The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-12-21

which lney request the oi uie cthat.
THE sAsTaor GRANT,
MIR DOWNS. Mr. President ia the early days OF The
session report seat in from the Secretary OF the
Interior the subject OF the private land claims ia the
Baslrop grant in the State OF Louisiana. AS believe
s. se. mas 10. been ,sls,sd w move h. to
10 the Committee on Private Land Claims
The motion was agreed TO.
MIR ID. will atths same time, submit a motion thai
Thousand extra copies be printed for the Of the
Senate. sa 6
The PRESIDENT. That motion goes 10 the Commit
tee on Printing sIs
tHf REPORTS FROM comMrrEEs
Mr. HAMIiN The Committee on Printing, to whom
referred the order Directing ten thousand additional
copies Of the Presidents aud accompanying doc
unents TO be printed for the OF the Senate, have
directed 10 report in favor Of striking out the words
"ten thousand, and inserting "eght thousand" aud
also 10 add TO The resolution the following:
Sand two thousand copies OF a Compendium in one
Volume. consist Of the Presidents message and the accom-
era with the report of the Secretary OF Treasury the
finances, and on commerce. and navigation and an alb
sac OF the reports Of the heads OF the several bureaus
Mr. President ten thousand extra copies has been the
usual number ordered by the Senate for the last few
years but it will be recolected by the Senate that my
colleague has called the attention OF this body TO the sub
ect OF printing Compendium OF these two volumes IN
one, and the committee have adopted that view 20 far
to reduce the ordinary number to eight thousand copies
and to have two thousand copies OF the Compendium Of The
message and documents printed for the Of the Senate
II il should be found expedent the number may be here
after reduced very much. The committee deem it adyi-
sable to recommend this and ask that the report may
be acted upon now, because the public printer is waiting
Mr. BRADBURY. Mr.. President, permit me to say
single word should have proposed that instead Of print
ng ten thousand extra COPIES o. Inc msssage ana aoeo
the Compendium should be printed; but perceive upon
an examination OF the documents that the Compendium
was not prepared u the manner in which was desra-
in carrying out the resolution OF the Senate, must rely
upon the heads OF bureaus Some OF them. instead oil
preparing Compendium, have sent US merely an index
At the last session the documents accompanying The
Presidents message made three volumes and some s70o
pages and including the finance report and that upon
commerce and navigation, there were hve volumes and
over two thousand pages. Now one volume OF 400
pages would comprise almost every Thing OF material i'm
portance, and would be most valuable volume Some
Of the heads of the bureaus have no, made such Com
pendium is desirable. They seem to have msunder-
stood the meaning OF the word abstract, and have
substituted index for it, However, hope that this
may lead TO valuable mode of having Compendium
prepared hereafter and therefore hope The report Of the
committee may be agreed to,
The question being taken, the report OF the committee
was concurred in. n tH,ts ts.ttFs e
whom was referred the resolution submitted by the hon
orabe senator from Michigan Mr.. FELcHl the other day.
that one thousand exra copies OF the report OF the Com
missioner of the General Land Once submitted TO the
Senate with the annual message of the President togeh
with the reports OF the surveyors general accompany
Rg the same, be printed for the use OF the General
lion, and recommend ito sdopten tits proper for me TO
say, sir with reference TO the view which this res
oluiion referred TO the Committee Printing, that
the Committee have examined the subject and they ind
that there appropriation now to pay for the printing
contemplated by this resolution. nor is there any APP
preparation to pay for any of the printing which The
to the objection which was suggested BY some senators
that this would have TO be paid for out Of the contingent
fund OF the Senate, have TO say that upon examining
the subject is found haithere 20 appropriation at al
r. "a Ia ha nd M
heIe will have to be an appropriation made hereafter
the same ~osd bsys TO b. made 10 pay i21 an our
By reference 10 what is called the psinpg bin Of the last
session, by which our system OF public printing vrs
changed II will he found that although payment: Tor al
the printing which might be ordered by The TWO
might be ordered by the respective departments, are
required to be made upon the certificate Of the super
nienden, Of public printing, ~ The secretary o. she
Treasury, the bill omils 10 psovde any appropriation oul
OF which he shall make the payments aad hereore, at
an early day, il our printing Of any kind 10 be pad ol
at ALL We WILL have to make an appropriation Tor mat
purpose ask that the report OF the committee may be
acted upon a, this time
The question being taken. the report Of the committee
concured in.
MEXICAN BOUNDARY Commission.
Mr. CLARKE Submitted the following resolution ;
which was considered by unanimous consent and agreed
TO
Rssoptd That the Secretary Of the pteior be directed
TO port the senate the OF the seyersl sppro
s beanday sey cen Mss.o AID the uassd suites since
the organization OF The boundary commi son and also
repou bow much OF said appropriations were expended
by Mr. Comm ssoner Weller aud previous TO the appoint
ment OF Mr. Commissioner Bartlett how mnch was drawn
for and expended by Colonel j. ID Graham, at one time
chief astronomer OF the commission, and how much has
been expended by Mr. Bstleu aio whehet any portion
appropriation has been erpepded by Others Than
named and II 60, how much.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Mr. GWIN submitted the following resolution which
was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to
Rssolrsd That the Commitee Printing cause 10 be
published and bound in pamphlet form, Ia such
may them appropriate, for the use OF the senate,
10 copies OF the address made by the members Of the
senu e and members Of the House Of Representatives
ecther with much OF the message Of the President OF the
United States the commencement OF The session
lsres the death Of the Hon Daniel Webster
LusATIc ASYLUM
Mr. SHIELDS submitted the following resolution for
consideration
Resossd Tha, the Secretary Of the Interior be requested
inform whether any steps have been taken
establish n fanatic aeylum In this District aud u 40 what
has been done. particularly whether site Jr the asylum
has been purchased and VI 80, where the Is 10 be
such land aud whether the purchase is absolute oond
tona and what the price hes been psi sSeo,hoa
uoh oil the appropriation OF hundred thousand dollars
lie expended and for what purpose expended.
Mr. S. Mr President, II there ia no objection. ] wish
10 ask ths consideration OF that resolution this time
many complaints. wish 10 know the facts 10 relation 10
this matter
The resolution was considered by unanimous consent
and agreed TO.
suJ INTRODUCED.
Mr. BRODHEAD asked and obtained The unanimous
consen, Of the Senate introduce the following bills
b, extending he provisions Of the several lava granting