The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-02-02

can be yeseusd. do mol 10 lnerpose asy Ohlec-
ton 10 the doing OF what be considered justice 10
othefs not prepared 20 into thai mattel Tor
do not know precisely what class OF Tie hon0Ta
bic senator from MISSISSIPPI intends TO relieve By tins
bill.
Mr. ADAMS. 1 have already stated wha, class Of
clerks this bill applies ioit 10 those who now receive
The lowest compensation, ard whose necessities are
Mr BELL IL IL, then. confined TO The nine hundred
dollar clerks, is IL
Mr. ADAMS. Il raises the salaries OF the clerks OF
the nfs class from huadred 10 Twelve hundred doll
lars those OF the second class ifoD twelve hundred 70
fourteen hundred and those o the third class from III
teen hundred 10 sixteen hundred; ana stated al the
time thai We niend 70 bring IN bail reclass,iying
all iae employees The departments o The gov
srnmeni. 10 do justice TO all
Mr.. BELL notwithstanding ise explanation oil ih-
honorable senator. il 10 that OF ihe pToui
features OF this bill 10 lie injustice, requiring The
twelve handrsddo! clerks 10 perform much duty
and The Kind oil duty, those who are 10 gel
fourteen sixteen buntred dollars Either ibe iosr-
dollar clerks and the ed dol
lar clerks will GET too much The others will not geg
enough repeat MIR President, that IL unjust and
eqaa In this respect, the provision OF the bill
siand-. have not examined bls matter ~h very grea
snenlion, and | not prepared 10 go nio II al
length but think IL s question oi very great decacy
and The policy which 10 aeopi ought 10 be well
considered W hal the effect will be- ot this srdiscrim
na.e raising oil salaries There il class oi cleks
pioye toe various departments OF The government 10
whom compensation OF hlne Hundred dollars per annnm
would be eeuiyalrn, Tor tae services winch they per
form, and soang man without iaEiiy would be sple
10 live that very weli,l especially when they
here intending 70 spend only lew years. without any
idea o qualifying themselves for kshp, and spend
ing their lives here do moi know OF any why
they should get more ihan nine hundred or thousand
dollars year, uDess they have special gualica
ens sbied TO get higher oice ihsk. then, that there
might well grade OF clerks, the loSes class oil copy
ing clerks, 10 whom compensation OF nine hundred OF
thousand dollars year would be sufficient and as much
paid ior saeh services generally throughout the
United States ihnk this mailer that deserves the
serious consideration OF Congress, whenever they
10 settle il upon sound and permanent pripcipies
/ Mr. BRODhEAD. desire 10 make inquiry OF my
friend from Mississippi wish 10 know whether this
bill grants reIlsi those who called temporary clerks
There large number, particularly the pension
bureau who are regular clerks, haI who gel 50 80
/ OF 81 per day. They employed permanently, al
thous they called temporary csTks wish 10 know
ii this bill will give relief 10 Them, because they ao
classified
| Mr. ADAMS II is one o! The provisions Of the bin
that all Gle ks who not CLASSIFIED OF enumerated 10 th-
o shall receive The same COMPENSATION ihs Il showed
for performing similar dunes 10 those CLERKS
Who are included in The different classes.
4 The question being then taken on the snensnent, At
Mr ADAMS also moved to smend the second section
by striking tue word five, thai the clause will
read ssan addition OF twenty per ceaL, instead OF an
aodi,ion OF twenty five per cent"
The question being tskep, Tue amendment was agreed
4 Mr ADAMS then moved 10 amend the seooad Sec
ton OF bill By adding at iae snd thereof he follow
ling;
TO The clerks employed the nayy-ysrd and msrsns
ssrsr I, ne ssy u co,a psse asr.
idooTtrsp-r assistant deofEe~p-r q; me Executive
ID grounds PssidruI's garden additional watch
men, police The CApioi wstestaen employ ed
ir the g-u~rs sspertnrndsnt; the drswaeePers Of
brdsr Eas,rrn Branch ana 9ssac and rs.i
ASA making appropriation ne ciyl aDd dtpsenatc
-.g~ns-- government f9 ss year eaan. be SJh Q
soas herein snunerated empi0sueIt datiug
nscai ae ~ese s1eiaaue iron ~ ssa. o. Sac
al EEFTaa pW ~
TIE csesi;on being taken, the amendment agreed
No iuriher amendment being proposed, the ball
ported The s~nse and ORDERED 70 be sngro~sed for
ihrd read,eg and By unanimous consent. read
IhITd Time and passed
RAILRoAD IN wIscoxsIx.
MIR WALKER. Mr.. President, | move to postpone
The pic orders Tor the purpose Of taking 10 b No i4s-
beng bill granting por'ion oi the puoe lands 20 The
Safe ol Wisconsin AID The construction Of rail-
road and branch road 10 sad Stale. Ths ball ubtch
Sssea The senate a. the ast session os Gougtess, ou
was not acted upon ln toe bouse boFe y will BOW
be taken APP and that may have suie upon 4 lbs
The motion being agreed TO- the bil vas read the
ond time and considered in committee OF me whole
proposes grant 10 the State oi Wisconsin, Tor tbs
pafpose of ad,sg the constitution 81 rAfoad from
near he southern boundary oi nat Ssie east o. Isnge
thirteen, by way OF Jsnesve, 10 Rock cogniyand Pond
% Lac Lake Minnesgo, 70 such Poini % Lake Su-
ptfpr may 3ssxhaed nader asih0ry 81 ~ld Stale,
and of The construction oi hFsaeh rar0ed from James
The tails hereoi. every alternate secion oi and ipr
sections IN width each soc oi SID foae ard
branch TOAD and in any of such lands have been
.o1 OF taken 40 pe-emgtOn. egu8 gasaiiy shall
be granted elsewhere Tor the PnrpOse siao pro-
vi8es that the within miles ~ the road winch
retained The Uaed States sbs DOT be told for less
than double the minimum PTscs oi The pubic lands vhen
Hod.
Il Mr WALKER I wiss 10 say very buehg, MI.
President tha his bil reForei pTecsey according 70
the form agreed upoa ~ the Committees Public Lads
IN n0usfx % Congress- In has been stescd irOm
The bH which passed the senate the let SESSION.
Iilo make agree with that form toT tbe bd which
passed gave greater qzsnty OF laad Than . pro-
gosed SIMPLY AK The Senate 10 vote upon
iSi. whatever ~ decsion mas BE-; and vii only std
that was reported ulaaiDoasiy ey TIE COMMITTEE On
Pablie LaBds
Il Mf DAWSON. would like 10 be informed whether
\ ih-fs hss heeu any survyy 81 iblE rost
i Ar WALKER | wiH stale thai not unly has there
heen : survey. hu 4 Considerable sfnUuil oi work has
already been done upon zoe toad
4 M DAwS son. | should also ike % know TIE num-
Der oi n,es length 81 tae us'n coal and bfanehes
4 Mr WALKER | am Bazbe ~ answer thai qaesion
definitely present. the ue oi the road - rnfeiy
located TIE norhsra termination OF the road vii
The state Of Michigan. The psfi Of that
Ssie will BE- tequied. believe me length Of TIE TOAD
will be about one bunored spd ninety miie-; and VII
that il IL longer ban q "a PsssIhr through ibe
pahc Isgas o The csafaoer of those m ha portion oi
he State tie better wood be for The govenmeni, Tor
ihefe are now no by which the people rsh sp-
prosch pablo lsnds IN that secon o he State, ssd
consequently the government would Dot be aht 20 seii
then fnr great length of lime, uaess fsiifoad, ~
other 81 Fescb'nE them shoua be CONSTRUCT
ed also poposed 70 double ihe ptcs OF ne iesri sra