The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-06
House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, August D. 1862.
THE SALARIES OFFICERS.
The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill
regulating the costs and fees of attorne marsh and
clerks Of the Circuit and District Courts of the United
States
Mr.. McLANAHAN, after saying the attempt to grace
subject like this with flowers of rhetoric would be
abortve to render skeleton attra ,tiyc by placing
its brow dadem proceeded to point out the defects Of
the present fee system showing the increased expenses
Of the judiciary to be $50 per cent within the last fifty
years The bill would considerably reduce the expenses
ard could not Ia" to be approved of by every intelligent
No question was taken up to the expiration of the
ming hour, when the House went into commitcc
The GENERAL APPROPRIATION niiL.
Mr.. JOKES (dem Of Pennsylvania. offered an amend
mcnt that hereafter in the of duties IL shall
be tine duy Of the Secretary Of the Treasury with the
aha of the appraisers provided for by Law to
tain ana establish the actual average valne or whvle
sale prices in the principal OF the United States
during each fiscal year, ncug with the fiscal year
ending 30th June 1852 Of pig iron wrought ma iflc.
tured by rolling and bammefing aud of iron rivets
spikes chain cables end glssaud upOn such ascertain
cd and established values to levy, to BE- ved
The odca'onm duties now established ~ law -aoy pto
vision, by law otherwise TO tho contrary nutwh.
standing; provided that such other goods wares aud
merchandise or hereafter. subject any di'tlorem
duy as the Secretary of the Treasury may from time to
time specify by public circular to be pabished a. leas
sx months before it hall 60 into effect shall be subject
TO the same mode of annual average valuation Tie
aioi essid
The Chairman tMr. Puelpsl ruled the n5men! out
of order. on the ground Of IL relevancy
Mr., JoNEs appealed, but the committee sustained the
chair 10y yeas 67 TO nays o.
Nh HousTos. (dem of Ala, reported an amendment
sppropriaDg S2 600 for the outfit OF ministers to Lon
don Berlin and Mexico. lie caused a letter from the
State Department to be read in which It stated h
ministry at those places have asked and obtained prm
sion to return home and this amount necessary to
send out their successors The amendment adopted
The salary of the Commissioner to the Sandwich
Islands was increased from SO 900 to So 900.
MIR BAyLY. (dcm Of Va, the unanimous
mendaon OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs, moved
an amendment spproprating $4,000 instead of SO 900
Tor the salary and outfit Of the Commissioner to China
lie remarked that the President In his annual message
said In effect that this Office had been going begging
as we bave acquired new territory tine Pacific ani
new career Of commerce Is opening with the East he
know Of no country in which IL was 80 important to
have an enlightened man Of ability In China There
were no such attractions there as in the capitals OF
Europe and was matter Of patriotism for gentleman
to accept this station Therefore the salary ought be
increased
Mr. HousroS concurred with the gentleman in the
last remark but he had hoped that the Committee
Foreign Afairs would have presented other plan
Tor the compensation OF fotcign ministers lie dcpre
Gated the coming home Of ministers few months only
before the present administration expires thus ung
evil which however did not With this admins
aton ON the contrary he knew that the President had
refused to give his consent for certain ministers to
home.
Mr. STANTON raised question, that the amendment
not in order the constitution saying that Senator
or Representative shall during the time for which he
as,bcted be appointed to any civil Office under the
authority Of the United States which shall have been
created or the emolnmeDts where Of sh have been In
creased during such time; and person holding any
Office under the United States shall be member of either
iionse during his continuance in Office This
derstood to be aimed at Humphrey Marshall late OF the
nonse just appointed TO the post of Commissioner TO
| China
The CuarMAN said IL was not for him to decide the
constitutional questiou-that was for the Judiciary.
The msDdment was egreed to-
| MT HthARp. twhg) of VI, moved amendmsot
when Vas rejected TO increase the salary OF the minister
| 10 Turkey TO 5000
Various amendments Of general ialcrcst ds
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