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q IN SENATE.
TuKsDAY. January 49, 1852.
Petitions were pressntsd by Messrs. M,LLxa.
SnrELDs, Rusk, SOUS, and Srockros.
Mr. STOCKTON gave notice Of bill he
should introduce providing for line OF stsamships
between Jersey city and Galway.
Mr.. BRADBURY introduced Z joint resolution
authorizing 4 compendium 70 be prepared OF the
Prssident's message, and the accompanying docu-
Mr.. BADGER hoped the resolution would b.
referred, because, as he appr ehended. it would
prevent the printing .of the documents at large.
Mr. BRADBURY replied thatth was not the
case. Ordered 70 q second reading
After some other unimportant business,
Mr.. HUNTER moved TO take up the bill pro-
viding for the csasignabity Of bounty land war
rants. He thought it was one Of the most i'm
portant bills Of the session, and ought to be acted
upon without delay.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN suggested that important
amendments would be added to this bill, aud II
the Senator thought It could be passed without
debate he was mistaken. He believed there
Mr.. HUNTER withdrew his motion, and the
bill at his instance made the special order for
Monday next.
CENSUS PRINTING.
On motion, the joint resolution was resumed
from Yesterday, authorizing the joint Committee
on Printing1to contract with Messrs. Donslson q
Armstrong, for the printing of the statistics OF the
census Of 1850.
M. BRIGHT advocated the resolution in reply
to the arguments Of Mr.. SMITH yesterday in oppo-
sition. He said that his main object was not to
give dish Of public patronage to patsan press.
He had no such object in view. The object ofthe
resolution was to have the work done well and
promptiy, which could not be done under the con-
tract system. He spoke OF the Importance ofthe
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Of a public document approaching It in the value
and variety Of its matter. II would be correct
statistical history of the United States. 1t would
ne more highly appreciated by the people than
any document ever issued by Congress, nor would
its cost be very alarming. 1t would make two
volumes, perhaps, the SIZE OF the American
Archives, and the cost would be about six dollars
a volume, or twelve dollars the set Allowing
one copy to each. State and each county in the
Union. to each university or college, to each
soapshal engaged in collecting the census, to all
our representatives abroad and to foreign nations,
and to members Of the present Congress, and to
fhe last Congress, it would require about 3,5UU
comics. and To allow reasonable number for dis
tribution by both Houses, would probably make
an aggregate not exceeding rs 600 copies, which,
at twelve dollars each, would only amount to
$3OO. 600 And this work included not only the
usud census statistics but also condenssd d MS
tory of every State, and ofevery particular county
in the Union.
With regard to the contracts here proposed,
there were precedents TO justify it in repeated in
stances The object was TO have good work, to
have it promptly done, and on reasonable terms,
all OF which was provided for in the resolution.
As for the amendment of the Senator from Con-
necticut he considered it entirely out Of the ques-
ton.
Mr.. SMITHS amendment is substantially as
follows:
To turn over this work Of the census, to the su-
pervision of the Secretary of the nterior-to con-
tract with the lowest bidder for the printing--to
contract separately for the paper, and also for the
binding and in each to have ample securities,
for the faithful execution Of the contract.
Mr. SMITH spoke for some time in opposition
TO the resolution, and in favor of his amendment,
as the plan calculated to secure fair, cheap and
satisfactory execution of the printing.
Mr.. HALE contended that the new party organ
established. here, ought not to be forgotten. An
ignorant person in going into church and seeing
the man handling the keys of the organ, would be
very apt to think that he produced the music.
But there is little boy that stands behind, and
blows the bellows, and fills the pipes with wind,
and you can't raise the music till you ra,se the
wind. 1t is so with the political organ at Wash
ineton-we must raise the wind, or it will cease to
Grind out it's music. And he contended, in hu-
morousrvein, that it was right and proper, that
the party having the majority, according to GUS
tom, should have the benefit of the public treasury
as far as pOG6lOie.
Mr.. DAWSON argued against the resolution,
on the ground that it cut off all fair competition
indeed all competition for this work.
The debate was further prolonged by Messrs
BoRLAND, BRraHr, DAVIS, COOPER, HAMLN and
Pierce, when
(. Mr.. BUTLER briefly expressed his opposition
to this historical branch Of the census. II was
extra constitutional, as were also large proper
ton of the Statistics intended to satisfy the curl
ous rather than TO subserve the express require
ment of the Constitution, which was limited to
an enumeration Of the population of the United
States.
Mr.. ATCHISON moved to lay the whole sub
iect on the table, but withdrew it at the request Of
Mr. BRADBURY and after some remarks by Mr..
BRApBuRY and Mr.. Bright, concurring in a sug-
gestion to postpone.
On motion of Mr.. PIERCE the whole subject
was postponed to this day three weeks, with the
view of obtaining in the interval sample Of the
work as proposed to be compiled by the censcs
board from which to form judgment of the ag
gregate cost
And the Sanate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY, January 13, 1852.
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