aud
same are hereby, repealed
That section is rendered necessary by communication
which | have justreceived iron the first comptroller
In the deficiency bill The following provision made:
"SKc. 4 hrd BE- ffhsr enacted That estimate ap
shall payment OF any ,ed pay aa,w
pepsauon, Ia loun Whatever. beyond the
be specific direction for sush payment Designating
the officers to whom such extra payment shall be made
appears that the operation OF that provision reaches
much further Than Intended by the mover OF il origi.
nsy AN informed by the first comptroller that il cdts
OF salaTes which great many clerks have been
ing for long time past, For instance there is chief
clerk ecevng taary OF $500 by law but year after year
be has been given larger salary by the appropriation
billie The committee have had lime look par.
cular and make them square with this section Of
the deficiency bill, aad therefore propose TO repeal
and the oil Congress there will be time 10
take the whole subject into consideration, and can
look into and make what provision may be necessary
Mr. HALE wish 10 say single word. The pro-
vision OF The deficiency bill which has been alluded to
was introduced on my motion When introduced IL 1
had no Intention OF giving IT that extensive application
which understand the comptroller feels hiuself bound
10 give 10 IT, II aimed which the Senate will
well remember, where individual bad received a sal
ary greater than was provided by law upon consttuc
ton given TO by the second comptroller by virtue of
which he paid the individual salary basing his right 10
receive il upon the estimates and inasnuch the appro
priaon was large the estimate, the comptroller
said that Congress must be presumed TO have meant to
give him that sum. II that abuse which wished
to reach Az the honorable Chairman OF the Committee
on Finance in iavor OF carrying out the provision as
far as intended H. and as IL seems that the comptroller
posed be capable of, am perfectly willing 20 lar a,
had any agency in Introducing IT, that II should now be
repealed, hoping that we may by next session devise
some remedy for the evil aimed at
The question being then taken upon the amendment,
II was agreed TO. 6 Gt h.sh
PuscHA.r OF THE wIsprR BUILDING. wasHIHeros, ID O.
Mr. PEARCE The Committee on Finance have IN
sruced me TO offer an amendment, TO insert alter The
provision ntovdng for paying the annual rent oil Inc
building known as Wrndefs building, AZ the corner OF
l7th andf streets, the following;
Provd,d Tha, The renting OF said building shall cease
soon gs we Secretary Of the Treasury can purchase
budingor s exceeding S2s0, 900; Ind Tor enabling
MIN 20 40 so, the OF $500 hereby appropriated
70 be paid on Of any moleys In the treasury not otherwise
appropriated"
The provision will then read
FOR rent OF house northwe corner Of and Ilth
streets, and warming all the In IT, S2l S3i Proptad
mat the renting OF said building shall soon fs te
secretary Of the Treasury purchase IL for the United
States and obtain clear lrle the said building, Tor
sum not exceeding 500 and for enabling him to do So