The republic., 1852-01-14
THIRTY-SECoND CONGRESS.
TuEspAY, January IS, 1882
SENATE.
INST SESSION

cation from the Secretary of War. in reply to re
luton o: the Senate Of the goth Of December
communicating information in respect to certain
military roads in Iowa. Referred, and ordered Il
be printed,
The CHAIR laid before the Senate report from
the Secretary of the Senate Of the number of per
-ons employed in his Office
RUSSIAN INTERvESTIoS
Mr.. MILLER presented the proceedings of a
public meeting Of the citizens OF Trenton, New
Jersey, expressing sympathy for the cause of free.
dom &c and urging upon Congress to intervene
IN b. half Of Hungary. Referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
MAIL STEAMERS TO IRELAND
Mr.. SHIELDS presented the memorial of Alfred
w. Thompson, praying Congress TO authorize the
Posmaster General to contract for the tansporia-
ton Of the mails in line Of steamers between the
United States and Ireland
MI. STOCKTON gave notice of a bill to provide
for the establishment of a line of mail steamers be
tween Jersey City and Galway, Ireland.
LOUISVILLE AND PORTLAND CANAL.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD introduced bill providing q
for the purchase of the stock owned by individu-
ais in the Louisve and Portland Canal.
COMPENDIUM or PUsLIc DOCUMENTS.
Mr. BRADBURY introduced the following Joint
resolution:
Joint resolution providing for compendium of
the annual public documents:
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
ftrss Of the United States Of America in Congress
ssmbled That the President be, and he hereby s,
autnOrlZed ana requested, al the commencement
each future session OF Congress, or soon there
after may be practicable to cause to be pre-.
pared a compendium ofthe public documents accom-
panying the Presidents message, and Of the repor S
Of The Secretary OF the Treasury, the finances and
commerce and navigation, and Of such other re-
ports Of any Of the Secretaries may be of gene
raj interest, embracing only the more important
portions thereof for the purpose of being printed in
single volume, as n substitute for the fIfrn mum
bers Of said documents heretofore published
II was read twice and ordered TO be printed
COMMITTEE oLEKKs.
Mr. RUSK submitted a resolution authorizing q
the Committee on the Post Otfce and Post Roads TO
employ clerk.
Mr. GNIN submitted resolution authorizin o
the Committee on Naval Affairs TO employ a clerk.
THE CENSUS PRINTING.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration
OF the joint resolution directing the Committee on
Printing 10 contract with Messrs. Donelson and
Armstrong for printing the returns of the seventh
The question pending was on the followin q
amend ment, submitted yesterday by Mr.. SMITH
ut shall be the duty of the Secretary of the
Interior, In conformity with the provisions of the
act entitled An act making appropriations for
the civil and diplomatic expenses OF the Gov
ernment for the year ls42,' approved on the
18th May of said year, to contract for the COM
position aud press work of - copies of the
returns of the seventh census, as the same are
classified and arranged by ssid Secretary, and
ln like manner to contract for much pa per and
Of sucb quality he shall deem proper for said
work, and in like manner TO contract for binding
said returns as printed, in such style as he may
Judge expcdient, provided the party to each Of
said contracts shall give such surety; and said
paper and work shall be subject 10 such inspection
as said Secretary shall require to insure faithful
performance Of the same"
Mr.. BRIGHT said that be had examined the law
on the subject Of printing, and considered that THE
printing was not embraced by any law now in
force The work TO be done important, and
should be executed in the beet manuer. He be-
lf / "a er on 10 he
that under the system Of under bidding 1t would
fall into the hands of those ho would not execute
IL properly, or in a manner in which work Of so
much importance should be printed. He had 10
design in naming Armstrong and Donclson in the
resolution 10 give II 10 them a reward TO a parti-
can press But even il be had done SO, why should
the Senator complain II the amendment of the
Senator should be adopted, and the Secretary Of
the Interior bad the super ntendence Of the con
tract, who could doubt but that II would be- and
properly too, given 10 press friendly 10 the party
20 which the Secretary Belonged
He dcsCrib,d the extent. value, and character Of
the information embraced in the census stAtistics
II vEs prOpOsed also 70 prefix to the statistics Of
each State brief historical account OF each Statr
and county IN the State; the whole would then
constitute work Of much valuable information,
and which would be book Of reference lie read
from an article in the London ddeuaun on the
American census, ss descriptive cf its valuable
information, sc.
Il would form plain ana reliable history OF the
country. lie thought that IL could be all embraced
AnfrlCau A
chives, each volume costing about siK dollars two
volumes making a set, the work would cost about
twelve dollars set, and, estimating the number
OF copies TO be printed at twenty five thousand
the printing II the whole would cost about three
hundred thousand dollars, which was a fraction
less than the cost Of printing the sixth census The
question Of the number Of copies % be printed
would be one for the committee 70 determine and
decide.
There nothing unparlismentary OF unusual
m designating, as this resolution did, the persons
Who were 10 execute the work. lie cited several
precedcnts where Little and Brown, Force and
Clarke, and Gales and Sehton, were named IN acts
passed for the publication Of books, &c.
He thought there was nothing 20 be obtained by
delay. The Superintendent Of the Census had ia
formed him that one State was already finished
and ready Tor the printer others would soon b.
ready, the Office would keep the prcss employed:
and, by this means, in all probability, The whole
work would be ready by the meeting Of the next
session Of Congress.
Mr. SMITH, alluding to a remark made vcst.r.
day by the Senator from Indiana that be, Mr. :
bad At some time advocated a proposition 10 give
thc census printing 70 one Of the political prcss of
this city-the RsJtiJhc-dcnied ever having been
IN favor Of any such proposition, and read from
some speeches Of his during the Last Congress 90
show that he then and now entertained the safrs
opinions on this subject.
He was az all times opposed TO giving any pub
hc printing 20 the party press az matter Of favor.
item. A. " the prccedcnts cited by tie Senator
he saw nothing ln them Why this work should b.
given 10 the Uniop office Congress had purcbs.sd
boOks. and IL had been greatly Infused The com
piauon Of State Papers bad cost large amount Of
money, and it was of little value The system of
purchasing books and distributing them among
members Of Congress wos wrong and improper
BJOks costing Congress seventeen dollars a vol.
urne were given 10 mcmbcrs-and Of that use were
they, They were not worth, perhaps, more Than
three dol'ars. He thought it would be lar more
sensible, instead Of cHpendng 90 much IN the pur
thate Oi books Of no vsluc use, 20 distribute tho
safne amount Of money among themselycs.
Something had been said concerning giving ont
the publication Of the dcbatcs by contract, AZ well
a. this census printing. Congress during the last
and previous sessions, paid seven and a half dol
lars column 20 the Union and Iuteuigencsy for
pubiishing the debates. The Tntsfigtucsr gave ii
Up. and ne Intou continued it; and ii the publ.
cation n the debate was ~ important, be would
De willing 90 pay the JHion more than seven dol
lsrs and hall a column. But what cJuncSiou had
this subject of publishing the debates to DO with
printing the census returns, The census prInting o
va departmental printing already provided f5r
by law
Mr HALE said that there were two great par.
iies, the Wing aud Democratic party. These
werc necessary Tor the welfare Of the country and
The country could not get along without them
Neither oi thetc parties could get along without an
organ
man uuscquainted with tho instrument urop