The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-30

adjournment be would move the Senate do now adjourn
The question being taken upon the motion, 1t was
agreed 10; and
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE, OF REpR GsENTATIvEs.
os notion ss q Moo ns d the last days
negative The question Of agreeing joint resolution
70 accept the ships of Mr. Henry Grinnel. TO be
com panion., bis name not being recorded.
The CHAIR stated the first business in order the
pend rules permit him make the bull from
the Committee Public Lands, granting bounty lands TO
ri,ain &c special order Tor he third Tuesday in June.
The yeas and nays this motion having been asked and
ordered, il agreed to--yeas l27 nays a.
The rules having suspended, the bill made the
special order for the third Tuesday in june and con
MR. NJ We asked the unanimous consent Of
the House for the Introduction Of the following resolution
"Rssovsd That select committee of nine members Of
this House be appointed investigate the condi
n Of the public printing, and the causes Of the delay
whether adequate prices paid and, if not what would
the fault Of the law, OF those bidding under IL and
whether the printers had the time otheiI taking
own; who their sureties whether those sureties
the % the aas
then keep back the public printing until they exorted
paper, and binding have been equal stipulated
Ia The contract; and aiso whether there been dif
II s aa % o h members
Congress, and when to the foldngroom; and, also,
pCtSht
price stipulated for their for any work paid for
out Of the contingent fund Of either house Of Congress
whether there exists any combination among printers
in the city OF Washington break the contract
and, ifso. whether the public PRIMERS or their suree.
surees or any ons else for them urged the
delay Of the public printing as H., why the
lie printers. either OF their snrees. have not am
pie materials Tor doing the public printing more espe,
presses all the time on Congress printing, AID wheth.
and ais w
exist In the oidong the public printing; what
profits have been made losses sustained under the differ
emit prices and what alterations in the present law
cesary order greater expedition in dong the
that they also inquire what establishments in This city
prepared do the printing for the present Congress- who
that they also inquire what would be the profits the
ocopie OF the Pssen, Office report and oher docu
session, according 10 price Of twenty per cent below the
oni resolution Of 1919 aud said have
power TO send for persons and papers"
Objection being made, motion the rules were sus-
pended purpose and the resolution being before
the House. the question being on agreeing to the resolu
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved the previous question.
Mr. MEADE asked him 70 withdraw the call for the pre-
Which being done the call for the pevou. question
having been seconded under m operation the resolution
Mr. THOMPSON Of Pennsyvsnia, moved the suspcn.
sion Of the rules, go into COMMITTEES Of the Whole toe
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole
on the state Of the Union, (Nr Tnomrsos OF Mississippi
%ooE who ws sasd 20 the oo
length 70 show that every subject proposed 70 be inquired
the scope Legitimate and constitutional power Of in
lie regarded the argument Of his colleague tr srnoso
unanswerabe, that he should himself touch tbs
constitutional question involved The questions proposed
properly asked under the bill by which the Genius Board
had been created He desired the gentleman from Texas
much Of this Information sought, whether tho bill
creating the Census Board did give all the authority
Nj HOWARD tsxpainns) held tina, the provision. q
In this connexon, Congress having no authority 10 esalze
Mr. MOORE Cco.tnaing) could not see why the present
bill was not quite as constitutional as the bill the original
also objected 10 the views OF the power Of Congress- in this
connexion expressed by the gentleman nom Georgia. lMr
Mr. srEPHENs tMr. Moons giving way) argued a,
some length % show that no, only the strict consruc.
different schools. clearly held that provisions such as
those Of the bin under consideration were improper and
After a few moro remarks from Mr.. MOORE urging the
Importance Of acquiring much and general infofma
Mr.. KAUFMAN, obtaining floor. expire sed hi. pref
for the sabu,e reported from the minority o. the
that he constitution gave Congress power 20 beyond
the line Of inquiry adopted in ina, bin Mr. K argued
length 10 show the unsoundness OF the position OF
Mr. Moons, that the House should square exercise OF
power according previous legislation rather than by the
onaliy Of the Upitcd States Bank protection distribution
Sc would be admitted In the face Of the steady OPP
lion 10 this doctrine held by the democratic party OF
the TACT that time and sgain the country had decided
against any such constitutional readings CONNIE ,c,nQ
with that Of the first bill enacted by Congress Mr.
briefly called mind the leading provisions OF each 10
that Congress had been gradually usurping far more
power under the constitutional provision taking OF
the census, than intended 70 be accorded.
The bin before the House. he believed, embraced more
Than any before enact
cd The provisions making the duty OF the
70 inquire into the diseases Of which members OF
each family may died, and into the religion each
family neghborhood, severally underwent cri-
cism from the gentleman from Texas The principle OF
interfering any manner with the religion OF The peope
against the great right Of religious liberty which
the bottom OF Institutions and u adopted would be
sacrisge, The OF taking the pro-
posed by the bill reported by the majority of the committee
afforded smother serious objecton the substitute
posed series OF questions, which, s author
Mr. MixRJ contended could be obtained for half mil
lion less than would take the under the bill
MI. THOMPsoN, Of Pennsylvania, (iutenuptIng the
gentleman from Texas) denied the oihis opn
Ton of Mr. MLLxR, and argued, for few minutes,
show that of hs difference In the OF taxi
ing the censns under bills would be irihing.
Mr.. KAUFMAN then concluded his argument, urging
me propey Of and necessity returning compliance
with the arctlec OF the constitution In taking the
Mr. CLARKE addressed the comnittee defence Of the
o ntms'ing, In the Of his remarks, that the OBJ
ecions urged against is In lie present form
ssose rom an ndspositon the part Of the South
nese me NATURAL effect Of slavery the industry and pro-
oncuveness Of the southern States published the world