New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-13

First Session,

Nj. SEWAED presented a memorial from ID Clt-
zens OF NeD-l ORR CITY calling the attention Of Con
gress TO the Intervention Of Russia IN the affairs OF
Hungary. Referred 90 the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
NJ. sroc5roS presented petitions against aog-
elng IN The Navy
Nj. USuERw ooD presented petitions from Ten
neSsee. praying ihag the Louisville and Portland
Canai may De maze tree
Nr. SEWARD, from the Committee on Commerce.
reported q resolution dIschargiug the Committee
tom the further consideration OF \. II. P4.neT's
book on the Commerce Of Jap an, &c. Af0ptei
The bLi Tor the relief Of Thomas Sno-igrass was
ordered 10 be engrOssed.
Nr HANIN reported bill Tor Marine Hospital
~ Portland. Me
NJ. SHIELDS, upon request. Vas excused from
serving on the Committee on Pubic Lands
Mr. ISL introduced a bill increasing The salary %
toe Jucge of the Southern District Of Florida Read
l~.ce and referred
The private oil s passed D. the House, on Friday.
we're taken up and referred
Mr BRiGHT moved that the Senate take up the
lolIt resolution providing for printing me returns Of
The Seventh Census Motion adopted.
Mr. SMITH moved 20 amend oy striking out al aft
the enactng clause AMI proTltmg that the pfini-
M Of the Census Returns shall - done under the
direction OF the Secretary Of me Interior. under the
Provisions Of .he Act OF May. 1872 lie oPpose1 the
resolution. He had OBJ ecIon 20 the parties named
n the resolution, personally or politically he would
as soon they should have others but tbs geso
luton proposed 10 give work which was Of vast
amount On the principle OF iaForIlsm IL ordered
Jereuptorlly thar the work should be given I'D Don
aldsou & Armstrong, VIE no condition annexed eK-
cept Tor prices 20 be deemed reasonable BY CON-
mIitee composed as 20 a ma Onty or the party whose
organ Armstrong & Donaldson are. lie cOntendeI
tEas the effect of the resolution was wholly % give
work TO the propriesors OF TIE political organ Of he
ma flV OF congress lie cic NOT think the Commit
zee would DO anything improper, but all others
ceps DOL lcson 4 Armstrong were excluded, ana
nothng ~as SAID IN the resolution about the number
Of copies 70 De printed. The Committee should knos
10" many copies are TO De printed before they can
cetermine the price.
The vast magnitude Of the work nigh. be SUD
posed WREN II vas known that there were no ~ l6l
persons employed in the Census Bureau necessarily
employed ~ execute ami 0rlag up the returns.
How could the Committee determine wha; would
se a reasonable allowance, when they knew moth
ing OF The numLeT OF copies nor the size OF the
work. nor TIL they had seen the gOrk and knew OF
- extent how could they determine whether d.
ard A tad the ability 20 execute the Work Con-
sress Ough. rot 10 order the printing Of any work
I'll II had been seen, examined and scrutiniZed
carefully, ana lts accuracy Known Al these tllDgs
were eNclncec now, and because, as be supposed.
t. ran Office VS. pressed for supplies, Congress
could 10. at til TIE Census sent % ine sen
are and examined. out mus. break into the Census
Office and carry on page here Ard page there.
and then demanded the money from the public
Treasury. lie had great pee, for the Demo ratic
organ. and regretted that VAS necessary 20 hurry
through this JOB 10 give l. aid He though; II would
be extremely improper 20 order The printing o. tas
document until II had been examined anu rs accu-
racy asceTfsIIec.
In isl0. errors we're discovered, ant Il one case
The census ordered 20 BE ret4ken. The maj
examination Of the census ~as % be D. the cecre-
,ary Of the Interior but by The passage OF this reso
lBaOn, the whole thing vii De placed unierihe con.
yr0i of the Superintendent Of the Census Bureau,
who might and y 10 mIg.t Lot oe guided - Per
form the duty. Could not Senator'S var SIX mo1t1s
longer, oy which tine the regarns wll be lad be
lore Congress and then oil i0r - pTnang can oe
passed understSn0IHSlJ. He cOn'encef ina, tais
printing Vas not Congressional printing Du. alto
getheI Department printing Congress hac, now
ever e. the number 81 copies and style " prn.-
-ng. bUg Dy the Law Of lti3. 4. beng Department.
printing, proposals we're 20 ~ advertised foT cy The
Secretary Of the ln,sror nd ne WgTk siyen - tle
lowest bidder. Congress had 10 power. oy rs com
m.ttee Otherwise, 20 m,ke contract 10 printing
"DTk ics lie Executive DEPARTMENTS. n so, i--n
the Committee on P0sE-OfIces could b. directed
70 make contracts for Carrying tte mails, an. the
Committee On Naval At us cor.d eutrast for On I-
iug steamers and fr-ga.es. The policy pursued o.
congress Or the last few years has been % Oxen tle
puolc pTinuDg 70 competition. AID break CD tie sss-
ten Of TeSarclng political feEoTi-es 5Y gI.lag I ~
roiiiic2- presses Of TINS city lie read Ibe law Il
4st@, aLc argued clearly this wa departmental
printing WY not let yhai law stanc The reason
vas, Ifs tEicn ofhce was ~ re benefited. he
anl1et tie system Of giving nc printing f0r depart
mems CT 10 lie lowest BIDDER. he eXh,oi.ed sew
eral works PUBLISHED under Tia system. ald de-
cla:ec y hac never failed n Az particular. fae
contract system FOR C0ngrezs.oral printing las been
failure No contractor had complied with his
contract, and ne work furnished Congress w4s a.
most worthless he pointed o. III the particulars
Wherever contracts had been violated ami thought
the evils conc De greatly relreciec. 4 contractors
bad DC low Tor cOapOsltlOL and DressWOrk LEAVING
themselves large margin % chs4g OF paper He
1Iurec 70 lie g.eai abuses prsctlcec on Govern
neLI sd 70 rs gFe4l increase II sxpsrti.lres lie
thought reform and reIrenchusnE ~e-e much need
ed ard I'D 10: consider u rece~sar ID print n ne
"a iGCfo copies 81 the Census returns
81 BA-1H- commenced reclFlng. Cgr F.elae. be
fco- ard ne senate a3loarrec