Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-05
REPORT ON COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.


The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the senate . reno
inc secretary Oh inc freasuy, accompanied by report
the Register OF the Treasur and Of the
and navigation of the United states for the Last 6I va, ~
pared required by the act OF 10Th February 1920 yb
was read.
Mr.. DAVIS. of Massachusetts, / am glad to see the.
documents here at this early day. that the
Der be printed for the Of the Senate.
The VICE PRESIDENT remarked tina. the question =
printing unless by unanimous CONSENT &c the Commit
tee on Printing in accordance with rule of the Senate
Mr. WEBSTER II is quite evident that some mod6ca
ton of that rule ought be made else we shall sd our
selves very much embarrassed by the delay that will TAX
place in the printing of communications that come to us n
the Executive Departments hope there may be at presen
unanimous consent of the Senate take up the question
printing upon the motion that is about to be made under
sand Tor the printing OF many Of these documents as
has been usual TO print in times past These are document
Of much Importance and hope If the Senate intend 10 prn
them il will be done without delay.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Will the Senator be goo,
enough to indicate the number that he desires shall be printed
Mr.. DAVIS. The Secretary has furnished me memo
randum which states that the number usually printed
5,500-fye hundred being for the Of the Departments
wish to say one word before the question is put As ha
been suggested by my colleague this document is Of YER,
great importance, and very glad to see it here 4
early in the session. And rise not only for the
Of making this motion to print but TO express the hope tina
the printing may not be delayed in the which has
been heretoore-genely, believe until Congress has ad
journed, and have all returned our homes This docu
men in particular has generally reached us through the mails
and document which al commercial comm and al
those interested in the statistics relating commerce and
hope and expectation hata much earlier day than has here
toore been thought sS proper one, these docu.
this reference to the suhA viii 1ufens to acconssb
Ai M Ge'i HALE. Before de !. taken w
single remark, though do ~ know whether " e con-
sidered apropos to the question nym before the 81 e
want 70 know i some arrangement may not be made which
the printing OF Congress may be done in such that
we need not be ashamed to show Ito constituents For
my own part had almost made up my mind to vote no more
printing unless be assured that will be done in Gre
dable STYLE It has been executed ina shameful man
ner allude more particularly to the Patent Office report
After had distributed my proportion of topics of that report
was accosed by Of my constituents who asked me II
they made of wooden types in Washington for printing
and in reality clumsiy the work executed that it
might well Justify such an inquiry twas thu most disgrace
full and dscredabe piece of work that ever saw And the
paper made OF such any respectable oyer house in
the city would be ashamed to for issuing lis
For part until be assured that We can have
printing done in credtable shall Withhold my
support from every motion that may be made for printing
Mr.. BORLAND. AS chairman Of the Committee on
Printing, will take occasion remark that agree with the
Senator from New Hampshire in what he has said regard
to the manner in which the public printing has ban done,
and will add that l. and believe all the mebes OF the
Committee Printing, have resolved SO far as it prac
CABLE to make the public printers up The proper
standard in the quality Of their work In its execution here
after intend, far rests with u.s. cause then ito ad
here to the style and quality of work that contemplated
when the contract made and that shall print
be received that does conform strictly that sndard
But will say further, that think the main of he bad
printing that is complained Of has been what regadas the
bad economy of the Senate. Instead Of paying fdr COM
pensaon, and having the printing undertaken by competent
PERSONS false economy has been adopted and ha caused
Undertaking. and the work has been undertaken upon terms
which do not permit the contractors perform it in
credable This is what think lies at the founda-
Iknfo fhoc hal
adopted, and individuals have undertaken the work at
lower rates, all that is left for the committee is to hold them
strictly to the contract " ,a .Et ",. s@& \
The motion to print was agreed to- ILL.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate report
of the Second Comptroller and Second Auditor of the Trea
suy made in pursuance Of joint resolution approved Au-
gust Z, ls4s showing the amount payable by the United
States to the Cherokee Indians according to the principles
established by the treaty of August s46 between the Unit
ed States and the said Indians.
Mr.. WEBSTER to inquire under what call that COM
munication to the Senate.
The SECRETARY answered that was unler Joint reso
luton OF August, ls4s.
Mr.. WEBSTER commended that, when acal was made
on the Treasury, should come from the heal of the Depart
men and not from subordinate officers and desired that it
might be laid on the table for the present which &C
quiesced in. . a
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before theSenate report
from the Secretary Of the Treasury, accompanied by report
from the Superintendent of the Coast Survey
On motion Of Mr.. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts,
ton usual number be Of heh for the use
OF the Superintendent of the Coast Survey.
CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO.
Mr.. CLEMENS submitted the following reoution, which
lies under the rule
Resolved That the President Of the Und States be re-
queed to inform the Senate early whether
person has been by him appointed civil military Gov
Of California the 4h day of Mich last and
who has been appointed and what compensation has
been allowed him.
Also that he be requested inform the na,e whether any
agent has been appointed BY the Executve Of the De-
partmens OF the Government and California with in
structons authority to organize Se Government for
that or to aid and advise the people within its limits
And further that he be requested horm the Senate how
the delegates recently assembled in California, calling them
selves were elected BY hom the qualifications
of the voters fixed and Determined what those qua
cations and by what law the tine places and manner
ofholding said election regulates
And further that he be requesedo inform the Senate whe
Their any census OF the Inhabitants said Territory has been
taken and so, by what law, and under what authority.
And further that he be requated to communicate to the
Senate all ORDERS written vba Instructions
sp1naense with any person as Or military governor OF
eminent in California
And further that he be reqted inform the Senate whe
Their steps have been BY the Executive any De-
partment of the Government assemble Convention in New
Mexico for the purpose oAdopng constitution and making
application for admission into the Union and if so, that he
be requested the Senate all ORDERS nsruc
And further that he be requested Uniform the Senate upon
what ground he opinion in his Mes
sage Of December 1S49 that the people Of New Mexico
will tno very distant period present themselves for ads
sion into the Union"
FL. TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.
Mr.. HOUSTON submitted the following resolution which
lies under the rule
Resolved That the President of the United States be re-
quesed communicate to the Senate all the official CORE
spondence the 4th March last the Govern
aff