The daily union., 1852-08-08


for disaowng This oyetagment ale SET forth 10
my second decision copy Of which alec sent 90 you
Mr kennedy anti he the aInoun,
thus dsallowed ,,. ssgt l5sss ass
my office, and informed me MI Kennedy requested de-
manded his pay under late that Congress had
Dckins Seors,ary.' Mr. Williamson said Mr., Kennedys
demand request for Whatever due al ths rate OF
GAINED pi bo saaaes ae and ~ As ep was that question
would be taken into consideration hat ne should mol pave
claimed II hc had been treated so but now he should
asked Mr. Williamson II he knew the bin had passed
and became law He said he knew nothing more about
il than what M Kennedy rod him. and appeared from the
bill BY my advice he went 10 the State Department. and
ieturned with the information that the act had not been
went immediately the President, and being in
remarked was glad Of l. for thought fraud had
been practsed on Congress, 10 amending the twentieth
conversation between MI Kennedy and Mr. Williamson,
had been related informed him, also. that II
Census Board Of $4,000 he entitled an annual com
pensaton Of $4,000, there doubt he supern
500 Year. and the Attorney General had decided he
person could legally hold TWO Offices and receive the salary
went Immediately the House Of Representatives and
Mr. McLanahan and the Senate and saw Mr. Butler
and explained the effect that might be produced by the
On returning from the office the night Of the same day.
% Ne afq and Wished know
Mr. Williamson said repeated y to him ana also what
i
resented the President that he had demanded both sia
ries and that he denied bar he did not deny he had the
lated il 10 me. / reminded him he knew the decision Of
the Attorney General and that be could under that decis
Tiled to the salary Of secretary He did NOT deny either Of
propositions but he he had asked Tor only
10 have. told him though the amendment of the act 10
the manner proposed was intended as a fraud
Mr.. Butler having been called from the Senate, and
wishing to it, mentioned after brief convef-
saon, would make statement to him IN writing Il ne
desired il and having been requested 10 do so, ad-
dressed Mr. Butler letter, and sent copy Of it to Mr.
dy's salary any higher than IL s one will
feel less regret than myself but will not, officer.
effort TO take money from the treasury unlawioiy
without bearing testimony against H..
Most sincerely and EnsaA EsspsfalS WYHfTfLEsEY YlrTrsf
Hon. JOHN DAVIS, U s. Senator.
Mr.. BUTLER. Mr.. President, / should not have
medded with this matter at all if II had not been that
in my deliberate judgment, something like unfarness
the Judiciary Committee, OF which am the representa-
tive to the public. MrWhittlesey did meet me, as he
said his letter, and he presented the act 10 me- and de-
here al the time il passed. and that therefore
not responsible for the report OF the committee upon il
but, according to the construction gave 70 IT, il was
clearly cogniton OF the existence OF the office oil
ary Of the Census Board and that under the terms of
that act, Mr. Kennedy would be entitled 10 the two saa
Now. Mr. President, allow me 10 say that when you
read the carefully there be but opinion upon
the eubect l am sorry 10 say that the clause intro
duced into the act for the apporonnent of the House Of
Representatives was intended, fear, to cover this
approach to the legislature for two salaries
Mi. DAVIS. Certainly there can be no doubt about
Mr.. BUTLER. Imust answer my friend from Geor
gia MIR. DAwsoSl frankly he has appealed 10 IL
a Communication from Mr. Stuart had been addressed
me, chairman OF the Judiciary Committee, to in
ser $1,000 salary for the experimenting clerk Of the
census, think il extremely probable that might have
acquiesced in it, But was the proposition, which
acq uesced in 10 give this 80 900 for either Office
the other Not at all. sir. Here is the clause which
inserted prepared al the Department OF the Interior,
and, presume prepared by MIR Kennedy himself II is
clause in no way connected with the general object OF
the bill: fE4tta
And be it further s.aetsd, That the 10th section Of
the said be amended by striking the words has
been, in the last line aud Inserting the words may ne
cessarily be. -
Now sr according 10 the goth section Of the census act
1885, the secretary OF the Census Board be paid
the rate OF $4,000 per annum for services which he
had rendered but under the terms OF this ACT he is TO
be compensated for constructive services by the revival
OF dead Office, and the services necessary 10 be per-
formed in that Office then recognised and revived There
is but one construction which be put upon and
when Mr.. Whlesey wrote this letter 10 me, did feel
that fraud had been practsed. sorry that have
TO make this remark but here stands the II does
not increase the salary of MIR Kennedy definitely TO O00
but it revyes the old office OF secretary of the Census
Board and when Mr. Kennedy went to the Office for the
double pay, he knew, as lawyer, that he could get it
under this law. IL the revival OF office giving
him salary OF $4,000 year for constructive services
the word constructive, because he had services
10 perform for the office deiunct
| say this much, because should dislike very much
that Mr.. Whillesey should have bad 10 complain
OF the Judiciary Committee. II was in confidence thai
from the Secretary OF the INTERIOR and suppose
the senator from louisiana, [Mr Dowss,l who repre-.
senied that committee, bad doubt il all proper and
right TO insert that clause and make that appropriation
But il not nghi in my opinion and again repeat
that by proper construction OF the clause II IL passes
into law, he claim the two salaries There can be
but one view upon that subject IL be receive FIVE
hundred dollars he receive five thousand five hundred
dollars. Now, hare TO say, that when am called upon
to perform duty OF this kind. and unfsirness pTac-
tsed, must speak candidy. Mr. Kennedy knew lust as
ce OF superintendent OF the department. that be
10 receive but 81 50o and he acquesced that under
standing Tor months believe He received no more
and claimed no more would no, have spoken with such
temper upon this subject, except that there would be
reflection upon oi the committees OF this House for
no doubt, II had been the acting chairman OF the
mtee would have done the other members did be-
lieving that il fair. but wosld not have been any
the less resentfu after the ihing had been disclosed
10 The secretary wrote 10 the chairman OF the
mtee 10 allow three thousand dollars but that is not this
clause. IL had been three thousand dollars simply,
would have been perfectly satisfied think probable that
would have inserted clause allowing S3,O00 but 1
would have inserted this clause know ing the in
ierpreaiion which Mr. Kennedy going to give, and
which, in fact, he did give to IL When anything
touches the administration OF the money departr ent
vidua WHO'S involved in H. The department itself s
involved and committee OF this house is also involved
in H. But abuses OF this sort ought not TO be allowed
pass without denunciaton. would not have said one
word upon this subject members had not persevered in
it, was perfectly willing that the ioint resolution
ha