The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-20
THlATlETH CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
House or Representatives.
THuRsDAY, January IS, 161

st r THURSDAY, January Is, 1910.
DEPARTMENT ARMY.
MIR. BURT from the Committee Military Affairs,
reported Lin to reorgsnixs the pay department Of
the army, which was read twice and referred to tho
Committee Of the Whole on the State of the Union.
tr AL PAINTING ABosEs.
The STEAMER announced the first business in order
to be the resolution OF the Committee on Printing to
print the report OF the survey OF Buffalo harbor
Mr. ToohBs' arose to correct en- issue whoh was
made the other Gay with the Committee on Printing
the expenses of printing had been going on stesduy
to increase Last session the Chairman said that the
people wanted hundred thousand of the Patent Office
Report Yes, they want all the books which they can
Mir. HrrLr. remarked that he was in favor of thu
MIR. TooMB. said that his people wanted Comlsy's
spelling book for they get along in learning 10 the old
the New Tsstamsnt, which he had said it would, be-
better to print than the Patent Office report Saving
money wa, his object; b. VA opposed TO making Con
made not that too much paid tor printog but
that there abuse in ordering much printing which
tipuancs OF the ranking privilege abolish It, and hen
Congress would get rid Of this evil of dis
trbutiDg books He wss for Topping of all abuses ana
would take them up in order beginning With this
Mr. HkNLEY raid that the gentleman should have at
Tackled the whole House; he would have shown great
deal more vaor II he had done so, than by making an
optsught the me mbers Of the Printing Committees.
He should have taken for his conbatants those worthy
reform the evil. The committee had never incrsassd
the nunb Of copies beyond what the House hao de-
tired In reply to aremsrk of Mr. Toombs, he remark
ed That the amount paid for the printing Of the ut
Congress was $4,000. II that amount had been print
ed by this Congress- the saving would be not than
slC0too. Ths printing of the 10th Congress cost
$40 ifthis had been printed by this Con-
gess the tsving would bs $40 600 During the
tien the whole amour paid for printing $o2 900;
or favipg OF more than fifty per cent over former
prices PAID TO Blair and Rivss and Richie Heiss
and seventy per cent the prices paid to Gales and
fevsra fsiiurer, will hereafter work we'll Mr. HsNLrv
In favor OF it, and against the stronsge Of ths gov
,rnmsnt being bestowed ON an oftoial organ He be-
evsd that tuch press was perncious to the
whether with one patty or the other rst "a .
Mr.. BEoDHEAD Understood the gentleman to say that
'he contract system worked wei but that there we're
detects Gn type and psPer) If such Is the has
there been compliance with the act Of Congressf IL
the System has worked we'll Why do the contrac tors
ask fer additional compensation! .. tcH $500
MIR. HEsLky did, not say that the contract system
was as yet perfect The advsrtisement inviting pro-
not quite good required and the paper At
first Inferior, owing TO . disappointment ny the
on. n n, s,s nov sord ne
Mr. MuRrHY- The paper Ia dirgraoe TO Congress.
Mr.. HhSLEy-Thst depends upon what viii Disgrace
Congress Some gentlemen think 1t rsquires but
yuy little Ia! hs! hap
Mr. JONES, Of Tennsssse, moved to lay the whole SUBJ
ject on the table; and the motion was disagreed to-
The re,oiution to print was amended by requiring .
map 10 be added, and then passed 80 81
FLoeGrro IN THE NAVY. i ....t
The House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on tho state Of the Union, MR. Smith, OF In.
dsna, IN The chai), and resumed the consideration
OF tie Dill making appropriations for the civil and d.
ptmAc eApenses Of the government for the year end
ing june 30 1860 ,..f..f
The cisus~ giving compene alton the Secretary Of
the Navy Clerks, and Messengers having been read,
Mr.. SAWYER moved to amend by adding a proviso,
that the Secretary thaD forthwith abolish the prac
lice Of Logging in ibe navy fr t
MIR ViNros submitted whether this amen dine mt
war relevant, making the salary Of tee Secretary do
per dent upon his abolition Of fog ging 10 the navy
The CHAISMAr decided the amendment to be in
order
Tie question was taken, and the anne ndme mt was
agreed te-syesf9 noes 81
TtBRiroRits- IOWA AND wIscossir-A QUANDARy.
MI. MULLkr raid that there was an sppare mt over
sight In the bill, and he moved me ut, to
make an appropriation for defraying the territorial
government Of Witconsin-the same amount Ia pro-
Iossd for Oregon.
Mr. Hall, II Missouri, moved to reduce the amount
He raid that the proposition estrsordibsry
IN fact sskipg the committee to ergaoige, per
ne, the territorial government OF Wisconsin liz asked
vEstLer this could be done IN &c appropr alton
bill! No fucn territorial government exists Minssota