The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-17
NEWS BY TELEG GRAPH.
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PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Passage Of the Deficiency Bill by the Senate,
and Post Office Bill by the House.
Senatorial Onslaught Against the Census
Superintendent.
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Debaie In the House upon the Extraordinary
Manner Of Trsnsacting Business.
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NTERESTING FROM ALBANY.
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New Proposition for Completing the Canals.
The Mechanics Strike at Baltimore,
&c, &c. DC.
TIIRTV-sECOND CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
TIlIRTy-SEC CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON Feb. 10, 1863
CANAL AROUND FAILS.
The CuAlg laid before the Senate the report OF the
board Of officers appointed survey for canal around
the Falls of the Ohio
DEFICIENCY MiI-TuG rAuflc RAILROAD
RIf, ETC,
Mr.. HUNTER (dem.) OF Va moved to take up the Def
cheney bill
Mr.. BRIGHT, (dem) of Ind, said he hoped half hour
would be given to other business lie supposed the sen
tor made the motion matter of y and would take
its being voted down kindly.
Mr.. HUNTER said the Senator should speak for himself
He wanted his motion to be carried.
Mr.. Hunters motion agreed to-ayes 81 noes II.
The question pending the motion of Nj. Walker
n strike ont the provision increasing the salary of the
Superintendent OF the Census from 81 0OO from
,he time of the establishment of that Office in 1850
Mr.. DowNs, (dem.) of la, said the matter was very
small one and he could not understand why there was
much noso Nade every occasion when This Census
Superintendent before the Senate Ten times the
amount OF increase had been expended in debating the
matter.
Mr. JAMEs (dem) of r. l., concurred entirely with the
Senator from Louisiana.
Mr.. WALLER, (dem,) of Wis., said this man, Mr. Ken
not abide by the orepeated decision Of the Senate
and Of the House TO bis salary The Senate had three
perpetuaily beer insisting that it SO coo. Would
The Senate back out: The amount already appro-
prated for the census 5000 900; and add-
tonal asked for this year besides allowing him
the s 600 he had been portnacously pursuing since
he had been in Office In the items Of the account
penses Of his trip to Europe, were two amounting 10
nearly s4co for his passage in the steae TO and from
to by Mr. Kennedy as sums actually paid by him when
in fact be had never paid cent for money either
way,he being allowed free passage No voucher had
AvArb fnr fHs had
been refused by the company because they could give
The whole trip to Europe useless, and wholly
Of the far attributable doubtless to the en-
ployment Of the large number Of clerks to enable the
Superintendent to complete his history, which be
published fod his pecunary benefit BY Lppincot Gram,
DO Co. The census Of 1910, on which thirteen clerks
under which the administration of Mr.. Van Buren, broke
down Yet what was the expense Of that compared with
the present under the charge OF this clerk who seemed
so disposed 10 get for himself? Yet this inmacu
late Kennedy with his hundred and ninety clerks,
and the enormous sum of over 0000 unable to
complete it without further appropriations. We're this
ma MS accounts in court OF Justice and one item had
had been thus to have been fraudulent the whole
had better not press the immaculate character of Ken
ned OF perhaps other charges might be produced to
Mr.. RusK (dcm of Texas, opposed the increase OF
salary in deficiency bill
Mr.. DAVIS, (whig) of Mass, said he knew this
before the Senate but it always came there BY
means of the opportunities of this individual TO
have by some , manner Or other, salary which had
sought TO obtain The end that he objected. In the
first place this lsrsn g o was aTy to the Census
passed. the salary of the superntendirg clerk fixed
at 81 500 He was appointed to that post, Upon the
sion which passed unno'iced under which, Secretary
Of the Board and clerk OF the census h salary might be
partmtnt sustained him p.roller 81 the Trca-
sury would not pass the accounts, bee,use there
law under which he entitled to it, These facts
fho Enn,t nntt HIN
introduced at the last session declaring that under
law could any person be allowed any Compensation
Secresry Of the Census Board thus conGnng the ndvi
dual to his salary clerk of the This resolution
passed the Senate but remained unacted in the
guar impression thatthc neglect of the House
the resolution rejection of the construction
Of the he Senate Senate ordered the disbgrsing clerk to
disbHrsing clerk who had been faithful officer for
twenty said there law for such allowance.
and refused to pay it. lie dismissed for his refusal,
and another appointed who yielded dience This in
dvusl had therefore, been paid this So ooo year and
this provision in the bill up and sanction the
tary, one of the very first acts OF the House at this
session was 10 PASS the resolution of the Senate,
planning this very subject lie objected TO the in
which this was attempted 10 be accomplished Had tis
officer come forward and, in candid and open manner
had to perform there would have been disposition to
treat the application With respect But that has not
this obtain his increased salary lie did not con dor
this inering increase of salary IL had been
intimate that he had bias this subject. Take the
facts as he had stated them and there not sufficient
In them in which every might honestly rest his op
position? select committee had made n report the
returns which report this clerk had criticised ia
almost libellous terms laid his criticisms on the
tables of Senator's Moreover he had gone into tho pub
Nc press and had made the most slnderous rs sauta
upon several Senator's who had made opposition 8
former occasion TO his movements.
Mr.. HrS1rR expressed most horc that vote
Mr. n0wxs said he prepared the supplenc nta act spo
ken Of and under which II was stated that this per
might have drawn two sasres. He justified the removal
of the dbursng clerk for refusing pay the 900
allowed by law, for at that time the explanatory resou
ton had not passed both Houses
Mr.. RISK moved the postponcment of this bir with a
view TO take up the Pacific Railroad BILL lie would
gard the vote on his motion test vote that bill.
Mr. HrSIER said he did not why the appropriation
bills should be postponed because the money items
debated and TO take up another bill which would also be
dered they would be deferred to the last hour when
they would be arranged by Conference COMMITTEES
MT B.IlEs (dem Of :. c. said he knew no bulls
money.
Mr. DODGE (dem) of Iowa, said he would regard this
as test vote the Railroad BILL and he would stand
by the senator from Texas in getting that bill through
EVEN to the death or total exclusion Of the appropriation
Mr. BoRIASp, ldem) of Ark thought the Railroad bill
shoud pass, and ought to be taken up now.
Inc que stion was taken, and the motion rejected
Ey-Yeas "a nays 2S as follows
YrAs7Messrs Atchison Bell Borland Bradbury, Chase
aarss & Davis Dodge Of Wis., Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas
Rusk, Sebastian, Smith, Sumner, Under erwood. wsde,
9vaker, and Weller-N. '
NAys-Mesms. Bayard, Bright Brcdhead. Brooke Rat.
1er, Cooper Dawson, Dcsaussere Downs Felch Ftz.
patrick, Hale, HamHn, Hunter, Mallory, Mason Miller.
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Mr. HousroS, (dem) Of Texas said IT was bad policy
70 increase the salaries Of clerks hproporonate to their
servces particularly when the individual did moi deseryct
He did nst think this officers mission Europe had com
ended him to the favorable consideration Senate
Some time since there was Worlds Fair In London nd
1hough there law for it, IL was considered highly
sesirabie that tho Department 6 tho Interior should be
represented there Mr. Kennedy was selected as the re-
Trssontativs, and he applied to the Comptroller for
vs!sot for 600 TO bear the expenses of his mission
promised to produce the order but was not seen by the
Dcsr OF the treasury until after he had returned from
Europe. Then he rendered his account for 81 76O ex
1enses He had previously obtained the money on the
order Of the Secretary Of the Interior He presented no
S0uchefs other than the memoranda OF his expenses
3ne Comptroller refused to pass the same to his credit