The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-28


years in the market They are unsaleabe, partly from
their poverty and partly from the want oi access TO them
Ii the price brought down 70 ~ cents an acre
believe il would be gain the government IN enabling
us TO avoid the expense of land ofhces More than
that believe the government would be gamer BY CIV
ing these lands away Ba. need n0t 20 nlo any demon,
this section not in the b-t being an amendment
OF the committee and not in the original bill prepared by
myself-yet inasmuch as it is offered in this form
sequence OF general plan, and do wish 10 raise
the question upon this particular bill take il out Of
the general line Of policy which the Senate has adopted
should prefer that the section should remain in the bill.
though it is against my notions OF proprety and not
according to the policy which consider most consistent
with the general interests OF the government
The question being then taken upon the amendment,
Mr.. CHASE moved TO amend the bill by substituting
five for six sections, as the width OF the proposed
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Mississippi | am sorry that amend
ment should be offered have agreed to take the amend
ment OF the committee to make this bill conform TO
them but there proposition TO make it differ from them,
and for that reason am opposed to II
MIR. CHASE. L was my impression that the width !
have proposed that adopted Tor the Illinois bill Ii
am wrong in that, shall withdraw the amendm ent
would inquire OF the chairman OF the Committee on
Public Lands whether the bills already adopted have not
been five sections width upon each side OF the line,
Mr.. FELCH was not present when the Illinois bill
was passed This amendment reported BY the Commit
makes the bill conform the others that have been
passed at the present session. Some bills were intro
duced with the number OF FIVE and some with six but
thsis precisely like the bills which have passed !,
Mr.. CHASE. Ii | am wrong, will withdraw the
amendment II am not mistaken. the honorable senator
from Indiana moved to amend the Illinois bill by striking
out six and inserting five and am mistaken i the bills
the honorable senator from Indiana If am wrong
| Mr.. VIII IrCOMB. According to my recollection, !
proposed that amendment, and il assened 10, and
changed from six FIVE The ground that all previous
legislation had been five sections width The honor
able senator from Illinois remarked that he had copied
through Congress; but he had ascertaned that il was
only BILL andnot an act thinkt was reduced to ve
Mt SMITH Mr.. President, know, in regard to
Iowa. the provision of the bill extends six sections
My attention called particularly to the subject when
the Iowa bill passed the Senate The provision was Tor
six sections in width each side OF the line OF the rail-
road.
Mr. FOOTE rise to state a fact. ! appealed to the
honorable senator from Illinois, Mr. DoUGLAs who is
not in his seat before requested the honorable sen
ator from Ohio Mr. CHAsEl to withdraw his amend
ment and he assured the most distinct manner that
the aempto reduce The quantity from six to hye miles
Mr. SHIELDS I can assure the senator that it re-
mains six sections. II is not five.
Mr.. CHASE. regard il matter OF no importance
whether it be miles five miles, provided some uni
form system has been adopted and il wrong in sup
posing that five miles has been fixed upon, will with
draw my amendment.
Mr. HALE Before this vote is taken, | wish to ask
the honorable senator from Mississippi whether there is
any provision in the constitution OF Mississippi against
Mr.. DAVIS. Of Mississippi. Oh, no, sir.
The question being then taken upon ordering the bill
to be engrossed for third reading, il agreed to, and
the bill was read third time by its title, and passed.
COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.
Mr. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts,, asked the Senate TO
dulge him by taking up Senate bill 109beng the bill to
provide for the printing ri the annual report upon CON-
MIR Mr. ATcHiSoN. Mr. President. L understand this
bill and its eject il will be 10 introduce system
upon the subject Of the printing and distribution OF these
books
Mr. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts,. No, sir; the honor.
able senator misapprehends. Il he will permit me,
will put him right upon the subject We publish an;
nualy report from the Treasury Department, called
"The Annual Report upon Commerce and Navigation"
We have been some six months IN session., and we
have Just received the report for last year we nave
Just got the report delivered few days ago Now, the
proposition is, to hasten the printing and publication OF
this useful document for which purpose propose TO
authorize the Secretary Of the Treasury TO complete as
early he finds il practicable and then TO proceed to
print il and distribute il, just az we have heretofore d.
Iected 10 be distrbuedhat is, 500 copies to the de-
parment, 5000 copies TO the Senate and $4,000 TO the
House OF Representatives. This amounts 10 the same
number which printed last year II merely assigns
the printing to the Secretary OF the Treasury. ).
posed OF by resolutions OF the two houses
MIR. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts,. Yes, sir.
| MIR. ATCHlS0N. am satisfied
Mr.. KING wished to inquire Of the honorable senator
from Massachusetts il would not be well TO confne
the supply 10 the number wanted by the Treasury De-
partmenil Would il be necessary have 5000 printed
the Senate Rouse
He would speak for hmse and say tina, he did not send
off twohirds OF the number given TO him, but sent them
only those whom he supposed TO be especially interest
ed in the work. and he supposed that such was the case
with many other members. II il would meet the appro
baton OF the Senate, he would move 10 strike out the
numbers 5000 for the Senate and $4,000 Tor the House,
and increase the number for the Treasury Department
His object strike out the extra number for the two
houses and leave the usual number TO be printed Tor
| them
The VICE PRESIDENT The Chair begs leave to
sugpcst In senator from Alabama will be
cessary redaw this section OF the bill TO carry out the
\ object OF the senator.
MIR KING said il easy matter to arrange il, and
reduce the number in the FIRST part OF the bill and that
would be strike the 000 and leave the number
to be settled by the Senate.
| Mr.. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts. | wish 10 make an
explanation, in answer TO the senator from Alabama.
doubt whether he appreciates the Importance attached to
this document by the public Ii is Of the most i'm
poftan and useful statistical documents published by the
government believe Congress- from the earliest stages
OF the government down this day. has always been in
the habit OF publishing less copies ol this docu
ment 10 distribute for the benefit OF those interested IN IT.
II understand the senator from Alabama he proposes TO
discontinue this distribution. That is adopting quite
new view OF the subject II has hitherto been the prac-
ce Of this government send this document to the COM
munty. That they may have the benefit OF the statistics
contained IN H. spprehend that 1900 will be entirely
inadequate to the demand Ii is purely public docu-
i ment--a kind OF document nowhere published but by
order o the overnment-containing information thai
cannot be obtained except from this department hope,
therefore, that this practice which has existed for fifty
years will not be discontinued The senator asks why
do we do ths II the Senate and House are TO distribute
them at ALL is good economy when the publication is
made, that there should be copies enough for both Of the