The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-20

plan of special orders as think we have already seen
from the last srssion hope that this request will not
De acct ded 10, and say so the readily because
feel great interest in this particular measure. Il 81
Upon taking the question. II was decided in the mega
tive
AmETDMEEr or THE RULES
The Senate proceeded TO the consideration OF the fol-
lowing resolution submitted yesterday by Mr. BADGER
Resoirsd. That the thirty third rule Of the Senate be
amended ~ lat an Of the rule which relates 10 the Com
inilieo on Printing, follows Insert alter the word sem
otbcr COMMUNICATIONS rom The President Of the United
States, and such reports aud COMMUNICATIONS from The
Senae Ia obedience law or IN answer 70 calls from the
Senate and also insert aiter the word legislatures these
words, or conventions lawfully called \"
Mr. BADGER asked that the Secretary would read the
rule as il would be when amended;
"A Committee Printing, consist Of three members,
whom shall be referred every question the printing OF
The executive departments and all memorials petitions
accompany ing documents, together with all other
nan in Congress- resolutions oe,ed by any senator cour-
muncatons from the legislatures, conventions lawfully
der o! the SANDING committees OF the Senate and except
ing also and other communications from the
President OF the United Saie and such reports
municaons from the heads Of nts may be- made
10 Congress or to the Senate in obedenec 10 law in
% calls from the Senate and II sha be the duty Of
such Committee on Printing report IN every in
day, or sooner Il practicable"
Mr. B. said The precise effect OF that amendment
is to give to the Senate control OF the printing Of the pub
lie documents messages from the President of the United
Siaes reports from the heads OF departments upon call
Of the Senate, and 10 extend to the conventions the
courtesy as we extend TO the legislatures OF the States
The PRESIDENT. The senator will observe that the
first part OF the rule excludes reports from the heads OF
the several departments. That shoald be stricken out
MIR. BADGER. No, cir, because the first part OF the
rule excludes all reports from The executive departments
and the subsequent part Of the rule excerpts different
classes OF reports such those called for by the Senate
The resolution was agreed 10.
BINDING OF DOCUMENTS
The Senate procppded the con nj Tho fol
lowing resolution reported yesterday by Mr. BoRLAND,
from the Committee on Printing
Resolved, That the Secretary OF the Senate be dec ted
to have bound In manner superior 10 the ordinary bind
ing OF congressional docune the volume made up by
Reports Of the Secretary OF War;, &c Of which OU0 adj
1850 provided the OF said binding shall exceed
thirty cents a copy."
Mr.. WALKER. | will offer an amendment 10 the res
olunon as foows-to amend by striking out all after the
word Resolved" and insert in lieu thereof
That the COMMITTEE Printing be authorized 10 pro
cure Sena Executive cument No o. OF the
OF Congress, 70 be bound for The Of the Senate
style and anner equal TO specimen in the
OF said oomnilise q voans Turkey and It's Destnyl
bound Tor the War DEPARTMENTS, binding exceed
IN cost thirty cents per Volume"
hold in my hand a specimen of the binding to which
the amendment audes and OF its Kind and for the price,
1t IS Tar superior 10 the binding OF documents gene
rally This limits the prcenot TO exceed thirty per
volumeand points GU, the guide for the guidance OF the
committee IN making The contract inferior to which they
Mt. BADGER. Viii the senator be kind enough 10
mention The document referred to- and 10 be printed
Mr.. WALKER. II is the report IRON the War Depart
men containing the various plates IN relation TO
in Mexico. Ii is called Simpsons Survey.
MIR. BADGER. like extremely well the phraseology
OF The amendment OF the honorable senator, because
reduces 10 certainty what before uncertainty.
But would suggest 10 him whether not rather
mode OF proceeding TO direct committees have these
papers bound whether is not the usual mode 10 d.
rect the Secretary OF the Senate 10 have them bound in
the way intended
Mr.. WALKER. do not know what is the usual
course on this subject The committee reported the
luton They seemed TO have had the subject under con-
alteration. Persons have come forward and submitted
specimens; they acquainted with these persons and
can enter into contract with full knowledge OF the
matter.
Mr.. BADGER did not allude to j, by way OF OBJ
lection ALI wish TO know is il intend to commence
that course q ss, with regard to the printing
MIR. bENTUN. ! thought we had al the last session
gone over this question OF employing our committees in
the business OF trading, making bargains experimenting
BARGAINS working, selling, &c IL is The proper business
OF the officers OF this body All work OF That kind goes
TO the Secretary of the Senate lie is and should be re-
sponsibe; bu, the committees not responsible We
could never gel complaint against them we could not
dismiss senator ii he should do wrong The whole
business is the Secrelays; and move that the words
Committee on Printing be stricken out, and the words
{" Secretary OF the Senate" inserted
Besides that, there 10 provision for binding to
be done superior manners but there is no provision
about stitching. Everybody knows the binding is moth.
ing the stitching is not good The stitching gives way
oftener than the binding is often the case that you
book fall 10 pieces, while the binding is good upon
the outside whereas, the old time books that were
stitched and bound in the Strand in London were very
differently done Ihave the binding off and the
stitching hold fim-ihe binding halt or wholly gone,
while the stitching was firm and good. There Is
IN making pre- vision about binding. unless You also
make provision about stitching In thai respect, hold
that the resolution is entirely useless.
Again, we have got 10 making quiie business Of
binding This binding OF books has got 10 be large
item the original printing. We ali have little
experience about this business OF binding Before this
system OF paying separately for binding was intro
duced we had very heavy, thick ocayos, indeed-enor
mously thick-l,500 pages in a volume. But since
have TO pay for the binding by the separate volume, Why
we have already got down TO primers, Of which Il would
think can show some bound volumes in which could
put five or six Of what we now pay Tor, and we pay
much for the binding OF these primers do for that
OF full-grown book There is a Imitation believe
800 pages Three hundred pages is nothing; il makes
what booksellers call thin ocavo-yery thin octave, in
deedsuch we ought not to pay for. IL may be
that this work has 300 pages IN IT, but do not know how
il is One thing am sure of and thats, that this system
Of paying for the binding by sort Of contract has be-
come an enormous abuse 80 that while we are trying
money upon one branch OF this printing business
have opened suice out oil which the money is
ming in larger quantities than Everything is
10 be bound and bound separately. We now not only
get everything bound separately but the other day the
Patent Office Report must be divided the Patent Ofce Re
port proper, il was said different from the agricultural
part, and we must bYe two volumes and pay for each
make the melton strike out the words Committee
Printing" and insert the words Secretary OF the SEN
ate"
Mr.. WALKER | agree precisely with the senator
from Missouri in what he has said. But will ask him
il the Senate determine TO force this thing OF binding