The daily union., 1852-07-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
SENATE
FRIDAY, JULY .. 1852.


Senate dispense with the previous order 10 take up and
consider at this time Senate bill No 4o6 reported by the
from Louisiana. [Mr Dowssl by the unanimous
consent OF the Committee on the Judiciary,
This bill provides for the payment OF claim OF the
county Of Des Mones, 10 The State OF Iowa, which
think eminently just and which should have been paid
Mr. DAWSON. hope the Senate will proceed TO
consider the bills upon the calendar
Mr. JONES. hope my friend from Georgia will not
ineTposs any objection cons:der the bill, am quite
confident there will be discussion upon the subject
the report having been for time upon tables,
and the case being one Of 80 clear character sci
forth by The report. which hope will be read il be or
any shall desire it. The bill only provides for
remuneratDg the county Of Des Moines for the pay
in holding ihs eears Of the United States. under the
territorial government OF Wisconsin,, which then
braced the present State Of Iowa. from the 1886 up
This bill only proposes 10 pay 10 Des Moines county
lows, for court expenses. which, under precisely similar
circumstances, have always been paid all other coun
the Interpretation given 10 the acts creating the Terrific
res by The accounting officers of the treasury. But
gave assurance, Mr.. President, that the bill should not
consume many moments Of time, will not say another
word in its behalf, and especially as have made of
my prvilege OF committing with senators on the subject
The motion to take up the bill was agreed 10 and il
was read second lime, and considered as in committee
pf the whole II proposes TO authorize the Secretary of
the Interior 10 examine the claim presented by the county
OF Des Mones in the State OF Iowa and il, upon such
examination, he is satisfied that, prior to the first day of
January, ls4a, the said county has paid money which
in accordance with the instructions OF the First Comp
trolcr of the treasury dated December 49, Si3 should
have been paid by the marshal Of the United States for
said Territory he is directed 10 audit and allow the same
and the amount is directed 10 be paid I&
The bill was reported TO the Senate without amend
ment and was ordered 10 be engrossed and read third
time 1t was subsequently, read third time and passed
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR
The hour OF O'Clock having arrived the Senate pro-
ceeded to consider the private calendar ea
The first bill on the calendar was for the relief of
Thomas % na,L 4 LLssgse, H.. ], !, ....,..
New York, who introduced this bill, is in his seat
therefore move 10 postpone it 10 Friday next.
The bill was accordingly postponed.
calendar before that one which has just been post
The PRESIDENT That was first in order.
Mr.. HALE. There is one for the relief of the Car
melite Nunnery, which thought was first in order
The PRESIDENT. Bills that postponed resume
their position the following Friday There is bill
that has been acted by the Senate adverselya re-
consideration OF which was moved by the senator from
Pennsylvania is bill for the relief Of the Carmeli,e
but the senator who made the motion is present.
IL such is the pleasure of the Senate it will lie
The bill was accordingly postponed till Friday next
IRA DAY.
The next bill the calendar for The relief OF Ira
h. The PRESIDENT When iha, bill was under con.
sderslion, proposition made in the Senate strike
out the amendment made in committee in relation to
interest, which was agreed TO.
Mr.. UPHAM This bill understand was reported
to the Senate. who refused TO concur IN the amendment
made in committee OF ihe whole; whereupon The SEN
a,or from Virginia fMr HUSTERl expressed desire to
discuss il. and il was laid over.
The PRESIDENT. The senator from Vermont is mis-.
taken in his recollection. The endorsement on the bill
is thai the amendment dsalow interest was disagreed
to in the Senate. The bill then postponed. The
amendment that was disagreed 10 in the Senate, which
was made in committee OF The whole, was 10 strike out
Mr.. HUNTER. The question, | believe, was taken
on that amendment
The PRESIDENT. When the bill was reported to
the Senate, the Senate disagreed to the amendment made
In committee to strike out the interest
Mr. HUNTER The bill. therefore, now stands
II was originally reported, with the interest allowed
The PRESIDENT. That IS the way it stands; and 1t
was postponed IN consequences OF intimalion OF the
senator from Virginia that he intended to discuss the merits
OF the BILL The interest not having been stricken out
Mr.. HUNTER. have already discussed that question
once was willing that the bill should have passed, if il
had not been for that provision in relation interest IL
to that il is introducing dangerous, and, in
some respects, new principle. Bnt am no, disposed
now To review that decision. All ask is that shall
bave the yeas and nays on the passage of the bill un
derstand II now provides Tor the payment of interest
Mr. BADGER desire to say a word upon the sub
Mr.. BORLAND. wnl the senator be good enough to
allow the bill to be read before be discusses III have
not heard it,
The bill was accordingly read Itprovdes for the pay
ment OF oos co. together with interest from the first Of
July, 1897 for balance due TO Ira Day for the ransporta
ton OF The mail from Royalton to Burlington Vermont
from January, 1889, 10 July, 1887.
MIR. BADGER Mr.. President, | was about TO say
that The first remark which should make was, that
WIS exceedingly sorry that the senator from Virginia
(Mr HUNTER1 should find great principle involved in
this sma appropriation. standing in the way of what is
manifest right and justice This case IL, in three words
this This man contractor TO carry the daily mail
Mr. Barry, the Postmaster General, hnding himself in
want OF funds, being nconvenient for the department
to meet ITS engagements, issued order disseminating
the running OF The mail day in sevens,ruck out the
compensation for seventh portion OF the time with.
out any authority; the contract with the government and
the contractor being that II the Postmaster should
find the route unpfoductve he was nj liberty 10
discontinue it altogether That the only power re-
served The Postmaster General discontinued the run
ming OF the mail for day in seven, withheld from the
money TO which he was entitled. and contractor ran
the mail daily during the whole time, as be bad right
do under the contract; as under bis contract he
bound 10 do. unless be voluntarily surrendered the prv
lege and as he might Just well have done, for he
all The time bound TO keep up his stock, which might as
well have been kept running lying idle. That IS the
case.
Now, my friend from Virginia says. in the first place.
that he doubts whether be entitled to the principal
and very much whether he is entitled TO the interest
why is he not entitled 10 the INTEREST," Withholding That
mans money nothing better than apne and plumber
~ was not the case OF debt claimed-anythng 10 be
ascenained against the government Here was money
~ lhe hands OF the Postmaster General II was the
ssoniacots money. II was due to him under contract
rnhnout law, without excuse, without apology, the
Ipsmas'er General refused TO pay IL 10 him. and arbra
y w'hhed II, because he stood in Official situation
uou'a De compelled to pay him The government,
t0FffIoe, have retatned