The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-31

600 the associate judges have slaoO; ana 1
some certain fees that attach 10 the oioe which Ia. al
up 70 81. 400 year Why the litlle Sa,a 99s,ags
Island should be brought into this debate ma Ods
be said that she paid the governor $780, o ~. saCu
$500. do not know. The Judges have I'M etss|
have named, and the compensation of lhs saisy
more .nan mat Inc lieutenant governor, who b.
senator from South Carolina should have ha ny k|
such an error as regards the salary sa,ea ~ iA
what II was aud now state il again that lhs 5es
senator may know that he was in error with .s's
Mr. UNDERWOOD The eaec, az ,his =
upon my mind has been to convince me I'M, IIeasso
vote for the Sl4OO-ihe salary the highest MAJ.
Slate receives. Inc molIon to insert VI 400 haSns
Withdrawn, renew the motion, and ask thai ina lug b
be taken upon mine iiIst. quesla
The PRESIDENT. The question is upon H..
ment OF the senator from OHIO. II that Is reseuS
other will come up. 9'ed &
Mr.. ATCHlSON inquired whether the mo..
| not lake precedence. oh Woak
! The PRESIDENT stated that in 6lin, H.,
largest sum would be put first This was mrrs aa aa
meBt. aatat
MI. ADAMS asked for a division Of ,be on..,,
in order-hat the question be first taken upon WON
ohi 'hNs
The PRESIDENT replied that The motion 10 s,,;..
and insert was no, dvsible according to the ne. !"
Senate. ' uA
Mr.. B0RLAND demanded the yeas and nav.
were ordered and being taken, fesulted-yess 4 VINO
2S--as follows W Mi
YEAS-Messrs Atchison, Boraud B,ooke "a
Clemens. Dod2e Of Iowa. Douglas, Felch Jones ooas
see, KING, Rhett, Rusk, Sebastian, and Wadel 'fs
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Badger. Bell, Bradbupv D.
bead, Clarke Davis, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Doup,, p nl
EDo, G p,n Hale Jones S q Iowa. Mallory Miller r%
Sumner, Underwood, Upham, and Walker-2S Sr'Dalesi
So the amendment was rejected
Mr. UNDERWOOD. now move to strike On, !, !.
and insert 81 400. sif"
Mr. HALE. have no objection 10 tina, amanda
The question being taken on the amendment 'iusa
adopted was
No further amendment being offered the bin wa.
portedto the Senate. nc
The question being taken on agreeing IL ha
mens made in the Senate, they were agreed 10 'us'
The question then recurring on ordering The Euol.
Mr. BoRLAND demanded The yeas and D,vs r,,
Mr. RUSK Before voting on this oues,io, n,s
like to ask the honorable senator from New HamoSS.
he knows about what number of days this genteman
employed, and the average number OF cases he had 10
tend to year II seems TO me he has been very sl n
twenty Years al salary OF a thousand dollars -"
Mr. HALE do not want TO occupy The lime az Il,
Senate after SO much has been said This gentleman
obliged to hold four terms OF The district cour, and lvo
terms oil the circuit CONT annually How many DAYS h.
is occupied il is impossible for me 10 say Ii sarsa,
mistake, however. 10 say that he OF his friends havs Al
ways been satisfied. Members OF the bar, Of both 90
tcal parties. have repeatedly memoriazed Congressr
have this salary raised And will state further ma
there IS IN New Hampshire seaport town. Portsmouth,
where there is navy yard of the United States and r,
is very great need OF the district Judge residing then
He has never been able to reside near this esabld
ment owing TO the inadequacy oil his salary and we d.
sire 10 have II raised in order TO enable him resi-,
there as TO transact the business OF the goyerun
with greater facility.
Mr.. BORLAND Before the vote is taken J,s;ra
be understood as TO The vote shall give. shsnyn
against me Dill, not because suppose The amounpp
posed 10 be given 10 This Judge 100 much bat uDmM
principle that assumed yesterday when the question "
Will never give vote which will a,r
Judge OF the federal government OF the same gsk h
curing the same amount and character of dulss, qm
a better footing, or give him higher salary and lsh
recognise and assert higher grade Of quafcalun "A
of responsibility. This salary that it is psr
is higher by some two hundred dollars than lhatdas
clae Justices OF the supreme court in New FsnpsAs
IL puts him on footing with the chief Justice IAN
willing to put him on footing with The associate jus
but not upon the footing that the snstor iran New
Hampshire puts him-that OF the highest judicial object
OF the State.
Mr. RUSK Mr. President. I shall vote Tor this bin i
II Is: II we give an individual salary to hold an cite
al all. it to me s 400 is little enough whether
has business or not Nevertheless, | vote very ppa
anty Tor II, not on the ground that think it's 100 high
salary, but on the ground OF the partial operation he
judicial system Of the United States TO take up ads
rict and patch npthat brings up the Judges Of aasr
district 10 electioneer for increased salary. and
nave memorials sent TO US constantly. doubt when
there Is another civilized couutry The globe vhu
there is so partial system in the United Sa.
There are many whose Offices are pulec sR
cure. There are Others who have three tines
much business "a they can do, and suiiors as
layed from year to year because they elnnOl =
through Their business Here we have oGe udgs III
thousand, another AT fourteen hundred another al wH
tyh i've hundred, and dozen bills before the SenalR
an increase OF the salaries in different sections ln@
section they have The benefit of circa courts 10 ank
they have nome i, appears 10 that patching up ae
matters makes them worse from year to year. Sd,l
shall vote Tor this bill, but shall do il with CREATE
ance. WAS
Mr.. BORLAND One word more. desire singys
say, IN order 10 show that | am acluated BY no Ops
ton 10 this particular Judge, that have pursued
lar course with the district Judge in my own Shs
have an application from him 10 attempt 10 get auss
OF salary for him, but have declined 10 DO So asssix
The same reason which have put forth in opposh0
his proposltion-namely, that will not 20 0 a n
crease OF salary above that OF the Stale Judge
hequestlon being taken on engrossing the bill iai
third reading, Il was carried-yeas "a, nays '-sld
lows:
fEAS-Messrs Adams, Badger Bell Bradbury Bnd
head, brooke, Clarke, Davis, Dodge OF Wisconsin Iesn
feleh, rish, Foo, Gwin, Hale, Hunter. Jones Of Ss
Iones OF Tennessee King, Mallory, Msr Morton, ~
rs, Prat, Rhet, Rusk, Seward Shields Soue Spru'na
Somner, Underwood, Upham, and Walkef--a
NAYS essrs Atchson, Borland, Chase, Csn,p y
Dodge OF Iowa, Douglas, Sebastian, and Wads-s Il
Tn motion, the Senate then proceeded TO the oonitr
llion OF executive business after which the doors ven
reopened, and
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
After The reading of the journal
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