The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-26

throughout Happily, portion Of il has been carried
away by extraordinary treshet. SO that the lives OF
the people should not be endangered-as it cannot be
CROSSED without danger-we propose not TO apply Sl2
600 70 restore the structure so as 10 make Il throughout
safe, but patch up This broken place. and put such
other repairs upon the bridge viii Just enable peopeio
use IL Now. sir, l. for one, am totally opposed TO L.
DO not agree with my friend rom Illinois mat we should
think is FAR better TO have none than that II Is lar
better 10 have The river open Why should we subject
the people OF Georgetown 10 the Inconvenience and the
loss Of having their navigation obsrucied. and daily
more and more obstruciedl Why should we keep that
structure there, large portion OF II being solid cause
way, and total obstruction TO the flow OF the water
filling up the river with shoals there now at every low
waller exposed to the and ultimately destined if
lnued 70 bring disease upon all that part OF the cityi
1 Why should we continue that | conceive of no
reason for II and would far rather have the whole
bridge taken away and ferry established, than to
continue such structure that Being OF that opinion,
opposed to this resolution for patching; for, lie,
you that just so long as you will patch the bridge
and enable people TO get across il just so long you will
have other and better structure not sorry that
the eshe carried away this part OF the bridge. and
should not have cared had carried the whole Of
away. If that had been DONE either Congress would
have found il necessary 10 have established ferry
have built new bridge. But think we ought not 10
continue this hour. should be much more willing
to give twenty-five thousand dollars remove it alto
gether than twelve thousand dollars to patch up this
sghy, dsgraceful nuisance. do not want 10 mend it
at all.
The question being then stated upon the amendment
| Mr.. SHIELDS asked for the yeas and nays; which
MIR. RUSK. AS the yeas and nays have been called
for, desire simply 10 say that in favor of building
good bridge but The senator from North Carolina
says that this amount expended upon il would not put
in good ORDER shall therefore go against the amend
4 ment L..4 t IN. ~. .Es.
Mr.. SHIELDS. MIR. President, the only reason why
called for the yeas and nays is that chairman of the
Committee for The District OF Columbia. they complain to
me that they have communication with this CITY, and
no way TO get to market The bridge in Georgetown has
been carried away, and this bridge has been carried
away and It seemed TO be my duty, chairman OF the
| that thew shOuld least he
nlshed with such temporary communication until heIe
can be a better one provided.
i The equesion being then taken by yeas and nays there
were-yeas 20. nays 23-as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Beren Bradbury Bright. Clarke, Davis
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Downs Foot, HanlIn Hunter James
seward @ Shields, Wade. and weef12o % 'a'''' '''A'''"
Roo se Adta ashn aba, ads Bell B0d d
Iowa, FeIch, Fish Geyer Hale, Mallory, Rnsk, Smith
Soule, Spruance. Toucey, Underwood, and Upham--2s
So the amendment was rejected $50. Fa
4 Mr. HUNTER MIR. President. | am instructed by
the Committee Finance 10 offer the following amend
ment M Ft 50
4 For deffaying the expenses Of the Supreme circni
and district of the United Sales including the Dis
for funds arising fto nes, forienres and
penes incurred during The fiscal year ending Juno 80,
expenses q suits ia which the United States are
ed ana prosecutions Tor offences committed against the
Of prisoners. addition appropriation. ninety
thousand dollars"
il Mr. HALE Mr. President, merely wish TO say that
hope the honorable chairman OF the Committee on FL
nance will give some explanation 10 The Senate why tha,
Mr HUNTER Mr.. President, this amendment is
made in pursuance OF estimate by the Department Of
the Interior have in my hand letter from Mr. Whit
esey. First Comptroller, which, il the honorable
from New Hampshire desires it, can be read II explains
the cause Of the deficiency.
il Mr. HALE. should like TO hear il.
i The letter was then read as follows
n Treasury DEPARTMENT.,
am nfralle u free May
SiRi In pursuance OF your reference me Of House bin
No. iio, reported by MT MeLassnAs from the Commit
fees and costs to be allowed Officers Of the federal courts.
with note endorsed thereon by Mr. HousroS, chairman
bill aud make estimates based upon it. stating
nearly as may be how much should be appropriated in
case that bill should become law have TO report that
have examined The subject. and submit the result Of my
examination and opinion as followsi
yea po endns June so 1851 over and ABOVE repayen
s66ooO drawn from July 1851 10 this date,
over $4,000 balance TO the credit Of that fund, about
$1,000 and 20 the credit Of foes otleitnres and penalties
Dorng the pcsen, year the We been very
much increased, probably thirty forty thousand dollars
Ya U"' q e psvs o syS sg 10
tons New York and Louisiana for violations OF the
pen., ss ve not YET come in There be- needed
from this tme until the 30h OF June, including these
ordinary expenses abon, sloooo and Il 60, there will be
This large deficit wsoccur Notwithstanding the
have bsen closely examined in this office and my
accounting officer has been paned OF by OF the
marhas clerks, md district attorneys extremely rigid
The items for services during the preseAt fiscal year
ted by the judges including what will be cered, which
have been and viii be rejected as Illegal will probably
amount S500O0 Many Of the officers insist that the
certificates OF the judges final and conclusive that the
accounting officers have no legal right look be.
hind The certificates, and that all the action OF the
ing officers in rejecting numerous items in the
fed. and reducing OF others, illegal.
that view Of the law shouh be finally sustained ali those
rejected items must be provided for, which would proba
bly, swell the deficit during the present year nearly
8 80, 900.
How large an appropriation would be required to settle
such items certified by the judges and dissowed by the
to estimate, eves conjecture. The disalowed by
predecessor and myself in the officer,
(hoc Of Mr. Durnb late district attorney for the
district OF Louisiana,) amount 70 nearly $4,000
The Judicial expenses Of the government have been
Increased by extension OF territory and the
ton of the districts Of California Oregon, Minnesota
New Mexico. and Utah. will estimate the
beginning July l. 1852. and ending June 30, 1853,
and above the that may be received from fines
n and penalties, as olowsi .a.. s
In ca the present laws remain In force and the cer,f
Gates OF the judges 10 be REGARDED as concusve
the legality and amount of each Item certified estimate
the amount at S650,000 te
Iocsse the acted upon and passed as they
estimate the amount needed at Sb30, 900.
What the would be under the present laws
be estimated from past experience, with reasonable
prormsuon TO accuracy what they would be under
bill submitted by the committee, II is much difficult
10 estimate. The bill does propose general reduction
in few of the districts and equalize the would
hem In ten instances where would reduce them in one
For insance proposes TO raise jurors from 81 2
80 day, and Witnesses fees from 81 Is 81 80
IL would raise the fees and increase the compensation OF
district attorneys in about three districts II
tan IN mar by ~ Eal