Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-17

.Toon Ulcers and which would LACE them in that re-
spee on footing with passed aid assistant surgeons
The memoasts aude the fact that the assistant sur
geon of tyentyone years and the second lieutenant Of
marines frequently younger, 60 at once INTO the "ar
room without any right arising from service Whhe the
passed mdshipmen after an arduous service OF more IMAM
twelve vars arc placed in position far less respectable
They cal the attention of Congress TO the TACT OF cauet
at the Military Academy after term OF four years. ue
voted ohe requirement of military and general know
ledge without days service TO the government II not
NJ once as second heutenants are 10 all in
tents and purposes in the performance OF duties pertaining
to that grade while in the navy after seven years OF as
hard ddy is to be found in any service. passed mid
shipme are left precisely in the same position as when
they eitered Appended to the memorial IS the nearly
concurrence of captains commanders, heutenants sur
geons pursers and captains OF marines Inc memorial
was reerred to the Committee on Naval Affairs
Also a memorial from the . forward officers asking
an increase of pay and setting forth the reasons why y
should be granted Referred TO the Committee on Naval
Attain :, -
and VIM Parker asking that register may be granted
for tie brig Sylphide. Referred TO the Committee on
Commerce. .
the New Orleans Canal and Banking Company, asking
the appointment of Board of Commissioners TO revise
the decisions of the late Board OF Commissioners for
settling the claims of American citizens Also the memo
rial OF Nathan c. Folger, 10 the same erect Dolh vi
which were referred to the Committee OF Claims
Mr. BRADBURY introduced by unanimous consent
joint resolution providing for the compendium OF the an
nua public documents.
iont resolution was then read and is follows:
Be reso,ced BIZ the Senate and the House Of Representatives.
Of the United STAGES Of America in Congress osettca ina, the
President be he hereby authorized and equese at
the comm each session OF Congress or as
may he practicable to cause to be prepared
com medium of the public documents accompanying the Pre-
sidens message and of the reports of the secretary Oh
Treasury the finances and on commerce ana haVgaa
and Of such other reports of any OF the ~ may
of general interest embracing only the important por
tions thereof purpose of being printed In single
volume substitute for the erra numbers OF sara docu-
ments heretofore published. - .
Mr. BADGER suggested that the resolution had better
be referred it struck him from the reading that 1t IN
volved pretty grave matters Tor consderatoh
might be the of taking from the Senate the power
to publish the documents at large
The joint resolution then ordered to De printed and
laid on the table.
RETURNS OF THE SEVENTH CENSUS.
The joint resolution providing for the printing OF the
returns of the seventh census came up; when
Mr. BRIGHT and replied sriatm to the objections
of Mr. SMITH, delivered former day He repealed
the charges made of his having sought to reward par
press and said he actuated by higher motives
have the work executed in the best manner so as to be
valuable hereafter He contended that if the printing
let out to the lowest bidder might be executed II
sloveny manner, and the valuable information con
tanned in the returns might be lost he thought he mgh
with proprety retor upon the Senator from Con
necticut Mr. SMITH, he disposed and charge
him with seeking to reward, by his amendment,
special press. That amendment provided that thu
Secretary of the Interior should be empowered to
tract for the printing and binding and give them
suitable direction; and did any suppose that thu
Secretary would not employ of his own politica
friends? If he did, who could blame him for it Ever
admit that the charges brought against him by the Sena
from Connecticut true, of seeking to give thu
printing political friends it would not be departing
from usage he could show by ping precedent upoI
precedent but he was actuated by higher motives, by
desire have invaluable work go to the public in
proper form and in a proper manner.
Mr. SMITH rejoned, going into history Of the system
pursued former occasions, and what he considered
its abuses.
The debate further continued by Messrs. HALE
DAVIS, COOPER, HAMLIN, PEARCE, ATCHISON, BUT
LER and Others when the further consideration of tn
subject postponed until this day three weeks and tn
Senate adjourned.