The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-29

"a aughl Yes, sir, would give him leave LIE, HIM
take away this paper by all But TO allow
pense. Sir do we grant copyrighis' What could be
meant by such thing Why, il would be authorizing
sope 70 print their own works out OF their own funds
tna, 10 al and that is exactly what we required to
.i uo Ior Mr; Palmer. "a augh.l Then il is called
document with the ille OF given al length. "A doc
uEe' aeai Wen IN the olden times document was an
the departments But here is Mr. A. ri Palmers descrip
hon oil the maritime countries OF the East" and 10
And how has it got to be document, i suppose Nh
Palmer made deposite OF here-sav he DeDart
undergone process of filtration. which has made Il from
common paper, 9 document" This "documenta afe&
having been spun and wove BY Mr.. Palmer not out Of
peoples brains and books carried the Department
OF State and asked house There great many
good men in this world, and many OF them have been
left there and kindly cared for The bantng Is left. and
find it AS the boys say the street i6S To-" fSeha
Under and in this case presume there was dePosite
Of this paper with the Secretary Of State ana that Aaron
IL the finder [Great laughterl And then he gets
good natured member OF Congress-and there are
great many good -natured members OF Congress, well
have it brought down. after which the printing at public
expense and the purchase OF thousands OF copies
at double price, matter OF course
Wel members OF Congress get their feelings excited
and cali for the paper 1t comes down with great dig
nifty 1t down from the Secretary Of State, stop
ping in at the Presidents Tor his private secretary TO
must be deemed very respectable 1t comes upon inn
posingly. 1t is then referred to committee The COM
mittee bring i back to the house BY that time i has
ripened into document" and not only rpened into
document, but 1t has undergone SO many hahons, and
received 80 many impr,matures, that It's value can
scarcely be calculated That about the state, belleve
OF the present document named in this resolution That
is about its history guess il. have not taken the
trouble to make any inquiries respecting it; but /, guess
eading] 'enttlsd "a comprehensive view Of ne Hr'nei-
pal indspendentnari countries Of the East Mussra
ted BY chart wtich accompanied ths report q he Sscre,
ary of State to the Senate, under date Of 23d Of Aprh
last, end referred 10 the Committee Foreign Relations
Very grand title But, sir what have we before US in
the shape Of oriental legislation which want in
slrucion be gotten out of this comprehensive view
OF the countries OF the Easts" have read something
about the countries of the East ever since was .
IN his day; and have read something of what II
has been since. And for our merchants who carry
on trade. ! apprehend that they will not look at
this in order decide what branch OF trade they can
explore They will not wait until the book IS
printed by order of Congress. and then distributed
10 find out where explore any branch OF trade lhave
read during the last quarter OF century, great deal OF
merchants and navgaors OF their ente prse Of tner
courage of their carrying on business wnetner
land or amidst The tumblng mountains Of polar ice, pur
suing the gigantic monsters OF the deep nave read
what Edmund Burke said OF them IN the last century
the black emperor OF Hay ChrstoPhe, in ihis Both
seemed 10 be equally impressed with the energy OF our
merchants but expressed by ChristoPhe with most eper2
gy ne sad "hang up bag Of coee IN hela, anxes
lLaughter] This is an illustration OF what enterprise
Americans possess And yet, am to be called upon
here money 10 buy books for the purpose Of IN
foEming the American merchants whether or not they can
carry on with the East, with China and Ja-
pan and to do that at time when we have no bill I'M
pending which egsate upon the subject OF
trade with those countries, with any country so that
here sea, widely at proposing to purchase
thing which has not the excuse OF previous books,that
il is waned-which nobody has read, and when have
nothing 10 which it is to be applied after we get IT, ms
is going length which previous abuses have not
gone this abuseful busnessbuying merely because
is book and because there is anything to which we
apply it, Thus this abase IN this case takes anoiher
great stride
In the beginning as have shown il was a matter Of
law to purchase those books II required at least the
sanction OF the House before money could be taken out
Of the treasury Tor the purchase OF books 1t required
appropriation. There happens to be clause In The
constitution of the United States that money shall be
taken out OF the treasury except by an appropriation law
That appropriation law must receive the assent the free
assent OF both houses OF Congress, and must be signed
by the President besides These were the guards which
the trainers Of constitution placed around the treas
ury No money to be taken out Of the treasury ex-
cept by law That law should receive the sanction OF
majority OF each house OF Congress, and then be signed
by the President
In the early stages OF the abuse that provision Of the
constitution followed in form at least The books
always bought by law. This abuse has been gong
on step by step We TO pay for this book out Of
the contingent fund Of the Senate" and take the money,
not by law but by resou,ion-thereby depriving the
House OF Representatives, TO that extent OF their control
the money in the treasury and applying our conm-
gent 10 purpose which " HcNti
The contingent fund OF every department. OF every
branch OF the public business, necessarily attaches itself
and belongs TO those incidental expenses which result
from the working OF the department, and which are not
ioreseen, and which cannot be enumerated beforehand
There propnely in the term contingent IN such ex-
penses, and they always small. When hrst came
here the contingent expenses OF the whole War Depart
ment were 81 900 The two houses OF Congress then
acted upon the great principle incucated in the early
DAYS of history, and both 10 economy and
accountability, that appropriations should be specihc not
general contingent Every object OF appropriation
was specifically estimated, that they got down TO
ting enoies in the War Department 40 low as $1,000
Now, what will cover the contingent expenses OF one
branch OF the legislative deparmen-of the Senate alone
Will hundreds OF thousands it III confined TO It's
proper object few thousand dollars would suffice. But
II you apply 1t 10 the puhase of books without miia-
tion nobody estimate what it will require Tor The
contingent fund of the Senate The treasury may De
plundered BY acting in this way the House Is deprived
purchase OF books does not belong 10 the contingencies
The Senate. Ii is contingency OF The senate y -
! untrue, but the House is bound by IT. Eacn house
Judges its own contingent expenses ana nousu ne
House OF Representatives knows that TINS eook Pu'cnase
is no contingent expense OF the Senate ye' mas 70 s"o
init Thus The House is deprived OF IT'S ngntui power
over the money IN the treasury.
/ Now wish the whole abuse TO be considered az being
on ual for in this you an exemphhcaton OF the
whole abuse is epltone oil all the evils OF book
buying How did this thing come before us' Who ever
thonq6 of originating the printing Of this book No
but Mr. Palmer He has reqoenied these balls for many
wears past; he has congegaled with for many years
he has brought this thing before Congress and pressed
on our hands. Congress would never have thought oi
searching for III the Senate would never have thought OF
searching for H. But Mr. Palmer has come here; be mas