The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-29

sncted TO inquire whether by the provision the 9th
appropriate the proceeds Of ofhe public lands.
sna 10 gan apSeem6on rights the right Of plsempon
Mexico and II so, in the opinion OF the committee, then
ali claims ai have BEEN allowed by the oes9. on hs
Land Office; under the law originally past and report
by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. YU4EE, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to
whom was referred the petition of Benjamin l. Cahoons.
reported bill for the relief of Purser Benjamin Ca
hoone which read and passed to the second reading
Also, bill for the relief Of the widows and orphans
of the officers seamen, and marines OF the brig owar
Somers; which was read, and passed to the second
reading
PRIVATE BILLS.
Mr.. ASHLEY, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to
whom referred the petition Of Reynolds May sub
mitted report accompanied by bill for his relief
The bill was read, and passed to the second reading,
RULES AND ARTICLES
Agreeaby TO notice, Mr.. BENTON asked and obtained
leave to bring bill to amend the sirty;fh and the
ninetyfra of the Rules and Articles of War in relation
to the practice OF courts martial and courts OF inquiry,
in the army of the United States; which was read the
first and second time by unanimous consent and referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs
SAMUEL
On motion of MIR UNDERWOOD, the prior orders
were postponed and the Senate proceeded to consider
in committee of the whole the bill TO provide for the
compensation Of Samuel Leech for services the nves-
tgaton OF suspended sales in the Mineral Point district
MIR, BREESE called for the reading Of a letter from
the Commissioner of the General Land Office; explain
tary.
No amendment being made the bill reported to
the Senate.
Ordered That be engrossed and read third time.
The said bill read third time by unanimous con-
sent
Resoprd That this bill pass that the title thereof b.
Ordered That the Secretary request the OF
the House of Repre- senaiives in this bill.
CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE ON PRINTING.
The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution, sub
,ttaI , nafan hU CASr IN al
Mr. Mr.. CAMERON explained that The committee we!.
entirely unable to discharge their duties without the AID
of clerk The new law Interference TO the execution Of
the public printing had devoved immense amount Of
labor upon the committee rendering the assistance which
was asked altogether Indispensable
After few words between Mr.. CLAYTON and Mr.
CAMERON the resolution was adopted
PUBLIC PRINTING
The Senate proceeded consider the following resou
ton, submitted by Mr. ASHLEY on the 10th Instant which
modified by the mover as to read as follows:
Resolped That.he Committee Printing be instructed
which the printing CT the Senate has been executed whet
has been done in conformity with the terms of the con
pages furnished or the manner in which the printing has
e n aad p the To
Siices s'' '''''''' p' '''' 'A' SOU M
Mr. DICKINSON asked whether the law on the sub
ect of the public printing could be strengthened by the
passage Of any resolution The law required that the
Committee on Printing should perform the very duty
which this resolution prescribed; and therefore, appear
ed to him that this resolution altogether unnecessary
Mr. ASHLEY remarked that he had received
anonymous communication, pointing out upwards OF
twenty mistakes in pages OF the document containing
the Presidents message Finding that the statement
be his duty to introduce the resolution. He did not, of
course wish TO deal at all uniustly unkndy with the
contractors for the public printing or indeed to make any
expose but only asked the committee to inquire and re-
port whether the work had been properly executed He
hoped that E the resolution would be passed
when the senator from Arkansas rose, but he would
merely remark that the committee had directed their at
tenton to the subject to which that resolution referred.
The committee had been informed yesterday by the
that the paper which had been used thus far
not of the quality ordered by him. the parties with whom
their engagement Ii the printer did not amend in the
course Of the work, the committee would introduce
proposition adapted to the case for the action OF the SEN
ate They entertained great hopes, however. that there
would be Improvement in the execution of the work
He would add, that there should be allowances made in
this The organization OF so large establishment,
in which, he believed, no less than one hundred and
twenty persons were employed, was an undertaking OF
that ali the details could be 50 completed at once as to
insure perfection in the work to be executed As for
himself he had not very favorable opinion Of the
posed the passage Of the law authorizing be done in
this way He Of opinion that, under the former sys
tenn the work would have been done more economically
should be made for the difficulties under which the
aborcd and that the best should be made OF
Mr.. DICKINSON said that he had very good opinion
Of the new mode of executing the public printing and
regarded the principle established by il eminently just
and proper had broken up the old corrupt system OF
monopoly, by which large fortunes had been accumula
fed in year or out of the public purse He believed
that had thus far been eminenty successful though its
working was rot entirely perfect The senator from Ar
kansas had stated that he had received complaints with
regard to the execution of the public printing through an
ANONYMOUS source. He (Mr. d. would not nsnuate
that business competition had something to do with that
accommodations but he would take the liberty of remind
ing the senator of the excellent suggestion made by
member of the Irish Parliament that every anonymous
author should be obliged to subscribe his name to ms
work AS to typographical the documents print
ed under the former system have not been exempt from
them If the new establishment, when once fuiiy or.
ganized prove inadequate lnattentye let De dea
with as severely the law requires But he hoped that
and he did not doubt that under the supervision OF tne
committee charged with the subject far uai would DC
given TO it. -, u;...a -
oonted for the supervision of the public printing mad no
authority TO pass the accounts OF the cohuacor. was
the duty of the committee in each mouse 70 examine tnese
accounts and a member OF inc oehate commuee, ne
;bd - sav that unless the printing executed
ban,llv in conformity with the contracts-whch it
2 @ hean thus far az he had been infosmed-the
" Of the contractors would not be passed by that
com;,tce Formerly the printing had been well execu
edeycued in good style, with promptitude; that did
not appear be the at present The whole SUBJECT
however would under the supervision OF the com
mee whose duty it was to audit the accounts oil the
contractors .h.
Mr. ASHLEY said. he certainly had not supposed that
his resolution would have given rise to debate ne sen