The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
THURSDAY, MAY 20. 1852.



ss,lsrday-being the deficiency bill there being no
Mr HALE moved TO amend the bill by adding the fol-
loving secuoh
"a authorize, any grealer compensation TO officers OF the
isd States navy is provided by the act 70 regulate
~ nav OF the navy United States, passed March 3,
iss5 Be- and the same are hereby repealed"
Mr. HALE have some facts which wish 10 sub
mil 10 the Senate in support Of the amendment but there
= o much "noise and confusion" that do not know that
I.ba be able to make myself heard This was outside
u ,he Senate chamber
The PRESIDENT. The Chair will endeavor to put
an end the "noise and confusion Tor the bensht OF
M HALE The facts to which wish TO call the al
snton OF the Senate are these -
The PRESIDENT. The Chair will call the attention
II he senator to the fact that the amendment does not
seem properly to come into the bill
Mr. HALE | think that il does, and suppose the
vsrv subject and think if the Senate will give me their
oar thew will perceive that part OF the deficiency grows
ont al what propose to remedy. The bill is to supply de-
Scencies and suppose that part OF these same decien
c;ss from what conceive 10 be illegal action upon
The mart Of the department wish to stop that in future,
40 ha there shall be further deficiencies OF this sort
THE PRESIDENT The Chair has no disposition TO
rule the amendment out OF order, unless comes IN con-
fct with the rule adopted.
Mr. HALE This amendment makes no appropra-
"'T The PRESIDENT The Secretary will read the rule
as amended.
The hirtieth rule accordingly read as follows:
so No amendment oaing additional appropriations
shall received any general appropriation bill, unless
il be made carry provisions OF some existing law,
or resolution previously passed by the Senate
during that session, moved by direction of standing
committee of the Senate, in pursuance OF an estimate
from head OF Of the departments and no amend
ncnt shall be received whose object is 10 provide for
private claim, although The same may have been previously
sanctioned by the Senate"
The PRESIDENT The Chair is satisfied that the
senator is not excluded from offering his amendment
Mr.. HALE. Then hope that may have the ear OF
the Senate while state what the department is doing.
MIR. HUNTER do not rise to a question OF order,
but will appeal TO the senator from New Hampshire TO
withdraw this amendment and TO "ait until the general
bill comes up. How shall get along il these
questions are all raised here
Mr. HALE. | will make my statement, and then
think the Senate will bear me out that ought not to
withdraw the amendment The reason why propose TO
offer this amendment now, instead OF waiting oT he gen.
from the journal OF the Senate Tor the last session. s5
that il was proposed when that general appropriation bill
was before the Senate by an amendment attached 70 he
81 500 900 per year We took vote upon one OF
them and il was rejected The other one, believe was
pu, in BY the House of Representatives and when we
come vote upon that. was sad tha, there was no
time for the bill reported TO the Senate only two days
before we adjourned There therefore this injustice
oerpetraed that there two lieutenans put upon
sneeal duty and il proposed to the salary OF
both 10 50 900 year, yet By direct vote the Senate re-
fused 10 give The $4,000, while they le IN The
amendment OF The House giving that compensation TO the
other because they had not time to vote upon H. IL Will
be seen by the journal that on the 81 OF March, 1851,
there proposition to raise the pay oil the lieutenant
that had charge OF the preparation OF the Nautical Alma
nae 0o and upon the question OF agreeing TO the
amendment there were-yeas 49, nays "a BY that de-
csve did the Senate refuse 10 sanction this expend
To NV astonishment End that since the Senate has
been in session. this very sitting since the year 1852
commenced this very lieutenant, whom me Senate by
vote OF -four sixteen, had decided should not
have 900 year, has been to the department and has
received his pay raised to 600 and not only that but
i has been carried back to commence on the llth OF
4, IL, fha Mona hy a lp
last session. refused raise his salary, the department
have raised it, and have carried il back 10 s49 Learning
that such the fact. introduced resolution INTO the
Senate which passed the 10th of April 1852,
curing the Secretary OF Navy to give to the Senate the
names OF officers receiving greater compensation than
was provided BY the act OF March 8 $780, ihe amounts
Ger which il received The Secretary OF the Navy
swered that resolution By report Ex No 65 which
has been printed and laid upon our tables hna that he
put. down the individual preparing the Nautical Almanac
as having received $4,000 year since July ii, 1919 !
and the authority under which be pays il s the naval
Appropriation bill Of March 3, isis in which hnd this
provision:
grade Of eenan be charged with the duty OF preparing
the Nautical Almanac for pubeaon and thai The Sec
retary OF the Navy may when in his opinion the interests
navigation would promoted thereby cause any nau
,ea work. that may from tms TO ,me, Be published she oy
ceeds arising hererom TO be placed In the treasury oil ne
United States"
That is the law and looking to this estimate find
this
For calculating printing, and publishing the Nautical
$4,000"
The whole estimates OF the bureau S64 ,260. The
APPROPRIATION was that sum- less 80 600 Falling then,
TO find in the law or the estimates any authority for this
payment, addressed letter to the Auditor, in which
say 10 him this
SENATE CHAMBRR, May g. 1852.
"sn see by paper laid The table Of the President
OF the Senate by Secretary OF the Navy In answer to
resolution OF the Senate, that you have reported mat
Charles H. Davis Nautical Almanac has
ceived 83 900 year since July H. ls19 and that the law
under which allowed IL the naval appropriation act OF
March g. lSt9, and estimates.
You will greatly obge me by informing me under what
Provision section clause Of the naval appropriation act
OF March g. 1919, you find authority Tor such allowance
when such construction first put said act; and
when application first made for such allowance and
when actual payment first made 10 Mr. Davis, re-
ceiving his salary at $1,000 year
To that the Auditor answered. under date OF May e.,
1852, enclosing various papers and among the he
from Mr. Maury, dated January 30, 1854, IN which he
says
know that II was the object Of the franer Of much
Of the OF March g. I5 relates the Nautical Alma
nae make psy OF the superintendent OF that work
5000 per snnum say know H. because IN my est-
TOR the su ppor, this office Tor that year. asked for
So io the preparation OF the Nautical Al
msnac and So 900 for the pay OF the superintendent
Of estimate OF chat year passed. except item OF
for the paymsnf duties nautical Instruments
books ps chsrts That item stricken out and
the aw Of January D. 1872 passed IN is stead which pro
vdes for the admission Of st such articles duty Tree
M. r. MAURY."
This is one OF the papers which the Comptroller sends
TO us "a having aded him in his decision. Then, sir,
there happens have been present IN the city member
Of the last Congress- who comes IN to cery ana mere
- his letter