The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-11

and to embrace, in addition, the laws of the present
session Of Congress, at price not exceeding three
dollars volume. printed and bound in the style OF
the statutes at large, published under the aulhor
ty Of Congress, by said Little Brown.
MIR. TURNEY gave notice of a bill supplemental
ny 10 the act entitled An act for the payment of
horses and other property lost destroyed in the
military service Of the United States
THE CENSUS.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Massachusetts,, moved, and the
Senate proceeded 10 the consideration or the Dill
providing for taking the seventh census
The motion pending at the adjournment yester,
day was on the motion, by MIR. WHrTcomB, TO add
to the proposed substitute on the bill the following
section
Be itf1ther enacted That the preparatory printing
rendered necessary by this act, far as the same
is not already DONE shall in ordero give despatch
10 business be done under contract with the Census
Board on fifteen days notice, by the lowest bidder
debate on this amendment ensued, in which
Nessrs. WHITcoMB, PEARcE, SMITH, BRIGHT, HALE,
UspERwoop, KIsG, BoRLAND, and DAVIS of Mas
sachusetts, took part.
Mr. HALE said the bill progressed so slowly, and
there appeared to be SO much information to be OBJ
tanned, and as there bill on the subject
daily under consideration in the House, he moved
to lay the whole subject on the table; and the ques
ton being taken by yeas and nays, was decided in
the negative; Messrs FooTE, HALE, SHIELDS, and
TuRSEy, only voting in the affirmative.
The question being taken on the adoption of Mr.
WHITcoMB's amendment, it was adopted as fol-
lows: Yeas 26, paysl9.
U. d
to the bill reported by the committee, and it was
adopted:
of the proposed substitute in relation to the compen
saton TO be paid to the marshals and their assist
ants made to conform with similar provisions
in the original bill.
Mr. DICKINSON moved to amend the original
bill by striking out the words Secretary of the In
terror wherever they occur in the bill, and insert
ssCensus Board
Mr.. KING expressed himself opposed to confer
ring this business upon the Census Board. He
would vote strike out the Secretary of the Int
rior,' He suggested the insertion Of the Attorney
General. He had no objection to the Department
of the Interior, but there bill before the
Senate to abolish that Department
Mr.. DICKINSON accepted the Attorney General
as his motion.
Mr. DAYTON said that possibility that one of
the Departments of the Government would be abol-
shed should have no influence upon the control OF
the public business. The Department was created
by law which is now existing on the statute book
There nothing so appropriately belonging to
the Department of the Interior as this Census bust
ness.
Mr. DAVIS, of Massachusetts, supported the De-
partment of the Interior as the proper Department
Mr.. BUTLER said that the opposition to confidng
this business to the Department OF the Interior was,
in great measure, opposition to the Depart
ment itself He considered that, if the Department
was abolished its duties would be transferred to the
other Departments, and this business would go with
the other.
Mr. DOWNS was opposed to transferring this
business to the Attorney General. He suggested
the Secretary of State.
Mr.. DICKINSON modified his motion so as to in
sert Secretary Of State.
And the question being taken, resulted in the
negative-yeas 30, nays 23
The question being then on the motion to strike
out all Of the original bill after the enacting clause
and insert the amended substitute proposed by Mr..
Dawson. the motion decided in the negative
yeas ii, nays 80.
The bill was then reported to the Senate, and the
various amendments made in Committee Of the
Whole were adopted.
The bill was then read third time, and was
passed.
Mr.. DICKINSON moved, and the Senate pro-
ceeded the consideration of Executive business ;
and, after short time spent with closed doors,
The Senate adjourned.