The daily union., 1852-09-02

'tT-F
not be made test question TO whether favor
OF taking from the bill that part which gives the printing
OF The departments 10 the printer 10 be elected by the
houses OF Congress- for the provision which he proposes
10 strike out only requires that the department printing
should besuperysed by the superintendent 10 be appointed
Dy he President by and with the advice and consent OF
The Senate. can see no earthly diculiy the con.
ifary can see much greater propety IN the printing
ihe public Offices being supervised by the apponee Of
the President than bat the printing OF Congress should be
so supervised. | can reason for the amendmen,
now proposed by the from Maine and therefore
hope that will not be made test question with regard
10 the sense OF the Senate TO separating the department
printing from the congressional printing
IN my judgement, there is every poprety that the SUI
perntendestso to be should supervise the de.
pailmenta printing and have certainly heard no objection
TO that But when il to the other question OF sep
arang the departmental from the congressional printing,
shall vote with great pleasure with the honorable
tor IRON Maine. The suggestion which he has made TO
me m conversation conclusive that the provision uniting
TWO ought to be stricken OUT for you 10 have un-
der this bill two public printers appointed by the
Senate. and one appointed by The House; and the bill
does not provide which Of these pns is to do the de-
rom Mans vbsa snail sTs0 @ wa ne
strike ont the Departmental rrint sui shall vote for
keeping in the bill the supervsioa OF the department
printing by the superintendent.
the senator from Maryland, | withdraw my amend.
men and offer anoherto strike out Of the third section
the words:
"And from the several chiefs OF departments nd heads
OF bureaus all matters ordered by then espectvey tob.
printed at the public expense"
the congressional from the Departmental printing
Mr., SMITH. ask for the yeas and nays on the
amendment. Hsua
The yeas and nays were ordered and being taken, re
sulted-yeas 20, nays 2S-as follow:
| YEAs-Messrs. Badger. Bell Chase, Clarke, Cooper,
Feo ms aan
seward Smith sprusace, Stockton Sumner, Underwood,
Bright, Brodhead, Butler. Cass Cnalon Clemens, Be.
al ~
and Weller-2s. gu' III
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. SMl I'll Ii must be manifest, think, TO the men,
bers oil the body that the details OF this bill cannot be
considered without encroachng other business that is
pending before the Senate The bill is here the
bill.
Several SENATORS That has been passed
| Mr.. SMITH think not. ! am very glad of it, if il
is but have been the chamber since the session
commenced, and was not aware that the bill bal been
! Mr.. DAVIS. The river and harbor bill has been or.
dered to third reading. II has not yet been finally
MIR. SMITH That was my understanding there.
fore TO lay this bill on the table, and ask the yeas
and nays on that motion, tI FL. -
Mr. DAVIS was about to ask for the order of the
day. but the senator from Connecticut has made motion
| 10 lay the bill upon The table. ra
Mr. SMITH. withdraw my motion to allow the mo-
lion of the senator 10 be made
/ Mr. DAVIS Then, move TO postpone the further
| consideration OF the bill until tomorrow
Mr.. BRIGHT. Will the senator withdraw the mo-
lion Tor moment?
Mr.. BRIGHT. The honorable senator from Connec-
ticut maness great Indignation what he regards
s0 Of 20 bs 5 w s ed e
tor and that the contract is the only system that ought TO
be adopted by Congress- He further argues that unless
the contract system be adopted the public interests will
be ieoparded and money will be appropriated OF the
national treasury without fair consideration Now,
that honorable senator must excuse me Tor saying that
am unwilling 10 be taught by him upon this subject,
for the that he is grossly inconsistent he ad
policy Ia reference TO the public printing
TO day. and another tomorrow. He has boxed every
point OF The compass IN discussing this question since
taking his seat a senator as will show from that
honorable senator's speeches Some two years arc.
when introduced proposition here disposng OF The
printing of the seventh 10 the lowest bidder, that
honorable seator took decided ground against ~ and al
legged thai il was vcons sysem aught with misch ef
and would again. had 10 times past, prove fraud on
the treasury, and entire failure desire TO read a
few extracts from speech that the honosbe senator
made the occasion have referred TO- 10 the Con.
gessona Globe of the fret session OF the Thirty first
Congress, page 6s7, find that the following remarks
made BY that senator on the 10th OF April, 1880:
"In addition this, f there time to carry any
measure such contemplated by the honorable member
make upon the prncpe ofgyinS u 10 the lowest bidder
would be executed Ia such manoer as the public ser.
vice requires. what mar be the stipulation OF
the contract; not what guarantees you may de-
mand q hs public PgneIoi amy man who may give NE NE
executed in such manner as the public Interests
require"
To-day according to the theory OF this senator.
the contract system is the only method known TO him
whereby the public treasury can be protected and the
pnblc printing done in proper manner But the hon.
orable senator went further, and said;
l. "You wond get an inferior quaiity Of paper The pa
per- which in the hand Of the contractors with the
Genius Board Is very neall OF the strength and qnauy Of
bank IL is worry superior Kind o paper. beueve
Of have been laid the tables OF honorable
senator's Now, spuaie ia the contract that the
shall nish that has all the strength OF bapk
paper but deny you could have any that
the contract would be fulfilled. The paper will be OF az
interior quality aud by tho time the blacks reach Wash.
ngton from the hands OF the marshss and their puues
the documents will bo in such state as to be eRbe, and
Of maxim sup tho abstract that Is
ultimately TO constitute the census
! On another OCCASION when there proposition be-
fore the Senate let the for the public printing
10 the lowest bidder, the senator used the following Ian
guage
The trath is Mr. President thai the real difficulty Is
with the system thai baye adopted OF public printing
/, IL Is a vicious system
10 another place he says:
"I am fully satisfied that the honorable senator from
Mssssp purposes with all due courtesy and beg
pardon Of the Senate TOT having respassed nPon helr az
tcution this subject about 70 explain whei was
the real Of the delay II Is ths vicious system OF
printing and contend that It Is uuchy mpossble under
this sysem that should have pubhc documents Teauy
\ in time" .#1EH
That is under the .confrdd system" leave such IN
as appear between the speech made to-day
and those made by the honorable senator on former oc
casons to be reconciled by bin. do not wish TO be
as arragnng the honorable gentleman for his
course but have felt to be my duty hold up his for
mer conrse as reason against giving any influence what
c,.r n, his ouinions 10 day He had right 10 entertain