The daily union., 1852-09-07

all And now, instead OF iuquiring into that private
claim all other private claims inquired into and
disposed OIL we allow if we allow lhe decision OF The chair
TO stand-and nust say that think the Chair did not
perceive the object OF the amendment when he made the
decision, or am sure he would not have made ilhat
TO be done IN an indirect manner which could not be
done directly. We allow, under peculiar phraseology,
the Introduction OF private claim OF very doubtful,
and certainly OF disputed, character will not detan
the Senate further than 10 state that think this is
strictly private clam. and that II ought not TO be
brought into this bill
that the amenment offered by the senator from Illinois
Mr.. DoUGLAsl was adm issble under the rules OF the
Senate, and IRON that decision The senator from Mary
land { Mr.. PEARcEl has appealed The question is now
whether the decision OF the Chair shall stand the
Judgment OF the Senate.
The question taken the appeal and. on a diyis-
on the decision OF the Chair appeared not TO be ss-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The decision Of the
Chair is ovenuled. and consequently the amendment is
Mr.. PRATT do moi think the question was under
stood
Mr.. CASS. The Chair must have been in error in the
count
Mr. DOUGLAS. | call for the yeas and nays
Mr. WELLER ask Tor a recount, for several rea-
sons One s, that believe the question was not un-
derstood by the Senae and another s that think The
Chair must have been in in the count l. at least
was OF opinion that the decision OF the Chair was sus
Mr. SMITH. object, decidedly, to recount
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair thinks it
due itself, and to the Senate that the question the
appeal should be again taken and i i is taken BY yeas
and nays, il will leave no doubt as TO the result
The yeas and nays were ordered; and, being taken
lresulled--yeas %, nays 22-as follow
YEAsMe.srs Adams, Bright, Cass. Charlton. Clemens,
,on James. Jones Of Iowa, Mallory, Mason, Meriwsther
Ru.k Shields, Stockton, Touceg, Walker and Weller-2
Clarke Cooper. Davis Fish, Geyer Hamlin Hunter, Man.
gum Miller, Peace, Prau, Smith, Sone. Spruance Sum
nor, Underwood, upham' and Wade-21
| So the decision of the Chair was sustained.
1 Mr. WALKER / Wiah offer N amendment TO the
| amendment, as follows:
"Prooided. hoeep~, That, in making such payment,
there shall be deducted theefom the sum Of 900 over
pad printing decisions of the Supreme Court in the
emigrant tax cases in New York and Massachusetts"
| Mr., DOUGLAS. | will suggest to the honorable SEN
ator from Wisconsin that that amendment becomes
necessary because the whole to be adudcated accord
ing to the law which makes the same deduction upon
that upon all the other printing that if anything has
been overpaid it will of course be included.
Mr.. WALKER. If that will be included, will with
The amendment was accordingly withdrawn.
Mr. SMITH. presume that the question before the
Senate IS whether an amendment shall be adopted grant
ing 10 the printer Tor the last Congress certain additional
amount OF for his services in that capacity
The PRESIDING OFFICER The question is on the
am endmen, offered by the senator from Illinois.
Mr.. SMITH. l desire 10 hear the amendment read
again.
The amendment was accordingly read
Mr. SMITH | cannot but regard IL as matter OF
great deal OF regret that question OF this character
should be brought before the Senate at this period of the
session, and particularly that effort should now be
made 10 settle what have regarded as private
claim by way s an amendment to appropriation bill
amendment introduced 10 the consideration OF the SEN
ale without having been printed; without having been
mltees OF the body not having been considered by the
Printing Committee, nor even having been referred to it
a.mere amendment brought IN here in the handwriting OF
one of the honorable members OF this body under cir
| aumsances which make it extremely difficult for me or
Tor any other member of this body precisely
what is the puipor OF it, and what will be ils operation
Ii understand IT. il corresponds substantially. and do
not know but exactly TO AN amendment which was OBJ
ruded upon the Senate, rather offered in the Senate
will not ray oblIuded-by way OF an amendment TO the
civil and diplomatic bill two ago. tproposes 10 give
10 the printer OF the last Congress- for all the printing he
did during that Congress- half the prices given by
the joint resolution OF 1919 Then goes TO prove
that be allowed for that printing, whatev
II may be, shall not exceed the amount that would be
paid under the respective contracts if settled oy the prices
named in the bill of the House OF Representatives which
passed Oh the 3ls OF July last in regard to the public
printing.
TO say, in the first place, that this is very
markable reference desire TO know what il is that
referred 10 IN the latter part of this amendment What bill
At which passed The House OF Representatives on The
Asl OF July last
Mr.. CLEMENS Read the whole OF it.
Mr.. SMi I'll There is a clause which provides tha,
the amounts which ordered 10 be paid in the enact
ing clause shall noexceed what would have been paid
der the respective contracts If settled by the prices named
IN the bill OF the House OF Representative passed ON
tue 3lst day OF July last Now what does that refer 10
Why should you refer 10 bill which has passed the
tiOuse OF tult 4
do know what bill that is suppose IT refers TO the
oil which passed in the Senate, believe day before
yesterday. This is a very awkward reference, at any
rate Ii il refers to that BILL why not say so II you
refer to act OF Congress, why not put II IN and
say when it approved by the Presdentl But this
proyso says that Mr. Rtche-for that is the OF
l-sbal have one hall Of the prices specified in the joint
resolution OF 1919 Then il goes TO say, that al
though we agree that he stall have half OF those
prices, he shall have any rate than is
ained in this act OF Congress TO which ! have
alluded.
Mr.. CLEMENS, lin his seat) That is it, exactly
Mr. SMI I'll. Then | would inquire OF my honorable
friend from Alabama, why not refer 70 the act OF Con-
Sress instead OF this awkward method OF specifying what
is really intended The prices contained in the bill
which recently passed the two houses OF Congress-
am informed though have not particularly investigated
the subject are altogether than half OF The prices
named in The joint resolution of 1919. am told so by
practical printer, though that bill was carried through
tbe Senate so rapidly, and may be permitted say,
with so e consideration, that it quite impossible tor
say precisely what the prices that specified
IL but have this To say, that this enactment, by the
way OF proviso corresponds, believe with the pro.
yls that was offered towards the close OF the last
sion OF Congress ] unite with my honorable friend
from Maine IN saying that the Committee on Printing
investigated that proposition We have thoroughly
inv vesgaed IL. We have looked into all its details We
have caused all the calculations TO be made, and do
what my honorable friend from Maine Gays desire to
hear my friend from Arkansas Mr. BoRLAsDl on this
object | tell the Senate that II was the judgment OF
every member OF the Senate Committee on Printing that
the amendment proposed at the last session. which sup
pose to be the the under consideration,
would hand over to Mr.. Richie fortune OF no less
than 100000 | repeat here, that this amendment,
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