The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-19

rider 10 enable them 10 live Let give example
Illustrate tn understand from Colonel hng that the
United States originally owned house IN Paris for their
m nistes HE sail that for reason, he did not know
for what, had been soid but II that house had been 10
served the price which II originally COST inc ADDITION
which would substantially have made to the salary OF The
would ave been far more than any reasonable In
upon cost and would have turned out TO be most
profitable the Uaed States And 30 believe
IL ,his city grows, there Is prospect thst WIN
grow the money invested these houses viii turn ou IN
thlrty, IN twenty, even IN ten years 70 20 M
larger addon TO the salaries OF the ofceis thnn any'hnx
like the upon would amount 10. But do not
in what shape the addition made II gcn'lemen pre-
Ter to make II ~ money let thew DO IL and assxhao nc
bat It TO me that this 49, pe'haps The cheapest
arrangement T the government and the most comforAoie
for the heads of departments.
MIR BRADBURY think that the present compcnsa-
ton Of heats Of departments Is mad quae, and am will
increase hui have been inclined TO think that tho
mo ie opposed by amendment Of the gentleman from
Virginia the think expert will Prove that
will annually To keep these buildings in repair
very nearly one-half the amount OF the present salaries
All shows that that mus he expensive item.
Again when shall have erected houses, would
that ought do somethig towards furnishing them;
and thus weNha he draw step by step into system Of
hou ekerp,ng for off ers of the government should pro-
fer of this amendment one that would ncrcasu the
oomcensnuon of theee N With INT view intended
ot dment the ndneut but md that the
amendment ID such language Tint my proposition cannot
be moved amendment to H. and therefore give notice
that if ths amenden, be voted down, shall offer the fol-
lowing:
"That the annua salaries of the heads Of the several
Departments, the Vice President, and The Attorney General
b ana me same are hereby established ut 70 0UU payable
quarterly"
Mr.. BUTLER. am willing to ,ska my share Of respon-
sbty raising the salaries of these off FIR il is very
ov"us that The present salaries adequate and
adoxcal may APPEAR, cav that the system Of high
solares the most rep b'an fern IN which we adj
this gov II you give salary ALL Of
you the administration Of the government
alh ami II you give mode rate salaries you drive on men
of intellect 10 look for employment elsewhere The sus-
OF these public Ulcers ought be such will fairly
compensate the intellect OF the country for giving private
interests embark in The public service know thst ~
sad will be found into these Offices; but it will
ofRc of this kind, particularly
foreign missions Will be exclusively Of wealth.
others have them unless we give adequate saa
| rIes
understand that the chairman Of the Committee on FL
nance is in favor of the amendment pending. am
opposed to H. but am opposed 10 for different reason
than any which have heard given II u would really give
higher salary should go for il; but having houses
erected publ for officers during the time they
ave N office gives Their esicenee N my opinion too much
themselves do know there many persons who
believe Hey have right TO go into the Presidcnts
House a public house ard The erect houses
for tie hesds of departments you will hear tho democracy
and the wings AMI all saying: 1t Is my house just
much as r. and have a right 10 90 into it," Sir that
feeog prevails aImost shocking to me.
every one when he has his house. claim it his
Let be his castle and not be # quasi char
ncter Tnnt is opinion. would give cabinet officer
5000 year, and let him live lac pltasfs IL he IL
| geoilrman he will knew how it, II he is not,
cannct guIae il by law IN this way.
| Mr. RUSK. ! am de dedly in favor If increasing the
salaries of cabise Offices. believe cabinet office il the
most unhsnkfu ard the poorest paid office have in
government and probably incumbent there discharges
more labor than any other officer. opposed to the
proposition - build houses tor them. have numerous
Of jrcrons it, Ia frat place. Of The hon
orne from Ca very just and proper
There public ed ce cted at public expense which
the Secretaries d, their b slnes end into which all the
wo,ld have a right go; IN, af er their official duties
through there should cer'anye place where they
mghi retI and be from annoyance Under such cir
think better permit them 10 make
their own selections.
But that my only objection building houses for
the heads Of departments Ii creating another system Of
public Our experience and the experience of the
wo' shows that these systems Of public contracts al
ways the disadvantage Of the government and the ad
of the contractors will venture the that
the government may attempt TO build house. and wi cost
twice three times much would cost enterpsng
individual to build good better house by the eide Of
it, That is we understood and notorious fact. ltma
seeming raising of the salaries Of these officers, when IN
fact, does do Therefore shall for the nd
Of the honorable from Maine proposing give
the heads Of departments the Of 5000 should
be wiling further They have to bring their families
here Iii an expensive place TO live They have TO atsn-
don their BUSH and expect Of talent and
pacty 10 do these things, should pay them well. The
aborer certainly worthy Of his hire should be willing
to give salaries OF $4,000 but shall certainly vote for
| % 600
Mr.. DOWNS. Thope the amendmen, recommended BY
the committee will be adopted Certainly there part
Of the Executive which thought Just, end
the for which forcbe than those assigned
by the cre,ary Of tie Interior for this alteration. All adj
that he s,iary Of these officers ought be increased
i way, and do any better mode than this.
In the first place observed by the Secretary Of the
Interior hrs these officers often suddenly
called their duties and instead Of devotipg their stenon
public business they called upon TO hunt round for
houses and fix This requires great
deal Of time and attention. and outlay off large portion Of
their aries.
Il | zee why this amendment should not b
adopted II IL carrying out the iofIpe adopted IN many
Of the States IL rs carrying out the principle we have
adopted reference to The Executive Mansion My friend
from South Carolina vii pardon " cay that think
there nnlhg s in the that II build these
houses shall make them public houses Who
makes the Presidents house public house have
heard such a complaint. have kn instance
and presume the gentleman ha< known Of
udng himself the Executive Mansion, unless
when il open for all | do suppose that any
would ntrude upon the residence Of cabinet officers bull,
At government expense, any than they do nov. l
hk, therefore, there IL nothing the argument Of the
senator from South Carolina which be approved
ny tie ssnstor from Texas. We know, too that Washing
ton IL not like large iy. We cannot hero always gst
such houses prof. IL Is exceedingly dfhcut TO
and convenient houses very frequently com
eel ed TO take those all suitable for thor wants
thiok the amendment ought 10 be adopted.
Mr. BUTLER. I did ssy that the Presidents HOUSE
vas regarded entirely public house; but know that
General Taylor complained very much Of persons going
,is grounds against his He very much an
ioyed in that way other would have been AAd
do say thai individuals GO upon those grounds and into
hat house. in a very different way from what they would
# il were a private establishment.
/ Mr. MASON. II seems to that the appropriate wsy
20 salaries Of the beru of the
cabinet Is that pro by the amendment Of commit
the practices, working OF this demonstrates
add in every presdcnis term that
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