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

iese that no matter who is President no matter Who the
neau o. me Impairment we cannot expect that the affairs Of
inc government WIN he administered safely and efficiently,
beranse aer ALL u Deepen Is upon the honesty the skill
and the tceney of the that do the work OF the de-
parments 70 admins er Them properly hope the amend
ment wi pass regard al most important
Mr. SHIELDS would ask the honorable senator from
Virginia II the amendment attempts TO change the tenure OF
| off ei
Mr. HUNTER. Il does touch that at all. IL does
not meda'e wan the appointing power Ii leaves that
! Il 10.
Mr. SHIELDS The highest salary of an ordinary reg
ular clerk "a III ot0.
Mr. HUNTER Yes sir
Mr. SHIELDS fully agree with the honorable sena-
tor mat thS measure will be very beneficial depart
ments,
Mr. PRATT / desire to make one nouirv Of the chair.
man oftne COMMITTEE on Finance. desire to kno y no
the present hcumbens he class fed usd-r this
ansemeuwhether they all 10 go out of Office on some
particular Gay when the classification be made
whether they are to be considered Office and are TO
| classiheis
| Mr.. HUNTER The amendment considers them in
once pr's"es that The existing clerks shaIiss classified
an distributed esisass of office or into
Office. IL leaves that us it is now
Mr. DoUGLaS. shall be under the necessity of ask
ing 10 have the aendme ,e,d y reading a part OF H.
ID that ~ not only div'es he CLERKS oio fur
hxes The sfsrI snt so 81 Son. ar 81 en each bui
then g's on and prese the number hat sha lie
IN each deparnrntthe nnmber in each buceau in every
branch Of the II wall peihaps be neces cary
ma IRE whether the existing number i TO be increased
ninahcdA neither the Effect dismiss all the exist
( cert ON office and have Appointment, made o
whether /. is to take effect future time dete 10
have the anendmenir esd
The Secretary p'o'se ted with reading the amendment
but was i''errupied by
Mr. DOUGLAS who said: will not insist on the read
ing Of TIE uhoe If the Amendment. find il il mu h
matter f dea, that cannot compr, bend il | shall there
| foe have u The committee.
Mr. PRATT de ire mike an ira TRY Of the chair
Of ne COMM tee Finance see that in one Of the
Auditors eff there twentysx clerks Of class one
VITO sala Of $500 desire 10 inquire what
The chang viii made n This respeH Daring the last
session. The Sena is increased the iry of the
clerks, the yoth sis thar ,hry could live the sal
aries which they antece''nly received | incintd 70
thlnk that this Increase the lower grade of
| AIR HUNTER. This is in pursuance of an estimate
from the Auditor himself. He estimated for lh,s number
the lower grade of salary. The or,gna plan which pro-
posed saar The Of $500, 81 100 Al 6O0 and
81 0Dl; bot in the committee we made il $780, 81 300,
81 500 and 81 800 The idea If that class fcaon
IL the lower classes YOU can employ young you
Wght MANY for 500 1t reduces The salares therefore
in the ower classes, aud them The upper that
you increase The pay for skilled and efficient men, while for
the new recruits you pay less That TO which the
andes is riding u the estimate of the Auditor himself
| Mr. PETIT. desire to have the readIng Of the
amt ndment concluded.
The amendmen, then read through. IL, as fol-
lows:
"SEc 7ni b. further ed That from and after
the Olh of June 1859 the clerks in the departments o the
Treasury, War; Navy the Interior, and The Post Office,
shall be anged INTO four classes Of which class No
shall annual salary of $3.50 each class No. 9
an annual salary Of 81 200 each class No 3 annual
salary OF 1900 each and class No. salary OF
| 81 $40 each
class ,x OF class 2 six Of class g. and f,e OF IL
the office of the Solicitor of class of 2 three
Of el.ss and Of class a. In the Office of the First
Comptroller, tWo Of class five of class 2, and
cass g. In The oh of the Second Comptroller three OF
class four of ctss g and Of lass In the Office
of The + sl Audt Of Glass six # class z ami nine
of class 3 Ia the office of The Second Auditor
L. SIX of asa 2, eleven o. class la the off Of the
Third Auditor, thee Of c,ess fryoae OF class 2, aud
eight Of class 10 the Office of Fourth Auditor one
Of class four ~ class 2 and orc ass In the ce
Of the Fifth Auditor, Of class three Of 3 and
two # class s. In The off Of the SIKH Auditor, twenty
of class fifty OF class tweny-sx f class g. and five Of
ass4 Ia the Office Of Register five OF class l.
of class and four of class IL the office Commits
Of Customs three OF eli l. four of class and thr
If class In Tho flee Of the Treasurer of class five
Of class and FIVE c and the Office Of the Ii. hi
House Board one Of class one Of class and OF
class 3.
IL the office Of the Secretary of War; one OF class two
Of class of class and OF ca.s4 In the office
Of he generai,Dche of class In the office Of the
adutant general of class FIVE Of class of class
md of class la the Off of the qusrtcrmaser-
general three of class five Of class two Of class
Of class T. In the Office Of the psymas general
two of class three Of class Two of class and II
class In the ofce Of the commissary ofcass
1 ; two of class OF class and one of class a. IN
the office OF the of class Of class
q AMI Of class4 In the Office Of the col mel Of eng
neers, Of class two Of cnss of 3; and
of class 10 the Office Of the colonel Of Topographic
engineers OF class of class 2; Of class
and Of and IN the office oil the colonies oodunnce
tSo of class four Of class q Of class and
/ class 4,
In the Office of the Secretary of the Navy four of class
q of class and OF class In the office Of CO
structon, equipment and of clnss
cudng the htsmen Of class q and of class T. In
the Of yards and docks OF class four, in
cudlng the of class q and of class Ii
bureau 81 prov,sons and cIotnng -four of class u
Of class L. the bureau o ordnance and photography
four, including the draog an, Of class 81 md
class and the bureau OF medicine AID surgery,
ca,s q; and one, The a assistant Of class 4.
/" In the off of the Secretary II The Interior four
csss q three Of osss and three of class In the oc,
Of the Conms Toner Of Pensions of class thtry
cssa O. hive class 3; and four Of class L. the oic,
class forty OF oass 81 of class and
Of class In the office Of the Commissioner Ind.
Affairs of class OF class and three Of class
the office Of the Conmssioner of Patents eight
class 2; We including the assistant examiners
class 3, sud one Of class a.
Ia Office OF the Postmaster Ger eral Of clasa
thirty of class tweoynine u class J. and six
c uiing the Topographic, of cisss
And there hall I've ehi,f clerk for each Of the off
Of the Solicitor, First Cnmtnro'r, Second Comptroller
First Auditor second Auditor, hIr Adttor F"us,h Aud
tor Firth Auditor, SIKH A,dor, Reg,s'er Commissioners
Of Gus oms, Treasurer skr house bsrd, Comm
of Pensions, Commissioner Of the &c, cra md Office Com
who h,il 20 allowed usl compensation ~ 900
And tnefe snail be chef clerk fr each of Jrpaft
Of the Treasury, War Navy Interior, AID General
Post Office, who shall be allowed annual comp.ns anon
Of 81 2oJ.
No clerk sha be appointed in either Of the four cIasse.
until after he has been examined and found qualified
boad to consist Of three exnmpcrs Of them be III,
chief of the bureau Office which he is to e appointed
and the others to he ected by the head Of
men to which the SAID clerk will be assigned Nor shall any