New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-24
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sENATE AYAfEaT or soUvHERN ooLLEoToRs
WAsansTos, Juiy 9.-Mr. Norm, from TIL
committee on commerce. reported the iointre
outi0n in relation 10 the pay and accounts of eel
leetnrs Of tie revenue who have failed to take the
required oath Of Office, With an amendment as a
substtNte, as follows.
Res07ged, That the secretary Of the treasury be
and .is hereby autherized to pay reasonable com
psnsation to the persons he has employed for the
purpose, and who have been actually engaged in
collecting the revenue within the States In insnr-
Eection notwi outstanding tho failure or mobility Of
such persons % take the oath Of Office required By
law; progldsd, that SUCH conp ensaton shall not
be greater iaany case than that provided by law
for officers of the revenue performing such SER
vice and pY0U5ded fstfsier, that this act shall
not be deemed To authorize the continuance of
such persons IN such employment
This resolution was ordered to be printed.
PAY or COLLECTORS.
Mr., Morgan, Irom the committe az on commerce.
reported the bill To iix tile compensation of cer
tain collectors Of customs, and Tor other purposes
with amendments
II strikes out the provisions relative t6 salaries
and compensation OF deputy collectors naval ali-
cers and surveyors, ind inserts section giving
such officers, ia the ports Of Boston, New York
New Orleans and San francisco, $500 per annum
eact; 4, II extends shs prosisions Of the act Of
april 20 l6Sl, increasing the compensation OF in
spectors Of customs 10 July l. 1866 The bill was
ordered TO be printed.
RELiEF OF PORTLAND SUFFERERS.
Nh Johnson called up the bill for the relief Of
The sufferers by the late fire at Portland Az orig
lnaly rep0rted, the bill provides that the Presi-
dent shall authorize the purchase Of provisions,
Ste. for the sufferers.
Mi Johnson offered substitute for the original
hiil directing The President of the United States
70 tender 70 she Governor of Maine $50 600 in tile
name Of the government Of the United States for
the relief Of Che sufferers BY the ire TO be used
~ such manner as be may deem advisable.
Mr TIunbnll opposed the bill He did not
"a nam IN, AN
measure. Where was this kind of legislation Ia
stop + TIE Sufferers BY fire at Portland were to
y " renewed ny Congress, Why not those who have
referred to the finance committed
AT. johnson said that Ar. Trufabnll had aFvo-
Gated the fEeedmen's bureau iii which Wonld
e9st aos SoVVV Pms e2V 1922 1922. The bin now be-
lore we Senate was not the first Of the kind ever
passed BY Congress- Some years ago 500 000
were appropriated for tie relief Of sufferers by 4
Ire IN Alexandria
Mr. TrDmbull said there was no analogy be-
tween the freedmen's bureau bill ana the one now
under consideration. The first was d biIl for the
safety q the nation aud the welfare Of Z whole
t sF Ihe pending measure was one of pure
8r. Davis said he should feel compelled 70 vote
against the bill, and shat he should do SO with
4aeat reluctance He could find no authority In
s Sealsstuilon 70 sanction such an appropriation
Nh. Fesssnden said il the bin was 10 bereferred
w Weala prefer its reference 10 some other com
l r saa eaat q finance Of which he was chair
Ar Johnson referred to two cases IN wbicb
congress Rad appropriated money for me relief IN
s s1ss whose property was destroyed BY earth
if Ig9mbulI said the eases were not anslaro,s
NJ Grimes asked why not. 'ss
eas w l5phsall saia earthquakes were the act Of
NJ. Grimes asked Ii fires we're not. IL a,,,eI ~
work Of God as esrthauakes nv
~. lflmpan said fires were not in the same