The daily union., 1852-09-10

of any other bureau, iron his appointment
10 oihce."
I Mr. President will merely State that last evening
we agreed 10 amendment giving TO the second auditor
OF the Treasury Department an increase OF his salary
The amendment was in the same terms this is. de-
sire now 10 provide for the second comptroller.
| Mr. GWIN think if The second auditor deserved an
Increase OF his salary the second comptroller IS equally
entitled 10 it, His labor is great and he ought TO have
an increase OF compensation.
| The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. UPHAM, | wish 10 make small amendment
TO this bill, being the first that have offered since the
bill was pending. move TO amend the following clause
in The bill
For salary Of the minister resident to Turkey s6oO0
BY striking out "six" and inserting .nine" hope there
will be no objection 10 this The salary of The commits
soner China has been raised TO $1,000 and we have
given him an ontht. There is ouiht in this
The PRESIDENT. Is that report from commit
Mr.. UPHAM propose II with the consent and ap
probation OF the Committee on Finance They author
The PRESIDENT The Chair is under the impress
sion that i is moi in order.
Mr. WELLER. object 10 it, There is no sort Of
necessity for increasing The compensation of the resident
minister 10 Turkey. The office originally
late. believe the person who is the minister resi-
dent is travelling through the Holy Land obtaining
very valuable one, for he is very learned gentleman
but do not think It is necessary that this increase should
i be made.
4 Mr. BADGER desire 10 make suggestion on the
point of order. When the House sends bill making
an appropriation for any purpose there is nothing in the
rule to prevent us from moving an amendment 10 the
amount Surely we have power 10 move to increase
4 The PRESIDENT. The senator is correct The
Chair, upon looking at the amendment again. decides
that il is order. 1t is merely TO change the amount
As it was first read he supposed it was new appropa
ton;
Mr.. BOILER. move TO amend the bill by inserting
the following:
For the purchase, for the Of the Senate, of five
the Attorneys General of United States
the same manner as said opinions, Ss75."
The amendment was agreed to-
Mr.. SHIELDS When in committee OF the whole the
following amendment OF the Committee on Finance was
disagreed to under misapprehension of the facts:
'For compensation of four drawkeepes and for fue
and oil for the lamps of the Potomac bridge S27
will state that the same necessity now exists for draw
keepers and lights that did before part of the bridge wa,
! carried away The two channels navigated a,
formerly, and wagons pass and repass on the portion
the bridge remaining. The necessity, therefore,
lists for The lights therefore propose amend the bill
by inserting that provision which was rejected by h
Senate as in committee OF the whole.
Mr. DAWSON. | desire to move amendment, Il
do justice TO three four individuals In the clause
king appropriation for compensation TO temporary clerks
in the office OF the third auditor is the following pro
D vlso
Propidsd That clerk shall receive than thu
of 900 under this act except whose
i
= shall be "a per day"
Il -Four dollars a day make 81 24o per annum. pro
pose to strike out the words "Whose per diem shall
"a per day., and insert '.who shall each receive 81 20
per annum The reason for this is, that II they are al
n lowed over $1,000 year, they will not obtain The IN
crease OF salary which is allowed by the bill to clerk
whose salary under 300 That will do great njns
uce to these four clerks. propose, therefore, to strk
forty dollars from their salaries in this case so that the
u may be entitled TO the increase | move, therefore, Il
strike out 'whose per diem shall be four dollars pc
day.. and insert "who shall each receive 81 200 per an
j. mum"
n Mr. BRIGHT The effect OF that amendment will b
to make regular clerks out OF four persons who are em
r poyees'emporary clerks in the ofhce-persons | sup
pose, who have forced themselves into the Treasury De
e parment. shall vote against the amendment. sha
time in giving reasons; but do not beliey
that that any other amendment would be concurrei
h by the House.
d Mr. DAWSON The persons who make this reque,
clerks the third auditors department The ohlet
not 10 make them permanent clerks, but to give thel
salary of 200 year, that they may with
a, the increase provided for in this bill
N The amendment was rejected.
l. Mr.. NORTON have amendment which d,
sire to offer Its object is place the salary OF the thu
auditor of The treasury upon equality with that
ar the second auditor. He is, in my estimation, mo
E. aborous and efficient officer His abors grea
If not greater, than those any other auditor. We hay
III already raised the salary Of the second auditor but
he OF the third. move, therefore, to insert in the bill
the end OF the appropriation for the compensation OF Il
D. third auditor, &c, the following:
"And that the third auditor OF the Treasury Deparme
IN shall be allowed salary equal to that Of the head OF al
IT, other bureau, TO commence from his appointment
in office.
as Mr.. CASS. ! submit TO the honorable senator fro
Florida whether this is the time, upon this BILL to ent
into the consideration OF increasing the salaries OF of
TO GERS. II we begin, where 10 sopl Certainly
sc must be obvious that have not time 10 enter IN
be The subject upon this appropriation bill know nothI
at OF this do not know whether II is right wron
but in this stage OF the session it is impossible TO go IN
OF the consideration of such questions. III begin wi
er one, the whole will be asking for it,
ed Mr.. MORTON. The objection OF the senator fro
mt Michigan would perhaps have been good II b
US been urged when the proposition made to increa
the salaries OF the second auditor and the second CON
y lion upon this BILL when amendments have been adop
es when this has been DONE would be invdous to NAL
he discrimination against the third auditor. am
IN, ling to sit silently my seat and such disnc
he made. From my intercourse with the heads OF burea
al do not think we have aborious head OF burea
'ei who richly deserves additional compe
ut saiion than the third auditor would not have urg
o. the amendment at this time had not the example been
he OF increasing the salary OF the other bureau officers
by Mr. CASS would have voted against the 9th
nd propositions il | had been OF Them but II
ed have done wrong once, it is why should
so again.
L Mr.. HUNTER II will be utterly impossible 10 pr
on ceed with this business OF equalizng salaries vot
Tor against the other propositions for the that II
lar raise salary would be equally just TO raise
'y others, and felt confident that the House would STR
We them out am free 10 agree with my friend from floI
,m da that the third auditors salary should be rais
is much any any of the others; but this is not =
T. time 10 accomplish the object We have no time TO co