The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-07


Mr. SEWARD, Of Georgia. said since he had been
In Congress he had been opposed 10 the whole system Of
legislation In this country Iaughtar. The appso-
iAtion of money o pay the clerks and employees about
the House he considered question Of good faith the
part OF the House, aud they could not consistently with
Its reputation decline this appropriation without
dorsing the odious doctrine Of reputation Their
pensation instead Of being too much ought to be equal
To- that of the Speaker The clerks did than their
duty In hunting up Documents examining the journals,
and going outside VI their duty for the accommodation
Of members, and yet they 10 be made victims of by
the very who received this kindness ut their hands
He did not what became of the army item because
he did not believe it necessary to get into difficulty
with Brigham Young.
Mr. BURNETT, Of Kentucky, ooncrrred with Mr. GAR
NETT that there growing tendency the part Of
the government absorb all the powers Of legislation
They found that the evil Of deficiency bills growing
and unless checked by the legislative department
ePvcrilhent there was telling where II would lead
He not opposed to supporting the expedition to Utah
but he did not think THAT the appropriation necessary for
that pdri'os6 should be put Into deficiency bill He
opposed the proposition Of granting extra copensation
to faithful clerks. II the pay Of their clerks and
ployes not enough let 1t be increased but they had
no right to appropriate MONEY to them by resolution
bonus, for 1t amounted to nothing else
Mr. TAYLOR, of Louisiana, said although he not
opposed ~ paying the appropriation proposed to be
Iade to the clerks and employees, he objected to
tho bill ms involving principle which the foun-
dation of unnumbercd evils The theory Of the gov
crnmcnt had been well expressed 10y Mr. GARNErT IL
business with knowledge should make provision for what
Is to be done and regulate the expenditures of the gov
onment IL not designed that the executive branch
Of the government should go further than execute the
laws. In Of emergency II was tho duty Of the Elk
ecutve to call Congress together that could bc pro-
vided for but this bill contemplated entirely different
He would vote to make any appropriation which
necessary to carry the with Utah, but he
would not sanction appropriation which implied the
right of the President TO naugurate policy when
there public necessity, and when there was
nothing TO prevent his calling upon the constitutional
power of the government for the purpose of setting in
Judgment upon that policy; aud he did not believe that
anything had transpircd in Utah that made it necessary
for the Executive 10 act in such hot haste
Mr. TAPPAN of New Hampshire, said the great reason
for his opposition that in voting for the bill he
called upon to endorse executive which did not
have the cooperation Of the legally constituted
king power.
The committee then rose and general debate termi-
mated.
Mr. LETTER, u Ohio, gave notice that he should offer
substitute for the police bill for the city of Washington
when ii should again como up for consideration
And then, Oh motion of Mr.. HOPKINS, of Virginia. at
half past four O'clock p. m, the House adjourned.
BY HATCH Tho petition Of g weckman, Michael Recten
vault hundred others Of Buffalo n " that the public lands
public and confined
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