The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-25

sue with the President as 20 refuse the public servant
lair salary when be had discharged the duties imposed
upon hiu by the Executive RUng within the consttu
tsouAl power conferred upon him. The whole thing
seso upon the President Ii he unnecessarily enlarged
the sphere ct his fAyoritsm by appointing minister for
which la the opinion II Congress there nonecessity
then reisd 10 give supplies vote Of censure upon
ahe administration OF the executive chair and gentle
refused g. appropriation for the minis
Ter q, Persia nor the minister 20 the Argentine Coned
Grafton os oE the minister 10 any other foreign court
they cannot escape the fact that they censued the fes
deut, uess they regard the proposition coming from
the Chairman of the Committee ot Ways ana Means ana
from the President Ii gentlemen refuse these APP
propiatons, then let the President If these appointments
necessary ia the face of the action OF the House. take
the responsibility of making the appointments he said
be would do. lie had iiea the President stopped a
moment ia the proper discharge of his duties 10 wait for
expression OF epin=n from this body.
Mr. LONEJOY of Illinois, contended that last winter
the burden OF objection that rested the other side Of
the House toward any effort at economy that they
did not do il in the hight way He did not relieve they
could get hold Of any way that would suit that side OF
the House. The gentleman from kentucky Mr. MAX
SHALL admitted this to be the only way and II the Pre
dent disrearded the expression OF opinion by the House
let him do IT, The constitutional power not mper
alive, bat simply penaissiye Diplomacy had outiived
itself but when ruled nation, and one woman
ruled that might be proper to send my lord the
Duke OF Buckingham, all gitterng with jewels, TO that
court.
Mr. REAGAN, of Texas did not believe Congress
would sanction the idea that the power of the President
stood above controlled the action of Congress He
looked upon the government as q government of law
and looked upon the constitution granting powers
which exercised in accordance with law, and not
without law.
Mr.. BOCOCK, of Virginia denied that the President
had the unlimited power TO make these appointments,
and that Congress had power them That was
not the doctrine In the early history of this government
ia its better days.
Mr. CRAWFORD read from the constitution to show
that the President had the power which he had claimed
that hc possessed to make these Appointments.
Mr. KELLOGG, Of Illinois, inquired whether the Pres
dcnt had the power to appoint many judges of the Su
preme Court as he might select
Mr. CRAWFORD thought not. These ministers said
he resnng being appointed the compensation provi.
ded for them established and fixed by law and the
bill reported ia the House simply covered the ed
by law Ii they refused to make these appropriations
then they refused to give what Congress had said these
ministers should receive
Mr. BoCoCk contended that Congress in passing upon
the appropriation, had full discretion to pass upon
whether these appointments were right and proper
whether not the services of the appontees val
liable.
Mr. SHERMAN, of Ohio moved to amend the propo-
stion TO strike out the whole appropriation by providing
tor the salaries Of the ENJOYS extraordinary and ministers
at Great Britain, France, Russia, Spain, Brazil Mexico
China feru, Turkey and Nicaragua, Si05,oo0
Mr. STEPHENS of Georgia was opposed to all the
amendments VIII oh had heen offered He did not be-
eve the salaries OF the foreign ministers ought be
siricted the contrary his deliberate opinion that
the service ought to be increased and the salaries in al
most every increased 1t due the dignity OF
the nation and he believed il was true said by hir
colleague, Mr.. CRAWFORD, that the mail agents and
messengers received double the amount paid for the
tire foreign diplomatic service of the country provided
for in this bill. This bill appropriated for the whole
diplomatic service OF the country SO 600, when the
penditures had been seventy millions The entire for
egn diplomatic service of the country did not cost
quarter of one million OF dollars The judicial lcgsa-
tive executivethe intellectual part if they pleased
the head of the organ the did not above
Ave millions Of dollars No other government earth
could present such state of facts Their contractors
for the army contractors FOR the navy book contractors
engraving contractors, their post Offices, and all those
things, sweiei the amount TO seventy millions.
The question being taken, the amendment of Mr..
SHERMAN agreed to-ayes So, noes 6l-and the
amendment of Mr. CaAwPoRp, amended, adopt
ed-ayes 49, not counted
After further debate between Messrs MORSE of Maine,
CLAY and MARSHALL Of Kentucky, MILES of South
Carolina PHILIPS Of Pennsylvania and Others, upon
various propositions OF which adopted with
taking final action upon the bill the committee
losc and reported to the House.
CHANGING THE HOUR OF MEETING
Mr. PHELPS, of Missouri, ssked unanimous consent
to have il
o-f Wednesday next until further or
ders, The hour Of met ting shall be IL O'Clock.
Objection being made
Mr.. PHELPS moved that the rules be suspended !;
psndng which
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
On motion of Mr. WASHBURNE, of illinois,
Resoef That States requested to
aggregate expenditure OF whatsoever
including all salaries whether special by
posoa in the ary otherss OF the
ration and publication the work Exploring
pedion also, what number OF said
dored how they have been distributed what persons
now employed thereon their names and their salaries how long
they have bcen employed respectively aud the
preparation nov remaining undrawn.
On motion Of Mr.. HATCH, OF New York