The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-13

hope the disreputabe of the last two sessions
will not be enacted again. These important bills have
been hurried through Congress with race horse speed
without giving either house opportunity to examine
and understand their details. Committees OF conference
have mangled and cut up the appropriation bills 20 that
no member out OF those committees understood what
was contained in the laws when passed and a.
ionished at own work when they are published Al
70 my State, IL has suffered severely from this
hasty action these bills and from the Jehu like specd
with which they have passed the two housss after being
under the scalpel Of these committees OF conference, u
king of here and leg there, that am determined
10 resist such legislation in sture long ~ have
seat on this floor intend TO have open held and
and this resolution was introduced rs one Of the msans
intend to bring back Congress 10 the practice OF
former times. when we deliberaed upon law: before We
passed them do wish to be driven to the necessity
of re..ng TO what may be termed revolutionary
edy to defeat appropriation bills by talking against time,
nnes. you can geu an oppT'nn :" eonisrsnes o.
to this remedy unless allowed a fair opportunity
Of resisting The passage OF laws that inct an absolute
No further amendment being offered. the bill then
reported to the Senate, and the amendment was concur
red in; when the amendment, was ordered to be en-
crossed, and the bill read third time. II WAS subse
quenlly read third time and passed.
svEsrIcATIos or FRAUDS
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Mr. President. have rssolu-
ton which wish 10 offer will read il, ~ should
like TO have it considered now and will state to the
Senate in very few words the reason why onef H.
is u follows:
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inquire into the expediency OF npproprs'sg som NOT
Sl00 be applied, under tho directions Of
the President in the investigation OF frauds and psgnrss
committed agans, the government and In bringing Offend
ers to punishment. s5
Ihave recently ascerained, Mt President that crest
many frauds have been committed stealing sodlesr
discharges personang the soldiers obtaining their land
and forging assignments thus endsavoung To-
obtain pa,en, in the name OF the assignee case OF
that sort has come recently under my own immediate
aion because the soldier lived IN ths county Ad
Joining my residence He filed his evidence, and the
department has aside the original warrant and dcser-
mined very properly, TO grant the soldier anohet. In
this particular case to which aude the soldier
robbed of his discharge in ST. LOUIS, and the assGnnest
upon the warrant made short time alter tbat and
BY these fraudulent the patent Graated in the
utterly impossible for individual EFFORT to travel all over
the county hunt up these frauds and pcrures and 10
bring the offenders to punishment think that il he
business OF the government TO attend 10 IT and want TO
provide fund, by means OF which the President and the
heads OF departments shall institute these Investigations.
and bring to punishment those individuals who ought TO
be made examples Of therefore hope the Senate Will
consider the resolution now, and refer i 10 the Committee
Finance and lei them whether they cannot amsnd
some Of the appropriation bls by providing inn1
ot this purpose Ii was suggested TO me that II woun
be better to reef 10 the Committee on the JudcMr'
but think upon reflection, ,ha, the Commue1 on -
nance s the proper committee because they VIII srhh
pirate The money think il is absolutely necss1aH -.
some fund of this sort should be constituted ana
therefore, that they will take the matter IN mug oa.
,on and see whether something cannon SS "o'' "S''
vdual effort can do nothing: ;,n,.,. oon..n,
and agreed to.
pHsoLUTIoN ADOPTED.
,sr.owNs .,bmt,ed the following resolution; which
-. 80 @.on.,dcred by unanimous consent, and agreed to
H. That the clerks oi the ,tsndine oommitnsss Of
i i s.s Who have been duty from the fret dsy OF
~. present be allowed compensation shsrsfrom