The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-26
move to amend the amend


ment by adding the following,
And that homestead of one hundred and sixty aerea
OF the public lands be granted every person who shall
hereafter inhabt and cultivate the for FIVE consecutive
years.
Mr.. WELLER called for the yeas and nsvs imam ,bs
amendment to the amendment and they were ordered.
Mr.. HUNTER hope may be permitted 10 suggest
to gentlemen who design for the amendment 10 the
that we once get the amendment the amendment
gu, we will get into long debate hope the call for the
yeas and nays will be withdrawn and that we will vote il
down We have not time 10 90 into discnason mon \,
now.
Mr. DODGE, of Iowa. If the senator from Pennsvlva-
ma wii withdraw his amendment will Withdraw mine.
MI HUNTER. hope the senator from Penn vania
II will be debated all day.
Inc yeas and nays being taken the amendment to the
amendment, resulted-yeas %, nays Gas follows:
4EAS-Messrs Atchison, Bell Borland. BRIGHT Chase
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas Downs
Geyer, Gwin Hale Houston Jones of Iowa Jones Of Ten
ne% Mallory Rask Seward Shields Sumner Walker
NAfS-Messrs. Adams, Badger, Bayard, Bradbury.
Brodhead, Butler, Charlton, Davis Dawson esauss,r,
pltzpack Foot, Haun, Hunter, Miller Morton, Norris,
&s1.ss rhsp' Pratt Smith, spruan0e Toacey
go the amendment to the amendment was rejected.
Mr. bRoDHEAD called for the yeas and nays on his
amendment, but they not ordered.
The amendment was then rejected.
MIR. HAMLlN. ! am instructed ty the Committee on
Commerce to offer the following amendment
For repairing and rebuilding the lighthouse at Bear
island, which has been destroyed, S5, 900.
For completing the lighthouses at Half Moon shoal,
and He'd Fish bar and Choppers bar the of Texas
$1,000"
Mr.. HUNTER. That should 90 on to the lighthouse
Mr.. HAMLIN If the senator will look at this bin he
Will hnd that there precisely similar provisions in it,
There is IN the bill class Of amendments 10 finish light
that have not been completed There also pro-
visions in to repair that have DESTROYED
Is very uncertain whether shall have any bill
this year My amendment provides for repairing light
which has been DESTROYED and for completing three others
the of Texas. think they come within class
which properly belongs to this BILL and should
oppose them.
The endment was agreed to-
No further amendments being proposed the amendments
which mad been agreed to ordered be engrossed
the bill was ordered to be read third time. Ii read
third time and passed and, on motion by Mr. HUNTER
the title amended by adding "and for other pur-
poses"
SEVENTH CENSUS.
On motion by Mr.. BORLAND, the Senate, as in commit
tee of the WHOLE proceeded consider the Joint
ing and binding of the returns of the seventh It was
reported from the Committee Printing with amend
ment, 80 as TO make il read as follows
"Tha there be printed by the public printer under the
supervision of the superintendent of public printing,
much OF the abstract Of the of the seventh
recommended be printed by the report of the select
committee Of the Senate made June 28th 1882 and in the
therein prescribed (the History and Statistics OF
the State of Maryland according to the returns of the
seventh Of the United States with the alterations
recommended by the committee being taken a sample)
that Is TO say:
First Omit the Historical Account the History and
Description of Countess the Sketch of Geology and the
remarks with the heading Population (of State of
Msryand) prchxed the tabular Statements embracing
twentytw pages, from TO twenty-five both inclusive
with the exception of the tabular statement at page twenty
showing the progress Of population from 1870 $780, which
"Scond Insert the tabular statements Of population COW
erng from page venty-three TO page tweny-sx both in
elusive.
" Third Omit the tabular statements from page twenty
to page thirty both inclusive and substitute tables
showing the nativity Of the inhabitants of the State with
out reference TO local residence giving the and color
similar 10 the table headed Recapituaton at page thirty
five.
" Fourth, Omit the tables relating to the deaf dumb,
blind insane, and dioc occupying from page hryone
page hirtyfour both Inclusive the table headed Re-
captuaon page thryhve, and omit that headed Man
united and fugitive slaves on the page retain the
abe headed occupations and trades on page
pages thirty seven and thirty-eight.
sFJlA Omit the tables of Industrial establishments
from pase s,ayn b. to page both inclusive
and taxes, Wages and Pauperism and crime pages
sixy-hree and sxy-ou; omit the column which processes
To give the Private libraries, in the statement hended Ii
braries retaining the residue and retaining Also state
ment headed Newspapers and periodicals. on page sixty
four and the statements headed Education and Churches
on pages slxty-hvo to sixiy-eight, both inclusive.
Sertnh Omit medical STATISTICS, life tables, etc. the
end Of the work.
Eghh There shall be prepared and published tabular
statements showing the population alone 10 the local subd
visions of States less than countless such towns town
ships hundreds etc. wherever the are sufficient for
their formation
kTn The condensed tables for the United States shall
conform the alterations suggested in the detailed tables for
the States.
Resolved further That there be printed in addition to
the number usually ordered Of the public documents
thousand five hundred copies for the of the Senate and
thousand copies for the Of the House Of Represent
nves; Prorida That the of composition for plain
matter shall exceed the Of sixtytwo and half
per thousand the of composition for tabular
shall exceed the Of seventy per
thousand ems and the of pesswork shall exceed
the sum Of - cents per thousand qunrto pages.
Rssored further, That the entire work hercinbeforc
ordered shall be printed compact quarto FORM upon
paper measuring less than twcntysix by thy-eght
nohcs weighing forty eight pounds the of four hun
dred and eighty Sheets and Of the quality used for the
copies of documents ordered be printed by Congress-
the type be used be BREWER except for the headings
and such tables will appear to advantage BREWER
which shall be printed nonpareil and that all other
respects except those herenbefore specified the work shall
bc executed according the provisions Of the entitled
An act providing for executing the public printing, and
abshing the prices thereof and for other purposes
proved August 26, 1852
Rssored further That the binding Of the work herein
before mentioned shall be executed under the direction OF
the respective Committees Printing for each house. and
shall be paid for Of the contingent fund Of the two
houses Of Congress, as is now prescribed by law"
Mr.. HAMLIN. There is a blank be filled in the
amendment regard the number of copies 10 be printed
for the use Of the Senate, insert seven thou
sandm
The amendment 10 tho amendment agreed TO,
Mr.. HAMLN. In other parts Of the bill SIX thousand
FIVE hundred copies provided for the Senate To uake
correspond move to strike out six thousand five hum
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