The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
TUESDAY,. MARCH 2s, 1854
SENATE.


ii DEFICIENCY BILL
Th senate as IN Committee OF The whole resumed the
,Ssderaton Of tie ball from the House OF Representa-
Vss 10 suply Gehcienclcs the appropriations 0T toe
tpice Of The hscal year ending the 50h OF June 1854,
be pending question being on me amendment submitted
~ kr HAMIIk, add a. lEs toiio@lng amendment
porisa from the Committee on EIRsnre:
For purchase o size nor ihe cHsiomhouse IN
San Francisco $50 coo and th Secretary Of ne Treasury
hereby authorized II ia has Judgment pubic interss'
will ghsebY be promoied, apey ihis appropriation, aad
a.unch may be nscsssHg q iormer Appoprisnoa ~
purpose, To the purchase Of baldng buildings Tor
and other Paoic Offices and the szio SecJe
a The IgeaAay s hereby diEecied 10 take all legal
ssedngs which may be necessary advisable 10 nalntain
aud the possession and tde q the Uaited States
me oI hsfsloore selected for ths sits Of cnstona-
kaHss J"
The words;
For rebuilding the custom house at Portland, Maine,
szooOo saa bading 70 contain aceem mod ations iST
Dasi oriices and rooms Tor the Uned States cours
Mr. GWlN | am instructed by the Committee
Finance to withdraw lhe amendment which was under
consideration yesterday 10 reference 10 lhe purchase q
new site for custom house In San Francisco. That
subject brought before the Senate because the
miee believed 10 be important 10 the gogefnseni OF
United States that the power pro osed to be gwen ~
The amendment should be conferred upon lhe Secretary
Of the Treasury but nasmuch may embarrass the
BILL and lead 10 other amendments which may leopard
in The other House. instructed by the committee
withdraw IL II was brought forward, not al the in
stgatjon suggestion of the representatives OF that
State but under The impression that II important 10
the government OF The Uaed States the power
conferred the Secretary of The Trsasury.
The PRESIDENT The senator iron California asks
The unaniahous oi The Senate ts withdraw the
amendment reported from le COMMITTEE on tlBaAce 10
which he ailudes.
No objection made ............
The PRESIDENT. The amendment together with
The amendment 10 lhe amendment, Withdrawn.
Mr. BRODHEAD | desire 10 suggest to the chair
man OF The Committee Finance the propriety of
amendment respecting appropriation Tor the coniinu-
ance OF the water works IN this city understand that
progress cannot be made with the work unless APP
preparation Be made An appropriation was made al the
last TO bring water INTO ine city OF Nashlngi
but unless additional appropriation be made al this
time, understand the work viii not be advanced ddHng
Mr HUNTER will suggesi 10 The senator that i
be desires briRg up that subeci The proper Time wall
be after the amendments reported from the Senate have
been disposed OF.
The question REQUIRED on the neri amendment Of the
Committee on Fnancr, which had been excepted iTom
The general vote the amendments II was 10 add The
following additional section
SEC - dmd Be il fsvtke enacted, That before any
payment shall hereafter be made any nyad pcusioner,
whose name shai have been upon ne pension ut two
years. shall prodace for paytag pensions
shall apply iOr payment The afbdsvt Of two
ssous OF physciaas ap proved by Secretary Of the In
srof satina. from personal exAina un the continuance
originally gsaniec and he dsie Of such disability
te making sReh sfdsylti and every two years alter
further payment produce said sniar zfdssu
und Il ia sld afhdavs disability shall ss stated
e shaft oniY paid he stated in said affidavit; said
adavii saH be filed by said agents, and carefully pre-
semaapu of said agents, The Commsi 81
Pensions, who shall he them with the original papers q
said pensoner, respectively PrOrsdea, That when the
pension shah have been originally granted by special aci
Of Congress- Tor total disability for The loss of ii
or other cause which be removed, either 10 Whole
OF IN par above affidavit SHAH be reqaired Had
Pro.ssa fvthr, That any person enued % 40 ingsld
pension sta the possession 81 salaed civil othce,
hi. pension shall be suspended during he Time Of bis
empoymsni Ia said civil ofaee :
Mr. ADAMS Ia very few words I vii state my
reasons Tor obectng ine amendment and asking the
Nenz Ia rpfu "a II.
| consider an improperly m rqurng lbe pensioners
every years the certIbcae- Of Their disa-
bhty Il will be exceedingly troublesome and tnconve-
nIsn il II be required Of pens'oner ihink The Con.
miee Finance have proceeded upon the suFposIuon,
especially IN tie last clause, 10 which have sl more
Objection ban Els, hat these pensions Te grabied AZ
iayo1s and bounIes L. tso-e have suffered IN The
service OF the county look upoh them IN very elf-
iefeb light viea Them as compensation, as pay Tor
rendered and injuries sustained 10 The service oi
he country II you reaaFe Invalid pensoRer every
years 10 he certificates OF two surgeons, A
proved BY the Secretary ot The INTERIOR 80 as 70 make
evidence the department before tie pension agent y0G
impose very heavy burden, and troublesome and IN
coaveuissi duty upon the Feusoner and you wlll Be
lrsameav The payment Of The debt as conceive. 80,
To the last clause have still stronger objections Il
provides thai any person receiving pension, who msy
be recslp 0i salary which 10 conferred upon hm
either BY he general geverbmrEi G by he people among
whom be lses, shall have hs pensi0n suspended daring
tie be Is IN receipt a h. salary. Nov, Ubai rsa
son 10 there ior ihai II he disability under which be
BY the existing laws, why vii you take from him be-
hs think proper confer upon him
a Office see reason, prdpreiy justice, IN
such a provision The propueiy of pens1uu sy~rm
dsnereni Thing | would myself rather ray every
~ho served The country any capacity sufi-
cent the end ol ks settle ~ and be
with him. and hs children, and his grandchildren. u
would be great advantage 10 The counuy II tha could
be 0one; but have adopted the under Whtcb
sciing, acc pJupretY in iraumeling tie
pssaeni d The debt 10 the wa tie Amendment pro
poses.
Hr BAYARD move TO smsn1 the amendment BY
nsering TIE wprds "cyii odce," tbe wurds 'un
der the UnIted States. that the oaase all rsa4
Tt-t IL snY person eHt ID an Invalid pension s,a
ne IN ossrsslou ~ sHared cipE Cthce The
United STATES. nfs pens0u Hbn b. suspended datfE he
2lras Ui hisrnP nP'oYfpspt IN ssld c,vi otlco.'
lean upderstasd vby pension ought not to be psia
70 person who accepte cTvf Gfcs under the United
States. Thai would BE- pensionIng ovn officers
u hey have heaih ard strength and capacity % perform
an oes ghich tey choose accept, hnk lbs pension
ought 10 be suspended but cannot under tand the ap-
p1csuon ol The rule regards The action of The Slzlss
u Stale chooses, addition 10 lhs penson oi the Off
Get. ~ give bin office Of which he perform the
cuhes, 90 not think shouId interfere in felerence 70
ma therefore more The amendment which ] have
suggested
Mr. HUNTER Do not know that have any Oh
esuce q Ne amendment oi the fror> Delaware
assts 20 state, IN regard TO The suendmeni reported
o" 'he COMMITTEE, hs propreiy Of vtifb "a disputed
u& was MADE upon the recommendation of The
Secn~'sfS oi he hteriof--lha all OF tie last
pfovsaon, Which requEss that the invalid pension snail
shsA ne pehsl0nsr receives the peIqpisties III a
es Once Al he Fest o snendss has been cara.
esiy recommended y the Secretary 81 The lnieror Ia
rei&iou % be says. ~ letter caied January IL
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