The daily union., 1852-09-11
Mr.. DAWSON. That is all.
MIR. CLEMENS. Then, | vii

MIR. DAWSON That is all
Mr.. CLEMENS. Then, will not Object 70
Mr. BRA DBURY La order TO make the amendment
conform 70 bills which have been passed on ,hls saplee
heretofore will be necessary TO change ITS phraseolosy
This amendment provides not only Tor lhe payment Of
money actually paid BY Florida, bat OF money assumed
Mr. n MAHfoRY @ T i does ' no exceed he amount al
ready appropriated She has not been paid all that she
expended and this amendment Is TO enable the account
ing officers TO pay the State the amount she actually ex-
pended.
Mr. BRADBURY. | move TO strike out OF the amend
men the words or assume 10 be paid" and ior this
When Stale pays oni money, you have the best
assurance that she pays no more than regarded 70 DC
fair equivalent; but sometimes, by oIms oil leglslauoh
a claim may be assumed which a Stale would never pay
do not know that ii is in this but we may esao
lish bad precedent think that in all cases we shoula
withhold payment until the State actually pays loI u
begin TO adopt principle that we VIII pay ha' pol
ton which the States are SIMPLY assumed 70 ns's pac'
you will have regiments got up as ralsian was Tue az
counts passed, and amount assumed any uen hey VIII
come TO Congress payment Indeed me nsual phrase
ology OF such bills ought 10 be very strictly examined,
because we know that there where The muster
rolls have been made out, and we have paid ior heen
hundred for fifteen months, when thee We're never
,se hapa'ed soe iSgshs5 w6s1 Tor ,n,se wess ,ss
MIR BRADBURY. No matter The fact Is SO.
MIR SHIELDS The senator IRON Name IS right
This amendment does not comply with the rule the Mill.
tary Committee have adopted from which we never de-
art e. -
friend from Name, which think will show hlm that his
apprehension is entirely uncalled for Congress has ap
propraied $4,000 in full liquidation OF these debts paid,
or assumed 70 be paid, by The State OF Florida. IA.
Mr. SHIELDS. have not yet got through with the
amendments from the Committee on Military Affairs,
and | woad ask the senator 10 withdraw this amend
ment and then be and can confer about II ana put y IN
such shape will make IL acceptable.
Mr.. MALLORY. Certainly. withdraw my amend.
ment
Mr.. SHIELDS am instructed by the Committee on
Military Affairs TO offer the following amendment:
1,J he ~ fur Nat he niiug
officers OF the United States treasury hereby directed
ascertain the justly due 10 Henry l. Kinney for
subsistence, medicine ioage, &c furnished by him TO the
company of Texas mounted volunteers commanded by
Captain Charles Blackwell, fom September TO- 1919, to
December TO- 1919, and pay him the of the sum
of 900 already Appropriated for such purpose By virtue
of the second section OF the act entitled An act making
appropriations the and contingent expenses o
The Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty spnatioa
h various Indian bss e, sS ss os s. 49,
same shall not exceed the sum oil 80, 10
The amendment was agreed TO-
Mr. SHIELDS. | have amendment which now
offer that may not be strictly in order, but il is recon.
mended by the Committee on Military Affairs, and
has passed this body frequently hope there will be no
objection 10 it. II is TO add, an additional section
ana be ii further enacted, That the of Adj
neral Roger Jones shall be settled by the account
ing officers of the treasury according 10 equity aud justice
of his of Adutan General from the
OF the reduction Of the army in 1921 March T. 1875
staff OF the army Propded, That the pay and emolumen
Of captain OF artillery during the same period be deduct
ed thereirom."
Mr. BRIGHT DO not wish to override the rule
have voted Tor this measure as separate bill on three
four different occasions, and am very glad il has
passed this body, and l sorry that it has not go
due and ought to be paid But would ask the Chair
whether the rule that excludes private claims from appro
pration bills is now in force
MIR. PRESIDENT. Certainly
MIR. BRIGHT Does II apply 10 this bill
The PRESIDENT II question of order be raised
the Char must decide the amendment out of order but
be the desire OF the Senate, the Char will put the
question on the amendment
Mr.. SHIELDS. wish only to make statement to
the honorable senator from Indiana. have acted upon
the ground that this bill has passed here very oen and
that IT will pass sooner or later | am not going into
the merits OF the case, bot know 1t will finally pass
and owing TO the circumstance that this gaan, officer has
recently deceased, and left very large family and
that this money may now be ten times valuable 10
them than the amount hereafter agreed to re
port II as amendment 10 this BILL and hope there will
MIR. BRIGHT. do not wish to be understood as oh.
jectng the claim. As said before, have voted for
three or four times, and would vote for 1t again
separate MEASURE and will raise question il the Sen
ale disposed to agree to IL but cannot vote TO break
down an established rule OF the Senate.
The amendment agreed TO-
| blr. SHIELDS. have now gotten through with the
amendments which have been Instructed to offer by the
Committee Military Affairs. | wish to offer one now
which have not been able to submit TO the committee
but for which have the recommendation of the depart
ment Ii has come TO me al such late hour that have
not been able TO get the committee together 10 act
H. VIII preface II oy stating tnat now on the Paclnc
coast has been often stated by the from that
portion OF the county, there IS only gun OF large
large cabre Guns must be taken there or later
and the object OF my amendment is 10 enable to send
few there now, that alter forhcation is built they
be used, and in the time il anything seriou'
should happen. which hope may not be the case, the
CalfoTnians them themselves for their de-
fence. The amendment is to add TO the appropriations
"For armament Of Notifications, Sl5O0O0 Of whcl
500 900 shall be applied for the pu fchase and fabrication
of guns Of the heaviest cabre with their carriages
equipments, for the defence OF the Pacific Of hs
Upited States"
Mr.. CASS. Ought not tha, to go into the fortihca
ton bill
Mr. SHIELDS lido not know that we can have any
fottifcaton bill
the appropriations this bill by adding amounts ~
this way. This has not been estimated for until very
recently and seems 10 me that accumulating
arms fast enough.
Mr. SHIELDS. I would state TO my honorable friend
from Virginia. that by this appropriation is intended TO
obtain that species OF arms which known PaNhan
or Columbian guns which well known 10 my honor.
able friend IRON New Jersey. IMr. STOCKTON We
want few in California and they ought TO have been
there long ago. In should get into any conflict
with any foreign power that would be almost de-
fenceless, and then these guns would be very useful
That be fortified or later and you
sending them there they can be used temporary
deences, il necessary thus only anticipating what must
occur al some time.
MIR. WELLER. am very glad that my honorable
friend from Illinois has submitted this amendment Every
must the necessity OF having guns OF the heaviest
eabre and OF the greatest magnitude, upon the Pacific
coast You have been attempting TO get up war, here