The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-06

Mr. LEW is acquiesced.
A report showing the number Of persons employ
ed in the Office Of the secretary OF the Senate IN
lS45, was presented and ordered to be printed.
PUBLIC PRINTING. .
The following joint resolution, reported yesler-
day by the Committee on Contingent Expenses OF
The Senate, was called up, and passed third read
ing:
Resossd By iAs Senate Hoas Of Representatives. Of
United STATES Of qa,c6 ia Congrss SsssMbisd That from
houses OF Congress shall be subject 20 the following
regulations When any message. report or document com
both houses OF Congress- shall he ordfed TO
be printed by the Senate the secretary shall ascertain
neither the has been previously ordered to he PRINT
lsrsd BY the senate shall be supplied by the prnsr the
louise OF Reprss entatyes for which there shall be no
charge for nomposilon ana any MESSAGE 5epo OF doc
resenstyes shall be the duty OF the clerk to ascertain
neither the same has been previously. ordered TO be PRINT
shall be furnished by the printer TO the senate ana no charge
composition shall be allowed therefor and should an
additional number OF copies o any such document be
eTed by either house they shall be furnished BY the printer
tn house which first ordered the printing Of the docu
and for VIII CHI compensation for composition shall
he allowed: Prordsd Aopsr That IT, Tor the purpose OF
despatch any other cause shall be necessary to fulfil
any order Tor printing Of either house Of any document
hioh had hesn previously ordered TO be printed the Com
ntee Contingent Expenses Of the HOUSE making such
order may direct that such document be again composed
or put into type; In which compo ition shall be
charged and allowed; and all printing ordered by either
ongress when the OF copies does not On
cesd Rye thousand shall be paid for at rate of compensa
ton not exceeding twenty per centum less than the rates
fixed and established b. the Joint resolution of 1910 and
hen the number OF copies shall exceed five the
compensation shall not exceed thirty three and onehrd
ton of 1919; aud when the Committee Contingent
penses Of either house shall direct second composition
by the printer 70 the ho".e making sa@S odsT and %Rsn
any order for Prir ing requires maps or charts the
shall he obtained under the direction Of the Committee
Contingent Expenses Of the house making such ORDER and
all expenses for printing shall be paid from the contingent
fund Of the two houe' each house paying for the printing
ordered by IT, except the OF composition, which
shall be paid by the house which first ordered the docu
ment paper TO be prntsi and II there shall be second
mee on Contngent Expenses shall tuthorize and direct
ths and when extra copies Of document shall be-
printer the copies shall be delivered the two
houses simultaneously In proportion To the whole number
cf copies which the houses have respectively ndered
Mr.. NILES submitted few remarks in support
of the resolution; in the course Of which he said
il provided that documents ordered TO be printed
by either house should be supplied TO the other
the composition TO be paid for by Congress one
This was applicable to voluminous documents,
some containing charts and maps Of various kinds.
Heavy expense to procure them by the two branch
es separately, had heretofore been incurred and by
the arrangement now before them, the committee
thought i might be curtailed. With regard TO
prices, the committee had fixed the rates of COM
pensation suggested by the senator from Delaware
Mr.. J. M. CLAYTON. For himself, he thought
they afforded ample compensation, predcated on
the rates cstaDllsneu Dy the JOINT RESOLUTION OF 1919
making a deduction from those rates Of 90 per
cent. where the number Of documents printed was
less than FIVE thousand and thirty-three and third
per cent where the number exceeded FIVE thousand
A great reduction in the price Of printing had gen.
orally been made since 1919; paper was now about
half the price IL then was, and the price Of 1ress-
work had been very greatly lessened by machinery
There was doubt that the reduction now pro-
posed, under all the circumstances would leave the
rates higher than they were at that time, afford
larger profit.
1Several messages in writing were received from
the President of the United States
Mr.. J. NJ. CLAYTON said that the joint resolu-
lion answered the general purposes which he had in
view IN moving his resolution. But he understood at
the time the subject before the Senate, prior to
the election Of printer that both sides it agreed
that the rates of printing were too high, and that
they should make some arrangement to confne the
printing to proper prices During the present ses-
sion the resolution introduced by the senator from
Connecticut, would not meet the case II said "from
and after the passage Of this resolution the printing
should be paid for certain rates. He would suggest
to the senator that, according to the terms of his
(Mr. Cs) resolution, under which the printer wns
appointed, il was expressly reserved to the Senate
TO fix the rate Of payment thereafter from that day
No vested right FLASHED with the arrangement then
to be made. All he asked of the senator and the
committee was that they would place the matter as
the Senate intended at the time ofthe appointment Of
the pIlnter IL VIM uumlUeu Oh dfl SUES tndt re-
duction should be made during his appointment,
not 'rom and after the passage Of the resolution
For anght they knew, it might not be passed until
the close Of the session. Il would make difference
of ten thousand dollars, if il made to take eff.
feet from the first day Of the appointment.
Mr.. SPEIGHT understood at the time adyerted
to- that il the Senate made law on this subject, it
was TO take effect with the present printers He had
not read this resolution, but he would vote for IL
on the faith which he put in the economical PROPOSE
ton Of the senator from Connecticut, who, being
practical printer, did not design to increase, but
reduce the prices OF printing. he then, ns now,
believed that the persons elected printers would
agree to any arrangement which they might make;
and he now moved that the resolution be amended
to take effect from the commencement Of this
sion. .. -~
Mr.. NILES said he had no objection to the mod
ifcation suggested
Mr. J. NJ. CLAYTON thought the better plan
would be to recommit the resolution, that it might
be amended SO to accomplish the object de-
sired
And it was recommted.
FLORIDA COURTS.
A message from the President of tine United
States in answer to a resolution of the Senate
questing the Executive to furnish to the Senate
copies Of the correspondence between the Attorney
General, the Solicitor of the Treasury, and the iu
dcal officers of Florida, in relation to the authority
of the territorial judges of Florida as federal judges
since the Sd Of March, ls45, communicating the in.
formation called for, was read, referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be
printed.
On motion Of Mr.. BREESE, the Senate then
went into executive session; and after some time
spent therein, During which a number of nomina-
tons were confrmed,) the doors were opened,
when
The following resolution was presented by Mr.
WOODBRIDGE, considered, by unanimous con-
sent, and agreed to;
Resord That the Secretary of War be directed to
muncate the Senate such information relating to the
mineral regions Of Lake Superior may remain In the De-
the nature and extent of the control exer
csed by the Secretary OF War the department in relation
to the same the number and character OF the permits and
leases supposed been issued to occupants Of
picans for any Of such mineral lands together with the
number Of applications for such permits &c which have
denied and that he also to the Senate state
ment Of such Inconvenience defects may have been
cticay experienced in the management OF said lands
together it'll his opinion Of the best mode by legislation
otherwise, Of obyeting the defects OF the present sys
tenn. .." ..
The Senate then adjourned.
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