The daily union., 1852-04-13

the time they have thus been thrown out of employment
until nsw appropriations are made. How y that going
70 operate Why. sir the chairman OF the COMMITTEES on
Financs [Mr. HuETERl knOws very well that appli-
cations are being constantly made get additional appro
prstioas in ths deficiency bill, because il you do not
make these appropriations the work will have TO be stop
ped, and the woFkmsn will be thrown out of employ
ment Now you establish the principle here that these
wo,knsn shall bs paid additional wages ~ consequeoce
hsused, and they thereby thrown out of employment,
you will have them coming in here from every part OF
exhaustion Of one appropriation and the making anohes
There is no telling what amount OF money such prnc
pie would Sdo cost oy;sI the government
all, think il should be amended in respects, and
therefore would propose amendment TO IT,
The PRESIDENT. It's not susceptible Of amend
sVss Ss ay %heh
to exist in the minds OF some senators, would suggest
TO the honorable senator from New Hampshire tMr.
words .laborers empIoysd" The words .and who have
heen retained here waiting for employment
Mr., WELLER know great many persons in that
Mr. COOPER That is the amendment which wish.
Mr. HALE am willing 10 accept anything in or
The PREsDEST III ean oay be amended BY una
N Mr. SEWARD. think ii is better to let il be as
Mr.. HALE. Well. sir. want to say, then, in answer
TO the honorable senator from California, mr. GwINl
that 40 not think this establishing any precedent
day ill Monday, and from Friday till Monday want
10 know ii the members of Congress do not draw
their pay for those days during which they are doing
nothing And, further, have been informed that there
some members who suspend work here without vote
OF Congress- and go home 10 attend 10 their affairs
SENATOR. To electioneer and make political
MI. HALE Why, sir. have actually heard il hn,ed
that have done that very thing. [Laughter1 Now,
want 10 know if when the Secretary makes out the pay
ho. nAnota thns. lfarN Sbngi
another fact Members Of Congress receive eight dollars
day. and them in addition to that they vote themselves
vast amount Of books, which cost .something like
thousand dollars. And what do do besides that at
the end OF every session! We vote additional pay to
laborers here our pages clerks, and messengerswho
have not been waiting for employment. but have been
employed all the time, receiving between two hundred
and fifty and i've hundred dollars each. And yet no.
bodys constitutional stomach sdisiurbed by
terlthere are no scrlpes about doing that But when
TO the mere labOring who gets but litile
and that little exhausted why then constitutional
objections up. ike RhoderiSk Dhusme rom every
bush and eopss and n ,na = y impossible % IN make axe
arise when come to make other appropriations 10 pay
men who lave been "waiting orders" Look at your
Navy Register there 500 men there who have
been receiving their three dollars day for waiting
ders almost ever since they came out OF their cradles
Bni sir there are no scrupes thenno bad precedent set
then; but there is wonderfully bad precedent set here
long speech. did not intend TO do SO when got up
did not to lake up time in inquiry with honorable
and do the fair thing by these poor who have come
here, leaving their homes living rpon what little they
made until that was gone. and then living upon that
hope deferred" which "maketh the heart sck and the
body faint too hope will give them this relief
The PRESiDENT. Does the senator propose to modify
his amendment
No objection being made, the amendment was then
modified by adding at the end the following words
Provided they shall entitled to such pay unless
they have remained unemployed at the seat Of government
Mr.. RUSK. We very frequently, as individuals. ex.
press great sympathy for suffering. while by con-
duct here legislators far from carrying that syDpa
thy out, we defeat the very end in view BY our
course Now, think this amendment would have pre-
cisey that effect Here are number OF aborers who
have been thrown out of employment That is no fault
OF the contract under which they came here but in con-
sequence Of the appropriation having been exhausted
We not in possession OF information to do them full
justice, but propose TO do what by making this
appropriation 10 continue the work. Suppose adopt
this amendment and goes to the House OF Representa-
ves Does any one suppose that II will not be discussed
there Most certainly IL will. and much time will be
consumed.
Mr. GWIN. And the bill perhaps defeated by IT, I.
Mr. RUSK 1t will be better for these men, who
here idle and waiting for work, pass this at once
that they 60 to work again This bill has been
delayed here week after week. These men have been
brought here by the government and are kept here in
the city unemployed Would be better pass this
bill without this amendment 10 embarrass II II will
create constant discussion in the House Of Representa-
ves and perhaps keep il there three weeks longer while
these waiting 10 be employed. Now, ii this
claim good one, and apprehcnd il very good
against the government Of the United Siates-f it is
found 10 be such when II Is Investigated. il be
brought in separate BILL which will not embarrass
this one at all. lE@ 1T
Mr. HALE. | wish 10 say that | had no such purpose
as the senator from Texas Mr. RusKl has indicated in
offering this amendment. gave early notice TO the Sem
ate that would oler this amendment; but, upon the sug
gesion Of friends that might embauass the action
upon the bill in the House. refrained from offering
it. And il was not until amendment had been adopted,
and that TOO, by the vote OF the honorable senator from
Texas, Mr.. RUsH,l who has ust read me so kind a
lecure-It until after that amendment had been
adopted, and Thus by OF the Senate necessity
created tor the bill to 60 back to the House oi Represent
aves, where the discussion would be renewed--ihat
offered this amendment Now, il understand, as / do
amendment will move reconsider il, will be perfectly
willing 10 withdraw my amendment, apd trust 10 the sem
aor to bring this matter forward hereafter in such way
as to accomplish the object have in view. | hope the
vote by which that amendment adopted will be
Ted, and that will lei the bill stand did when
il from The House. II that s done, will withdraw
my amendment; II not, not. tF4ls
Mr.. RUSk. ! cannot see Tor The life of me how the
amendment which we have adopted in relation 10 making
contracts, upon the supposiiion that appropriations viii
hereafter be made be objected to in the sghes de-
gree in the House OF Representatives. But the amend
meni which is now proposed, IL am not greatly msia-
ken. will be sure TO cause discussion there. Now,
tves, who ought TO know about The matter, that the
amendment which has been adopted viii create dis
cussion there Ha
Mr.. DODGE. OF Iowa demnr 10 this bargaining
away amendments which have been adopted. | wish
hold to them, because they saatary and health
full And more than that. wish TO defend the peoples
representatives from the mpuaion which my friend from
a. .nntn s,er ria Sane xrl,