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Office OF the Register OF be Treasury from $500 TO $1,000
The appropriation for the Register OF the Treasury and
the clerks messengers and assistant messengers IN MS
Office $50 400 The increase in the salary OF the two
clerks will render necessary TO amend that sum by
maxi ing $50 500. move 10 amend that clause OF the
bill by striking 1900" and inserting "s00,' making
the appropriation S30S00.
The amendment was agreed 10.
Mr.. HUNTER. | wish TO say IN relation TO this bill
that bole there will not be many more amendments
offered If there are. shall be obliged vote against
them, whether right or wrong. because they VIII en-
danger the bill
/ Mr. JONES. OF Iowa | desire to offer an amendment
which The Conmlee on Finance have authorized Is
| 10 insert in the bill:
"For dsfraying the expense OF surveying and merkng
the boundary between States OF Missouri andlpwa un'
dee the recent decision and order Of 'ho ooP'e'
propose this with the permission OF the Committee on
Finance.
The PRESIDENT Is there an estimate forts
| Mr. JONES. | was going TO say so The appropria-
ton was made the last session OF Congress- and put
in The civil and diplomatic bill, under estimate from
the Department OF the ln,eo but was struck Out IN me
posed thai the appropriation had already heen made The
estimate has again been made by the Secretary OF the
Interior and approved by the Committee on Finance The
appropriation is absolutely necessary
| The anendmant was agreed To.
| Mr. RUSK. offer the following amendment as an ad-
dllional section:
"SRo And be IL further enacted, ThatifA Boyd Ham
ion present for executing the printing OF
The Senate and House Of Representatives sha e win the
Secretary OF the Senate ani the Clek OIL House
resenatves his written renqush his contric
n The premises. the said Secretary and Clerk aud The
requred to settle and pay his accounts for all work
doneal the work ordered now In his hands IN process
completion, and all work that may be ordered by either
hou Of Congress prior the assup p,on OF his duties by
public printer under the ACT to provide for executing the
purpose, allowed under the aforementioned
act for composition and press york. deduct,ng ,hy per
cent from the prices oil the paper named IN the SAID acI
The amendment was agreed TO-.
Mr. BELL. | desire TO Oter amendment and cal
the of the senator from Virginia to it, It TO
insert the following:
For compensation the late superintendent OF the
house AT New ohrsns for his services from July
Ist 1851, TO January lsl, 1852, Sl,472"
The PRESIDENT. Is that reported from con-
Mr. BELL. No, sir but think i, is legitimate
than dozen others which have been offered and acted
upon. !,
MIR BELL provides for compensation 10 an otlcer
who acted after his term OF Office had expired He did
moi cease to continue his services, but he actually
formed them after the expiration OF his term OF olce tor
which he has not been paid. have statement from
the Secretary OF the Treasury in relation to the service
This acting superintendent was expected TO have dIscon-
tnued his work at the new custom house on the lst
OF Juy 1s5l but il appears. by the reports OF the COM
missioner relative The building, male from time 10
time, that he continued to act until the Isl January 1852
for which he has received compensation The reason
OF that is stated in preceding part OF the report have
only 10 state that agreeaby provss annexed to the
appropriation for The ouilding-ihe act passed 81 OF
tnued after the 3olh June 1851; but he continued
to act appears by the reports OF the commissioner
relative the building made from lime TO iine until
the first day of January, 1852, called the attention
| of the senators from Louisiana, in private conver-
saon, to this subject Senators will remember thai,
III the close Of The last session. we abolished, sud
deny the Office OF superintendent or commissioner
for building this custom house at New Orleans, and
entered into arrangement Although he was no.
ed OF this the 3Oh oil June, 1881, did not go into
CT excrp, that the law prohibited the payment OF any
salary from 30h OF June, 1851 until the LIST day OF jan
uary, 1882 thai he continued TO discharge the dues
as usual until the LIST January, 1882 The senator from
Louisiana, II he has heard DISTINCTLY will probably
The PRESIDENT The amendment will be received.
if such j. The pleasure OF the Senate. +,
Mr.. HUNTER II appears 10 me TO be private
claim However, the Senae have seemed not 10 regard
u The PRESIDENT. The Caairis fully aware that the
Senate has departed from The rule and the Chair is there
fore under the control OF the Senate. The Chair has
called attention the matter repeatedly and in this in
stance be has decided that IN his opinion, this is phi
yste claim.
Mr. BELL. But hope the Senate will not, in this
instance, ake the opinion o the Chair, aud vote down
the amendment
| ply this That many amendments had been brought ior
ward of similar nature, and the Senate bad thought
proper TO entertain them, the Chair entertaining the opln
ion that they not admissible bat IL was the pleas
une of the Senate 10 admit them. Now, II such is the
pleasure OF The Senate OF course this amendment will
be received.
Il Al.
rule AT this late period OF the session, anxious TO
get the bill through and TO the House II
you put any amendments the bill, they will all
be voted down. hope tie senator will not insist on
his amendment
Mr. BELL. II gentlemen want 10 debate il, do not
desire to embsrsss the bill but think there will be no
objection TO it.
/ Mr. HUNTER II no one else objects, | will not
Mr. PRATT. think il Inappropriate at this late pc.
riol OF the session 10 attempt this bill IL raise The
salaries of all the officers employed by the government
oil The United States. We cannot know--we have not
time TO inqure--what they receiving We have
opportunity OF knowing what ought 10 be received,
and what be the necessary expenditures al the places
at which they may be located. hope this amendment
will not be received II is private claim undoubtedly
! | hope The Senate will not depart from the rule
/ Mr. BELL II has been received
/ Mt PRATT hope the Senate will vote IL down.
i MIR. BELL. Ii is no more private clam than many
which The Senate have admitted Bo, the honorable
nature of the amendment II does propose TO in
crease the compensation OF officer The senator has
made objection TO the amendment without understand
ing its nature
Il The question being taken, on DIVISION there were
ayes IS, noes not counted the amendment not
lagteed 10.
Mr. BRODHEAD. desire TO offer an amendment,
Ito which presume there will now be no objection. II
relates 10 the aboets the extension OF the Capitol.
We have provided for clerks who have constant employ
meni, and ii me that should look ltte
TO The interest of those poor who frequently
OF employment My amendment, is TO add the following
10 the bill as an additional section:
i "SEc De further tnaeed, That TO enable the archl
ect 20 pay the wokmen the extension Of the Capitol
thirty days pay during the suspension Of the work. the
sum OF lSO0 be paid out OF the appropriation authorized