The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-17

enect upon the members oil The Senate-hose 0f them
who are In their seats they seem to have discarded
the whole matter from their minds and apprehend sen.
atos rather disposed to have printing done till the
nS lsasons he s :,
nit to the attention OF the Senate; and II they think that
the senator from Georgia onghinot to be sustained in his
attention to what may say upon he subject Of printing
Now, sir everybody knows that when you send matter
10 any committee and they give their attention TO H. and
get II arranged IN manner TO present something like
symmetry. dangerous to touch it because BY doing
you often destroy the harmony OF their whole plan and
work.
throughout the whole country to make their returns
BY the next October so that the Secretary OF the Interior
may 90 and have his compendums and everything
else prepared, and then to print many copies Now,
The senator from Georgia says lei all that 60 and
the work cannot be done before the next session OF Con-
gess, take no measures now for the printing and let the
Congress act at its next session. The objection have is
the delay
Mr.. DAWSON. II the senator will allow me to ex-
sent to Washington city They cannot reach here by the
first OF Ocoberno before the next meeting of Congress
and it will take length Of time to make out the
compendums. II the honorable senator will look into
the matter, he will find that will be late in the session,
and perhaps late that we will scarcely have time
to act upon it, That is the printing to be done There
ing, until after the returns have been made to Washing
ton The compendiums must be made out. to ascertain
Whai the p shall e Sr G ae next Ten years
the discretion Of the body to act upon the ratio OF repre-
senaon, and the number Of the compendums that shall
be had There no printing to be done before the next
MT. UNDERWOOD. The 2oth section OF the bill d.
rects that the marshas shall make their returns by the
first OF October Now, how long, after they make their
returns ii they comply punctuaiy with this requstion
will be before the compendiums really to be printed
do not know. But say, that il it can be done, i
should be done before the next session OF Congress
| Mr.. DAWSON. The returns OF the deputy marshals
be made by that PERIOD and then they have TO
anime all these returns, which will take many weeks to
| Mr.. UNDERWOOD That the time cannot be con-
6denty fixed admit. If il cannot be done before the
printing and contracts made, and everything else to
gess last possible. But in addition TO all that, this
provision is the that has been adopted for every
census that we have taken. believe that we have di-
rected that, the information be collect
| ed and the compendiums made out so many copies
shall be printed Under the act authorizing the last cen
sus, and additional act, we had 10000 copies OF the
compendium printed. The blanks that we have here are
to be filled up the discretion OF Congress- thnk,
therefore. that tits best now to say that Or $4,000
of these compendums shall be printed, and that the Sec
retary go with his advertisements and contracts and
have the work done soon as possible Well, sir how
ought il to be donei Does the senator from Arkansas
Mr. BoRLAND1 propose any other mode than by adver.
Using He saystha the same rules and regulations snail
he applied to this as are now applied to The printing Tor
Congress. Well what these rules! That the Sec
retay the Senate and the Clerk Of the House shall adj
verse &c. These the rules and the only effect that
his amendment will have will be to assign the census print
ing those who have undertaken the congressional print
ing, and then make for that printing accord
the allowance made for the congressional printing;
and that is be done by mode of calculation that
cannot see into wish to strip the matter OF all Difficult
tes and say that, have rule of composition BY
advertisement for congressional prnting we ought TO
apply the same rule OF competition to this and direct the
Secretary OF the Interior let il out by ADVERTISING and
the lowest bidder who will give sufficient security for
the performance of his contract intend to conclude by
Offering the following amendment:
"Provded That for the materials and printing
this (he 2th secfon) shall be given the
lowest bidder, CATER due ADVERTISEMENT who shall give
sppiessd bonds and security 0' the q
| Now, sir, one word more My friend from Massachu-
sets Mr. DAvIsl has notified the Senate Of his intention
OF offering amendment, stating that the Secretary Of
the Interior shall proceed under existing laws 10 have
the work done Now wish to call the attention OF the
Senate to these laws and their difficulties. The Commit
sderng the case Of Allen for forty odd thousand dollars,
and also OF others Now, soon as read the law, you
will what that difficulty Isl
"That The job printing, stationery and binding ofeach q
the executive departments shall until otherwise directed
law be furnished by contract proposals for which shall
q ss ~ BE
ment far that can be DONE and L be made condi-
adv ID hs, the work shall Be done 10 the city
Washington and the contract In such cases. 80 far as the
made shall be given to the lowest bidder whose proposal
shall be accompanied with proper testimonials OF the ab
| ity Of the bidder 10 execute the contract"
gress introduced it found necessary to intro
duce il in appropriation bill You could not get many
essential reforms made except that irregular mode.
They were put into appropriation bill because Con-
gress obliged to pass il, and thus many true and
wholesome reforms were forced through both houses
OF Congress II was in this way that this provi-
so-not the Wimot Proviso-[laughterl slipped into
the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill, among the ap
preparations for the contingent expenses OF the State
Department Well here is the difficulty that we had In
the committee in adjudicating upon MIR. Aliens claims
Mr. Allen claimed forty odd thousand dollars for
printing the compendium OF the sixth census; Blair
4 Riyes-I do not know how mach The objection in
aliowing The claim was, that the Secretary Of State did
not advertise and let out the work Allen claimed under
luton, he sweed up his bill to forty odd thousand dol
lara The committee thought that for the materials and
labor in dong the printing. Allen would be sufficiently
compensated by $4,000 and also allowing fair per
centsge upon for the delay, bringing up the amount 10
$4,000 $40 900, thus rejecting twenty odd
thousand dollars OF the claim. Now, the committee
wanted know in the first place. whether this 'ob print
ing for the executive deparments mentioned in the act of
Congress, included printing ordered by census act.
braced by the proviso in the civil and diplomatic bill
Now will read it again. and ask the question, 10 II job
printing Of the department! rf
That the job printing stationary, and binding OF each Of
the executive departments shall until otherwise directed
by law be furnished by proposals for which shalt
be regularly advertised the public prints the class and
description oil tie printing be specified In each adver-
semen far that be done. and u be made con-
the semenf that the work shall be done in the city
Of Washington and the contract In such cases so ar as
the proposals. and shall enable contract 70 be
made shall be given the lowest bidder, whose proposal
shall be accompanied with proper % 'ne ao'
This isprinting to be done in pursuance Of an act Of