The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-07
TELEGRAPnIC NTELLGENeE.
THIRTY-FIRsT CONGRnss,
prRsT SESSION.
Senate.
BY MoHsE's MAG SErIc TELEGRAPH.
WAsulrcroy, May g. 1850

ny MoRsE's MAG yErIc TELEGRAPH
"AsHiNoro,, May q, 1850.
, rHK rno rEMroRE President
| The yice-President being mt, Mr.. ArcHrsos
moved that W. r. King, Of Aabsma be chosen Presi-
/ dem pro TN Adopted unanimously.
Mr. Kro, on taking the chair, said:-@ feel myself
honored by the probation OF the Senate, placing me
10 the high and respon -be position in which has
placed me can only say gentlemen, that shall en-
davor during the short period may occupy this seat
20 discharge the duties incumbent upon the Chair
with faithfulness and impartslity Every Senator
well knows that tho high character OF this body for
orser' decorum courtesy, and gcn,lemanly deport-
ment, bss given ii reputation in the land that
nsnd the confidence aud respect of every portion Of
the community throughout our wide borders To re-
tain that confidence stli TO command that respect,
l. necessary that every senator should sustain tho
Chair in sndeavorng put down the least movement
Of dsorder the slightest indulgence in personsli
ties while preside shall endoavor a. tar posi-
BILE to r.press anything of the kind rely confidently
ON ,he support OF my brother Senators to sustain me
Ordered that the Secretary notify the President of
Mr Kings election r,
Mr. ELMoRE appeared, and was qualified, and took
KfPoRT-MR. FoorE AND HoRAcE eREELET.
Mr. BonlAsp reported in favor OF printing i've thou
sand copies OF the geological and Topography report
ofOen Persnsr y smith and Doctor Tyson, on Cali
fornia Adopted
MIR BoRlasp reported in favor Of printing thirty
thousand copies of the agricultural part of the Patent
Office Report
Mr. opposed the printing Tho public print
ing already ordered would amount to average OF
thousand volumes each wee k from this time to De-
cember next land it is now proposed TO order thirty
thousand cepi,s Of work Of which the House had
d red Que hundred and bfty thousand copies. These
volumes five dollars each The cost of public
printing for the balance of this year would be fifty
thousand dollars n week
slr BorlhHD agreed as to the amount, but differed
as 10 The cost
Mr. TvEsns and Nj Rusx supported the motion to
print.
sir JEFFERSON DAVIS said the report was visionary
. should W
/ ercss Any document with plates would be equally
sought after
/ Mr EurIKR opposed the printing Congress had no
power send out any Official document on agricul-
lure Tho cheapest place to get the work rom
baker in this ey he hadthousands OF copies aud used
H. to wrap up his bread with.
Mr DAVIS, Of Mississippi. moved to amend by print
ing only the usual number I'VE hundred
Mr.. BApGER ssid. reform should commence in print
ing political documents aud not with this, which peo
pie who not politicians wanted.
Mr. DAWSON said the Patent 0fley was not the proper
place 10 gather agricultural statistics lie la favor
OF an Agricultural Bureau If lhs document to be
for h benefit Of the country acopy should b. placed
In the hands Of every and not In the hands Of
person in hundred. Ihe Commissioner OF Pateass
wGs not competent theoretically or practically, to
make tn agricultural report
Mr.. EoRI.sD ssid Thai the cost would not bo
than tfty cents N volume.
Mr. BiEkrEs advocated the printing People in
Georgia did not ask for book because Of plates or
biDdiIg
MIR Foorr said, he held In his hand Part l. Of the
Commissioner Of Patents Report. and judging from
thai the probable character Of Part IL he was op
posed TO the printing Ie had read Part L. aud eon-
si.red II the most ridiculous production that
made its appearance before tho public lie knew no
work calculated to excite disgust 70 every
true spirited American to hang his head with shame.
He would read title page To Part which alone was
sufficient to make him disgusted with the whole work;
thr tnIs page high sounding and concludes thus
with an Introduction by whom, think you >
/ Horace Greeley :" (Langbtcr) This Introduction,
aud the report shieh il panes the srsngcst
things d the many strange things Of Horace Greeley
hnrwn Of ths sbo.ion stripe. Q4sushterj The fact
thai GTeelsy employed to write tse Introduction
was sufficient TO damn the work la his estimation
Mr. BonI.sD .aid Mr Foote'S remarks about Greeley
might 10 all but the work OF which the Senator
speaking unfort unstely net the work before
! the Senate The work MIR foote was reading was Oh
/ tanned In advance by Greeley, In way known to
the Commissioner Of Patents. and printed by him
with his introduction. Part had been ordered to bs
printed The motion now Was TO print Part H. con
Z tanning agricultural statistics
Mr. fosrK said hs knew as much before Mr.. Borlsnd
spoke he did nov. IL Mr. Greeley had obtained
this hr,t part Of the Commissioners report surepti-
tious he should have been exposed long ago by the
Commissioner, and should have been prosecuted for
IL. criminal offence Much as he condemned and
d,spis Greeley, and his paper and h principles yet
b. could not believe HIM TO he villain enough To OBJ
tain the public documents In the mode iutim.ted 10
NUT have done with the consent Of the Coumis
son.r II done. that he might write this intro
crction and thereby make the work popular with he
which are enough to the senate against publish
Ing any Thing more hcm the Commissioner tl the
matter Wa nrst examined This Part |. should never
have been ordered printed IL should be burnt up
by the bAnds OF the common hangman IL was made
"a IA rol Of al
ago by the Commissioner aud now ordered to be print.
-, "A IN. ,ublie sxp.nse TO bvld up the fame OF the
O. mvissi1ner under the au,piees OF 0rneiey L. Co.
T, ,,n,,tss 80 that tb.y ar, moi orepnred 10 ,ucb
a., a., sia,srt,y "a nar, n IL oonsi,ts OF a9rie ulu
80 ,,.,- .ol..,.d bv tbe corm sslon.r'. iu.l0ment
~ ,,i,, g. ,y;n1 snxtb,n, that had n1 etbcr
i,'.,,sr.si.n abse tbs iudcn,snt III Mr. Fwhank lie
tsS mon ,hs is,iouer A. one Of the mo.t vi
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tb.r, s,eond NTH, E,s Iau,b,rr \ rhi. s.id Mr.
Ioot. 4. IN. sort ~ .tud cont aiord In mart which
hss found i,s vsy 20 New yorh been BY
Creek, and has been recon- ni.d by him lie would
800. T. o.. n. ors.r.d to mint xti,Ipg mr.. from
o. r.,sn, os,.. u,,iI .ou. p,or r.rtiexI m an rs
=, ~. ,..d ~ AZ. oc,c.
Mr. Rs aid that this agricultural part Of the re-
-, .iril., a. vhat v.s eontai d 4, the Last re-
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