The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-30

bureau ofitsef like the bureau Of the Patent OF
flee, the Land Office bureau, and the Pension bu
rehu. The plan is easy enough -
l. A commissioner OF the national printing office
z. A joint eommitree of the TWO houses TO super
intend the operations OF the commissioner.
y Proposals tor suppies OF paper and materials
by contract
4. I NJ ioremen, proofreaders. compostors. &c.
A Chief clerk and assistant accounting clerks,
&c &c.
AID it is only by such a system that the work
can be faithfully and handsomely executed; secur.
ing good nav 10 the working printers. clean work
promptly done, and no fleeing of the treasury for
the support of party organs
bui nothing c,n he 0un- for a session or two,
the settlement Of the slavery question haysg left
| so much other Important business on hand Some
thing, however, ought 10 be done for the relief of
Father kitchie In his old age, II Is hard 10 see
Congress taking advantage Of a bad contract, and
ho'dng hm 10 a loss OF twenty or thirty thousand
| dollars.
his democratic enemies ought to forgive him,
whtn the wings, whom he has 90 rouudly abused
| Ter forty ears are disposed 10 be generous Let
| the cid nan II tire with al least enough TO Keep
soul and body together for the few short years of
his life remaining.
Another thing upon which the House will clvil
Will he the constructive mileage Of the Senate,
which they have refused 10 give up. This is q very
small potato, and, though Dir Ciayand Gen. Cas-
think II an outrage 70 pocket mileage when they
do not travel, we appFehend that both OF them
have found II convenient heretofore; snd Uucie
Sam can afford it. We admire the good sense Of
Badger, who has no objection, as d Senator, 10
pocket this constructive mileage.
In the Senate, to-day, the Soldiers Bounty Land
bill, after being amended 81 as TO ioclude the
sailors and marines, and the widows and orphans
Of the Indian war Of $780, the three or four Semi
mole wars, the Black Hawk wars, the war with
Great Britain OF ici2, and the Mexican war; and af
Ter btiug AMENDED 80 as 70 include every sailor,
soldier, or marine, who has been shot at by the
en'y. IN the ersntio each man CT his heirs, of l60
acres, was passed.
n -.
vidts for ell the officers, soldiers, CATERS, and
rnes, OF all the wars aforesaid, including the Of
hcefe of the Mexican war, sailors, and marines
not heretofore provided for, or their widows or
orphans
ito acres for twelve months men;
80 acres ter six months men;
az acre. Tor three, 40 ar one months n.en;
ard lto acres for every man Of them who has
been under tire, If only in one hgh, or skirmisa,
whether as regular, volunteer, or militia man,
going back To the Indian war OF l7s0, and in
cipdlog all our Own wars. Indian, British, and
Mexican, down to the close of the war with
Mexico, excepting the soldiers Of this war who
have Iecsived bounty lands.
ii the House concur III this bill, from 10, 900 600
TO lDCOOOVO OF acres OF public lands wall be swat
lowed up in bounty land scrip, ia the hands Of the
amount Of fraud upon soldiers and seamen and
Marines, and upon the treasury. Ia will be II bil
for the relief at SPECTATORS and we trust il will BE-
killed outright.
The phrianihropic Miss Dix, of Massachusetts,
who, following in the footsteps OF Howard and
Mrs. Fry, has lrsvcrsed the United States in be-
half Of the poor and distressed, especially the in-
dIRent insane, and who all this session has beca
waiting upon Congress for general bill for tae
support OF the poor Iunsiics in all the Stairs has
iailed. bill failed in the House, and to-day
Till reported by MIR. Dickinson, appropriating ten
millions of acres Of public lands 10 be divided
among the States for the support of INDECENT luna
tics, was killed. and killed by Old Bullion. The
bill was good bill, and VIC regret i;s ieat, and
wonder at AZ, particularly when The debates Of this
session show that Congress would come in so
IsIrey for its benefit. ut expect II to pass at
the next, and many other bills, making way with the
public domain and ne public moaey, IN extending
The benefits ef charity and the blessings of a
public debt With Si0,0o0,00 Of receipt, and
$500 10000 Expenditures year, we shall get on
very well.
The cabinet sre going On smoothly, getting
Iesdy for making Up their reports for December
next From these reports, and the Presidents
policy q MIR Fillmore. All hands feel kindly dis.
pos.d towards him, because nobody considers him
In the way; and if be r,ccrs clear OF the sue
cession, he will have an easy time.