The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-18

Il belongs TO him than the ship OF house al =,
belongs TO him. ls government furniture Ii put there
for his accommodation when he is ordered 10 station
he has the OF II as long he tina station
and when he is transferred somewhere else and does mo-,
need the use OF IL, il belongs TO his successor
Mr. UNDERWOOD. Like furnishing the Presidents
house.
Mr. BADGER thank the honorable senator for m,
illustration. The constitution OF the United States d.
czIes that the compensation OF the President Axsd by
law, shall be neither Increased dlminished during
his continuance IN Office Congress caanot, without VIC.
latDg the constitution and their oaths 10 preserve IT,
add one dollar to bis salary but. pray YOU did il
ever enter into any mans head that we increas.
ing the compensation Of the President in violation OF
the constitution. when we voted sum OF money 10
pay for The furniture OF the Presidents house
Why, Mr.. President. did you, or did any gentle.
man imagine that he was violating the constitution
and increasing the pay OF the President when in The
course OF the last Congress, he made an appropra.
ton for carrying gas lights into The Presidents house
cow enience which he had not bad beorel Now are
mol the two precisely parallel That law is the rule
Of conduct 10 the department as the constitution is The
rule Of law TO us. II we may furnish the Presidents
house without violating provision OF the constitution
which inhbits from increasing his salary surely il is
equally that there Is violation oil that law when
the Secretary OF the Navy fixes the rule by which um.
lure shall be put into the house to be occupied by the
commander OF the yard.
The Secretary's order in every respect correct
one 1t the usage OF the government TO furnish
these houses II was lhs duty, and properly The duiyo
from being liable TO censue. 49, IN my judgment, entitled
TO great praise twac TO prevent extavagance in fur
nshng these houses u was to nave FURNITURE suitable
decent credabe, and proper, TO the rank Of the individual
and at the same time, 10 prevent any charge on the
| ernment which might be considered exiravagant
tsniaous That the whole matter. II seems me,
therefore, that If this is the only additional case the
has TO present of plain gross, and palpabe vio
laon of the law, he has been very unsuccessful in the
| search.
My friend from Maryland reminded me, and the sena
tor from New Hampshire will know whether is correct
or not that former session the senator moved some
prohibiting money being paid for these expenditures.
| MIR. HALE. | do not remember ever having made
such proposition. know that ! moved resolution
which called out the report which have read.
Mr.. BADGER We were under that impression, how.
ever; and we also supposed that that had been voted
down. II that was so. we have the construction OF Con.
gress coinciding with the construction OF the Secre-
tay that that is not the meaning OF the law But there
is the law. II is nothing in conflict with what
the senator has read than the provision OF the consu-
ton, in regard TO the compensation OF the President is
in conflict with what have done from the foundation
Of the government The practice to which the senator
refers did not date in ls+s was coeval with the act Of
1888 1t existed then II has existed continually since,
and apprehend that nobody but the senator from New
Hampshire has supposed that there was any conflict be-
tween the law and that practice. But Inc Secretary OF
the Navy by his order OF 1885, intended 10 restrict the
amount OF the allowance and prevnn abuses That is,
| | take il. The whole matter.
Mr. HALE. am glad 10 hear this explanation
think the from North Carolina has satisfied every
body OF the wide diversity OF the he has taken to
illustrate the matter, and the one have brought before
the Senate He illustrates the order OF the Secretary
without law and against law; for, when am talking
about the English language, can talk plain as any
body, by ening 10 appropriation made by Congress
to furnish the Presidents house.
Mr.. BADGER, Gnhs seat) Against The constitution.
Mr.. HALE ! am not gong to discuss the consttu-
tionaty OF that provision produced order Of the
Secretary Of the Navy made lsay BY The paines con-
slrucon Of language against the law, il anything
be against it, and il Is kened 10 an appropriation made
in pursuance Of Iaw-an appropriation made by law
! am glad that this matter has come up do moi ex.
aabu | nuty xDer twill
be increased by the next administration Let Inc, how
ever, give illustration Our compensation is fixed at
should go and hire house in the city OF Washington,
aud call upon the Secretary OF the Senate TO give an order
to the upbosers and and other gentle
men who keep that suitable for furnishing
house. and the Secretary issues an order for $1,000
50 900 worth OF furnuenot TO be furnished to The
senaoroh, no, sir the senator is not 10 have dollars
worth OF but IL Is TO be put into hs house, and he
10 itIhe United States all the time owning H. Ac
cofdng 10 the argument oil the senator from North Caro-
lima that would be abuse II would be no violation OF
the law. The senator would not have received more
than eight dollars day. To be there would have
been property paid for; but the United States
would it, and he would have had but the Of H.
| allowance OF these officers Why Because the gov.
eminent own the furniture all the time. and he has had
| nothing but the OF it,
| have nothing to do with the argument that this is
exceedingly convenient THE compensation paid TO the
officers oil the navy is not enough am willing to so 20
far 10 increase to what s necessary IL il is necessary
4
but lei them have IL under the law, and not against the
! law. That is my complaint II seems TO me that the
Secretary Of the Navy when he made this order was per-
fecy sensible OF the improperly OF for will tell you
how II reads THE allowance OF furniture to the
raj houses provided by the government al navyyards
stations and hospitals occupied by officers and other,
in the OF the government, shall be so and so
The Secretary OF the Senate might make allowance
10 the houses that occupied and furnish them at The
expense Of the government aud then OF course, there
would be no OF pay allowance or compensation
1 should ",
and have this in addition
This system OF extra compensation and allowance Tor
rent for furniture, quarters travelling expenses, &c pri-
or 10 the passage OF act OF 1885, had got TO enormous
abuse By The act OF 1898, IL not exceedingly mis-
taken the average pay Of these officers was raised nearly
one hundred per cent II was nearly doubled. think
that will be ound TO be the fact II produced . good
deal OF opposition, and good deal OF discussion but
whoever will read the reports al that time viii see, that
to make this thing patabe 10 the body who passed u,
and salty them that The door to be shut against the
abuses which had grown up under the extra allowances
for these very thngsor fuel Tor rent, for quarters Tor
furniture for servants, &chis very sweeping clause
TO which have called the attention OF the Senate,
put in, providing that
" Ii Is hereby expressly declared-ma the very pun
gent in which is expressed-' is hereby ex
pressy declared that the yearly allowance provided in b.
act is all the pay, compensation, and allowances that shall
be received under any circumstances whatever, except
Tor travelling expenses according 70 orders, TOT which ten
cents per mile shall be allowed" .It4
The senator undertakes compare this TO the furniture
OF ship. Why there is no comparison at all Not the
least in the world We all know what ship is, and we
all know what house is ship is place where man
ordered for duty and II is connected with his duty It's