Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-01-17
xxxII CONGR Ess--Fir,, Session.

"AsHlNCToN, Jan 10, 1907.
SENATE The Senate commenced busi-
mes. a, half-pas, IL.
The resolution, authorizing contract with
Mes,rs Donaldson and Armstrong, for print
ing the returns of the seventh census was
then again takcnup.
MIR. Bright said, his purpose in offering the
resolution was no, TO benefit party press
The work was most important, and he desir-
ed it 10 be done in proper manner and suit
able style, and he believed il it was given
out to the loves, bidder, it would not be done
in proper manner. He described the inn
porlance and value OF the statistical informa-
iioE collected and embraced in the census
returns. In addition 10 this, there was a
brief historical account Of every county in
each State. This formed volume Of most
valuable and interesting information, which
would be looked for with interest by every
body and would be preserved in Libraries as
a reliable source of information He read,
10 show the valne Of the recen, census re-
turns, long article from the London Athe.
naum. He thought i, could be put into two
volumes, each about the size Of the Ameri-
can archives, and would cost about six dol.
lars volume. This would make each cost
about twelve dollars. Ii would be for the
committee 10 fix the number of copies to be
printed. He thought $4,000 copies would
not be loo much. This would make the cos,
Of that number $500 900, which was frac.
lion less than the cost OF printing the returns
| Of the last census. There was nothing unu.
sual in Congress ordering publications BY
persons named in the acts. He cited several
cases where BY resolution, laws were order.
ed TO be printed, among others, Gales &
Sealon's Compilation of State Papers. The
| Superintendent says that the returns for one
State are already prepared, and that if The
printing is ordered, he can furnish State attel
State, and keep the press going. By ,hi.
means the whole work would, perhaps, be
done by the meeting of the next session.
Mr.. Smith read from some OF his speeches
at the last session to show that he occupied
the same position now as he did then. He
examined all the precedents for book.pri
| ing and book.buying by Congress, and de
clarel the system altogether wrong and cor
rupt.
Mr.. Hale said there was Wing party anc
Democratic party. The country could no
get along without Them. Neither party coulC
get along without an organ. No one urac
| quan'ed with the instrument, a, frs, sight
would suppose upon seeing man playing
on keys and hearing music, that it required
some one behind TO blow The bellows. Or
gans Of all kinds required the bellows-boy
This bill was the bellows which gave win,
10 an organ, and filled lis pipes. Slandin:
himself on high moral platform, he coul,
look down with Indifference on both parties
and he could not see why The Wing party
who had so often been supplied with wine
for their organs, should hesitate to blow nov
for the organ of the other party. Donaldson
and Armstrong could not play on the key
without wind, and he hoped ,ha, we, lh
Democrats, will give il 10 them This wa
the whole story. We Democrats were in III
MA loriiy, and The resolution could be passed
Mr.. Dawson supported Mr.. Smiths amend
men,, and opposed the original resolution.
Mr. Smith moved 10 I'll the blank in hi
amendment with twelve thonsand copies.
Mr. Badger moved TO increase the numbe
to twenty-five thousand.
Mr.. Borland considered the whole thin
premature. How could the Senate deter
mine what number ought to be printed uni
the Senate had seen what The work was, o
upon what plan il was designed 10 be print
ed = .....
Messrs. Davis, Cooper, liamlin, Pearcc
Butler, and Atchiuson continued the debate
all dennncing as wholly out of place III
proposed history OF States, towns and conn
tries which the Superintendent of Census il
tended 10 accompany The census. They a
considered that The Senate ought not TO ao
until the Superintendent had laid before III
Senate plan OF his specifications, sc. an
then the subject was postponed for 'hre
weeks. Aud the Senate Adjourned.