The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-08
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY !. 1850.
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SENATE,
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate re-
port OF the Secretary OF the Interior, made compliance
with resolution OF the 5h stant calling for copies OF
any proposals for printing issued from his department.
the bids received under the same, contracts made &c
Mr.. B0RLAND moved that the communication lie on
the table.
A SENATOR And be printed
Mr.. B0RLAND suggested that. as the communication
furnished information desired simply with reference 10
matter pending in the Senatethe printing connected
with the taking OF The seventh censushe proper
woad be merely to lay il on the table, that might be
ferred to at the proper time
The motion TO lay the document on the table was
asi The VICE PRESIDENT also laid before the Senate
memorial of Susan Decatur, widow OF the late Commo
capture and destruction Of the frgate Philadelphia in the
habor OF Tnpo, may be distributed among the captos,
and protesting against any portion OF il being paid to
Priscilla Decatur Twiggs her sisters which was
ferred TO the Committee on Naval Affairs.
The VICE PRESIDENT also laid before the Senate
the memorial OF s. p Walker and others, citizens OF
Iowa, In favor of railroad from the valley Of the Mis-
sssippi the Pacific ocean, and also for the issue OF
gold cOip OF the denomination OF twenty five dollars
which referred, the first part to the Committee on
Roads and Canals. and the latter to the COMMITTEES on
Mr.. DICKINSON presented the memorial Of Henry A
Wright, asking indemnity Tor French spoations prior to
sO6 which referred to the select committee the
Mr. RUSK presented additional documents in relation
to the claim Of William IL Francis to compensation for
which referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
PRIETING or DOCUMENTS.
Mr.. DAWSON. As / zee that the chairman oil the
Committee Printing MR. BoRLAND] is in his seat I
wish to call his attention. and that of the Senate to the
fact that under the resolution Of the Senate, passed
tin motion OF the honorable senator from Alabama,
MR. CLEMENs,l and in the House OF Representatives
passed on the motion OF an honorable member from
North Carolina messages sent TO us from the President
of the United States, with the accompanying docu.
mens reply to these resolutions have all been directed
L.. nxad. otiono of
annual communication to Congress, at the commence
men Of the session. il will be found that nearly two thirds
Of the entire documents are also printed there request
the chairman take into consideration this fact, and
whether is proper that the government should three
times publish these volumnous documents at so great an
expense; for, upon inspection, 1t will be found that
they 10 be published three times in very large num-
bers
The senator from Florida IMr. YuLrEl also proposed
resolution the other day. which was passed requesting
the Postmaster General to furnish such information as
will show the fact, how often the mails have failed be-
tween New York and New Orleans. That mail passes
twice day. Has he examined, also, how many clerks
will be required to inspect the passage Qf the mail from
New York to New Orleans and back every day, TO get
the information he desres think there is an improper
construction placed upon that resolution and call the
sary expenditure Of the public money, and the loss OF
Mr. BORLAND. do not know whether fully un-
dersand the statement made by the senator from Georgia.
upon the subject printing the documents accompanying
die Presidents message The only kind Of printing that
before Inc C0mmIuee, tDdt AWARE Oh, was
in connexon with the message will state briefly the
practice with regard to documents ordered to be printed
by the Senate When document is ordered BY the Sen
be printed, the custom OF the Secretary OF the
Senate Immediately to notify the Clerk Of the House of
Representatives. that such has been the order OF the SEN
ate, with view that if the document has been
dered by the House, ii may be printed at the same tme
and constitute part of the first order for printing only
increasing the number printed presented that matter
to the chairman OF the Committee on Printing OF the
House, and he told that he had conferred with the
Clefk M he Houea and a similar had
made there; that when document is ordered to be
printed by either House, the document is not printed sep
araiey but the additional number is added TO that first
dered and the expense, therefore, is much diminished
Mr.. DAWSON. Mr.. President what | alluded TO is
this, and wanted to bring il to the attention OF the
chairman Of the committee: Three weeks prior TO the
time we passed the resolution calling for information,
there was resolution passed in the House OF Represent
atves and the documents have referred TO order
ed to be printed. There was some additional informa
ton required BY the resolution Of this body amounting
al few pages The documents have been ordered to be
printed IN the House, and wished TO know whether the
Committee on Printing r has gwen Us attention hS 70 the TACT
luton is TO be found in the Presidents message II they
have not call their attention to .in order TO ascertain
whether they can provide remedy and prevent these m
being very clear that to have three different or
ders ior the publication OF the document,
Nj BoRLAND y IS not. certainly, ~ the power . OF
Mr. DAWSON. So ! thought; only wished to call
attention to IT,
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr.. MANGUM With the indulgence Of the Senate
Tor very few minutes, desire TO make statement
touching private transaction, member Of TINS BODY
being of the parties. II will be remembered tha upon
the occasion OF the presenting OF resolution here by the
honorable senator from Kenlucky lMr CLAY for the
purchase OF the manuscript copy of the Farewell Address
the Father OF his Country the honorable senator IRON
Arkansas mr. BoRLANp participated in the debate, and
made some remarks that characterized by good
deal OF strength and poignancy These remarks were
supposed TO have touched the sensbIlity OF gen.
tenan in this District, who is well known here--l
mean the honorable George G. Washington, OF George
town. known TO most OF us high Spirited gallant, and
sensitive to anything that might 10 touch IN the
slightest degree his personal honor and equally well
Known amiable, estmable, courteous, and just He
made publication in the National lnteigencer OF this
cry TO portion OF the phraseology OF which heard
hat some exception likely be taken by the honor
able senator from Arkansas, Mr.. BoRLASD,1 and a
counter publication medaiedprobably prepared.
In this state OF the case called upon by leading
and dsng citizen Of this District and my personal
nerposion was invoked to endeavo to bring the mat.
ter to conclusion without any publication whatever.
Seeing that the remarks in the original publication by
Col Washington were deemed Of a character to re-
quire in the judgment OF the senator, Mr. BoRLASDl
counter publication, thought il not improbable that,
that counter publication, remarks might be made
enhance the evaporation, il any existed, and per-
haps 10 embroil without necessity any sufhclent
cause, two honorable and amiable gentlemen sent a
message 10 Col Washington give me the opportunity
personal interview with him, without indicating the