The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1854.
I'm oosTISUATIoK.


SENATE
DEFICIENCY BILL
Mr. HUNTER | am instructed by the Committee on
pnanee 10 offer the following amendment 10 come in at.
Ter The appropriations Tor the public buildings a grounds
p, eompIeling the Improvement OF Pennsylvania ave-
pe fom Seventeenth 10 Twenty sixth west 50 900;
Propdd, That az appropriations heein made ior repairs
within the District Of Columbia shall be expended under
the direction Of the Secretary OF the Interior
The question being hen taken, the amendment was
Mr. HUNTER. The next amendment am instruct
edb the Committee Finance TO offer s, 10 insert af-
ter line 2l3 the following
To pay clerks for services performed agency bus
ness pu OF the regulations the President of The
United Staes aad In conformity with the decision OF ihe
late Secretary oi he lntedos, Gls7 60
The question being taken, the amendment adopt
Mr. HUNTER, The next amendment which The
Committee Finance have instructed 10 offer ia 10
insert:
For tho transportation Of Governor aud his par
~ and for explorations made by biu between the NJ isss-
sipp river and the Pacific ocean, S25 900
This is according to estimate, and have before me
communication from the Secretary OF War upon the sub
ject, in which he says:
''From the foregoing lemen will be that Gov
Stevens has exceeded in his expenditures the sums
allotted the under his charge and made
smPlaed by law; and though soon as the Information
reached this department. instructions "a copy OF which is
close his operations as originally directed Il will be
sary provide tor This deficit, with any other which may
mend that an appropriation q S be made 70 cover
tue Mississippi river TO The Pacific ocean"
The question being then taken upon the amendment,
Mr.. HUNTER | have another amendment to offer
by direction OF the Committee Finance. II is to insert,
Immediately after the heading "miscellaneous the fol-
lowing:
For contingent expenses OF the Senate, viz.
For lithographing and engraving, $4,000
EOFb biudlu
For books, Sl2,69l.
For clerks 10 committees and Presiden, pro ttmpore
daughsmen messengers, pages, aborers police horses
and carryalls, 14,p0
For miscellaneous i,ems 10 replace hi. amount drawn
by OF The Senate from Thai head OF appropriation
in apayment 10 M Young, as commissioner 10 invest
gate charges against Hon Ramsey, late superintendent
Of Indian affair, IA Mianeso,a, 1924 ~
The amendment agreed TO
Mr. HUNTER. The next amendment OF the commit
tee is 10 insert
For the completion of the bridge the Potomac
adopted under the direction Of the President ohe United
States, $4,000
The amendment agreed 10.
Mr. HUNTER. The next amendment OF the Commit
tee Finance is TO add the following additional
section;
sfe And be ii turther enacted That rom and ater
% pssgs 81 ' "a se ~ hs5s & s .soan o 81 - m adaon m 81 T. ee
3, 1858 entitled IAN act making appropriations. for the
ending sdh Of June 1854" in he coe OF The Register
the Treasury, three clerks OF class lour, include the
OF OF
stocks and In the office Of the Commissioner Of Peasons,
five clerks Of class twe aud fifteen clerks Of class three
and such clerks shall be paid according the provisions
said secon out OF any money In the treasury Otherwise
appropriated
Mr. President, of these clerks are proposed to be
added 10 the Treasury Department statistical clerks in
the Registers Office; and the Secretary Of the treasury
says II Is Indispensable 10 have them, order
the calls for statistics The other clerk in this office. for
whom we propose TO provide, has been hsre under a
pecaaet, but was not brought under the classification
made last year This only brings him within the classi
hcsion, and e1alizes bis employment We propose to
add twenty clerks 10 the Pension Office, so make
be whole number sxiynine instead OF orty-nne al
present. That estimate made Tor the classification
year and there Then in the Pension Of
hce something like bundled and forty clerks bu, ii
was supposed that the busiDess would diminish, and
therefore only forynin clerks estimated for The
Commissioner OF Pensions does not think that he get
along With less than sxiynne. and hence proposed
70 add twenty 10 The present iory-nne That - the OBJ
leet OF the amendment
The question being tsken, the amendment agreed
10.
Mr. HUNTER The mex, amendment Of ibe Com.
mitee on Finance is to add the following section
sFc :, And BE- IL fnyfhr enacted That the compsn.a.
ton q ts ,pecl mail 'gent Of The Post oHcc Depart
IRON Jolly l. 1888
Mr.. GWlN move 10 fl the blank in lha, anne nd
ment with "fyen 10 make the salary s., ,00O and
will state The circumstances under which the amend.
ment Is proposed BY the Committee Finance. When
thls ohcer was appointed, and his commission
a
he would accept II at that salary. The services Of
such officer indispensable; and this gentleman
was one OF the most competent ~ the State, and bad
the confidence OF all sections The deeg Congress
from California stated him thai II he would accept The
ohce and discharge It's dulles they would exert lhem.
selves 10 have the compensation placed at he som which
propose That document is In the hands Of the chair.
man OF the Committee on Finance
In addition 10 that there letter from the posmasef
al San Francisco stating that The services OF Ibis gentle
man were Indispensable and that he would not accept
The otce unless he had this compensation guaranteed Ia
hin, at least 50 far the delegation IN Congress from
that State could do So
The Postmaster General has recommended IN his an.
hus report that this increased salary should be given
and he has estimated for i AT "a, 600 lie has always
agreed that the sasry should be 200 but nssmuch as
though, tosye the pos, Office agent in California larger
salary would not be treating that postmaster we'll but
NAT ohcer himself has sent letter here, since thar es
male made, urgfg that his salary should BE- placed
$500; and Ihsve doubt II The Postmaster Gen.
eai hsd been OF the desire Of the postmaster at
San Francisco he would have estimated and recommend
ed the salary ST 81, 900 instead OF 81 600
The motion 10 f the blank with "fye" was agreed
to, and the amendment, as thus amended, adopted
4 Mr. PEARCE | am instructed by the Committee on
ihe Library to offer the following amendment be added
70 page Is OF the bill:
For continuing the propagation and publication Of the
eosped catalogue Of tho library OF Congress, S5,0O0
ihe amendment was agreed 10.
W.. MASoN. am instructed By the Committee on
ro,seh relations TO move 10 amend the bill by adding
ue ehs o. We appropriations for the Department OF
State The following;
fW payment 70 John Bozmsn Retr In addition to hi.
sp -. a'u nloWance' charge d'nifares Niosegua.
and Gn.,t on the journey TO San Salvador