The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-29
and, on motion by Mr. MASON. the documents were all
referred TO the Committee Foreign Relations.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
Mr. GWlN submitted the following resolution for con

Mr. GWlN submitted the following resolution for con.
sideration
R"oioea, That the Secretary OF the War Department
expedition down the kuoi and the Colorado under he
command Of Capt si'gwayes, corps typographical eng
and views and Illustrations OF Indian customs.
Mr. asked that il might be Immediately considered
if there was no objection 10 II.
Mr. ATCHlSON, Mr.. President, would Ike 10 have
that matter explained suppose this call is for the puff
Of having another book sent here 10 be printed for
The PRESIDENT. Certainly.
Mr. GWIN l should like TO know by what authority
either the senator or the Chair says certainly" win
state how the resolution came into my hands. Ii
by the head OF the Topographical Bureau. know Just
us e about 1t as the senator IRON MISSOURI but take
u for granted that Col Albert would not have sent il to
me- 10 have ii adopted by the Senate. unless the book
contained valuable information Col Albert sent the
ontion to me, with note requesting me TO offer II Tor the
consideration OF the Senate That is the way in which it
came before this body
Mr.. ATCHISON. Then. sir. | viii say that think il
premature to consider it at this lime. expected that the
honorable senator from California would be able give
us some informaton-inore than appeared on the
face OF the resolution do not know the extent Of this
work, or the number OF pages contains do not know
lis value. or anything about II.
MIR. GWlN. When il shall come before the Senate
they can print it or not just they like that is ques
tion which not called upon to decide. This
is report made to the head OF the Typographical Bureau
by one OF Its ohcers, OF expedition through OF the
most important sections OF country that has hitherto
w
can be determined hereafter by the Senate There Is
harm, al any rate, in asking for the Information.
Mr. MASON Mr.. President am as much opposed
TO printing these works usually called for any
ber OF the Senate but am decidedly Of opinion, how
ever, that where explorations have been made by iate
gent and scientific officers Of the army navy, on any
part OF the American continent belonging TO the United
Staes we cannot well expend the public money, in
sonable sums to better advantage than in printing and
difusng that information. | never heard OF this pub-
cation before but understand that il Is Of that clarac
ter, and shall very cheeSfully vote for printing it,
The question being taken upon the adoption OF the
Resolution, II was agreed TO-
JOINT RESOLUTION INTRODUCED.
Mr. DAVIS asked and obtained the unanimous consent
OF the Senate to introduce joint resolution explanatory
OF an act supplementary 10 an act, approved May 49,
1850 which read, and ordered second reading
Mr. DAVIS. Mr.. President, IL is my purpose TO move
to refer this Joint resolution the Committee the Ju
dietary If the Senate think that necessary. 1t is simply
explanatory of law which was passed here few days
since. within the knowledge OF many gentlemen. and the
only object is to give proper construction to that act Ii
il should be thought necessary to have ii referred. will
make that motion.
Mr.. BUTLER. was not chairman Of the committee
that reported that bill OF which this is explanatory and
agree with the honorable senator from Massachusetts
In the view he takes of this resolution II does to
10 be very obvious that this JOINT resolution ought to
be passed The object is merely 10 elaborate and give
construction 10 thai act which II may be insisted upon
will give TO The clerk OF the Census Board five thou
sand i've hundred dollars instead of two thousand live
hundred. With my clear understanding OF how much he
ought TO be paid, and OF how much the senator from
louisiana [Mr. DowNs,l who was chairman of the CON-
mee that reported the bill. understood he was 10
receive cannot consent that he should receive five thou
sand FIVE hundred dollars; and am in favor of the
passage OF this Joint resolution without any reference at
all.
Mr. GWIN | hope il will be referred to the Com.
mtee on the Judiciary, unless il can be disposed Of
Mr. BUTLER. We are going to dispose of by pass
The PRESIDENT. his now disposed Of unless
proposition is made TO read il second time
MIR DAVIS, ! think il ought 10 pass Immediately !
and ask that il may now have ITS second reading, that
the Senate may see what IL IL.
The joint resolution was then read second tme and
considered as IN committee OF the whole. 1t provides
that the third section OF The act supplementary TO act
providing for The taking OF the seventh and subsequent
censuses of the United States. and fix the number OF
members OF the House OF Representatives, and provide
Tor their future apporonmen among the several States
approved 23d May, $780, shall be construed that no
allowance compensation shall be made for construc.
tive other services secretary of the Census Board
after the lst day Of June, 1850.
MIR. DAVIS. / will simply remark, MIR. President
that when passed the act concerning the representa-
ton OF California the subject OF the under
considerations and there was IN that act third sectlon
to which this resolution applies | have not got that
section before me bu, have 20, the original act and
can make the matter understood in few words. The
twentieth section OF The act OF 1850 is in the following
words
"dnd further enacted That for the purpose OF carry
ing into effect this act and deirayng the preliminary
pense there hereby appropriated OF any money
the treasury ohers se Appropriated. undfod aud
ffy thousand dollars the said Secretary OF the
Interior may allow the person ployed Secretary OF
the Census Board compensation after the Of
thousand dollars annum during The period he has been
Ia their employ
Now sir, this third section Of the act we have recently
passed strikes out the words has been in their employ
and inserts the words may be necessarily employ ed !"
and am informed that under that amendment there has
been claim put in for double pay6rst OF superniend-
ing clerk OF the census, and then Secretary of the
Census Board am also Informed, sir that this super.
intending clerk who also the Secretary Of The Census
Board, was allowed after the rate of three thousand
dollars year up 10 the first OF June, 1850, when the
ordered 10 be taken. II will be reeoecied
by the Senate that it ordered to be taken that day
Then the act prescribes in another section that be shall
have salary after the rate Of two thousand five hundred
dollars year. Now, sir, upon what authority upon
what claim gentleman can make pretenson 10 pay
for these two Offices at beyond comprehension
for believe the gentleman who brought forward this
proposition here intended and the Senate intended that
the experimenting clerk should take charge OF The busi
ness and attend TO the whole OF course the office OF
secretary OF the board is superseded doubt whether
to this All The business ba, before them this
in the first place, to prepare the blank forms that to
be subsequently printed and then TO have these forms
printed. They directed to continue that printing
until il should be completed No other duty
TO them, do not think IL be possible under the
amended act TO give construction to It of that nature
think is the duty of the Senate to say that they did
not mean any such thing
No amendment being made, the bill was then reported
reading
HOUSE BILL REFERRED.
The Joint resolution from the House. 10 provide for the
distribution OF the laws OF Congress and the debates
thereon was read first and second times by unanimous
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