The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-01
TwKNTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
Senate.

There were sundry incidental subjects touched upon
during the morning hour, Of no general Importance
THE PUBLIC LANDS
The Land Graduation Bill with amendments from the
House. taken up 25 to - but laid aside again till to
morrow,-the subject being rather weighty one with
the clogs fixed up
THE PUBLIC rRINrINo-THE TEXAS NAvr...
doing the printing of the Houses Of Congress after
the present session of Congress shall have expired by
contract
tomorrow and that the bill for the annexation OF the
officers OF the Texan Navy to the Navy OF the U States
had his papers all and dried for speech upon the
subject and he hoped the Senator would now be allowed
MIR. LEwis desired to take up the sub-Treasury.
Mr. HousroN waived his request if that bill were to be
Mr. LAWS moved TO postpone this BILL to take up the
Independent Treasury and called for the ayes and
MIR BEsros objected to the ayes and being called
upon such pful motions. They ought never to be call
ed in the Senate unless in where some principle
was involved
The roll was called and by vote OF "a to 26 the se
nate refused to set aside the resolution respecting the
public printing.
Mr. srsIoHr moved to postpone the bill and take up
the Texas navy bill
MIR. EvASs.:The motion just now being refused, is
not in order.
Mr. CAMERON requested delay of one day.
With some conversation the point was given up and
the resolution for doing the printing by contract was
MIR. WEsTcorr, though anxious to dsconnect the
party press from the public printing thought that this
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Mr. NILES said the resolution had two objects in view.
the printing from the public press In both
respects Mr. Niles Of the opinion that the contract
system would be eminently successful
MIR. Johnson Of Mary land, for the contract system,
exposed certain extraordinary expenses under the exist
ing 81 stem
the minority and il they in the majority they
would never have thought Of such thing. lie was
of believer in the doctrine that to the vicors be-
parties acted upon this principle.
satisfied that the expenses Of the public printing had in
creased were increasing, and oughtt be diminished
MIR. JOHNSON, of Nd, and Mr.. ArHERros, compared
Mr. CAMERON (Printer) was opposed TO the contract
scheme. printer himself he defended the craft with
right good WILL and produced petition from }hc typo
graphical society Of this city against the resolution
MIR j. NJ. CLAYTON being directly under your reporter
could not be distinctly heard.
Mr. Nils thought that from the great reduction in
the materials, and the vast improvements in the art
Of printing there STILL in addition to the reduction
of 33h per cent, very broad margin Tor economsng
under the contract system.
MIR. MASoum, while he approved Of divorce OF the
contract system in itself would be found not to answer
the purpose =,
adopted the contract STEM he informed that by
substantially the same men the work was done az ~ per
cent less than before. The act OIL tho New YORK Legis,
laure he regarded tantamount 10 inucuoh ana shoud
therefore go for the resolution, .
The question was taken the third reading Of the re-
solution and the result was-3S to Is.
And usm con the resolution passed.
provides that alter the next Session Of Congress the
printing the houses of Congress shall be done by
con,ractl
TREASURY
The bill resumed from yeste rday, the question
being upon the amendment made in Committee OF III
which provides for the transfer of treasury drafts
where they be disburscd at par in the place of
specie.
Mr. ALLEN briefly detailed the origin and history of
this sub treasury measureread from the Presidents
message his views Of 1.-THE government circulation
to be gold and silver. This the democratic doc
trine. The amendment adopted in committee had not
been seen by some OF tn members of the committee.
amendment was adopted sure pttously7
Mr.. ALLEN.-No, sir, not at all
Mr. LEWIS said that II difficult to get the commit
tee tog ether and if all the members had not the
amendment ii was because they had not taken the rou
BILE.
Mr.. ALLEN meant imputation Of any kind to any
public man; he speaking OF public measure The
words orporsed by the committee, had changed
the whole character Of the bill which cannot e dis-
bursed at par-,hese the words sir; and human In
genuity could pick and put together SIX wores
of more significant Importance IL entirely chahgeuu io
whole character OF The independent treasury system
Mr. Allen opposed the amendment with Incorporating
hostility 10 any such innovation as that upon 'he haru
money principe--ths unlimited circuisuon ~ uioits.
Mr. LEwrs-Would the gentleman aooash the use OIL
drafts altogether .ui
MIR ALLsr--not where they are used as bills Of ex-
change 49,,