The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-22

! ~ ~ :" oIe4NI4NOy III II
offices and honors OF their States and look 10 those
OF the government the great dispenser OF Offices and
patronage. .5U.#
Upon two grounds am opposed 10 this increase Of
salary beyond what the associate Judges oil the State
courts GET because in the first place. Think II Is sui.
cient and in the place. the district Judge cannot be
considered judge OF higher grade, requiring a
higher order OF qualifications than the associate judges oil
tue States
Mr HUNTER | hope the Senate will either take
the question, allow the bill TO be laid aside
MI bERRlEN and OTHER SENATORS. The question
Mr.. MALLORY. will not extend the discussion.
bu, hnd that voted this question through misappre-
henslon. intended 10 support this bill II from
the Judiciary Committee. And hope my friend from
Arkansas Mr. BoRLARDl will withdraw his opposition,
for this reason ihano parallel that he has produced it
appears 10 me, is sufficient 10 sustain it, He seems 10
think that because the State judge gets certain amount
II should be necessarily criterion whereby to fix the
salary OF the federal judge In my mind that offers no
Mr.. BoRLAND say il is the best standard
Mr. MALLORY. In my mind il offers no standard
whatever. Nor is il a standard TO estimate what a
Judge can live upon, what any judge is willing 10
take the Office and fulfil the duties for These are
none OF them standards. The judges elevated from
The bar and the only true standard you take
is what will induce competent members of the bar in
that district 10 give up their practice and 20 upon the
bench. Now, if State will give SO 600. in LOUISE
ana, and Judge there live in style and support the
Office for " 900, the $4,000 affords standard what.
ever The clear and proper standard is what the SER
vices Of men competent TO fulfil the duties of the office
The bill was then reported 10 the Senate without
amendments and upon the question OF ordering il to be
Mr.. ADAMS demanded the yeas and nays which
were ordered.
The question being then taken by yeas and nays on
derng the bill to be engrossed they stoodyeas IS, nays
l3-as follow
YEAS -Messrs, Badger. Bell Berien. Bright B,ooEe,
Butler Cass Clarke Dawson Dodge Of Wisconsin, Downs,
Ru n-tla SnN
ard Shields Smith Soule spruanee Stockton, Sumner,
NAYS Messrs; Adams. AtahI:on. ,Bodaad. Broahead,
King, Wade, and Waiker,-l3
So the bill was ordered TO be- engrossed; and ii was
subsequently read a third time and passed
ORDER BUSINESS
Mr. HUNTER. move to postpone all prior orders
for The purpose OF taking up the deficiency bill
Mr. BORLAND. hope that motion will not prevail.
do think common justice 10 those whose interests are
involved in private claims now before Congress- and
for whose benefit we adopted rule which aside
cry Friday for the consideration OF their claims, requires
US no longer TO postpone these claims. We have for a
month pushed aside the private business 10 the
great injustice in my opnion-cerainly TO the great in.
juryo those whose claims upon entirely just and
beyond dispute and engaged in the discussion which,
far, has, in my opinion at least, resulted in very little
good 10 the county in general anybody in particular
hope, therefore, will this day al least. undertake
TO do justice 10 the private claims.
The question being taken on the motion to postpone
all prior orders for The purpose of taking up the deficiency
bill, II was lost-ayes IL, noes 20.
ADJOURNMENT OVER TILL MONDAY.
Mr.. BADGER. | desire TO avail myself of this favor.
able moment TO submit motion that when the Senate
adjourn to day it be to meet on Monday next
Mr. ADAMS hope that motion will not prevail,
but that shall meet here morrow, and dispose OF the
deficiency bill. ask the yeas and nays upon this
ton
The yeas and days ordered accordingly.
The question being then taken by yeas and nays upon
the motion for an adjournment I'LL Monday, it was
agreed to-yeas 81 nays l3--as follow:
YEAS-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell Beuien, Borland
Brooke, Cass, Clarke DAVIS, Dawson, Downs Felch Fish,
Foot, Hale, Hanlin, James, Mallory, Mangum, Miller,
Wade-27.
NAYS-Messrs. Adams Brodhead, Chase, Dodge Of
Wisconsin, Dodge oil Iowa, Geyer, Hunter King, Norris
Smith, Sprnance, Underwood, and Weler-l3
PRIVATE CALENDAR =
The Senate then took up the private calendar; which
under consideration for the remainder OF the day
The report will appear hereafter.