The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-19


MIR. UNDERWOOD. None at all. sir | will merely
express the hope thai The committee will take This
into Consideration and TO the propeiy OF having
this work printed under the direction OF the Typographical
Mr.. BRIGHT Certainly The committee will exam
Inc that matter.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. HUNTER. Mr. President, | move 10 postpone
the prior orders for the purpose oil taxing up the dem
cheney bill There is another bill 10 come up At twelve
O'Clock. and therefore make that motion now.
Mr.. BRIGHT. hope that motion Will not prevail !,
for one and probably others, have few bills which
are important TO be acted upon, and which will require
discussion and in order that may have oppor-
tuny of doing so, hope The honorable senator from Vr
GINA will forego that motion Tor hall an hour.
Mr. DOWNS l hope he will allow petitions 10 be
presented.
Mr. HUNTER. II consent 10 iorego my motion for
half hour, then will the honorable senator from
Texas MIR. RusK] with bis special order. and the def
cheney bill will be cut of entirely The question is.
whether the Senate prefer 10 take up The general bust
OF the country will consider special business
Mr. BRIGHT, presume the honorable senator from
Virginia will take II kindly il we vote down his motion
he rather feels his duty to make II, but he would not
care at all ii il should be voted down.
Mr.. HUNTER The honorable senator from Indiana
will be good enough 10 speak for his motions
want my motion carried. lLaughter.l
Mr. BRIGHT. hope II will be voted down
Mr. RUSk. hope Il will not be voted down. Ii is
important 10 get the deficiency bill passed pos
sble Tor other large appropriation bills still behind
and the session is drawing 10 close. think mat IN
this way should good deal more time for
after these appropriation bills out of the way, then
there will be fair struggle IN respect to all these other
measures.
The question being then taken, upon division there
were ayes 81, noes IL so the motion was agreed To-
The Senate accordingly resumed, in committee OF the
whole, the consideration OF the bill from the House
supply deficiencies the appropriations for the services OF
the fiscal year ending the 30h OF june 1853 The ques-
ton pending was stated to be on the amendment offered
by Mr.. WALKER, TO strike out OF the appropriation OF
$4,000 Tor completing the work OF the seventh census
aud to prepare The same for publication, the following
words:
Out of which the su of The census shall be
allowed com pensaon at the OF three thousand dol
from the time his salary secretary OF The
census board ceased"
Mr. HUNTER. Before 60 into discussion OF
these amendments, hope may be allowed to express
the wish that may push this bill on 10 vote to-day
hope there will be debate except what may be abso-
u,ey necessary order to enable the Senate 10 under
stand the amendments have forborne myself, al
though there amendments TO this bill which
would have resisted if had had time but did not
wish to the me p Of hs Senate E,
up the time Of the Senate debating this amendment,
but wish to state the subject before the Judca-
~ Committee the last session, OF which then
and yet member, that concur entirely the
expressed yesterday by the honorable senator from New
Jersey Mr. MILLER and the honorable senator from
Georgia Mr.. DAwsoN] upon this subject never, in
the whole course of my life, have known OF so much
time being spent and of much talk IN the Senate OF
the United States about very small matter as there
has been about this little affair. We have had il
up, believe, about half dozen times and Judging
from the interest which certain individuals have taken
it, would have thought that the safety OF the Union
depended upon it, whereas the whole matter from be-
ginning TO end was never anything else than whether
Mr.. Kennedy should receive five hundred dollars
less for his services The qseston never did amount
to anything else, and could. There some per-
sons who unrendly 10 this gentleman, who argue
that Mr. Kennedy is conlendlng Tor double salary; but
he dsavowed any such purpose be ore the committee,
and he has disavowed 1t upon all occasions do not
wish TO have anything OF that kind brought in preu
dice this claim, Tor II idea suppose that
he commended for any such thing As stated yeste
day by the honorable senator IRON Georgia Mr. DAw
SON his salary superintendent OF the fixed
originally at ~ 500 but for considerable length of
time after he was appointed 10 that Office the census
board not being dissolved, he still performed his regular
duties there OF the board, where the salary
So 900, and he merely claimed the highest salary
he claimed the two salaries The Secretary OF the
Interior thoughtand believe very correctly under these
consderations-that he entitled 50 900 year
but that board is now dissolved and 1t depends upon
Congress say whether his services worth 81 900
year or not That is The whole question, and nothing
more
Ii was said by the honorable senator from Massachu
Mr.. DAyIsl yesterday that the House of Represent
a'Ivps rced upon this matter, upon JOINT resolution OF
Senate at the last session. Il is irue MIR President,
that they did act upon and believe they passed the res
olution but If they did, suppose was done IN The
ma nner that the Senate dd-whout looking at the mat
ter much. When this appropriation brought before
the House oil Representatives at the present session. the
matter was explained 10 committee OF the House; and
the House, thinking that there Justice and propety
in making the appropriation, have therefore adopted it
see no reason why the Senate should not do The same
| do not go into any question whether this man has
performed his duties correctly or Dotl do not argue
the whether his report should be adopted not;
Tor il does depend at all upon the value OF the report
which has been submitted whether he should have this
compensation or not ! do not why he should not
have II and certainly can why the time
OF Congress should be taken up IN debating this matter
Why, SIR every time this question has up, the
ua expense incurred IN the delay OF the business OF Con-
gres. debating il has already three times
much il would to have paid Mr.. Kennedy this five
not further time II, and that the provision
will not be stricken out
Mr.. JAMES. ] will not occupy the time OF the Sen.
ate than moment | only rise for the purpose Of
saying that ! concur fully in the opinions which have
been expressed by the honorable senator from louisiana
Mc. BUTLER. This calls me up, Mr. President
have said nothing upon this subject during this debate
and did not intend to say word upon it. make
charge against Mr. Kennedy, because from his expana
tons, presume that he had intention OF claiming
than the three thousand dollar. under the bill which
he his salary; but deem II my duty TO
say here, chairman OF the Judiciary Committee what
should say anywhere, that under the law. prepared
and submitted TO the committee he could have received
by fair construction of it, double salary. do not
that he ever claimed II, however
Mr.. WALKER Mr.. President the honorable senator
from Louisiana has made some remarks which, although
do believe that he intended they should be
srued unkndly, are susceptible OF tina construction
He spoke OF the interest manifested by certain per-
sons''-and he somewhat emphasized those words
whenever this matter had been brought, before the SEN
ate and, from these words the fair inference is that
there is dislike, some enmity cherished by these
individuals towards Mr.. Kenne dy.
Mr. DOWNS II the honorable gentleman will al
low me, will say that had not the least reference 10
himself did mean to impote any dshonorable feel