The daily union., 1852-09-08

the amount, and The pTopTietofs on edCh
third each The bill Is due, and suppose there cannot
be any difficulty as 10 It's payment, ,I..,..,,,
The PRESIDENT. Is there an estimate for II
Mr. soULE. Yes, sir; have communicated il TO
the chairman of the Committee on Finances There can
be no difficulty as TO its being introduced ino The bill
Mr. HUNTER This is no more private clam than
some others which have been introduced into The bill IL
comes within The precedens OF cases which we have
celved. s.. sa-
Mr. SOULE. have preeedents in my hands showing
that sach claims have been at previous mrs introduced
into the civil and diplomatic appropriation BILL
Mr.. CLARKE. really feel deslrous 10 know upon
what this is basedt The government OF the United
Staes il seems, have purchased site for mint al New
Oreans; and having purchased that sle some municipal
regulation of that city has imposed upon that location
tax for some proportional expense Tor paving
Mr. SOULE. The honorable senator is mistaken. 1t
Mr.. CLARKE. Then should like 10 understand
English
MIR. SOULE. 1t not tax. 1t is an assessmen. for
the proportion due by each proprietor or DEMENT'S derived
Mr. CLARKE. confess do not understand the diff
ference between an assessment and tax The govern
meht OF the United States In consequence OF ming th
mint New Orleans is called upon 10 pay assessment
the says for paving the streets and laying the
side walks at the side OF the pavement as IT'S proportion
OF the aggregate expense which Is shared by other pro-
prieors Now is that part OF the agreement made by
the government Is il not within the general rule that
when the government Of the United Sa!es takes deed
Of property of this kind in part of any State in the
United States. il shall be exempt from taxation
Mr. CLEMENS. We will vote for something for your
Stale.
Mr. CLARKE. proposition is made here by sena.
tor, that be will ior anything in my State enor-
nous as this, although ask nothing OF that kind.
Then have nothing more TO say about the matter.
The amendment was greed TO.
Mr.. SOULE. There is appropriation Of S150OOO
for continuing the construction of the custom house al
New Orleans. move to amend by adding:
Subject the limitations and restrictions imposed the
made for the object AT the last session
OF Congress- And prouidd That in the superntend
of the building be confded TO officer detailed from
be dispensed with and the said superintendent allowed
compensation exceeding eight dollars per day"
An appropriation was made for this object at the last
session oil Congress While that appropriation being
made here certain restrictions were imposed upon the
manner in which the amount appropriated should be ex
pended The present amendment has for It's object 10
impose upon this appropriation the same restrictions
that were imposed upon the appropriation made last
year Resides il is in contemplation Of The Department
OF the Treasury TO give the supentendence oi The bud
ing officer detailed from the Typographical corps OF
engineers, in which may dispense with The
of The architect, and therefore have provided in
this amendment that in such case the acting architect
allowed to the officer thus detailed from The typographical
corps. not exceeding eight dollars per day
Mr. CLARKE, Is there an estimate for this
MIR CLARKE who has received III
Mr. SOULE. The appropriation does not come from
the Committee Commerce Il comes from The other
House, and is already in the bill; and the amendment
which propose is merely explanatory.
The amendment was agreed TO-
Mr. SOULE propose 10 insert in the bill, under the
head OF miscellaneous items, The following:
"As indemnity Jonathan Elliott. commercial agent of
the United States al ST. Domingo, for the amount by hun
expended in maintaining refugees in the late revolution
that place, 5000 !"
want merely to state that this appropriation in
cuded in the bill 1t passed this body at the last SEES
sion of Congress bu through OF those mistakes OF
which we have had at times TO complain, it disappeared
from the bill while passing through the other Huuss
The papers justify this claim. They justify the expend,
tue OF this money by this agent 10 maintaining undes
critical circumstances, citizens OF The United States who
took refuge in his house and they have been fully JUS
ted by the vouchers thai have been furnished BY that
gentleman TO the committee which has had occasion TO
investigate his claim hope that no objection will be
made TO lis being inserted in the present bull
The PRESIDENT. Does the senator report the
amendment from any commitleea
Mr.. SOULE. do not But had occasion to con-
with the chairman OF the Committee on Finance
and also with the chairman of the Committee Foreign
Relations on the subject The chairman OF the latter
committee said be could not act on this claim on account
OF lis having been referred TO his committee but he
mentioned 10 the chairman OF the Committee on Finance
that the claim had been acted upon the report OF the
committee al the last session, and that IL extracted
may say, from the bill while passing through the other
House He therefore considered that II might be made
an exception in the present bull
The PRESIDENT II il be the pleasure OF the Sen
ate 10 dispense with the rule which they have themselves
adopted, the amendment will be received; otherwise it
cannot be.
No objection being made, the amendment, receiv-
ed and the question being then taken II was agreed to
Mr.. SOULE have one other amendment TO offer.
1t is to insert the following, additional section
$50 dsd be tt further tnaced, That the collector Of
the port Of New Oeans be- and he hereby
Is authorized appoint, with the approba ion Of the Sec
annual salary Of 81 800 eacs instead OF the force
employed In the gaugers department at the port aore
said"
In explanation OF this, have 10 state TO the Senate
that at this time there head guager and deputy
gauger bat the deputy gauger, having no authority 10
inpau authenticity his acts, his acquire
legal force except under the authority OF the head sauger
Aud IL happens that while IN The port OF New York
Tor instance, the gauges have than absorbed the
whole amount OF tees which procured there, yet in
New Orleans where the labors very nearly great
in New York and the yearly income quite much, the
expenditure oceasoned by these officers has exceeded
5000. The Committee Commerce applied TO the
department, and the department have recommended, in
letter which have IN my hand the appointment ol
these three gaugers al the salary specified IN the amend
ment cannot conceive OF any possible objection to It
The amendment was agreed TO.
Mr.. MASON. | an instructed by the Committee on
Foreign Relations TO offer amendment, which is to in
sert: .
For the payment OF the balance due the Commonwealth
Of Massachusetts, under the fifth article Of treaty
ir protecting northeastern frontier the same having
been heretofore settled the OF h United States
but unpaid for want OF an appropriation, S3o5 81
That is one OF few amendments, two three in
Der, that am instructed by the committee 10 oer 10 carry
out the provisions OF the treaty between Great Britain
and the Uoted States for defending the northeastern
boundary. Under the terms OF that treaty the govern
ment o the United States bound TO pay the States
OF Maine and Massachusetts all claims Tor expenses IN
CURED by them in protecting the said heretofore disputed
territory" Il has been adjusted at the treasury, but has
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