The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-09
srrraEScE OF DILLs yaom THE HOUSE OF REPREsEsrA

| An act for the relief OF VIM b. Crews;
An act for the relief Of Charles Ahrenfeld and JohI
An act for The relief Of Gideon Walker
The following bills from the House were several,
read first and second time by their titles and referred
| the Committee on Pensions:
An act for the relief OF Lewis Hastings;
An act for the relief OF Benjamin Smith
i An act for the relief of George Cassady;
4 An act for the relief of Henry + Evans;
An act for the relief OF Samuel Dewey;
An act for the relief OF William Paddy and
ASs o bs wens read
and second time BY their titles and referred 10 the Com
/ mittee on Finance:
An act for the relief OF Ferguson & Mhado and
An act for the relief Of e. Pavenstedt & Schumacher
House bill for the relief OF Jesse Sutton read
first and second time BY its title and referred to the Com
House bill for the relief OF Thomas Dennis was read
6rst and second time BY its tte and referred to the Com
mee on Naval Affairs.
House bill for the relief OF Richard H. Barrett was
read first and second time by its title and referred to
the Committee on Private Land Claims. J,
/ The following message received from the President
| of the United States: m.a 4
TO the Senate of the United States.
The Postmaster General has this day communicated the
letter herewith uansmtsd in addition TO his commanca
tion by the Senate the 9Th instant in relation
the inquiries ned in the resolution Of the Senate
TO the appointment OF postmasers
! WASHINGTON, March 8, 1850.
Which was read, and ordered TO be printed with the
message OF the 9th instant.
On motion, II was
Ordered Thai when the Senate ADJOURN il be Monday
ADMISSION OF CALIFORNIA.
On motion by Mr.. DOUGLAS. the Senate took up the
the constitution OF the State Of California and postponed
its further consideration until Monday next
PRIVILEGED aUEsTIoS-PUBLIc PRINTING.
Mr.. BORLAND rise, sir, particularly in behalf OF
to an article WHICH appeared s a he Republic
newspaper, of this city, few days ago, and to make
explanation OF the course OF the Committed on Printing
in relation to the matter mentioned in that article. will
send the paper to the Secretary and request that the at-
Ecle may be read.
The article was read by the Secretary. as follows:
"THE PREsIpHcr's ANSWER TO THE CALL TWO
nens from Congress and the people Is II the intention OF
that the administration shall not before
its course If MI Calhoun had been in posseson before
making his speech. OF the documents Communicated 10
Congress- in the calls Of the two houses on the
President in relation California; he might have thought u
but of just President modify of his
views and xpres,ons. Mr. Calhoun says rss
81 have the of the Executive to the calls
made by the houses OF Congress for information to
erence 10 what was done in California. Iuaderaaad the
have been printed But there Is enough known
Justify the assertion, that those who profess 10 represent
and act under the authority OF the Executive have adved
aided and encouraged the movement which terminated
in forming what they call constitution aud STATE
Now we ask the American people what kind oil justice
toward the President and the administration they can eI
pect from opposition maores which make calls the
President ss official papers, and then If they do not an
hs % %PaTpoe and ss x b vns Gem
ems in the Senate Mr. Venable in the House, for these
ea hs css
Ployed at great expense 70 make The necessary copies
ward he understands that the amses made hare NOT been
printed rl -.
ton msJttes two branches would nave deuged the
county with these documents long SINCE II they had been
I'M since ,hsy , sa ,ha the Old man has acted wisely,
pradeny, and pairotes The documents cannot be print
ed Even Of the United States cannot procure
copy be assal the administration understand
iugiy This Is shabby and shameful
Mr. BORLAND resumed Mr. President, in the art-
Gle which has Just been read the charge made IN gene
raj terms, against what the editors OF the Republic call
the Opposition maioritles in the two houses" II
charges that Information called for from the Pres
dent OF the United States upon important subject and
that when that information was communicated the oppo-
siton majores an the two houses OF Congress have
covered up, TO the expression OF that paper,
hugger muggered them up in the printers closets II
charges that this done by the majority OF the two
houses OF Congress, in corrupt collusIon with the public
printers for the purpose OF keeping the information from
the public. That, sir, is the charge
II such charge had been made by any ordinary paper
OF the country, do not think should have felt called
upon TO make any defence Of the "opposon maJorItes
OF Congress-, or Of the Committee on Printing But II
comes from the recognised organ OF this administration
II comes from paper that is known 10 be in the con-
dence. and is understood to speak the sentiments OF the
administration II may be considered therefore, as
the opposition maorities," they called, IN the
the two houses OF Congress- accusing them OF corrupt
motives OF having called for information bearing upon
the public interest with the expectation that that informa
lion would condemn the administration; but when the
information brought before the two houses Of Congress
and il is found this paper nsinuales that this nfor-
nation, far from condemnng the course OF the admin
straton, susians it, then, from corrupt motives, the
maloes OF the two houses OF Congress have concealed
the information. That is the charge, and from thai
authority.
not for me to enterno an elaborate defence OF the
majority OF the two houses OF Congress from such 9
charge this But in this charge against Congress in
general is involved one equally grave, and perhaps
direct against the Committee Printing, whom the
question OF printing this document reerreda fraud
uent and corrupt connving Or TO use the expression Of
the paper, "shamefuy and shabby' consprng with the
public printers for the execution Of corrupt purposes
Now, sir, what are the facts After some delay, and
after opposition on the part oil friends of the admin
isaton, the call for this information was made Afte
some delay-necessary delay am willing 10 admit
was communicated. And how communicated Wha
it Why, sir, pile Of papers here, which viii
make at least 900 pages OF printed materi Could tha
be printed immediaelyi Was Il expected that i should
be printed immediately am not in the habit OF attribu
ting improper motives. am not in the habit OF unchan
taby ascrblHg corrupt purposes 10 anybody, much es
to the administration Of the government; but wher
that administration, through its recognised organ charges
corrupt motives upon this boJy upon that division
II TO which belong, feel authorized and justified IN in
qurng little into the motives of those who make such
charges
! Now, ashland | put II to the candor and good sense
OF every one who hears mei there any necessity
in answering that call, TO make communication which
will l 1000 pagesl Did the resolution require all tha
immense pile OF paper 10 be sent here in answer the
interogatories What were those interrogatoes They
were, to ascertain the instructions given TO the military
authorities IN California, and TO the agents sent there
n Qf fha AL ntafra hon A..