The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-18

would require two years. and 900 to finish the publ
cation We then appropriated $4,000, and II IS now
proposed TO appropriate $4,000 more n order thai the
Senate may be satisfied that the object is In good ia
for the completion OF the work, have said not In the
usual form, or the continuation" but Ior The compile
tom OF the work When il is recolleclea that The com
mttee were charged by law with this duty, suppose nc
gentleman object giving them the means to enable
them 10 do what Il IS their duty to do
Mr, BRODHEAD know very well that my inend
from Maryland states that this is Tor The completion OF
the publication but he will look back IN the appro,
pration bills for five or six years past thhk ne Wi VIII
find the canse "for the completion OF the pubica
tion OF the works OF the Exploring Expedition"
| Mr.. PEARCE | will be obliged TO the senator IRON
Pennsylvania 10 show me any such clause have al
ways drawn them up myself, and have never before
put such word in.
Mr. BRODHEAD can show il /; but perhaps il may
have been inserted before the senator had place IN me
Senate. In ls42 the Exploring Expedition returned II
four years out and it has taken nearly ten years IN
the publication OF the results OF the expedition, at an
pense of $4,000 year thought that at the last
session of Congress we served notice them to quit
presume il will be remembered that brought 10 me
of the Senate at the last session the amount which
had been appropriated from year 10 year. from 1912 TO
that time, and have astrong impression on my mind that
the clause formerly put in our appropriation
bills is now, namely tha! the appropriation shall be
''ior the completion OF the publication"
Mr. PEARCE The senator from Pennsylvania Is un-
doubtedly mistaken in that and lei me remind him that
takes much less time to make large COLLECTION OF op-
ects OF natural history than it does TO describe them
Field -naturasts with very little requirements compara-
lively, make collections, but II requires the very
highest science TO describe those collections; ana even
those who have the highest scientific requirements are
required TO consult and recherche books There Is
nothing remarkable in the progress OF this work taking
ten years, because It IS very well known 10 hose VINO
have any acquaintance all with the subject that IN the
publication The works of other exploring expeditions
by other nations, much longer time than ten years has
been required Some OF the great works put out 6y me
English have taken twelve or fourteen years All mat
was explained by me very fully some years ago. and
will not 20 over the ground again
Mr.. HALE. | have expressed my views upon this
| ktoct ntrann
now 10 repeat them, but think must be under The ne
cessity OF taking back something that have heretofore
said. When | was at home, during the last recess,
went, by invitation of a school committee, into one OF
the primary schools of the town in which i've class
in geography called up, and there learned Tor the
first tmc and will take my oath OF it, If required, that
this Exploring Expedition had discovered a new con-
nent Yes sir ii down IN the biographies mat an
other continent had been discovered by Commodore
Wilkes of the United States Exploring Expedition 1t
actually went into the school books, and found its way
into New England; and think II will be news 10 the
Senate when they learn that this new continent was ac
tualy discovered more than years ago hope these
books will be completed in short time, so that this IN
formation may be distributed.
want to say in regard to this matter, that do not be-
eve there anything, except the high character OF the
senator from Mary land that redeems the whole concern
from universal contempt believe If is one OF the great
est bumbugs OF the not even excepting the saving OF
the Union that took place in 1850 IL Is even greater
humbug than that And, sir II this actually is TO be Inc
end of tiff is to be the completion, the final compile
tion OF it- shall rejoice and shall be reconeiled 10
going out of public lfe if this concern dies with me-
willing to be sacrificed TO have this concern stopped
[Laughier]
Bui think there ought to be provision put in the
bill now, that the new exploring expedition when
have going out shall not take twenty years to publish
the result OF their researches We have got another ex-
plorng expedition now going out TO say nothing about
the Japan expedition Put these expeditions all together
and the imagination aters when II attempts TO grasp the
time which IL will take to give the benefit OF their re-
searches TO the world
What sir do you suppose that these exploring expe
ditons do These explorers take great oys,er-rake
they rake the bottom OF the ocean and bring home bugs
Shells plants and creeping things OF all sorts and hen
enlist the literary and scientific recherche all over the
country TO pore them over and explain and anayze mem
to the public, and make pcture-books. lLaugher That
is your exploring expedition. do hope however, that
this is to be an end OF this matter and sir, saving and
excepting this continent that has been discovered
and which is in the school books, il nowhere else,
think this expedition has been an entire failure
MIR. PEARCE. | beg leave TO say that high as the
character of the senator from New Hampshire is-and
it very hight is not high enough to throw contempt
upon this work Ii is work that does honor TO the
science Of the country is recognised such by scien-
tc men everywhere The scientific reports which have
been made have elected the very highes, encomums IRON
people OF that description. shall not repeat them here
as have dcse in times past The Senate, think, un.
derstand the senator from New Hampshire too well 10 be
affected by the droll remarks which be has Just now
made.
Mr. CLARKE. | would ask the senator where copies
of these works are to be found
Mr. PEARCE There were some IN the Library OF
Congress, but | believe they were burned. III large
number have not been distributed, II Is our own iaut
BY our act we limited the number oil the publication
10 a hundred copies. know that was very improper
thing, and demonstrated against IT at the Tune those
that are distributed to be found in the places TO which
they were assigned The State of Rhode Island has one
copy Every State in the Union has one copy
MIR. CLARKE, Tin his seat) One is enough Tor little
MIR. PEARCE All the State capols supplied
with them
MIR. BRADBURY | should be very willing 10 vote
for the appropriation il there were some penalty annexed
to a future application for more money.
Mr. PEARCE. | would ask the senator upon whom
he would impose the penalty ,
Mr. BRADBURY. Upon the recipient OF the fund.
think we have been paying for this work ior some Ten
wears past, at the rate OF 5000 a year.
Mr. PEARCE. II the senator can contrive to draw up
such an amendment that, | think can promise him
that will vote for H.
MIR BRADBURY II the Senate will pass by this
amendment for the present, will engage to draw up such
MIR HALE | would ask the honorable chairman,
whether there have been any contracts made with regard
10 this matter Z -
Mr. PEARCE. The Committee the Library were
authorized by law to contract and they have contracted
The amendment was agreed TO; thefe Delng, on a d.
vison-ayes 80, noes 10.
The next amendment was 10 insert
20, the prepaatop and publication Of general eata
ne Joint Committee the Library oil congress may
direct, $1,000.
The amendment was agreed TO.
The next amendment TO add at the end of the FIRST
section the following;
Df,rtear Boundary COMMUNICATION completing the
Grande and for Office work ior one year.
ss3,5i2 r,, =, r..u, -.
For expenses attending Lieutenant Wbippes party from