The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-15

consider the vote upon this subject that may offer my
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts. / would suggest 10
the honeabe senator. il he could get over his scrupes
he would attain his object by putting the pensioners ia
with the deaf. dumb. blind. insane, SC. | hope that
ananlmons consent viii 30 given 10 tina. mod6ea-
The PRESIDING OFFICER The Chair will state
again that the amendments from the House the only
cannot take up the original bill. They amend these
amendments but they cannot take up the original bill
and ofer amendments to that
ate that when this bill went to the House they struck out
The PRESIDING OFFICER The amendment. as il
is to strike out the tables OF the Senate BILL and insert
schedules u 3, A. and O. II is in order to to
reconsider the vote OF the Senate and then to refuse 10
insert any one OF them or insert them with an add-
Mi. DAVIS. Of Mississippi. move TO reconsider the
vote on disagreeng to the House schedules
MIR. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts hope that, by unani
nous consent, the gentleman will be allowed to amend
The question being taken upon the motion to recon
slider, ii was agreed il.
Mr. DAVIS. Of Mississippi. moved that the Senate dis.
agree to the amendment OF the House, far relates
10 schedules 2, 9, 4, S, and g.
Mr.. BADGER. would simply ask the honorable
senator from Mississippi, if not likely TO get into
some confusion with regard to these tables and also,
whether the amendment which he proposes is of suti-
cient importance " : n,S to run the hazard
will be any hazard The other House have stricken out
the Senate tables, and inserted new schedules Now,
propose to agree with schedule No as amended in the
House, but to strike out the rest in order that we may
'T M tiSisss NS rise 10 ascertain whether
and the By the z he
tables reported by the House in lieu Of the Senate tables
Now ONE that before the question is taken. the
honorable senator from Mississippi has right to move
to amend The House tables would ask The honorable
senator what his amendment is.
Mr.. DAVIS. Of Mississippi. is to, amend the cap
% s "
. MIR. UNDERWOOD. II seems to me that il might be
done without much difficulty. II you amend the caption
we shall insert that in lieu Of table No adopted by the
House. We may then insert that table, and disagree to
the insertion Of the others Il the question Is susceptible
OF division; but il not there lies the difficulty sup
pose the question is Invisible
Mr.. DAVIS. of Mississippi suppose the first ques.
ton will be upon adopting the amendment
Mr.. DAWSONs Permit me to make suggestion as
TO what has been the foundation Of all difficulties
We are now just precisely where when this bill
went 10 the House of Representatives. They adopted
the schedules OF the Census Board have, as under
stand it. rejected that amendment Of the House Of Rep
esenatves and insisted upon the tables OF the Senate
Now, this brings back to the point where we first
commencedthat the paper for the schedules, according
to the Census Board has been chiefly purchased and is
in the possession oil the printers who are selected
by the Board OF Census. Now, the question:, since the
reconsideration, whether will not adoptthe amend
ments Of the House, for the purpose OF retaining the
blanks which have been heretofore printed and the paper
that has been contracted for. whether we will throw
tables as they went from the Senate of such
ure TO change this arrangement Now, there nothing
very material in the changes proposed by the Senate
Let adhere TO the amendment OF the House, In order
that the printing may 60 and the paper be put IN use
Immediately that has already been obtained, ruled. and
prepared. make these suggestions for the purpose OF
expedition, and for the purpose OF saving the expense
that will be incurred by the loss of the paper obtained
and the printing already done.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts,. The honorable
knrn hsuh llxraa
ured and therefore not quite well informed, with re
gard to the facts, as those who went through It. We
adopted in the Senate four tables substantially as they
reported by the Census Board We thong ht, how
ever that the agricultural and social tables as made up
by the Senate committed, superior IN many respects
to the Others and that there were many reasons why
preference should be given TO them These two tables
the Senate adopted Now, sir the action Of the House
upon these tables was something in this wise. They
struck out the table we have been talking about,
and then adopted il IN fotidem perbsn precisely the
same words When they came to them--the trs relates
to free white population, and the second to slave Popu
lation-they made two amendments TO which wish TO
call the attention OF the Senate They put In two col
umns-six and the is TO take the number OF
fugitive, the other is to take the number OF manu-
mitted persons. These two columns were inserted
by the House, notwithstanding that printing had been
largely done. They disregarded that fact entirely.
Then table four, which relates to products OF in
dusty, and which they adopted as It went from here
They also adopted the table relating 10 deceased people,
precisely il went from here That left the tables OF
agricultural and social statistics, which were changed and
changed substantially. That ~ the condition oil the Ia
bles -Four OF these tables substantially the
as they went from the Senate.
Now the Senate decided before this vote 10 reconsider
that they would adhere 10 their own tables There
two gentlemen from slave States upon the committee; and
their decision, in which certainly unite was, that
would adhere To the tables that put into the bill by
the Senate and for which think satisfac
tory. think could satisfy the honorable from
Georgia that these agricultural and social tables much
better than those from the House, II was worth while
TO 90 into the argument There is another which
will suggest the honorable senators and that is, that
there is for the statistics 10 the tables made by
the House. Tie columns are narrow that you can
not insert the number OF figures that will be necessary
For thai have removed TO the social table some
FIVE six OF these columns, in order get room enough
TO take the statistics without confusion Now, hope
that the Senate will abide by the decision which IL has
made and that the senator from Georgia. even il he has
preference-ior the other mode, will not press it,
Mr. DAVIS, Of Mississippi did not intend TO bring
up this discussion, by moving amendment for prac
teal purposefor getting information which supposed
got up--I will not call it sereoiyped argument upon the
and cost OF the printing that has been done. am
sorry that have been drawn into any such con-
troversy and now ask leave TO withdraw my amendment.
The amendment having been withdraw, the question
was stated upon the House amendment, substituting
tables for those adopted by the Senate; which was not
concuned in.
Mr. CLARKE moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration OF executive business
Mr. HALE. hope the senator will withdraw the mo-
ton for n moment, for this The honorable
aior. from Virginia. whom do not at this moment see
in his seat (Mr HUsTER,l requested me to move
his amendment 10 the resolution submitted by his col
leaoue as matter Of personal favor voted with The