The daily union., 1852-09-09

We do these things. We should remember that this
money is not TO be paid from pockets, but our
constituents have TO pay H.
The question being taken on the amendment, il was
not agreed 10.
A FRIDAY EVENING.
Mr.. BORLAND. rise, Mr.. President, 10 propose an
amendment this bill, differing altogether in its charac
ter from any amendment thai has yet been offered Ii is
proposition to strike out appropriation. propose
10 amend the bill by striking out the following approptia
ton, on the 4Sh page, IRON line III 10 l146 inclusive
For clerk hire, stationery rent fuel. and con,ingen
ces. in the completion OF tho OF eighteen hundred
and fifty, fifty thousand dollars" Nss0f
Mr. DOUGLAS. rise TO point of order. His. that
it contrary to all the usages OF The Senale to strike
appropriation out of appropriation bill fLaughterl
Mr.. BORLAND. desire to make one single remark,
and would make good many il there were time to do
So have papers before me which warrant me- Mr..
President, in making the assertion that this appropa
ton OF fifty thousand dollars is entirely unnecessary.
There remain on hand already unexpended some
for this purpose, and il well that the Senate
and the country should know it, We have already
pended Sl,2o2,65l upon this We have paid to
marshas and assistant marshas for collecting returns
$a56ooo have paid for salaries Of clerks and officers
connected with this department. 20s, 1885, have paid
various other sums for contingent expenses--among
for the office, $32lO; have paid among other
extraordinary items OF expense, Tor which have been
unable to nd any authority Of law over fourteen thou
rope to attend the w Word's Fair -
Mr. HALE Who was the gentleman
Mr.. BORLAND. He was the experimenting clerk of
the census who by the Secretary of the In
terror to visit the Worlds Fair
| have here, Mr.. President, abstract of the ex-
penses of taking the fifth and sixth censuses, which
will briefly state TO the Senate. find that for the fifth
censns there was paid in the aggregate the of
s4o3.52s OF coarse a very great increase has been
necessarily incurred IN the expenses since that time Tor
marshas and assistant mashals TO take the censns bat
We ind SIR that so lar printing, rent, and cerkhire
concerned the amount Of the expenses has been
dnatey increased We find that there was paid Tor clerk
hire in the compilation OF the fifth census only S6.276;
and for the sixth census that oil S40 66 0OO There
laton but in The nplaion of the seventh
have had haadrtd and siIty e'srks employed
during portion OF the time, and there between
hundred and forty and hundred and fifty. and have
already paid for thar $20s.0 COO! Now, Mr. President
there $4,000 still lying in the treasury Tor the
purpose OF carrying on this work. and we were asked by
the department for Sl5o,oO0 The House, how
ever, have cut down the appropriation to $50 000 and
now propose to strike out that. saast
The question being then taken, division there
were ayes 10, noes Ia the amendment agreed to-
Mr.. CLARKE. move 10 amend the bill, on page
~, line 055, by striking out the words foureen thou
sand eight hundred dollars. and inserting sixteen thou
sand dollars !" SO that IL will read:
For compensation and conaagent expenses OF the
iafy guard, sixteen thousand doliars"e
| | move this amendment, Mr. President for this sim
pie There thirty in that guard. and it
provided by law that fifteen OF the shall receive
live huhdred dollars year. while the other fifteen
ceve four hundred and twenty dollars year | have
made inquiry OF the Commissioner OF Public Buildings,
and am told that all ol these men do the same duty
those who receive five hundred dollars year do no
than those who receive four hundred and twenty
Now, my proposition IL TO increase the appropriation
81 ,20o from S4soo to $4,000, that all the nbers
Uf the auxiliary guard may receive FIVE hundred dollars
apiece. hope the amendmen will be agreed To.
Mr.. WELLER Il would be easier 10 bring them all
do oSn 10 $500. .
The question being taken on the amendment it was
rejected
Mr. HAMLIN. Mr. President move to strike out
the word one, in line l62 OF this bill, and insert the
word thIee;' SO that II will read:
"For pensaon Of Register OF the Treasury and
The clerks messenger and assistant messenger IN his Office
$50 salary OF three oi the clerks created by the act
Of the 10Th Of April ISis being hereby increased to $1,000
per annum." st
There are three clerks in that Office who now receive
salary OF $500 each per annum This bill increases the
salary OF oil them to 900 but, as they all perform
similar services, think the salaries oil all three should
be raised to thousand dollars per annum but they
have selected whose duties less and
responsible than those OF the clerks left behind and
raised his airy alone propose 10 put them all upon
equal footing. have here letter from the depart
ment recommending II.
The question bsiog taken, the amendment agreed
Mr. BROOKE Mr. President, desire to submit the
"For the persecution Of the building OF the marine hos.
pita at Vicksburg, $4,000"
will state that two years ago an appropriation of
was made BY Congress Tor The purpose Of erect
900 have been expended in purchasing site. have
before me- Mr. President, letter from The Secretary OF
the Treasury in which he states that S33o00 will he ne
cessay in order TO complete the hospital and he advises
that the whole amount should be appropriated now. |
do not however, ask for the whole amonnt now, but
ply for the sum OF $4,000.
The question being taken, the amendment was agreed
TO.
Mr. BROOKE ! also submit another amendment, Mr.
President, as follows;
"sor additional compensation to the collector Of the por,
OF Nachez Mississippi for his services inspector OF
marine hospital, $500"
wish 10 say one word before the vote is taken upon
that amendment viii state that marine hospital has
ately been established in Nstchez, and in opera
ton and the supervision OF that hospital has been placed
under the control OF The collector OF Natchez
while not a single has been given him by law for
the additional services which he il thus bound render
Mr. GWlN. Can my friend from Mississippi tell me
how much money ever collected BY the collector at
Naichezl do not think he ever had particle OF duty
to do collector; and as he receives salary il might
be well TO give him something to do.
Mr.. BROOKE. was about 10 read letter which
have received IRON him showing the amount of bis dn-
lies. ! am informed by The collector, gentleman whom
do not know at all that his salary heretofore has only
been $500. and that in addition to The office OF collector.
that Of inspector and Supervising agent OF the marine hos
pial has been imposed on him. lie states:
g The collector this port Is not permitted 10 have
deputy. except during his absence his lnees;
qpenly duties very and the salary
per disbursements. which does
80O will pensate competent ofi his
Some OF the duties of the agent oil the hospital
AZ followsf 1 sstf
To superinend the purchasing OF all supplies for the
tho accounts " see that the rules prescribed for The man