The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-08
In CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES.
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER s, 1917.
SENATE.

4th MITCH idsi appeared, was qualIeu anu took his
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate CON-
munication from the contractors for the public printing
Alessrs Wendell Van Bsnhuysen, in relation to the
Presidents message; which read, and is as follows
The Hon. g. ~ Dallas, President q. s. Senate;
WASHINGTON, December T. 1871
SIR Holding the relation of printers to The body over
which you preside, under contract made in conformity
with AN act OF Congress- it may have been expected that
senators printed copies Of he Presdenis annual
at the time II was read by your This has been
TO be equally prompt may, without explanation, operate
, inuiionsy against us.
We be sensitivey alive TO any imputaron on
Tuswohiness even by Implication. and not less ea
Gus Of our reputation as priners which may be affected
per for copies of the message which The official printers had
failed neglected furnish We therefore deem it due
contracted 10 execute that should state the OF this
unparalleled omission OF congressional printer and there
delay IN furnishing the document in question in the ord
nary form That cause simply the refusal OF the Pres
dent OF the United States to furnish with copy,
coug well established in advance OF its delivery
We us, that this fact may be our sufficient apology to
the Senate OF the United States, to which we respectfully
| ask you communicate it.
dent ts servants wants. WENDELL 4 VAN BENTHUYsES
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate
accompanied by statements showing the appropriations
and disbursements for the service OF the department for
the year ending J1ns 80 S7 which was read
legislature of the Territory of Oregon, praying that the
settlers in that Territory may be confirmed in their titles
the lands occupied by them, and the adoption OF meas
for the promotion OF education, and for facilitating
the navigation OF the Columbia river; which read,
and ordered to be printed.
| MIR. DIX presented preamble and resolutions passed
by the legislature of the State of New York. requesting
the and representatives OF that State in Congress
for the passage OF law granting public land for
the construction OF a railroad from Lake Michigan 10 the
Pacific according to the plan proposed by Asa Whitney,
citizen OF New York; which was read and ordered TO be
printed.
Legislature of the State of New York, nstructng the
aors and requesting the representatives of that State in
Congress 10 their best efforts to procure repeal of
certain provisions OF the laws regulating the ranking
privilege and the postage letters and newspapers.
The resolutions laid the table and ordered TO
be printed -
widow of B. F Hart late purser in the navy, praying
pension.
Mr. d. also presented memorial of Sarah Ann Hart,
widow, and Monmouth B. Hart, Joel Kelly, and VIM.
Close, surehes OF Benjamin F. Hart, deceased, late
purser in the navy, praying that balance standing
which were lost by the wreckng OF United States
sell be cancelled.
Mr. d. also presented the memorial of Francis O. Dor
and Andrew c. Dorr, behalf of their brother Gusavus
Dor, late captain in the army, who they allege. was
unlusty dismissed from the service for acts done while
in state of mental arrangement caused by injury re-
ceved while on Duty praying that he may be allowed
pension.
Mr.. D. also presented the petition of Phebe Wood and
Sylvia Ann Wood, children of Jethro Wood, deceased,
for Improvement in the construction OF the plough
Mr.. ATHERTON submitted the following resolution
which was considered by unanimous consent, and
agreed 10: .
Resolved. That Monday next O'clock the Senate
viii proceed the appointment of standing committees, in
accordance with the rules.
Mr.. ALLEN submitted the following resolution
which was considered by unanimous consents
Resolccd. That additional copies of the documents
the Presidents annual be printed
Tor the ofthe Senate
Mr.. ALLEN made few remarks with regard to the
peculiar importance which attached to the documents
accompanying the message of this regard only
public feeling but to the feelings of very many pr-
vate families who had relatives in Mexico demanded
that large circulation should be given TO the report of
than ordinary interest to the Treasury and Post
Office reports. He therefore wished larger number of
copies printed, and bad left blanks in the resolution in
order at they might be supplied by the nteigen! judy
ment OF senators.
| Mr. CAMERON expressed himself in favor of print
ing large number of messages with the Documents and
reminded the Senate that the cost would not be mater
ally increased by large ISSUE as the composition could
be charged only once
expense which would be incurred They had already or.
dered large number-twenty five thousand copes-oi
the message TO be printed He agreed, however, that
the documents were unusually interesting; and If the
number of messages diminished he might be pre-
pared to for printing larger number of the docu
ments He wished the vote OF yesterday to be recon-
Mr. ALLEN replied that he did not wish TO print ad
ditonal copies of the message alone His object TO
obtain wide circulation for the documents.
Mr. NILES thought 5000 would be enough.
Mr.. WESTCOTT thought that the number just sug-
gested would be altogether inadequate. 1t would give
only forty eight TO each member of the Senate. There
great propriety IN ordering large number OF the
documents Very many families wished TO preserve the
report of the Secretary of War He hoped that least
ten thousand would be printed
division called for on the question OF print
Ing 5000 copies of the Presidents message with the doc
nmeuts and large majority voting in the affirmative,
the noes not counted the resolution was adopted.
Agreeaby to notice given yesterday, Mr. HANNEGAN
asked and obtained leave to bring bill for the relief
of the heirs OF John Paul Jones; which read first
and second time by unanimous consent and considered
in committee of the whole.
Mr. H., in few appropriate and feeling remarks, de-
scrbed the accident which had led TO the failure of this
bill in receiving the signature of the President after its
passage at the close of last session, and alluded the
necessity OF prompt action now order that tho parties
interested might receive the benefit to which they
Justly entitled
No amendment being made, the bill was reported to the
Senate and ordered TO be engrosed and read third time
and was, by unanimous consent read third time and
passed.
On motion BY Mr. NILES, the vote of Yesterday order
twenty thousand copies of the message, without the
reconsdered and the said motion having been amended
by striking out twenty and inserting ten, agreed
TO, as follows:
Oderd, That thousand copies of the message with.
out the documents be printed for the ofthe Senate
The Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| The journal having been read
THE HOUR RULE
The first business in on1er was the consideration Of
| Mr.. CLiNGNANs motion trending when the House ad-