The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-23

always hear with pleasure aud profit. said that he did
not know what possible benefit the printing OF extra
number OF that document would be TO the people OF
Missouri and he was there TO look out Tor the peo-
pie OF Missouri he dad not know OF any salt water
sailors belonging 10 that State who would come under
the discipline OF the navy, he was against going into
this national expenditure for such local objects. tie
thought il local object because he was not aware
OF any possible interest that these things could be TO the
people OF Missouri.
Well sir, il | had not hsard senator. standing
high in the Senate and 10 ihc public estimation as the
the Senate in the way he Did, should not have thought
il exactly proper hut do think 80 now, cir Laughter
But let me ask 10 apply tha, same principle here, Il
publication relating 10 the public interest OF the govern
ment is not of great interest 10 the citizens OF all the
States is local publication OF the geology OF one or
more OF the States OF The Union am not sir, so vain
as to think can be successful in my opposition 70
this But If you are going TO- print shis thing 10 the
extent the senator from Virginia l1lr, HusTrnl has
stated and expressed $l7 which IN the whole
wall amount 10 about $50 000l say il you going 10
print that and publish the geology Of some States, the
explorations OF which have been made at the expense OF
the general government, do not see why other States
who have geoogists and have made geological explora.
tons OF their territories at their expense, can
not in and ask have those geological reports pub
lished at the expense OF the general government
Now, sir, know that several OF the New England
States--and think New York, and do not know but
Pennsy vania, and some other States-have incurred
great expenses by the geological explorations OF their
own States and see no why he should not pub
lish their reports the public expense well these.
But leave the subject il plain, and needs no furher
explanation.
Mr. BORLAND. | think the senator from New Hamp.
shire Mr. HALEl makes his objection to this matter lit
tie late. He ought recollect that this is simply
proposition pay for work that has already been or
deed by the Senate and is in the course OF prePa
ration Last spring. SIR in the special or executive
sion the Senate ordered this work 10 be done; and OBJ
taned in order TO have it properly done the supervision
of the General Land Office. Since the meeting OF Con
gess this session. additional numbers have been ordered
OF this work and Dr. Owen, under the direction OF the
Commissioner of the General Land Office is now in
Philadelphia passing the work through the press As i
has been done under the supervision OF the General Land
OMce rather than under the supervision OF the Commit
tee Printing, under the direction OF the Secretary OF
the Senate there seems to be some question whether i
shall be paid for out OF the contingent fund oil the Sen
ate. whether j shall be paid for by separate appropr
alton. To meet that difficulty rs the money has got 10 be
paid either way or the other the proposition is made to
pay it in this bill and think il is the proper place, and
the only proper place in which il can be put
Mr. HAMLIN. The propriety OF paying for The work
already ordered, take take i, cannot well be question
ed BY the Senate But there is point in relation 10 it
which feel my duty TO stale. and which may induce
the chairman OF the Committee on Finance 10 make a
suggestion as to smaller amount Of appropriation than
the amendment now provides for. This work orig
nay ordered to be printed by the Senate its called
ecuiive session last spring have not been able put
my hand upon the proceedings OF the Senate, and have
not therefore the language under which The order was
made. But think this was the language: "That there
be The ordinary number OF the work printed under the d
recon OF the Commissioner OF the General Land Office
passed by this body ordering $500 additional copies Of
that work 10 be printed under the direction of the General
Land Office Under these two orders is said that the
Commissioner ol the General Land Office includes both
the printing and the binding II is also said that the
binding is TO cost two and half dollars per volume.
These facts communicated to the Committee on
Printing Before the extra number hal been ordered by
Senate, the Committee Printing had made contract
with MIR. De Camp to do all the binding OF the Senate at
twelve and half cents per volume. That binder made
an application to the Committee Printing, and said he
entitled to the binding OF these 500 additional Co
pies because they had been ordered subsequently TO his
with the Senate Under that view the Joint
Committee Printing passed resolution unanimously
that in their opinion the binder OF the Senate en
tied this work under his contract at the rate OF twelve
anda hall cents per copy. And we passed resolution
directing the Commissioner of the General Land Office
pass this work the binder OF the Senate Tor The
purpose OF having il bound by him under his contract
Now, If the Commissioner OF the General Land Office
shall take the order OF the Committee Printing then
this work will be bound for l2i cents volume; while,
IL il shall be bound under the direction oI the Commis
soner Of the General Land Office. am told il will cost
Sai per volume. II the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office shall therefore, carry out what is fairly the
vote OF the Senate, and what has been directly ordered
to be done BY the unanimous vote OF the Joint Committee
on Printing, then there will be a diminuton which
might be made IN this appropriation OF some ten or
fifteen thousand dollars. make this suggestion 10 the
honorable chairman OF the COMMITTEES on Finance,
that he may take such a course as he shall see
proper. ! desire, further, to say that | believe the
binder OF the Senate al this session has complied with
his contract and The works he has already bound
DOund IN very neat very proper manner, IN
manner which is fully adequate 10 the wants oil the
try. hold in my hand work OF this character-rela
ting TO commerce and nayga,Ion-and think the binding
is done in very respectable manner Any way, think
IL will do ample justice TO this work IL 10 that
II is point TO which the Senate may well direct their
attention. for the amount which might thus be saved will
be quite an item we can save paying s2i per copy for
the binding, as il is now proposed.
Mr.. HUNTER | will suggest 10 the senator from
Maine that he IL cognzant OF these circumstances
which was not now 10 The Committee on Finance
il may be well that he should propose proyiso fequr
ing the Commissioner OF the Land Office to have the
books bound by the binder the Senate and under the
direction OF the Committee on Printing.
AIR HAMLlN have no objection 10 that have
already SAID that The Committee on Printing have unan-
imously requested the Commissioner OF the Land Office
TO have them bound there and perhaps il would be well
to add proviso that than l2t cents per copy
shall be paid for binding.
the Commissioner OF the General Land Office will re-
ceive and imme lately act upon the suggestion Of the
Committee Printing single word sir. in regard TO
these reports. They not reports from Iowa, Wis.
consio, or Minnesota. They geological reports Of
the lands OF the United States, ordered by yourselves
We have nothing more 10 do with u than New Hamp
shire or the other old States which the lands We
do not own these lands They are your properly-not
ours.
Mr. B0RLAND. | think may say 10 the senator
from Maine Mr. HAMLIN] that he must be mistaken
upon point, TO the cost OF binding these books
cannot suppose il possible that the binding OF the
books should cost 80 so per volume. cannot under
stand how that could be the ] should suppose
that so IS cents would be much il would re.
qure. In regard 10 the binder of the Senate, appre
hend that when the proposition is made 10 hIm-even VI
this is nj his suggesiion-ihat he shall bind these
books. he will refuse His relates altogether 10
books in the octave form. Now, you double that SIZE
f. - t.Z.I H.. l. a.