Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

On motion Of Mr. HOUSTON, the House went into
Committee Of the Whole the state of the Union Mr.
PHELPS, OF Missouri in the chair and resumed the
sderation of the bill making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year end
ing 20th June 1853, and for other purposes
Of Pennsylvania, moved to insert in the bill
Lrorded That hereafter the assessment ., aure. ),
tha be the duty Of the Secretary Treasury with the
aid OF the appraisers provided by law to ascertain
establish the actual average values wholesale prces thu
principal markets Of the United States during each fiscal
commencing with the fiscal year ending the Both OF June
1892 Of pig iron wrought iron manufactured by ro ham,
mering or driving Of iron ryets spikes chain cables ana
gas ana upon such acersned and established values 70
levy or cause to be levied the ad clorc us. now .a
tzary notwithstanding - -
Prorded further That such other goods wares and rr
chandise now or hereafter subject any al oaoy duty
the Secretary Of the Treasury may from time to time specify
by public circular 70 be published least months before
~ shall nte effect shall be subject to the same mode az
nu2l average valuations as the aforesaid.
Mr. BAfLY, of Virginia, raised the question Of order
that the amendment had nothing do with the bill under
consideration
Mr.. JONES desired to reply, but
The CHAIRMAN ruled that the amendment was out Of
order
Mr.. JONES then appealed from the decision Of the
Chair ruling his amendment out of order
And the question being taken, the Chair sustained
Ayes O., noes Ga.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved insert in the bill an item an
propriatng S2 900 for outfit Of ministers to London
Berlin and Mexico, and caused be read letter from the
OF showing that the ministers these
places desired to return home, and that leave had been
given them. Therefore this appropriation now became
necessary.
The amendment was agreed to-
On motion Of Mr.. G0ODENOW the salary Of the Com.
missioner to the Sandwich Islands was increased from
three thousand to FIVE thousand dollars
Mr. BAYLY Of Virginia, said that he had been instruct
ed by the unanimous vote of the Committee Foreign
Affairs to acquesce in Recommendation contained in the
last annual message Of the President by moving TO amend
the item appropratng Sc 900 for the salary of Commits
soner to reside in China, by increasing the sum to
sevV 70 be applied to the payment of the salary and
outht OF said Commissioner The committee he remark
ed had responded to the recommendation of the pres
den rs contained IN his annual message wherein he stat
co. IN effect that this Office had already gone begging
In his Mr. BIS opinion and he did not make the asseT
uon hastily, he knew Of mission which we had abroad
more important than that to China With our
on tne racine, and the new Of commerce which
was opening in that direction he repeated he knew Of no
country where y was more important to have an enlg
ened man Of ability than in China and Il seemod go
the Presidents message that there had been great dies
Guilty in obtaining such person TO 90 there lie
surprised AZ his Tor u required voyage Of four FIVE
months to reach China, and, Of course long time 10
return TO this country There was nothing attractive
there to induce man to leave his home II was not like
Naples, Rome France England, where man OF wealth
might make sacrifice for the qualification Of his tastes
u was matter Of patriotism for accept the mis-
sion to China.
Mr.. HOUSTON believed that the compensation Of the
Commissioner to reside in China should be increased and
that his salary small But he had hoped that the
Committee on Foreign Affairs would have presented some
other plan for the compensation Of foreign Ministers
than the one in existence lie had hoped that that
committee would have brought forward some system
which would give ministers ample compensation without
holding out to them nducement Of outfit TO come home
and go out again half dozen times during one Admins
traton In saying this he had reference 10 the present
Administration, but merely spoke Of il as an evil which
existed and which ought to be remeded by Congress
The committee had just agreed amendment appro-
patDg for outfits Of three ministers who desired
20 return to the United States One Of these ministers
proposed 70 return in October but few months before
the present Administration change There must he
change in some shape other and although gentlemen
the other side might laugh in his opinion Il would be
change from Wing 70 Democratic Administration
but whether this would be or not Il would change
from the present ncumbents change Of Administer
ton then taking place in few months after these minis
tiers should return, il seemed to him there would be
great waste Of money and this was very great defect in
the system by which they paid He thought that
ministers ought TO have salaries and he hoped the Com
mittee Foreign Affairs would prepare measure 10 give
them ample compensation, for they should be well paid
Mr.. STANTON Of Ohio, submitted that the amendment
in order under the following article Of the Con.
stitution: