The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-22

ect very fully with provisions somewhat new with re.
gaIa y The mode OF making these Inspections changing
she system aud adopting plan, embracing all the
waleis OF Kentucky That bill has been referred 10 The
COMMITTEES on Commerce at this session We have had
under consideration and we anticipate an early report
upon that subject II has only been waiting for the pa
ers that have been laid upon the table this morning from
the Treasury Department AT the close OF the last
SION resolution was passed upon my motion in the Sen
leet from the Secretary OF the Treasury Ii has come in
this morning. This bill will now be early reported
sui, SIR do not propose 10 throw any obstacle. upon
that account, in the way OF the wishes OF the senator
from Arkansas am willing that his bill should take
the course he prefers and il that bill passes this law will
then be superseded.
The bill was accordingly laid over informally,
BINDING DOCUMENTS.
The Senate then proceeded as in committee Of the
whole, TO the consideration OF the joint resolution III X
81 providing for the binding OF certain documents.
Mr.. BORLAND. Mr. President. this is a Joint resolu-
ton OF the House, and il has been referred 10 the Com
mitlee on Printing Ii has also been reported favorably
upon by tina, committee When il was before the Senate
previously, made remarks in opposition TO its adop-
lion. shall not go at length into my reasons for OPP
posing il now; but will simply state that am opposed
to IT, and shall vote against it, because think it will give
occasion and invitation for imposition upon the govern
ment Our experience in the binding OF our documents
at the last session OF Congress is enough TO perfectly sat
lsiy me with the system and although in respects
there IS some advantage to be derived from it, as whole
consider il great evil think the documents, instead
of being improved by the binding have been injured
in large majority Of cases ! speak Of the docu,
an opportunity OF examining them--and examined
a great many of them there--I ind instead OF the
it has been an injury 10 them. The documents were
no better than they prior to being bound In
eeveryhing-in all the printing and binding done by
Cong ress-my experience as chairman of the Committee
on Printing has satisfied me that whatever we undertake
TO do under that system will be badly done, at very
siderable expense and without any advantage TO the Sen
Mr. BRADBURY Mr. President, did not hear the
bill read, and should like TO know 10 what document il
refers.
Mr. HALE. lin his seat) To all Of them
Mr.. BRADBURY. Think Mr.. President, whatever
deserving of being printed and placed in the library
deserving Of being bound think the great fault that
we print in large quantities matter that is OF possible
general interest.
Mr. HALE. lin his seat) So dol
| Mr.. BRADBURY. II certainly is very Inconvenience
have documents unless we can use them We desire to
have them in position where use them. And
as the expense is not OF great Importance my impression
that what we print in any considerable numbers ought
Mr.. BoRLAND. Mr.. President, will explain to the
senator from Maine, Mr.. BRADBuRY.l | think he is
twelve or fourteen hundred numbers. think now this
the numbe of all the documents that printed to be
placed in the library. But this is what con-
siderng The proposition here is in regard to the binding
OF extra numbers to 60 out to the country Now, sir, If
The honorable senator proposes to inquire into the binding
OF these documents think he be satisfied by pur-
suing his usual coursethat is, by looking closely to
economy in the execution Of the public work and
think he will then be prepared to go with in raising
for the Senate during the last Congress could not have
fallen much short OF 100000 In the Patent Office
alone, think the expenae OF the binding amounted to
about $4,000 And the expense of the binding ordered
by this Congress- II this resolution be adopted in my opin
ion, will not fall short of S150OoO For one, am sat
isfed that public money be discussed in
more economical and profitable manner have more
TO say.
Mr.. HALE. Mr.. President, my observation has led
me TO result exactly opposite to that of the honorable
senator from Arkansas lMr BoRLAsDl In my opinion,
the binding is all that is worth anything at all Those
that distributed probably read from the fact
OF being bound up IN this bunging manner They are
placed in this condition in the library, and moi looked
at examined al all This, sir, has been the result OF
our binding and when they are placed in the library
is the last we think of them. And if dispense
with either the binding the documents themselves,
think would be better to dispose OF the documents and
retain the binding Tor our own use as consider it TO be
of the most value. [Laughterl
| Mr.. BRADBURY. MIR. President should like 10 in
qure OF the chairman OF the Committee on Printing
whether the order for printing this document includes the
Patent Otce report, which has already been far
cuied that il is impossible TO reduce the numbers and
should like 10 be informed whether the Patent Office
port has been presented
Mr.. BADGER, Tin his seat) II has not
! Mr.. BRADBURY. The abuse seems to be in manu-.
featuring large a number OF books Formerly the
Patent Office report was confined 10 email volume.
But recently by the incorporation OF great deal OF
less, than useless, matter, it has sweed up
two Volumes and think the abuse arises, first, from
incorporating much with il which is OF no value. and
second, in printing them in so large numbers. agree
with the honorable senator from New Hampshire lMr.
document and TO have their worth truly appreciated,
they should be bound and placed in position where they
can be referred to- II we do not bind the documents
which propose to circulate, in my opinion they will
be thrown away much waste paper.
| Mr.. HAMLlN. MIR. President, | OF the
Committee on Printing that agreed TO this report and
therefore perhaps becomes TO say word upon this
subject have very little, indeed have no feeling upon
the matter whatever am perfectly Indifferent Still upon
an investigation OF II. conclude that If our documents
worth preserving and sending abroad they worthy
OF a cheap binding. will add, also, that satisfied
with the binding al twelve and half cents per copy
the price paid last year Binding may be had in muslin,
makes very respectable volume, for that price. IL
aors will turn their attention and their recollection to the
debates OF the California convention or statistics OF
commerce and navigation, 10 still later work-to
the survey OF the country in New Mexico and Texas
all bound in muslin, they will have a fair sample OF
what be done for twelve and half cents Contracts
be made for binding these volumes for twelve and
be preserved Some OF them, am inclined to think,
little valuable than the honorable senator from
New Hampshire MT HALE has suggested. / think the
agricultural report from the Patent Office is regarded
very valuable document all over the country; and TO
preserve il, II be valuable IT is necessary TO throw
around II cheap binding II is not expedent TO place
very expensive binding upon It, think that twelve and
half cents is ample enough-not half OF the sum
mentioned by the senator from Arkansas, lMr. Boz
LAsDl III the Senate do not fit in their judgment
to order the binding OF these documents told by the
Committee Printing that they will recommend the
age OF this resolution and II they ordered TO be
bound by the Senate they will pay for the binding out OF
[hoding in his hand containing about three hun
bred pages, should be bound, and bound in muslin. IL
can be bound for the sum have mentioned and bound
very neatly.