The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-22

TO law because do not think he has been. think he
ought have been, and shall therefore vote him the
three thousand dollars, provided the senator from norm
Carolina VIII offer his amendment minis shape
Sand that the sum OF IS 900 Is hereby appropriated as
teal Almanac"
K The PRESIDENT The Chair would inquire OF the
senator from New Hampshire whether this amendment IS
intended a substitute for his original one, TO come IN
an additional section
MIR. HALE Ii is offered as a substitute withdraw
the other for the present; but do not wish TO have u
understood that abandon IT, move this as an add-
Mr., BADGER 4 have prepared my amendment. and
IL Is as follows:
Prop,ded Nothing in this sec lion contained shall apply
70 the superintendent Of the Nautical Almanac, who is
hereby allowed compensation OF 5000 per annum,"
Mr.. HUNTER. | would suggest an alteration TO that
amendment TO get rid OF difficulty that has been sug-
gesled. would suggest TO have II read thus;
Propided That the superintendent Of the Nautical Al
is hereby allowed compensation Of S3 600 per
num-"
Mr.. HALE | want TO suggest to the senator from
vrginaas he thinks the superintendent of the Nautical
contrary to law and il will be time enough put that
previso in two years hence and make him squarenot
to make exception in the case OF the only officer who
is receiving illegal compensation.
MIR. BADGER | will modify my amendment al the
suggestion OF the senator from Virginia, and have read
thus:
Propided The perinendent of the Nautical Almanac
10 hereby allowed salary of $4,000 per annum."
The PRESIDENT The Chair is under the impress
sion that that is not strictly appropriation, inasmuch
as an amount has been appropriated heretofore,
Mr.. HALE desire the yeas and nays on this ques-
lion. 1t was tried year ago by yeas and nays, and
want It to be tried so this time.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr.. BADGER hope the Senate will indulge me in
just saying-as the senator from New Hampshire has
often referred to the vote OF the Senate upon this sub
jec and his remark calculated convey mistaken
idea OF the motives that induced senators to vote
upon refusing to ingraft that amendment giving this
superintendent SO 0o0tbat evidence at all is furnish
ed from the of the Senate 10 the propety of al
lowing it. We warned of the danger OF making
amendments and recoleci, OF the short time
and the fear of losing the BILL that the from Ken
lucky, [Mr. CLAYl who has been long confined to his
by disease, voted with the senator from New Hamp
shire against that proposed amendments and voted also
against the proposition to strike out the allowance to
Dahlgren, and upon the ground OF making amendment
to the bill which could possibly be avoided for fear Of
losing it in the House OF Representatives
The question being taken upon the amendment by yeas
and nays, was agreed toyeas IS, nays l2as follow:
YEASMe.srs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Beren Borland
Brooke Butler Cass Clarke, Davis Dawson, Downs, Fish,
Geyer, Houston Hunter James, ones of Tennessee, King
Mangum, Mason Miller, Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian,
Seward Shields, Smith, Sou6. Spuance, Sumner, Tou-
cey, Underwood, and Wade--35.
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge OF Iowa Hale, Iunlin Jones
of Iowa, Norris, Walker, and Weler-l2
The question being then taken upon the amendment as
amended, il was adopted
[To BE CONTINUED.