The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-11

into the contemplation Of Congress- IN passing that law
forms, whether should adopt them not This limi
talion 10 hundred questions Tor the purpose 81
giving Congress at this session the opportunity q de-
Gliding what questions should be pTopounded by The as
sistant MARSHAL what should be the character Of their
Inquiries will be ecollected here, that al the last SEES
sion southern members objected to the collection Of any
statistical matter whatever The appropriation OF
as remarked before. for The purpose Of defraying
the incidental expenses that would result IN preparing
forms, and in collecting and agreeing upon information
proper submit Now, sir the most sensible reply 10
The argument of the honorable senator from Maryland is
that the printing OF blanks for taking the census $780,
or rather the printing alone, was over $3.50 200
Mr. PEARCE, Qnerposng,) That includes the ex-
pense OF preparing FORMS the expense OF the schedules TO
Be sent out and the whole printing OF the large body OF
after they were returned That was what the print
ing was Tor me compendium and not the forms and
Mr.. BRIGHT | am aware OF that Mr. President
The effect Of this bill viii be TO transfer the entire print
ing for taxing the seventh census To whoever Is entitled 10
il under this bill Whoever prints the forms will subse
queny, matter oil course print the tables referred to
by the senator from Maryland II the honorable senator
will look at the law he will perceive il is broad enough
TO be so understood will ask the chairman il he does
not understand it, that all the printing will necessarily
be done BY the same parties
senator will state that understand this proposition
proposition to amend the amendment ana mol Inc
bill There j. ample provision in the bill for the printing
but what the particular provision OF this amendment or
the printing 49, am nnntormed II has not been stated
here and have not run my eye it since il was un
der consideration, and nave not aScertaned Wnat pro-
vision contained il The amendment offered BY the sena-
Tor from Georgia. Mr.. DAWSON This amendment the
senator from Indiana Mr. WHIrcoMBl has proposed 70
be amendment to that amendment as understand It,
and not an amendment 10 The bill
state to the senator, il he desires it what the pro-
visions in the bill; and they these There is
the bill the business is referred, under the provisions OF
a law passed in 1912, think which requires that il
shall be let to the lowest bdershal let to the lowest
bidder the printing Of his part in this matter So far
regards the printing blanks for which considerable paper
already provided the bill proposes that that printing
shall be left in the hands OF the Census Board All the
rest Of the printing, except these tables Is thrown into
the hands Of the Department 81 the Interior 70 be let out
according to the provisions OF that act to which reference
is there made to the lowest bidder That embraces the
bes which are left 10 be printed BY the Census Board Tor
this They have engaged is stated by the hon
orable senator from Kentucky quantity OF paper which
nett and will stale, for the information OF the Senate
that two former occasions there was consldera
@ 81 esay on bess
bles upon In order to provide against that difficulty, Il
was suggested here last year that the Census Board shall
have power TO engage suitable and proper paper 70 PRINT
these blanks upon The reason they engaged Il is that
in the debate here although not expressly provided for
in the bill i was understood that some preparatory en-
gagement OF that sort would facilitate and give despatch
to The business They, therefore, engaged several thou
sand of particular quality and sze adapted 70
these tables We have therefore, decided to leave this
part Of the printing in the hands OF the Census Board
and 10 leave the rest be regulated by the department
expressly limiting the department by law to give 1t TO the
lowest bidder These the provisions OF the original
bill What the provisions Of the amendment are, can
MI. BRIGHT. understand the general proposition
10 be- that whoever, in the amendment prepares the Ia
bles OF which we have been speaking, will prepare the
blanks, and publish the forms they sent to the
different States of the Union; for the printing OF the
forms is nothing more nor less than the compilation OF
those forms in the shape OF books 10 be delivered IN the
different States of the Union. state knowingly, that
when the printed in 1910, the printing OF those
blanks and the subsequent compilation OF them 10 the
shape have mentioned, amounted TO nearly 100000
But admitting the senator from Maryland to be correct
that the forms TO be sent out simply $4,000 would
be nothing like the amount required. II would cost,
stand the chairman OF the Committee on Printing Il
state this for the purpose OF showing that the nterpeta
ton given to the law by the honorable senator from
Maryland MIR. PEARcEl IS incorrect II Congress had
determined to give this board power to make contract
for printing they would have made appropriation SUI
fcent to cover IT, Therefore, return TO my position,
that the object OF the creation of this board was not 10
give them this vast authority, but to go further than
institute inquiries. and decide upon plan to be laid be-
S Se ff Il a
least without any reference to the action OF this board
for contend that il they have made contracts with A.
E. Q, D for printing they can ind no authority fori'
Mr.. HALE. would suggest to the Senate that we
wasting good deal of time about the printing, when,
after all i makes no odds What we DO f0 t the printers
hands little pamphlet We have got contract now BY
which the printing is done very cheap, but for that
pamphlet paid the modest little sum OF $4,000;
and want to call the attention OF the Senate 10 that
fact
A SENATOR. How many copiesi
Mr.. HALE. Ten thousand copies. Now, sir, II makes
sort OF difference what do here, for shall be
plucked any way: the public will be robbed shall be
swindled and are only wasting time in this discus
sion Of the mode They will have the money. They
go, Sl2 500 for printing pamphlet which ought not TO
cost than $500 5000 We have got to be plucked
IN the end and il they don't get il they will come
here fifty years hence with claim for merorious ser.
vices, and they will have interest upon H. and that will
be the end OF t. [Laughier.l
MIR. SMITH. The honorable senator from New Hamp-
shire has rather compendious mode OF treating the sub
ec which may be very correct in general point oil view
but has little do with the matter under consideration
Now, the main ground OF socitude and anxiety have
upon the subject is the full and entire belief, that il this
amendment prevails, il will amount in substance to the
defeat Of the bill. My honorable friend from Indiana
ject settles entirely the question OF prntnghe u
mate printing. or what Is usually denomnaed the census
Well slr that not in the amendment OF my honorable
friend. This amendment Is limited the preparatory
printing There is nothing about printing the subs
uie proposed by the honorable senator from Georgia,
Mr. DAWSON There Is nothing about printing the
way or the other II makes provision for the printing
Of what we usually call the census
In regard TO the original bill mean the reported
TO the Senaie may be recollected, i made provision
for in the first place, the preparatory printing and In the
next place. for the ultimate printing what usually
call the census When that bill under consideration,
80 long ago that he 10 have forgotten about in
great degree, the provision Tor the ultimate printing or
printing OF the census, stricken out so that u Is not
out being 10 leave the regulation Of the matter to Con-
gress The nexf session Then we ehall have be-