The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-26


joined in Indictment by virtue the bin proposed,
each oence, making the in each suit And the
same person proper witness for the 10 hall
dozen suls pendipg at the same time, Subpoena Is issued
and served him 10 each each term the court,
requiring h,s attendance The bill provides tha one sub.
witness on tho court TO testify ~ all the causes in which
the needless labor and expense ol issuing and serving
The greatest abuses now existing which swell largely
oneouuh part OF the districts; in which the bill in
below what the accounting officers under the
present lawsperhaps $50 600; and in the other districts
much as they would be diminished on the other.
4 these estimates are correct in the bill should be-
come law there viii be needed for the fiscal
menelag July 1852 and ending June so 1888 an spp,o
And ior deficiencies for the present fiscal year IL
ending June 80, 1852 10000
$4,000
ELISHA WHITTLESEY,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Mr. HALE. Mr.. Presidents that is not exactly what
wanted to find out The letter does not give the in
formation, and | understand the honorable chairman OF
the Committee Finance is unable 10 give IT. either
What wanted to know, If could, is, how much OF that
ninety thousand dollars is wanted for the administration
OF the darling object OF the great measures oil Compromise
the fngitve-save law understand that this deficiency
arises from the fact that ii has cost much more than
it expected TO enforce the fugitve-slaye law in
Massachusetts and the neutrality laws in Lousiana.
How much is TO be charged to the turbulence of Louisi
ana or The fanatlcism OF Massachusetts does not ex-
acty appear; but being the two extremes, they are
Jumped together, and they want so much for enforcing
the neutrality laws in Louisiana and New York, and
the fanacal laws in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
shall vote against them both; and before any member
OF the Senate votes wish that he could read very salts
factory report that has been made upon the judicial ex
penses by the Committee on the Judiciary IN the House
Of Representatives at the present session. embodying
does report from this very Second Comptroller OF The
Treasury. who, believe is one OF the most vgllant
and faithful officers that have had at the head OF that
or any other department OF the government. and there
you will see the very manner in which yoar judicial ex
penses have increased beyond all precedent under
stand, well the noise and confusion" will let
and do not that expression in any offensive sense
understand that the Comptroller suggests that these hills
could be properly audited and improper accounts stricken
out there would be at least $4,000 out OF the 5000
saved
Mr. HUNTER The senator from New Hampshire
MIR HALE is mistaken in supposng that the Comptroller
suggests that these the only true causes for this de-
fcIency. he deficiency out Of the expenditures
for the services OF the judiciary, and he suggests that
but for his refusal to make this allowance, the deficiency
would have been $l5o000 but he has cut it down TO
| 500, 900. a# . n4H
MIR HALE. Well, sir, / have little information on
this matter and can tell you, in part how these de-
fciences have been incurredn enforcing the fugitive
slave law. When the marshal has had 10 enforce II IN
Boston he has bad TO employ an extra number OF officers
TO carry ii into execulion-a very considerable number
Well Sir these ocers have had to have com pensalion
but not satisfied with that, they have been employed in
the double capacity OF officers and witnesses and the
Will that THIS denclency
has arisen from administering the fugitive slave law IN
this way going out into the highways and byways and
picking up such persons as were willing to be made
officers OF TO enforce the law, and then employing them
as Witnesses giving them additional compensation ove
and above their per diem as officers The returns IN the
compIolers Office VII show that such @ is The isct
port since have been here and the Senate will indulge
me mnule will show them how these expenses have
grown up find by this report, that take, for instance
the district of Massachusetts, the expenses of the courts
exclusive of the salaries Of the Judges and of the district
attorneys, and the advances TO the marshas. are as
follow The expenses IN lS3l-twebty years ago
were $1,000; in 1892 the expenses were $4,000
then to come down 10 1910, the expenses had in
creased to $4,000; in lsi5 they had increased tc
$4,000; and in 1851 they had grown up TO 800. .0oC
year. That is the way they have increased and the
Comptroller tells you that they have increased beyone
all OF proportion, whether as compared to the popu
aton the business OF the country And he also sug
Mr. HUNTER II the honorable senator will allow
me, will say that | did not inform him with precise
accuracy as 10 the amount OF deficiencies arising o
the prosecutions under the fugitive slave law IN New
York and Pennsylvania, and the prosecutions in Louis
lana and New York in consequence OF the violation
the neutrality laws The Comptroller says that durns
the present fiscal year the expenses have been very mucf
increased, probably from $4,000 10 $4,000, by prose
cuions growing out OF the fugitiyesave law in New
York and Pennsy vania, and prosecutions in New York
and Louisiana growing out OF the violation OF the neu
traty laws. The two together amount to some $4,000
Mr. HALE WELL sir, that does not account for tn,
rest of the deficiencies had made up my mind about
week ago--no, II was not week ago II was when we
| had the Nautical Almanac up-l had then made up my
mind after the vote of the Senate upon that subject,
that would never afterwards attempt TO correct any
abuse upon the treasury Of the United States and per
haps il would have been wiser II had adhered 10 thai
determination. But thought that il the Senate would
read this report OF the present session OF The House
Representatives and the very able and searching letter o
Mr Whuesey 10 the Secretary OF the Interior upon the
subject OF the way in which this money has been ex
pended and the way the expenses of the judiciary have
increased 10 Massachusetts, from Sli 900 year in 1881
10 nneyodd thousand dollars year in 1851 they would
be very slow in voting any further sum until they had
/ had searching investigation OF these abuses.
j The question being then taken upon the amendment
proposed by MIR. HUNTER, il was agreed to-
CENSUS OFFICE cLERSs-ExTA PAT.
/ Mt MILLER The Committee on Finance have in
sructed me TO offer the following amendment, 10 come IN
at the proper place
"To enable the Secretary OF the Interior TO pay the
clerks employed in the Census Office on extra duty al the
rate 100 for fall service according to the office rule e
sum OF Sl0,500."
wish 10 state that the Secretary OF the Interior rec
ommends this appropriation, and has also transmitted to
the comraitlee letter from the commissioned
These clerks have been employed extra service work
ing during nghs for which they have as yet received
The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. MAseuM in the
chair Does the propose TO have the letter from
the commissioner read
/ Mr. MILLER. Not unless II is desired.
The question being then taken upon the amendment IL
was adopted.
MISSISSIPPI AND ST PETERS
! MI SEBASTIAN | am instructed by the Committee
on Indian Affairs 10 offer the following amendment
"For expenses Of the treaty with the Mississippi and ST.