The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-19

and where do YOU suppose II be oundi IL is IN
private bill for the relief of Chsseain q Ponver. 90 IN
many passed during this very session OF
l642 you will find permanent provisions OF law, which
could and meaning they were not permanent
and which intended to restrain VIVA. was men thought
some such provisions. Here prosison IN regard to the
employment Of clerks In these appropriation bills
We have forbdJen the payment of double salaries have
forbidden any officer has performed the duties Of
higher Office receiving higher salary unless the proper
officer for whom he substituted should not receive It,
In appropriation BILL have abolished hogging in the
navy and also in the commercial marne and that upon
debate OF an hour or an hour and a half
SIR, tank that when independent substantive provs
ion Of law is found in separate section, unconnected with
any other where there nothing expressly limiting TO
particular year, anything fairly implying such lima-
ton where is Just properly applicable IN year
In another where oil the interests OF the public service
would require that il should apply IN future,
during the current yearhen think that every rule OF
sound construction known TO lawyers, requires that II should
be considered permanent provision will not weary the
Senate by multiplying examples; but could give gentle
fifty where permanent provisions of law,
more general than Others have been
bills, and have universally been understood permanent
In this very act Of l642 there is this provision
crowded that expenditure for newspapers and periodi
calls shall not exceed the specially appropriated to
that object In this act"
That provision is considered permanent and has been
acted upon and construed limiting the amount which the
departments should pay for newspapers and periodicals
The act limits the for department and its bu
seans 10 hundred dollars has been construed TO be
limited since This has got be the prac-
tics Of our legislation. My friend from North Carolina
6ADoER suggests TO me that the salary Of the Attorney
Be
there il be future application Of such section
have mentioned if there be necessary implication
that 10 not to have future application, hold that is
practically clear that should and ought be considered
permanent do hesitate say that II should
adopt such rule of construction, the senator from v
enia seems to think would be proper should in effect
strike of the stautebook great many provisions Of
which we should feel extremely sorry be deprived, and
would leave the public service great deal exposed
depreciation than il is now.
The senator from Virginia mentioned as one of the
causes Of the complication of accounts the liability abuse
payable anywhere" do not know whether the
tor reported with accuracy hardly under
stand how draft drawn by upon another
can be payable Gnyscheve understand how draft
drawn ny quartcrmaser upon another, may be paid
somewhere else than the place of his residence by
somebody else than himself by arrangement very easily
explained but cannot understand how draft, drawn by
upon at given place, be poyab somewhere else
Mr.. HUNTER. was ct the Office Of the Third Audi
There instances in which drafts drawn par
tcusr quartermaster-say New Orleans ST. Louis
which were paid in Baltimore, or New York.
Mr.. PEARCE. can very well understand how that
would be; but cannot understand how such drafts be
made payable anywhere
Mr. HUNTER. II custom makes them payable in that
way, Of course these drafts will float about Of bills
OF exchange. am informed Of the fact which have
ted by the Third Auditor
Mr. PEhhCE. III this abuse, where did II origi-
nate The senator says originated during the think
that very probable though do not know the fact think
probable that there might be in which would be
very proper for quarermaster pay by draft drawn
another for example suppose quarermas.
ter in New Mexico called upon pay money and he
has not got the money he very well get unless
we wagon there some eight hundred miles from
Fort Lcavenworth the Indian Territory There are
customhouses in New Mexico and no revenue derived
from customs there Therefore, the only way get money
there would be TO send military with il and that
presume the senator would not approve Of if the purpose
could be accomplished otherwise draft then, may with
great propety be drawn by in New Mex
leo upon qnarermaster somewhere eseas for example,
At st. Louis and would Of course, be payable ST.
Louis Indeed, do not see how it could otherwise be
Mr.. HUNTER That is precisely what I said know
that there Is necessity for drawing these drafts but say
that there ought to be regulations enforce the quarter
masters drawing them inform the department The depart
oughto know when drafts drawn. The drafts
drawn ought to be made payable given place. and
not float about as bills of exchange admit that the drafts
are necessary in some cases.
Mr.. PEARCE. Then we agree upon that point; but the
senator perhaps does understand exactly tho distinction
was making. said that supposed the
reported right and that what he say was that
bill drawn by quartermastcr upon another and in
stead Of being paid by him. that the had given
order on some other quartemaster. That supposed
Mr.. HUNTER ! do not much about words. /
spoke Of DRIFTS being drawn one and being
paid by another did infer from what the Third Auditor
told that these drafts sometimes paid not by his
directions for instance there repeated where bills
had been drawn here and paid in New York.
Mr.. PEARCE. Precisely and il the senator had been
reported lying that should understood him. and
there would have been difference between bs think
the practice Is an improper think il conufes the
counts and increases their completely. Il prevents the
accounting officers from pursuing these accounts strictly
and clearly Otherwise they might do and very
happy say that understand the practice will be put an
end to- have however, paper from the Qusrermasers
department, drawn my request in regard THE prac-
ice- The quartermascr general says:
"The practice originated during the Mexican war /,
not discontinued the termination OF that war but
sti continues though a limited The officers in
California authorized draw only in pa ymens 10 EN-.
ployces Drafts this Office paid in this place. New
York. Philadelphia Boston, Baltimore by the dsbursng
agents OF the department ION the request Of the hodcs
the order each case Of the qua general They
invariably presented hero before the order payment
given, which s In all csses endorsed the face OF the
drsh
"Das Of the officers Of the department on each other arc
paid the stations Of the officers whom they are drawn
drawn has died been removed before they could pre-
sented for payment they have been paid here
the specnl order the quartermsser general the full
Of exchange in each being previously surrendered
This statement have obtained from the Quartermaster
Generals Office 7, is possible that there may have been
particular In which the mentioned by the
senator correct.
Mr.. HUNTER. spprehend that IL tho senator will 90
to the Third Auditors Office, he will find great many
those cases.
Mr.. PEARCE Ifthen are a good many they ought to
BE- looked into and this ought be put end But il
this an abuse it's Improperly which chargeable
10 this administration | want II from innp-
cation OF neglecng its duty This practice