The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-30
TlDentR-&eOenth Gongres J
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE,
THURSDAY, April %, Is II.


Mr.. CHOATE presented the memorial oftbe Dos
ton Chamber of Commerce, setting forth the mel
pies ON which a revenue bill should be- constructed
TO sford protection To American Industry.
Mr.. TALL MADGE presented memorial from
inhabitants of ], drrs n county, New York, askal
Congress To increase, The duty foreign importation
with view to create a home market for domesi
,panuaci ures.
Mr. RIrTENDEN presented the memorial
Jacob Gideon jr proposing TO sell 10 Congress
ain sells of laws of The United States, such hav
already been published under the sanction, and fo
he use of Congress; also, petition from Green
county, Ohio, praying for protection to American
man utacures
Mr. SMITH, of Indiana, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill granting tract OF land
n Illinois to John A. Rockwell.
Mr. CHOATE, from the Committee on Nava
Affairs reported bill authorizing the Secretary o
War purchase the right to use Rabbits anti-altri
ton metal.
Mr.GRAHAM, from the Committee on CIaims,re
ported " thout amendment the House bill for tn,
relief Of Nathaniel Mitchell.
Mr. MERRICK, from the Committee on the Pos,
Office and Post Roads, made adverse report the
memorial of Johnson anu Strader.
THE RHODE ISLAND CONTROVERSY.
Mr.. ALLEN renewed his motion to take up the
following resolution, submitted by him on the 18th in
slant, viz:
Resolved That the President of the United States
be requested to communicate to the Senate all in
formation in his possession, or which has been com
| municated to him, either printed or in writing,
whether from the Governor of the State of Rhode
Island or from persons purportng to act under his
appointment by his authority or request. under
the authority request of any either of the pres
ent authorities of that State, civil military, or
purporting to act under the authority by the APP
poinmeat or at the request of convention of del
egates of the people of that State of committee
| of any such convention, purportng to act the
immediate agent representative of any meeting or
assembage OF citizens of that State relative TO pro-
ceedings which have taken place or in cor tenn
pation in that State, with view to the establishment
| of constitutional republican form of Government
for the people thereof, in the place of the Land
Company charter granted by King Charles II of Eng
land and under which that State has hitherto been
governed and that he also communicate to the Sem
ate, with that information, all correspondence pro-
clamations orders and proceedings of any character
! and description whatsoever, which have been taken
on the part of the Executive Government of the
United States touching that matter
Mr.. PRESTON called for the yeas and nays. which
| were ordered
Mr.. CALHOUN said that as he had understood
that there some prospect OF pacific arrangement
between the two parties in Rhode Island, he would
vote against taking up the resolution.
Mr.. PRESTON remarked that he also had heard
of the probability of an amIcabe adjustment.
! Mr.. CALHOUN asked whether the Senators from
| Rhode Island knew such to be he fact.
| Mr. SPRAGUE observed that he had, this morn
ing, received information to that effect
Mr. KING would be glad if the Senator from
Rhode Island would state the nature Of the arrange
meet
Mr., PRESTON hoped that the Senator would not
do so.
The question was then taken on the motion of Mr.
ALLEN, and it was decided in the negative-yeas 9,
| nays %, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Arcfer, Benton, Bucha-
nan, McRoberts, Sewer, Tia pan, Woodbury.,
Wright-9.
Calhoun, Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Crittenden, Cuth
bert, Evans, Fulton, Graham, Hun tington, King
Mangum, Merrick, Morehead, Phelps, Preston,
Simmons, Smith, of Ind, Southland, sprague, Stur-
geon, Tallmadge, Woodbrdge-28.
The following bills, engr,ssed yesterd W for third
reading, were read third time and pass d, viz:
TIL. bill for the relief of Reynell Coate and Wa
ter R Johnson
The bill for the relief of Richard Higgi sir;
The hill for the relief OF Jubal B. Hunco <, and
| The bill fol the relief of Thomas and r, oh Has
kins.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration Of the
bill making appropriations for the civil aud diplomatic
expenses of Government for the year 1912.
The first amendment of the COMMITTEE FL
nance was then read. 1t proposed TO strike OFT the
70, the incidental and contingent expenses of the De
partnen' of State including publishing aud dIsrihut-
! ing the laws, viz
Provided, That the job print ng stationery and
binding of each of the Executive Departments, SHALL
until otherwise directed by law, be furnished by con-
tract-proposals for which shall regular be adver-
! tsed in the public prints. The classes character
and description of the printing being specified in each
advertisement as far that can be done and it being
made condition in all cases. unless otherwise spec
fcaly stated in the advertisement that the work
shall be done in the City of WASH gton and the
contract shll in each case, far the proposals
and acceptance shall enable the contract to be made
be ven to the lowest bidder, whose bid shall be
companed with proper testimonials Of the ability of
the bidder to fulfil the contract: and provided also
that no part OF the sums appropriated for the conn-
gent expenses Of the several Executive Departments
shall be applied to any other than the ordinary ex
penditures of said departments, extra allow
| ance to any clerk, messenger, other at
tendant Of the said departments or either of them
nor as payment or compensation to any clerk,
messenger, other at eudit f "a departments or
either of Them unless the employment OF such clerk,
| messenger, or attendant be authorized by law"
Mr.. KING said that he could see no propriety in
striking out the proviso, was in conformity With
law already in existence requiring the printing Of the
Executive Departments to be given out by contract.
! Mr.. EVANS said that there no, such law in
existence, and therefore The committee proposed to
strike out the proViso ne state Department did en-
Ter into contract Tor year, for the execution of It's
printing; but at the termination Of that time the
pertinent unsatisfactory that il 10 renewed.
But the printing for that Department not so
tensive as many supposed; and he believed that the
whole amount Of printing great variety of papers,
circulars, and matters of that ecrpion, exclusive of
publishing the law, was only about $500 per annum,
rum TOO small for any vely great depreciation to
be committed saved to the Cover nment. The
printing for the Departments he had found was done at
lower rate tina that performed for Congress As the
publication of the laws the number of in which
they inserted-three in each Slate-and the
price pad for the same, by the page, prescribed
by law THIS eXpense was frnm eleven To- twelve