The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-02

the implication that hereafter will grant the extra allow
snce.
MIR. BADGER. No but that il must be paid If we do
MIR. DOUGH- AZ. | understand the Argument of the
senator upon tina, subjects link would DC an Improve
that hereafter extra allowance shall be made II uAt
provso be adopted there is notice that our employees are
expect and II they do they VIII not get It, Then
the amendment 10 amendment that the allowance shall
made unless authorized by the Senate, carries the
implication with il that we will pay hereafter as we have
on every former occasion. Hence the question is
distinctly stated whether not we will put end TO this
abuse and that distinct issue by rejecting the
amendment to the amendment and standing firmly by the
amendment of the senator from Ohio.
Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa trust the amendment to the
amendment will be rejected and that shall adopt the
of the from Ohio although yielded
the solicitation Of my friend from North Carolina, and
thus showed my weakness and his power 1t IL
first that have yielded to that power, for is
very difficult to resist IT, But look upon the amendment
Just do upon the amendments made appropriations
for customhouse buildings Congress has the
and appropriate its dollars ad afnitin, know. When
bill is before granting money for the construction of
cusomhouse proviso is always added that the exPend
shall exceed the appropriation, and my friend from
Virginia Mr.. HUNrEK has almost out his fingers
drawing up such provsos But know that Congress has
power TO override them. look upon them a proclamation
to those engaged in the erection of cusomhouses keep
within the amount if they cam for they will have hard
fight TO get any dollars of the treasury IN that way
But this question up and the action of the Senate
do believe that the Inference Will be
drawn which the from Illinois has suggested If the
amendment rejected and my friend from North Carolina
who has been in the habit of trumphng over us, Will r
umph in the way again. and everybody will get the
money hereafter who has been accustomed to get It, and 1t
will 60 The prnses and printers clerks hope my
friend from North Carolina will yield in this small
matter, and to battle with have given up to
him once, and now call on him give way, to withdraw
his amendment, and vote for the proviso.
Mr. BADGER. Nothing would crafty me more than
have opportunity of yielding 10 my friend, but he
remember that this the proper place Laughter
In proprio loco things be done in the right place.
Now he will recocct that he made his propositions and at
my appeal he kindly and generously withdrew H. HIS
heart which he then yielded suggested to him that
the proposition a wrong one and ought to be with
drawn unfortunately he has allowed the hard hearted
reasoning Of the from Ohio, supported by the ogi
from Illinois, TO induce HIM to resist the impulses OF
his heart and resort to the stringent operation of another
influence. Now, Mr.. President, such being the
cannot yield him. because should be doing my friend
wrong 1t would aid him in displacng himself from the
elevated position which he jast occupied Laughter
The argument OF friend refers to the cases OF limitations
in regard to custom-houses. When 1t is necessary TO
make increase of the appropriation is 1t ever refused
Never and it never ought to be; for il the
ought be built and the first appropriated turns out
be inadequate, how absurd it say that will
appropriate the money complete ii that we will give no
more because said would give more So here
my friend must be aware that if the Committee Re-
renchment report system upon this subject and shod
be adopted the extra compensation will be done away with
but should not be adopted he knows that the Senate
will order the compensation, that the amendment
10 useless beg him to fall back upon the position OF
generous noble-heartedness which he occupied little while
Mr.. DODGE OF Iowa. | will say to the senator that il
my judgment which Influenced to withdraw the
amendment, and my heart. withdrew because had
regard for the business OF the Senate and did not wish
the eleventh hour of the session. time by going
into these matters which had been referred to committee
report upon the session But sir am satisfied
that good will grow of adoption of the amendment
of from Ohio notwithstanding the argument
my friend from Norh Carolina ! do consider that what
Committee on Rerenchment is formed at the nex
session. will regard the adoption of the
strucon. IL adopted, will be regarded in the same light
that the limits upon appropriations for cstom-houses OF
other public works have been regarded IL voted down
the committee will just go 1t did at the last session
and precisely the will be enacted at the close
the session. not first which my friend
from North Carolina has had triumph In all the
little Of books, Constitutions" &c, he has tr
umphed He has almost always triumphed ove
me by appeals If not by votes certainly do not blame
Mr. BADGER. never had triumph over my friend
except in contests of generosity In contest for votes, HI
Mr. DODGE Of Iowa. But will not prolong this con
troversy further hope that the amendment Of the
from Ohio will be agreed
Mr. BRIGHT. tn NIX the senator from Ohio is right il
offering his amendment and think his reasoning supper
oft has not been conrovertet by the from Nori
Carolina. The system of compensation cou
sdered very trivial matter at its inception, but like every
other n9utous system has grown and though the
tor from North Carolina claims that is expiring, it ha
certainly been longer dyag than any other which
have before body have studIousy
the payment every have been member
the body. The system commenced in the first place by
officers of the body $50 IL has grown such
that appropriate $4,000 per annum 70
the object At the FIRST Of the last Congress
propr ted has been said by The from Pennsyl
vana, s2S 00J the last session the
$4,000. Yes, officer of this body whose salary
% 900 add $500 eXtra officer whose salary ii
81 800 we add $3.50 extra to ofcer-he Sergeanat
arms-whose salary is 81 $40 add $500 clerk
whose salaries 500 add $3.50 employees who
draw from three tour dollars per day add $3.50
short we'll a long session swelling the appropriation
to the enormous sum Of over $4,000.
Whenever has been resisted heretofore vehave been
by just such argument that used by the senator from
North Carolina to-day, that the employees expected It
that they had lived with reference that woult
interfere greatly with their private engagements II they
did get it, and therefore bound vote fo
it. We voted it the last session, and asked
this morning add three the list thought had gone
far enough when at tho close of the last session. added
the gae-keeper; yes, air, the gstekeeper in the public
grounds, remote fron the Capitol did not object TO that
believing that objection would be useless, uniformly
failed in objecng 10 the system. But a
point when the system be checked. We can, by
the amendment offered by the from Ohio give
em,oyee'-worhy persons all of them qualified for
their places, admit mean nothing against any Of them
when that If they not satisfied with their regular
salaries there plenty Of persons throughout this confcd-
erscy, who would be glad take their places IL give
the notice it will be argument hereafter support Of the
extra Compensation that officers have been living with
reference to IT, hope that the d amendment will
be regarded a test whether intend
tnue the system stop and with that view ask for the
yeas aud nays IT, that the notice may appear tho
record.
Mr.. BaYARD. In tho special session of 1851, when
hrst took seat IN this body recolect that resolution
was offered ubich adj in