The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-19

inquiry RELATIVE 10 the VI 10 WIN. NJ bell OF elzou
or printing edition OF certain decisions OF the Supreme
Court of the United States.
BY Mr.. Observation-Disclosures January 80:
Rssotosd, That Committee Public Lands be IN
family tno landholders, the OF properly worth
the OF y 500 ctt1ens' of The United States ei
Adj OF March next hundred and sixty OF land
and when said families shei nave resided nPon the said
buildings and clear OF ground thereon patent
shall be issued by the OF the United States, free
from all cost 10 The grantee
BY Mr.. RUSK-submtted March IA
Resolved, That the Gath The Senate ba amended
by inserting after the word presented, at the hr SEN
called or presented o. received the day the
ing Of the Senate IN each week
By Mr.. WALKER-submilled July IS,
Rsiuea Tina, the Committee Public Lands be directed
10 report back The Senate bill No 49, before the
18th instant
BY Mr. HALE-submltted JaIy'l5:
Resolved, That the Commtee Pnblo Buildings be in
structed TO inquire into the expedency preventing
erection Structure now being
tho grounds west OF The Capitol yard causing what has
already been placed there TO be removed.
Mr. HUNTER moved to amend by striking out the
Committee Public Buildings, aud inserting the Com
mtee on the Library, the building was gong up I'M
der their direction.
Mr. MASON MIR. President, the building was order
ed be erected by the COMMITTEE the Library for the
purpose OF preserving, they had been instructed to do
the various botanical specimens brought home by The
exploring expedition. The chairman OF the Committee
the Library in his seat, and think 1t would be
proper and courteous that the resolution should not be
acted upon in his absence move. therefore, that II be
Mr. FOOrE. Will the senator withdraw his motion
Mr. MASON. Certainly.
Mr.. FOOTE. | would suggest to the senator from
New Hampshire that is not precisely accurate TO speak
OF structure "which is being erected. Besides when
it is proposed prevent the further erection" of
building, the implication seems TO arse that some erec
ton OF such structure has already occurred if is
scarcely consistent to speak of such building being
only in a process of erection.
Mr. HALE. | wish to make single explanation
that it want of courtesy to either OF these com
mees which induced to offer this resolution. But
this erection being erected [laugherl this part
of the public ground and my own opnlonwhlch hold
with great deference-ls that 1t IS very great Obstruc
ton very great destruclion to the beauty OF the>
grounds and i these eechons are to 10 on they should
be in other pace-wth great Difference to the
Committee the Library have looked at the resolu-
ton upon which they have proceeded and my own opn
ION is that they have mistaken their authority entirely
with regard the selection OF place upon which these
to be erected tshoud devove upon the Commit
tee the Public Grounds should have objection
making it joint reference to the Committee on the
Library and the Committee the Public Grounds But
my wish is that the thing should be stopped where
il is. think il is great mistake. We have done
good deal to deface what Nature has made beautiful
about the Capitol And while am about 1t, think
OF the greatest distractions hnderances to the beauty
OF the grounds is the carcaure OF Washington that lies
the yard the east OF the Capitol and then there
the hord attempts at sculpture at the east door OF the
Capitol II we could gel rid OF few OF these things.
and could get back nearer to nature. think we should
give the place better appearance to the eyes OF visters
than has. think these buildings are IN bad taste.
voted for the green houses but if | had supposed
they would be red houses instead of green housesred
BRICK pesl should have voted against it, But il It
the of the Senate that the erection TO go
have very little interest in the matter personally
Mr. FOOFE. l am very sorry, Mr. President, that the
from New Hampshire does not notice my gram
NAUTICAL cri,cism for him that there is
substance in It, and there Is not grammar IN Chis'sn.
dom that would sustain him But If he determined not
listen me- and 10 retain the language be will COM
pei me to amendment, which | do not wish to
do Ii is ungrammatical certainly say that house is
being erected and certainly 1t to speak OF II IN
the first place as an erection and then to say that is be-
ing erected.
Mr. HALE. The senator is mistaken in point OF fact.
have not called il erection, but structure. Now,
do moi know what the grammatical meaning OF struc-
ture" is Ii is not called erection and the object is to
prevent Its being an erection yield always with great
Difference from Mississippi upon grammar
taughte] and If this Is wrong will take anything ese
so far grammar is concerned
The PRE- SiDENT stated the amendment TO strike out
the Committee on Public Buildings, and insert the Com
mnee on the Library
Mr. DAVIS, Of Mississippi MI; President, the s'ruc-
referred the west of the Capitol ia proper
~ under the charge OF the Committee the Library
and the Committee the Library have already examined
the whole question, going the whole OF the public
grounds TO select the spot suited for the purpose and
that spot the originally indicated in the design
Of the public buildings The spo, selected the
originally designed and marked upon the original plat Tor
horticultural garden. IL was selected because of It's
proximity to the CAPITOL and because il believed 10
be great ornament to the public grounds And the
senator from New Hampshire will wait until the build
ing completed, think he will find that does not
the architectural beauty of the grounds OF the Capitol The
Committee on the Library were authorized to erect the
structure by the Senate The plants necessarily TO
be removed from the square upon which they now stand
of the further extension oil the Patent Ollce
building, which nterteres with the place IN which the
plants kept. We commence upon plan which
could be extended to any limit and which IT is believed
will be perfect itself, which will answer the purpose Tor
which il is designed. and which will rather be ornamental
than disfy he publlc ground If the
New Hampshire will consult the Commissioner OF Pub.
lie Buildings, he will be shown, doubt, all the
grounds from which had right to select, and | be-
Iieve that his good would tell him, after such
examinations that this point is the best fitted for the pur
pose II is OF use, therefore, to refer this question
the Committee the Library, Tor they have examined
ab ,nttio They have examined all the grounds. They
have had the plans OF the structure submitted them
Moth has been done without their advice and
They therefore responsible the Senate for what
ever appears That responsibility, member OF that
committee, am willing to answer.
IL goes not properly before the Committee Public
Buildings because the plants IN charge of the Com
mltiee The Library the structure designed
ply protect the plants II the senator from New Hamp
shire thinks proper TO commission OF architects,
in order that they may examine the design, should be
glad to it, But IT of refer either the
committee originally proposed, TO the committee pro-
posed by the amendment
Mr. BADGER The senator from New Hampshire
tMr HAZEL Processes TO be great admrer of the sim
picty of Nature, and TO be dcsirous, order that
may get to IT. TO the statues which grace
the eastern front OF the Capitol Now. sir, think the
senator will find himself very much puzzled with regard
to one OF these statues, at least to suggest any aera
ton by which !, coudNk made to approach nearer than
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