The daily union., 1852-08-08

crung salary OF MIR Kennedy il became due, to ndem
nify the treasury: that this officer after ALL has not
Ieaped any benefit from the order OF the Secretary OF tbs
Interior, or the allowances which were made TO him.
Well, Mr.. President as the object OF getting pay for
TWO ohces could not be accomplished through the depart
ment-as that was despaired of-he TO a commits
lee OF The Senate, and proposition was made here TO
amend ne law s 10 the way and manner which has been
lima, Mr. BuTLeR j and rather extraordinary
ner too because by the very OF that act
words stricken out Of the printed law Of 1885,
and other words were inserted in their place do mol
mean to say that il is an improper mode o proceeding
bat il is certainly an unusual way OF proceeding. strike
in existence and printed among the laws and insert other
words in lieu of them.
Mr. President. the position which assume is in &C.
cordance with the laws OF the land with regard the
right Of any individual 10 receive pay for two Offices
Allow me, sir, 10 read from On act passed in 1850, at
70 6s On, Which ys W. Ss nsys ossn
were carried into effect by Congress at that time. They
are contained in the poviso At the bottom Of the s42d
page
Provided hoDevsr That hereafter the proper account
ted States. shall in allow and pay individual
formed the duties thereof at tho time bu. this prohi-
shall not extend to the suporinenden Of the
Now, here is positive prohibition and prohibition
founded upon the simplest justice that can be imagined
We hire this gentleman experimenting clerk. We
are entitled to all his time and services; en-.
titled his labor we are entitled to all that the govern
ment has right to exact when man devoes his whole
time to it for compensa and 10 prcposierous say
that man whose whole time is engaged for the benefit
and service of the country have time fulfil ,he
duties OF another Office with such onerous duties as
would entte him TO greater pay than the duties Of the
one in which he is employed. II is soecism in iis
terms, and 10 unjust to the government 10 adopt such
principle. That law which have read is founded in
me STRONGEST common sense and IN the necessities which
have grown up from occasional abuses with regard 10
that matter
have desire. SIR to detaia the Senate with these
matters hut il is said that this gentleman has never
claimed the pay growing out of the Offices Sir the
Secretary OF the Interior does not understand it So He
POUNDS the right OF this gentleman to the 900 upon his
filling the two stations. The accounting officers have
never understood it they have always understood
that if he claimed $4,000, he was TO get il by claiming it
through the two offices, and in no other way. believe
has had the pretend that there were
any duties for him to perform as secretary OF the Census
Board which would authorize the payment to him of
SO 900 annually for that service. would like It il some
OF my friends here who know more about this subject
than do, with regard TO these duties would point out to
me the specific duties that this gentleman had per-
should be very glad to specification Of these du-
ties. should be very glad TO the foundation upon
which this claim rests. 1t would give some satisfaction
But. sir without dwelling upon this subect-for have
endeavoed to make my remarks as brief as possible
will send to the Chair some papers relating to this SUBJ
ject which have been placed in my hands, First letter
from Mr. williamson who is the dsbursing officer OF the
Department of the Interior. The Senate will learn from
that what kind OF claim this gentleman sets up, and
whether not he considers that he is entitled to pay for
the two Offices ask that the letter may be read.
The letter was then read as follows:
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR,
Disbursing Office, July 20, 1852.
SIR, have received your letter yessrday and in an
to your question the honor state that am
appointed The 2sth Of April 1850 am also spscisi dis.
Snss agent OF the census fund.- BY appointment dasd
Secondly J. C. G. kennedy, esq. cane into my Office
on Monday last, and asked me L was ready to settle hs
have two unsettled accounts with him. one for salary
growing Of my refusal him 1905 per .nnum.
10 ses hi. .s sereiar, cs...s Soara
hesta'ed for moment, and he then said that Conge.
su, Board as would BY last the appor
onmeut bill. He handed the bill, and remarked that
recognized and been directed o pay as legally his ior
future after consideration and he continued :" do not
ed the higher one with me a, first but .hal! now pur
sue my own co9rse To this answered G .h., e. be would
have much less officially now Ia getting the 500 than he
had in getting the larger TIE conversation did not
wns saa "a ss s so as oyed M on
now beg leave 70 remark that Mr. Kennedy evidently
gave understand that he considered both salaries
were his by law, IL he chose TO demand them; and
provided without any duties business attached it,
either real o. imagnsy and at the same time that there
perntendng clerk of the separate and distinct
Office, hseby leaving discretionary with him tMr XII
draw the salary for IL he should think proper
have the honor TO BE- v''y 'iR''sTak Z %Ikx%soN
DisbursinE Agent.
First Comptroller OF the Treasury.
agree with the remarks contained In the above letter
ending with the sentence Robert Wright and @. A. u.
Clarke" except that think Mr.. Williamson Asked MIR
auding to the salary clerk Of the Census Board and
@. A. d. CLARKE.
agree with the remarks contained the above leter
ending with the sentence Robert Wright and O. A. ID.
ROBERT WRIGHT.
MIR DAVIS. That letter needs comment II was
written in reply TO from the comptroller and SET
ties the question to demanding pay for both Offices
hereafter claim the $500 or not have here letter,
which has been addressed me voluntarily by Mr.. Whit
tlesey the subject. and which will fully explain
his course. | ask that IL may be read.
The Secretary accordingly read the letter a. follows
Treasury DEPARTMENT.
CompuoLsr's Office, July y, 1852
DEAR srRi Jos. O. @. Kennedy, esq, experimenting
clerk of the seventh having stated in writing that
81 annoying him" in the of his mpensston,
have deemed TO be my doty 70 act as pubic ofcer
in regard to bis compensation Ton the inorma-
resry OF the Census Board by the Of March
1919
That having discharged functions when the Of
May r. 1850 into operation, he appointed super
intending clerk Of the seventh and took his oath OF
office on the 9th of May, 1850.
The Of March s. Iss9 did not FIX the pensadon
Of secretary OF the Census Board but lett II Congress
do H. after the duties OF the board should be discharged
Accordingly the salary Of said secretary was established
per by the sct OF May 23d 1850
The fixed the salary of experimenting cesk At
81, 500 per annum.
A Question arose as the compensation Mr.. Kennedy
receive from the 9th Of May the IL, Of June Il
having been decided was entitled 10
~. .sal.ry eogfef n uutt te afrfIu