Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-02-07


those Administrations. You will rcoollect,
sir. That in the session Of 1912 committee
on rotrcnchment was formed in this House,
at the head of which. if mistake not. was
a distinguished gentleman from my own
State, mir. Summers. and that during the
discussions on that subject. these and other
things in reference to the application and
disbursement oftie contingent fund became
subjects Of controversy aud dobate and so
impressed was the Congress of the Il. States
at taat time With the impropriety of this
course of conduct, that it passed another
law, which was approved August p. 1912,
and from which will read the ID section
efrba4 ,,o linn. =, a,,. bea,.,l. ~ t,.o,,,l
lie servir l5s.@.a whose sal
arv nav >. ~. ,re fxed bv
law Or yarpi..ff8... z5aIj receive anv odJil
t.onol noV extra atlawanee or co,ononsa-
ton, in arr form shatsoeeer. for the dis
burscmcnt of public money, OF for am either
scrrice or duty uAatsoeger, unless the same
shall be authorized by law, aud the appro-
priation therefor especially set forth that il
is for such additional pay, extra allowance,
or compensation"
MIR. HAVEN. (interruntineA The rem
tleman will be kind enoueh hi there be anv
body in the House who does not understand
ito state that, so far as this claim is con-
cerned, this statute was passed years after
all of these services were rendered.
Mr.. LETCHER. will come to that pres
entity have not forgotten that point. /
expected it to be raised on me. This law
was approved 23d August, 1872 I!s on
page 80, vol 5, of the Statutes at Large.
10 MEMpEn. That law is in force now.
10 another MEMBER. The Secretary Of the
Treasury had nothing to do with any pro-
vision in this law, for it did not meet the
case which he was debating with the Com
mittoe of Ways and Means. But Congress
passed another act at the same session, IN
terms still more explicit If posslble, the l2th
section Of which is Is follows
lind Le It JwHe5 enacted, That no al
lowance or compensation slIall be made 10
any clerk. on otae,. e8ieee, b. reason Of the
discharge of duties which belong to any
other clerk or officer IN tic saf,e %. any o.
Mer Department.; ana no allowance OF CON-
pensaton shall be)nade ~. eag ettfa SER
,.ts,s ,yl,to,,o, CHI, s,,.t, IL. - otLo.
ofleor nav Ia pef,,,;ra4 - ..zs.5..zs== y fS.af.
nfps ut Inv, vai ; = So
-, !, =
- - pm, ''iei Iioie, s.'et - IN
- 'C ."' y s'''s "oes1 w eHg f1ts
''"' ny '''e''V 'ioi, "" o'A t,r m Ia
~ 9' o''l law WI Ho' - " i' ;,
~ ly' VIZ ,ei'l.aao0 2a - .,a.i II " en-
20, "'' .I u 'i0 NV ~" p.,iss0 -''A ~
aot w - tlo w. ~, ~ .i''i'' 'ees'9 u ''''
-l"! 0e . ., I0ft%e| eaaefeo, nat the com,
PehSat'oh allowed BY tins act 10 efefhS shall
commence 60 from ana aftef the DIST day OF
5, iaIen laSl al'e 1t s'iali pc tue ee'y 81 '4e
secretaries - Tor Tue apartments OF State
! feaSury, " ar, ana navy OF the oommis-
s $40! OF 'ne Navy anu the f9sthastor
General 10 report To congress 1T the oegln-
nlhg OF each year me names OF me etef.@
thGy nave employed respectively m the pre-
eedihg year. together with the time each
clerk was actHahy employed during Tho
year ana the suns pau /. eaea e@a ne
"t9Ae, or ct1'et aaofa'.ee shut 6c mute To
@"y c'e'F Z" ne sat HefgtlAesafs mt 95t-
eeS man IS @'7@off*ea u MS oef
No other pay than AS clerk. That Is the
construction. The whole spirit of the law
the terms Of the law-that sno higher or
other allowance shall be made to aaB clerk, ,