The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-18
UNION: WASHINGTON FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 49, 1863

up the resolutions relative 10 the right OF way The
lshmus OF 1ehusntepec, upon which the senator from
New Hampshire has the floor. The resolutions were
postponed until to-day In order that he might be heard
Mr. Rusk, My object N moving the posponemen
was To take up the Pacific railroad BILL which is the first
order OF the day have sat by and yielded matter
OF courtesy to others Tor the purpose OF speech making
until now, unless can gel some action within day
two, we can get none at all Ny object is 10 take up
that bill do not want to thrust il before the Senate
and VIII be satisfied to consent that il the Senate will in
dulge me By making it the special order for half past
eleven o'clock tomorrow. will yield again 10 day
VIII Withdraw the motion to postpone for the present
Mr., BRADBURY moved to add the following amend
ment:
Thai the proper accounting officer of the Treasury De-
parment be- and is hereby authorized settle and adjust
.he account OF John o. Morse acting purser in the United
States barque Dolphin under the appointment, the
nanaer OF the squadron, then the coast Of Africa,
and allow him the pay OF purser while in the discharge
Oh me duties oithat apo inment"
Mr.. HUNTER. Is not that private claim
Inc pRESlDENT Upon the face of 1t, in the opn-
ion OF the Chair, il is
Mr.. BRADBURY. | will give an explanation of il.
Mr. HALE The Chair decides i, 10 be private
claim,
Mi. BRADBURY. Upon that question should like tie
be heard This is certainly more private claim than
that which the Senate has just adopted It provides that
young who acting six years ago upon the
coast OF Africa as purser and who was entitled TO no
compensation whatever as the law stood, shall receive
some compensation. will state further. that bill Tor
his relief recommended BY the Secretary of the Treas
uy five ago, and that il has passed The Senate
three times It's in the House with no hope OF its
Mr.. HUNTER understand that this is a private
claim an and q i i 50, ,t is out Of order
Mr.. BRADBURY There is this necessity for action
upon IL The captain OF the ship s held accounla-
ole for moneys dsbarsed He ordered upon the expe
dltion 10 JAPAN and is about ready to SAIL There is
necessity that his accounts shall be adjusted. find
precedent for this in the allowance to Adjutant
General Roger Jones' have then precedent upon this
bill, OF an allowance to two supposed TO have
tanned a loss in a private contract l think that this
case is as fully within the rule the just adopted
and recommended by the Secretary Of the Treasury,
and has been recommended again and again. The ndi-
vdua is not now in the navy The accounts are sus-
pended and unless the account be adjusted the Off
Ger now ordered to distant station will be responsible
for the amount hope the Senate will consider this no
more private claim than that Just adopted. 1t takes
money from the treasury.
Mr.. HUNTER. We have, no donb,, in more than one
instance departed from the rule We have occasionally
mistaken In our decision. But the decision of the Char
in this instance is correct and obviously correct that
! hope the gentleman will allow us TO proceed
Mr.. BRADBURY. hope the Senate will consider
the situation OF the officer, Beld responsible for the
amount. and ordered upon expedition which may be
absent several years He is held responsible for many
hope the question OF order will be submitted TO the Sem
ate, and that the Senate will adopt the amendment.
| The PRESIDENT. The Chair is of the opinion that
upon the face Of the amendment it is excluded by the
| rule.
Mr. BRADBURY. Will the Chair submit the quss-
! ton to the Senate!
Mr. HUNTER Does the senator appeal
| The PRESIDENT. The Chair, under one of the rules
o. the Senate, permitted TO submit any question of
ME- BIZ e r. ssfs such an exsene in .
case that hope the question OF order will be submitted
| 10 the Senate
The aoth rule and the amendment having been again
read The question being taken upon the question OF order
the Senate decided that the amendment excluded by
] the rule.
EXTENSION OF THE CAPITOL.
! Mr.: BORLAND have amendment to offer before
the bill is reported il is to strike out the appropriation
for the extension of the CAPITOL which is in these words
600" 0'r'' S''''
tnue altogether the work upon the Capitol, although
was opposed 10 il in the beginning thought then, and
think now. that it would have been well not TO have
gone on with but as the work has been commenced
and is going on, do not want to avoid its completion,
although do want 10 suspend the work upon il think
sir in view Of the facts 10 which have alluded this
| morDing-and | assure the Senate and the committee
will bear me witness that IN what have said have,
the senator from Wisconsin (Mr. WALKER1 remarke ed
but skinned the surface-we ought at least to suspend
operations until we have occasion and appro-
pirate lime TO correct the abuses and 10 put the work
proper hands | am unwilling. for one, and il seems 10
me that the Senate ought to be unwilling 10 trust the
further expenditure OF money TO hands which have
msused that which has already been put into their keep
ing There can be no question, think that al least
this wok-$Go0, ooo-has been applied and appropriated
10 private and not public The suspension need not
be long but do hope that we shall suspend-that we
will not make the appropriation in this b but will wait
and make whatever appropriation may be necessary in
the general appropriation bill
Now, sir, in connexon with this, wish TO call the
attention OF the chairman OF the Committee Finance
TO what believe Is fact, that in the appropriation of
500,oo0 was provided that the work should be limited
to that amountthat the should not exceed that
sum. In view OF what we then supposed or suspected
to be an improperly, that provision suggested and
adopted. Now, | want TO ask IT, in addition TO the
S300000 this being reported Deficiency means that
the work has been contracted for and has been done
which 1t requires 100000 10 pay for. That suppose
must be the case II this deficiency. But if there be
no dei iency required TO pay for the work performed up
TO this time the work has been kept within the APP
preparation Of $500 o00 the law expressly requires 10
prevent fraud II that be the case is il not proper now
to withhold this asa deficiency, and to wait until there
shall De an opportunity TO ascertain the facts so that
can make The appropriation hereafter TO conform the
necessities OF the case TO its expenditure in
accordance with the public interest, and prevent u
ther fraud
Mr.. HUNTER. There was a provision in The last ap-
preparation bill conhnng the amour, OF the contracts 10
the amount appropriaedS500 900. do not understand
that this deficiency asked for the ground tina, the
contracts have exceeded the appropriation. Nor do
know the state OF facts in regard TO IT, presume that IL
Is found that during this fiscal year the work can 90 on
faster than was originally contemplated and that larger
sum can be expended. The effect of the senator's amend
mentwoud be osuspend the work in the very best portion
oil The season, until the OF the next fiscal
yeartba is. until the first of July II there frauds
and msmanagements in relation TO this maitero that
know nothiDg-here ia doubt that the committee of
which the senator from Arkansas is a member will ex.
pose the frauds; aud little doubt presume that when
more worthy OF confidence. That will be the remedy
not to stop the work altogether II we TO carry on
we would better proceed with il during the working sea.
son. and not suspend the whole work for the sake Of