The daily union., 1852-09-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DEBA TIE.
THURSDAY. AUGUST 90, 1852.
[ooEcLUDED.
SENATE.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.

For outfit and salary oa minister resident at Frankfort
onhe Maine, xl2OOO
The Committee on Foreign Relations have instructed
me offer thus amendmen from letter addressed 10 ihe
chairman of the committee by the Secretary OF State on
the 10th OF August 1882 in which he says:
By direction Of the President. have the honor TO state,
that IA s apd the
public service, an appropriation VIII be needed ior the o
For outfit and salary OF minister, resident at Frank
fort-on.the Maine. $4,000"
have taken some pains since the receipt OF this letter
10 inform myself Of the popriey SO far as could Judge.
OF opening diplomatic intercourse with the German Diet,
which at Frankfort as is known 10 senators and
have thought Taiter Of public interest that should
be done Al Frankfort, where the Diet meets, all the
principal courts of Europe. and most OF the smaller
courts are now represented and matters OF great COM
mercal interests are there determined and arranged In
which, think, we shoald participate in council
Mr. GWIN hope the amendment will not be adopt
ed We have appropriated for large number OF outfits.
There mission TO be created just at The outgoing
of an administration, when in three months we meet
again. and can ac this matter then il should be
found 10 be proper, think we have already appropria-
ted enough for outfits and Tor missions at the close OF an
administration This subject was before the Committee
on Finance and do not believe member OF that com
mi,,ee was in favor Of it. hope the proposition will
nj M. CLARKE | agree with the honorable senator
from California in the wish that this appropriation may
not be made Why the government oil the United States
have ted this once They had minister at Berlin, and
he was commissioned TO go down TO Frankfort and un
dertake 10 find some German government there he
went and when he got there he found that the whole
subssratvm dropped away from under him he was there
as an envoy extraordinary and minister penpoentary
of the United States, and government could be found
near him. He lost his mission to Berlin thereby and
do not know but that the last printing bill we passed
Now you have got minister TO Berlin you have got
change in Austria; and suppose charge al Denmark,
OF viii have one 10 few weeks WY therefore, ask;
What is there 10 call for III Ii there is German Diet
10 assemble there, the minister a, Berlin, who has very
lils 70 do and who Is & man oi ngh 'aleHi ana as
and he might AS well go there as stay at Berlin The
object simply iopoylde an outfit and salary for some
favorte OF this administration for the very purpose OF
drawing 50 much from the treasury of the United States
What great relations have we that be affected by
this mission 70 the German Det' There is no Zoll-
lations OF Germany which affect us I think we have
had enough Of them within the past few years. do
not believe such mission is necessary do not be-
lieve is proper ha, the United States at this time
should make the appointment If any grea, international
question srose-if there were to be Congress OF
naiioDs there, il might be well enough that the United
States should be represented there But minister is 10
go to Frankfor-on he Maine and meet with certain dele
gates from certain Geypan Principaliiies, who will be
allowed to stay there until the Emperor Of Austria, or
the Emperor OF Russia the King Of Prussia tells them
TO dseIse, and then the whole ubstratum Of this mis-
fion will have sunk q lbe ground a, once think is
We BE-
amendment will not be adopted
MIR PRATT. consider Frankfort The Maine a
important commercial point, and think perhaps,
il would be as important any point at which could
have minister. know II is point in which The con-
shtuency which represent are most deeply interested
The people OF that region consume tobacco which IS
made in my country, and our present commercial rela
tons with them are very detrimental to our interests
We want minister senl there that we may have some
commercial treaty entered into with the Germanc Con-
federation. by which our products may be taken with
out the exorbltani tax which is now laid upon them.
do think that Frankiorl-on the Maine is as important
point Tor mission as any which the bill embraces OF
may embrace,
The amendment was rejected
Mr.. MASON. | am instructed by the Committee on
Foreign Relations to ofer the following amendment
"For compensation to Peter Parker as acting charge
daslress Canton, Chaa, for two from te 2ih Of
May. 1850 2l,h OF May, 1852 which shall be in full
81 ssco demands ''' 'a'A services o' H' period named
MIR. HUNTER. IL there any estimate for this'
Mr.. MASON. have here a letter from the Secretary
OF State in regard 10 the subject which will read il de-
Several SENATORS. Itis no, necessary
The amendment was agreed TO-
Foreign Relations osp another Amendment s n 10 come in ia
after the one just adopted. II is 10 insert;
"For mpensatou Theodore Fay, secretary ofega-
ton at Berlin, as acting charge dahalrcs at that place,
the 18th day Of July Ists and the 10Th day December
1851 by direction oi the DP.nmsn' of saie, tue be-
charge dsfsres and which, ith the of s6s6 81
apPropriaed by tue sc approved March 1851 sh.l be
ss'I5a 7i" ''''''' ''' '''' ''' : D''o"0''' '0''
Mr.. HUNTER. Isnot ,ba, private claim'
Mr.. MASON. He is now In Office as secretary OF le
gat,on to Berlin.
The amendment was agreed 10.
Mr. MASON. | am further Instructed by the Com
mee on Foreign Relations 10 offer another amendment,
TO come in after the one just adopted. is 10 insert
"For compensation TO Buckingham Smith late secretary
OF legation 70 Mexico, a. scing charge dssirss in Mex
ico during the absence Of the minister Of the Uned States
OF October In the year being eight months ard thr.
teen days 81 766 95 which shall be In fun of all
for such service for the period named"
ltis proper that shosld say, as the chairman OF the
Committee on Finance has made the inquiry in reference
TO other amendments, that Mr.. Buckingham Snitb is
in office, bat do not consider that the amendment
is prohibited by the rule II is 10 extend TO this gentle
man the same pay which has always been extended 10
secretary OF legation who has been placed charge
daaires od interim, by the department. and who has in.
surred the expenses OF the station.
The amendm. mt agreed to.
Mr MASON | am instructed by the same committee
TO offer additional amendment TO come in after the
one last adopted. II is TO insert:
For com pensaton to Cha les Arfurdon, consul of
.ne unt'ed States Stockholm Sweden, for diplomatic
css rendered charge dafsres at that place, by IN.
s"cuon OF the Secretary OF state, from the recall OF Mr.
swonh 70 the arrival Of Mr. Schroeder sppolned chsrge
o Nn July 1919, tn. AID day OF April 1850 period Of
s"snonms and twenty nine days, being one-hat OF
s'sy oi change dsises, and full for all such
vices 'o' tne period named, 81, ,6si 20 F"
wisn merely to say to the Senate that this is differ.
ent class OF cases from those which have Just been
.oop'ce' nee y case OF a consul who, by instruc-
uoh o. ne department, took charge OF the legation 10
me acsehce o. lhe charge fahalres, and 10 whom the
.o"mes mas allowed no, the full pay, but one-balf