The daily union., 1852-03-12

DH ever presented 10 Cendte where
Is no report from committee, OF some explanation given
upon the floor OF the Senate at the time OF asking ap
preparation OF money, going to show that the amount
asked Tor is necessary for The purpose for which Is
asked Il would be matter OF curiosity to The country
10 see the items OF this bill am the people through
out the country would like to how $ 600 be spent
IN thirteen days at OF the public nns OF Washington
city. Il would be matter OF public curiosity. should
be much pleased myself 10 know how this oil $1,000
could be properly appropriated Tor the entertainment oi
one individual IN thirteen days at public inn IN Wash
ngton.
Mr. SHIELDS | wish merely to reply 10 the points
which have been raised by way OF objection In the first
place. the gentleman says he does not understand my
meaning. and think he seems 10 inslnuate that do not
understand il myself, when say that We ought 10 stop
before we begin or ought not 10 stop until we have
finished. | will explain my meaning. When gentle.
man invites guest 10 and sit down at his table, be
ought not 10 require that guest TO bring his provisions
with him, he ought TO ascertain whether he is able TO
entertain him, and willing TO entertain him. before he in
yltes him
| Mr.. PRATT. II the senator Will allow me- will say
that when invite any my table will always
certain that have something for him 10 eat He was
not invited by me, but by the Senate. Ii had been
about 10 invite him, would have asked for approPria
ton N order egimately TO provide for the guest, be-
| fore brought him TO the table.
Mr. SHIELDS resumed; / will reply to that. The
gentleman fogets that he was invited by this naon and
not by me; and member OF this nation that gentle
man is as much bound by that invitation as am. will
say more. As for the idea oi calling for items Of this
klnd, would as soon invite guest To my table,
aud treat him such and after he had Departed pick
up all the items and publish them TO the world in order
10 disgrace him. did not engage in this business for
myself i was the act OF the nation They have in
vled this gentleman, and made him the guest OF the nation
The committee OF the Senate placed him in this hotel,
and made arrangements for his reception and think il
would be rather bad way 10 treat him now, TO publish
these items 10 the world in order 10 disgrace the man
you invited among you. Sir, in SO doing we should
sqlly ourselves Everything you do at this moment 10
betle that man, after having made him the guest of the
nation, is only bcllleng yourselves Ihais my opin-
on After having gone 80 far, il seems to me we ought
no, 10 stop now We ought 10 pay these expenses with
dignity;
/ MIR. BORLAND moved the posponemea OF this
resolution, as stated, for the that there was
senator who gave notice some time ago oil his intenon
10 speak, and to speak al some length, upon thus subject
He IS not now in his seall presume account OF in
disposition. For that reason, desrous that this
question should be postponed until he could be present TO
give the views he has nole the Senate he intended to
give think there great orce and propriely IN the re-
marks made by the senator from Maryland that we ought
TO have provided the means OF entertainment before we
proceeded 10 entertain guest II will be recolected that
when the resolution inviting Mr. kossnlh here and call
ing him the guest OF the nation, before the Senate,
offered substitute for it, in which made direct propo
slon 10 make the appropriation then, aRd to determine
what il should be- How was il received by the friends
of Kossu,h-his especial frends-and particularly by
senator not here the late senator from Mississippi,
(Mr FooTE My proposition was treated as an insult.
He declared il TO be insult TO Mr. Kossuth TO connect
money with his name. Money was not 10 be thought Of
We were 10 have feast OF reason and How OF SOUL
10 cost nothing but the wind used in getting II up No
money was to be appropriated, and II was thought an IN
suit 10 mention such thing in connexon with his
ioresaw then what everybody must have fogeseen
would be the result-that he would come here, and be
entertained al very considerable expense, and when the
bill should be brought in for settlement we should be
CURED TO pay II, and there would be no ioreieng wha
II would be.
The from Illinois objects 10 bringing the items
here and says il would be dshonoring Kossuth can
not that il would Ii has nothing 10 do with kossuit
at all Ii is simply TO whether the account that
brought in by the keeper for what be has furnished
is correct account not 1t is said 10 be s. 900 fo
thirteen days entertainment II could no, have been thai
all that was for Kossu,h himself. presume IN.
cludes the guests who were with him. We know that
the Senate actually refused TO do that. The proposition
was distinctly made here 10 include his suite with
him, and to extend the invitation OF entertainment 10
them, and 1t voted down. We would not touch
them We would have nothing 10 do with them. Kos.
suih alone TO be entertained. Now bilfcomes In,
and under the idea OF paying for kossuih, we are ex-
pecied 10 pay for the very whom positively
iused upon distinct propos,on 10 receive as guests or
TO entertain at all
Mr.. UPHAM A few words, Mr.. President, in reply
TO the remarks OF the honorable senator from Illinois
upon this subject, He thinks that ii publish these
items we shall belItte Kossuth. II seems TO me
that that is very great mistake II is an attempt 10
shroud this matter in darkness to conceal II from the
country and the people will naturally infer that there
must be something wrong IN the Transaction disagree
with the senator upon another ground lie says that We
invited Kossu,h TO Washington, and that he our in
vited guest IL is my recollection that when the com.
miitee was appointed receive him. the question arose
wheih er they should 90 TO New York TO receive him,
aud 10 conduct him here II decided that they should
not, and the resolution was amended. They were 10
receive him after his arrival at the city OF Washington.
this hotel have no objection TO reasonable compen-
saion for entertaining him but shall never vote for
an appropriation OF this kind until the items
composing account OF $4,000 As the senator from
Arkansas says refused 10 invite his associates We
invited him. We passed resolution 10 bid him welcome
to the country. That was invitation TO washington
The next thing was, ii he should visit Washington, TO
appoint committee to receive him. lie was received,
and he remained thirteen days Wei How called
upon TO pay IT, not in public manner, by Joint resolu
ton, passed by both houses OF Congress but out OF the
contingent fund OF the Senate, and swell the items oil that
account. that The people may know nothing about IT
When il is alleged that kossuh, in thirteen days at
public hotel, expended S5,000 think Is just to him
that the items should be shown, that should know
what they and what composes this amount OF - 900
Ii may be extravagant amount IL may be one thai
every senator al once would say that he would be unwil
ling that should pay All | ask is that the whole
may examine the items and what has been done here
in regard to this matter.
Mr.. CLARKE obtained the floor, but gave way TO
Mr. SHIELDS, who said The resolution submits the
matter to a committee They will investigate the items
understand and ascertain whether the account should
be paid
The PRESIDENT. II is the Secretary.
MIR. SHIELDS. At any rate, The matter IS 10 be In
vestgaled and these items TO be laid before the com
them, and do not why should now call Tor these
items.
4 MIR. CLARKE also gave wayto
/ Mr.. MASON, who said wish TO state TO The Senate
thatl under misspprehension just which
ought TO correct stalled that, according TO my fecol.
lection this gentleman had not been invited TO Washing
ton did not recollect the form in which the joint
oluton passed. have since sent Tor IL, and have read
it, and find that il a resolution OF welcome TO the
nd In aln hat