Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-04
CoNGRI.ss-iST SESSION.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER =.
SEN Al l.
Clvrl Ayp DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS BILL.


SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER ..
SENATE.
CIvIL ASp DiPLoMATIc APPROPRIATIONS Bill.
The OF the Senate were r"pene III ID minutes past
3 ocack \. w., on Sunday morning when message
received the House o Representatives informing the
Senate lo tie House had receed from its disagreement
the amendments of the Senate thu il relation
the public printing, and insisted on their disagreement 10
that.
IL was moved that the Senate rcccde from lis amendment
Mr. Dickinson. The original amendment the Senate
regard the public printing that tie contractor should
BE- rcaned his losses Ia be proved before the Sccrca.
rv ri The Treasury and should ten per cent profit
The .as Committee OF Conference bat made
report from bccrse the House d agree
modified this proposition that the pa5lc printer should
be UNIDENTIFIED hs actual expenses, AMI should receive
pay for - personal >'rri.ndrnc" h. committee hop'h
The lloc would a.ec 10 Ills propositions but refused
L. agree H. The cnmG!ce ai-o proposed That
script the hands oi the printers should De delivered IL The
Secretary oi III. Senate aud the Ccth OF the House who
should have them printed unn tn terms specified IA the
luan. The House also disagreed :" HAT. This throws
bacn original proposition. Ii leaves insist Gpan
fcc'je rom lie ori4inIi atnenIn,.ni offered ~ The
Senator from lpu- ana, Nlr. Su!e,) which tie
ar til! public printing Indemnity against actual loss
ani profit of In p.tce l. :r tire >enair ,crIac
whctiler ,cy w insist reccdc from the amendment For
IN. shah against r,ced!n-.
Mr. II min. ini> matter has resolved Itself
into the simple question OF rcce.ing insisting this
in relation Ia the public printing. Nhu-cDncGr-
"i The House ~ thls Time Hills the bill. shall
therefore, vote IL lcccdr.
NJ DicLiasnn. The Committee q: Conference on the
part Of tn Senate made reasonable proposition They
proposed indemnify these contractors against actual loss,
give them profit, and take the lnG-ctipt cut u iir
hands. at III" printing might tie provided for. think
that very fair pgopuson The House csigced 10 II.
And am all inclined humnr the caprcionsnss III
respectable body tie House ~ Representatives.
Ii Senate chuo> Ia ccedC, lei them do 50, will not
Give my vote rec,de 5case da believe the House
viii lose the bin uron s.c point. How is tie public print
na The contractors have notified RESPONSE
tie committee, believe that they cln't 20 on and execute
the weik.
% not 10 revive any party recoleciions
controversies the Pandnras box of puhlc printing;
halt II, la ~
vcy and want and ruin that gray-headtd Old man. (Nr.
l,cht who has acted officer ol this body who has
been H. printer whn has been admitted this floor and
has had active sympathy not only with members OF Con
gres- but with the people al large Tins l. not private
claim Ii il a matter al great public conccrnncn'.
Mr. Badger have been exceedingly sorry that the House
of Representatives. I'D not tit To agree 10 the original
proposition Of t- Senator from Louisiana, Ir. Soule)
to that proposition a. il WAS subsequently proposed 10 be-
mnd.f,d. deeply regret it. think il unfortunate
| did not think liberal. But lha, subject the
House form lis Iri .nent upon lis
responsibility agree with The Senator from New York
TINT viii he incnns,nen that il will produce much mis-
chief al The cotnuencoinsnt the next session Of Com
aic>s have provision Tor executing the public print
ng But upon all these things is for the House 10 de-
eide They have manifested nheXblc disposition
fuse all concession. al compromise, all adjustment II
pee, t. the ni p:inaL ndcr such circumstances
10 ie, myself justified in sking this bill ~ insisting
upon h!s anicn. meut
Mi. Foo'c Witnessed the Senate in remarks. which
a deferred another day.
Mr Hale In al the discussions which haze taken place
on mater appcsi the nrtor from Mississippi
that have manifested opposition 10 NJ. Rche
exprrSsr, ulvsrli the beginning willing give him
ample Justice The senator rom Mississippi knows that
elruinca pressing solution III inquiry which intro
iucci he printing OF some decisions =" the Supreme
Count ns personal request expressed myself always
willing Mr. Ricie enough to MAKE him whole but
not /" give HIM any profits have always said - and sly
But appeal To gentlemen who have been
that private claims should r." be nItafG public
bills carry the principle How those Sena-
who voted against waF-wnfn veteran 81 III" last war
they did think IL right saddle such claim
upnn appropriation bill! reconcile il Ia their cons fences
yu,, Ia 20 a
the claim oi u printer hope wc shall recede from
amendment We can certainly do Mr. Richie justice
al lie next session ri Congress.
MIR. Dickinson | can the Senator from Hanp-
shire that this a private cam however meriorious
would not have assisted al any time in putting II this
h. But regard this as question involving important
public interests.
Mr. Souc On former occasion hid before the SEN
ate the considerations which induced mc 10 present the
amendment, which is the subject the present debate Since
then have deliberately considered the measure itsti, and
The motives which induced me To present il; anf conId
discover nothing that could alter the opinion which thcn
formed and expressed Such being the case teo il
duy admire the amendment which has been adopted BY
the Senate.
Mr. Mason If the Senate should refuse rccedc from
lis amendment. in what condition will the bill then be
The President. Ii must then - back t" the House.
Mr.. Mason 1t ha- been said that rs the House have
aGiercd the Senate refuses 10 rccedc the bill will be
The President Tha, viii degcnd entirely upon the action
OF the ous. Their having ADHERED does not prevent them
reitacnI their steps.
W. Dickinson Il we should refuse recedc. the bill
they It'll adhere and ask further Committee al Confer
cnce Sending the BIZ back 10 the House Jcopards il,
douJiedlv but does not lose il entirely.
Mr. Badger. | understand from member oi the House
OF Representatives that tine Stands in more difficult
position To be reached than is apprthendcd The House
stand, adhered their dis gteenent. \ motion
then made reconsider that vote which motion hid
the table So that IT is beyond the control OF The House. ex-
I ccp ~ 4 thirds vote
! SIR Fooe again addressed The Senate.
Mr. Bright called for the yeas and nays on recetng from
the amendment.
The and nays ordered and the question being
taken resulted-ycas 81 nays -.
So the Senate rec,ded from i's amendment
/ GuAS0.
The President OF The Senate laid before the body COM
mncaon from the Department oi State, transmitting fur
lher information upon the subject Of The trade guano be-
tween Peru and United States in compliance with re-
solution of the 0rh of June last contained in letter
from the American Legation al Lima expressing the opinion
thar the will not make any change iii ts pre-
sent method of dspo>ng of the article il rers wholly
upon the proceeds OF the sales oil suno IN Great Britain for
The payment Of In, interest Of It's foreign debt, That the
sales made exclusively account Of the tpvernmentand
must amount al present neatly three millions of dollars
annually about onehird of which Is clear profit 10 the
The House Of Gibbs Il Co. 0; London has made frequent
loans PERU based upon the consignment OF the guano;
and ny eceE, contract the Government has secured 10 the
firm the consignment Of The article until the year 655.
That the product Of the Government s about Sl2 when
sales made al Si1 in the United States. go los. in
England the remainder being absorbed in of ship
ping freight commission sales and other charges. The
freight alone from Caao :" the United States or England
SIS per and the consinnees OF vessel Valparaiso
recently preferred sending her home in ballast rather than
accent sl2 per from Caao. The statement OF Mr. Pol
lard "a free trade in guano would bring the price down
from $50 20 something like SO per tom is essentially
nenus The Peruvian Government deriving profit OF
s2 per on would certainly change lis sys-
TEN unless il could be clearly demonstrated that export
duy upon the article would produce greater amount Of
and even then he expresses doub, whether the
parties interested in sustaining the existing system would
permit il 20 BE- given up
On motion by vi. Pa,t ordered that ii lie on the table
| and be printed
On motion Of Mr. Gwyn the Senate then a, o'clock A.
~ proceeded 10 The consideration of Executive business
and after time spent therein the doors
AMI the Senate adjourned.
MoSpAr, SErT 3d. 1885,
SENATE
i The Senate met a O'clock.
Mr. Walker said that in engrossing the bounty land BILL