The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-06

was nigher than the constitution rue Of action be-
yond the execution Of its own objects He and the bon
trabe Senator bel, nged different parties Tie then
posneo out the principles upon which he considered tho
ought to be carried out The sys
um u aowed TO work out ta ends. would progress
steaahy safely and surely whilst the protective system
ailowed to prevail would turn this government Into
Mr. RUsx said that stranger after hearing these strio
ure upon monopoly &c. would perhaps bc surprisedto
learn that the subject before the Senate proposition
TO give additional compensation persons With whom
contracts had been mode for carrying tho mails. He
read from some English documents to show that the ride
paddle steamers had In recent In few hours been
changed into servceable steamers; also made
marks about screw popeer to the effect that tho
tion didnot permit the aide paddles
Mr. JAMES. (dem.) Of r. L. having obtained the floor
thu subject was postponed After short executive
sion, the Senate adjour ned.
Mouse Of Representatives.
WAsHINoros. May s, 1852.
THE PATENT OFFICE REroRr-ASorHER DISPUTE ABOUT
pRINTir0 ETC. *
The SrrAKER announced tho business FIRST In order to
be the resolution proposing to print $4,000 copies of the
mechanical part Of the Patent Office report for the
Of members snd 1000 copies for the Commissioner OF
Patents.
Mr. Tuck, (fres sOn) Of N. H. raised point Of order
that the French spostion bill first in ORDER but the
Speaker adhered to his previous announ cement. Mr.
Tuck wished to know what business would up after
the resolution TO print the Patent Office report shall
dsposed Of
The SrKAKna replied. he would do termne hereafter
and said that when the Houe shall agi proceed dis
pose OF businesson the table, the French Spolaton bill
would come up. After further proceedings,
Mr. HoUsroN moved that tho House go into committee
on tho Homestead BILL and urged the despatch of the
public busincss
Mr.. srANLr.-WHl the gentleman of tho Committee
Of Ways and Means tell what Ia the public business,
Mr. HoUsroS replied tho special 0rder-the Homestead
bu-which stands In the way of the Approximation bills
The House refused to resolve sef into Committee of
the Whole the State Of the Union the Homestead
bill Ayes 63 noes ".
Tho House then proceeded to consider the resolution
TO print extra copies Of the Patent Office Report
Mr. CINcMAN (whig) of N. g., moved that the resoiu
tion be recon,mtted with Instructions to report to the
the public printing executed; and il any other than the
public printer has been employed to report what prices
shss have agreed to PAY and that d , committee BE- in
tor cannot execute to the lowest responsible bidder after
ten days notice.
Mr. SruAnr. (dem. Of Mich. raised point of order
namely that the subject sought to be committed is tho
report from the Commit ee on Printing directing tho
printing Of certain number Of extra copies OF tho Patent
Office report; and that the instructions do propose
any modification of the former report substitute for
It, but relate 10 tho subject ofpubc printing generally
The Instructions Therefore I'm conraventon Of the
existing law.
The SrEaxxa overruled this point
Mr. STUART appealed from tho decision Of the ohiir
Mr. GARTER, (dem Of Ohio contendsd that tho
Houe have right TO know what the Committee has
secrets that the Horse may act accordingly. Ii 1t Is
gemain to know what they have done then the nsruo
tious are geimain.
Dir STUART resumed. In explanation Of his point of
order and sad that there great question involved
in it, independent Of parties and the subdivision of par
promptly and In manner creditable to the country
we'll to facilitate legislation. At the end OF Ave
months may almost be literally said that Congress
has donc nothing
Mr.. CLrscmAr replied to Mr.. stusrt's point To tho
frstthat as 10 the number Of copies to be prntedhe
said we have right to recommit the resolution, with
without instructions. Nothing is more common Tho
point that thcse instructions would change the
exiting law. To this Mr. Ciingman said, the gentleman
TO do the work he liable for the difference
the expene between whnt tho contractor cas for and
what y saG printer But remarked Mr. Cling
man the neaitcIed WORK ~shcuid be 1T out to the
lowest bidder. II Boyd Hamilton should have a job
taken from him. worth thousand dollars and another
nsmtd Towers should be the lowest bidder for it,
at ff,e, HI ndrd dollars. Hamilton would have to pay
the dh,,ens of 800 But suppose the Printing Com
mitfce on foy0rtism give ii to Donelson and Armstrong
s2tGu dollars there Is court Garth that would
sutain It al no common principles Of busines which
uldjusty It, His proposition TO let out the print
rg to the lowest bidder making Hamilton liable for the
Further proceedings ensued when on motion OF Mr.
Evans (whiq) Of Md MIR. Stuart's appeal laid
the table, by yeas 122, nays -so MIR Clingman's in
strlott declared, in effect, to be in order.
MIR GonMar (dem.) Of Ia. Of the Printing Commit
tec sad that the cost OF printing the mechanical portion
of the Patent Office report, would be about 40 cents
coW. p.v.x ,,.m, :, y, novoa 60 ,m.,, NJ,
Clirf IS ns placing IL In the form Of joint
resouon lie had hear great deal about the higherlaw
party, and the object of his amendment was to
certain how Tany Of the higher law parties there
aIe in this House He undertook to say that one
bry neh of the legislature of the United States sots
mere examples Of higher law than any other body
Of u same number of men They do It, every day, by
rdiI down the rules passed IN pursuance Of tho
etIti0n. On this occasion there still more papa
Bio eilor TO the dootrise of the higher law by
the act Of 1916 the whole subject of public printingis
C nited to joint committe Of tine two houses and
duiiIe this whole session there has been attempt
the rait Of one house. without the concurrence Of
the other. to control the law. In other words
there has been practical attempt made to assert the
ielv law doctrine lie maintained that the House has
et to instruct the Committee Printing except by
JON, reoiutioD Of the two houses.
Nj EyArs said that there exists combustion In this
city between the two political presses to break down the
contract system The Senate has no heard carried
it, Tari IN the contract and moved to the Rer bic the
printing of 5000 copies OF the Patent Office report
The question now was whether the Union snail have
is roit Of the printing Let us carry out the con
tract system, and put down the who have com
bn ainst us Let us carry out the contract system
or rcsoit TO a public printing Office, thus execu-
ting printing and discovering the connection Of
the ubc printing from the partizan press The print
ing oidied one Gay ought to be furDehed the next lie
would tekc he Nsw YonK HERALD establishment, an
because that paper to be the most enter
Using lie understood to say that that ooe could
act thus promptly and give any number copies that
ght be ordered 1hen why should not tho government
dc lite ownsworkr
Come explanations here took place a. to the cost Of
btng between several gentlemen in which 1t appeared
u "a bir Towers bid lower Than What The committee
propo ed to give to tho Un,en and tho Republic
Mr. GonmAN said that whoever asserts that tn, com
nttsc have varied frrm Sir Towers bid in any material
vw. circulated wful falsehocd The committee have
becn governed substantially by that bid
Mr EvhNs-As never said the gentleman does GER
tanly not mean mo.
hr. GoRMAN.-Certai ainiy not
MIR EyAns gave way to Mr Gormas 70 this efectthnt
he had merely reported reoution to permit the usual
nuter Of copies Of the Patcnt Office reper when prDt
ed IL will DO at prices agreed on unanimouiy by the
Joint Committee and he whed 20 state TO the iiousc
that ally there will bo printing unless the House
shall order It, Dir Hamilton sbai do sl The printing he
do but the joint commi, ce have taken ont OF his
hands oil the documents he has had for re-
tIsn month and has not commenced The
{, ,mniitce tLn part of the House have
puiod contiast with Doneison and strong and
IlCtc gentlemen have row only single dooam n in
li IOs'tssiCn He did not know what ,be sonat Cou
nitttc bud done. Tie Printing Committee Of ach h,use
i agreed by their joint action ID % attend to tn
iintins d their respective houfes Boyd hamilton has
Z III ia Il sskipg for relief aud Air Towers on
m Tor. he af,t h1si Inf