The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-19

recommended
his report OF February 1883 and for the purchase OF books
Tor the Presidents library. S29 800
This amendment was sent to the Committee on Finance
from the Committee Public Buildings, and was adopt
ed 10y the f0fmer commlttee.
The question being taken, the amendment was agfeeu
Mr.. HUNTER am further instructed by the Com
mittee on Finance to offer the following amendment;
For the pay ymen the expenses attendant upon the iu
neral obsequies OF the late Secretary Of STATE Slz9 81
The amendment agreed TO.
Mr., HUNTER move, IN the appropriation iot lnr
expenses of the Senate. to insert the word conlngenF
before the word expenses 10 make II read IN the
usual way
The amendment was agreed TO-
Mr. HUN TER | have another amendment to oner,
which does not add to the appropriations, bui merely
guards OF them II IS to insert after the wod depart
menls in the appropriation for the printing OF the de-
parments the words "including for paper and printing
he annual estimates and Tor paper prnling aud bind
ing the Biennial Register and annual report OF the Sec
reiary of the Treasury Commerce and Navigation"
The amendment was agreed 10.
Mr. BORLAND. | have amendment which desire
TO offer
The PRESIDING OFFICER The Chair will apprize
the senator from Arkansas that the senator from Vr
gina was allowed 10 introduce his amendments by
imous consent, without placing the pending amend
ment. The Chair will understand that consent 10 be
continued unless some one objects.
There objection.
Mr.. BORLAND. move to amend the bill by insert
ing after line 1884, the folloWng
For completing and furnishing the marine hospital at
%
will state in explanation, Mr. President, that this is
in pursuance of estimate from the department was
moi put in in the House Of Representatives, and have
offered it now in the Senate. TO satisfy myself OF The
truth OF the grounds upon which the estimate made,
addressed letter TO the Secretary Of the Treasury
have received from him statement OF The estimate ac.
companed by an extract from his annual report, and
extract from report OF Colonel Long, the supern-
tendent OF those works in the West The hospital has
been built $4,000 have been expended upon it, and
$4 900 needed TO paint il and complete those M
nrlar IN ~
Mr. ADAMS. | move to amend the amendment by
adding to it
And that the iaasst term Of one year be allowed for for
the expenditure OF the money heretofore appropriated Tor
the marine hospital al Vlcksburg. Mississippi
Mr.. BORLAND. | accept that
The amendment as modified was agreed to.
Mr.. B0RLAND. have two or three amendments 10
oder By direction of the Committee on Printing. The
first is insert the following provso al the end of line
toriy-nin
Provided That of all the documents, the printing Of
additional copies oil which be ordered by either house
OF Congress- and the size of which shall not be less than
two hundred and fifty pages such additional copies shall
be bonnd in such be directed by the espec
Committees Printing Of each House, the cost OF
toa il shall be the duty OF the superintendent oil public
printing supervise the binding of the public documents,
is done in and workmanke manner according to
such sample as may be preserved 10 his oce and IN prop.
time and before the binder shall receive pay for the
same he shall produce the certificate OF the said supern-
enden that his work has been executed above require
a
duty Of said superintendent to receive and preserve in
his office samples OF the paper upon which maps, charts
be furnished, and TO receive from the contractors said
maps charts, diagrams, pat, or other engravings, and
sample preserved and he shall not receive any
chart diagram plat or other engraving which may NOT be
printed aper equal to the sample so preserved, or
which may not be executed IN proper manner and with
in specified in the contract unless for special
NAV not be in the quantity called thereby and
said contractor shall not receive pay Tor the same
upon certificate OF the Superintendent that all the fore
going requisites have been complied with
We have been for several years binding public docu-
ments The effect Of this provision is 10 put the binding
under the supervision OF the superintendent oil the public
printing, that the binding and printing may be under
The supervision, 10 secure uniformity in the execu-
tion OF The work
The amendment was agreed TO-
Mr. BORLAND | have another amendment TO offer
by the direction OF the Com nee Printing:
For compensation to Thomas Ritchie assignee Of Will
liam Belt, Tor printing rape and binding ,he obituary
The thereof, and twenty per cent. in addition
MIR. President. at the last session OF Congress- in
act which passed changing the system OF executing
the public printing, there was provision inserted 10
make compensation TO Mr. Richie, assignee OF Mr..
Be who contractor for the printing during The pre-
c.d,ng Congress There was clause IN that bill which
was intended TO give Mr. Richie compensation Tor the
obituary notices OF the late President Taylor, IN addition
TO the other allowance made. But the First Comptroller
of the Treasury gave TO that provision an Interpretation
different IRON that OF the Committee Printing, with
whom ginated, and different from the understanding
with which it was passed. The Committee on Printing
have had the matter under consider ration and finding that
this difference OF construction prevented the execution OF
the law il intended al the time of lis passage,
they have directed me 10 report this amendment or fath
er, they directed TO report JOINT resolution max
this compensation but in order TO facilitate It's passage,
is impossible TO get At through as separatr measure,
have been directed TO offer II amendment TO this bill
IL meets The concurrence OF the Committee Finance,
as | understand.
Mr. BRODHEAD. | have great many pIivate bills
which have reported, and which may be very approprl-
aely put upon this bill If this proposition prevails This
private claim, and therefore II is OF order under
the rule MIR Richie, under the law which we passed
at he last session, received fifty thousand dollars
and above his contract, understand and now 1t is
proposed TO give him five thousand dollars more. Have
security that shall not be called upon to give
sonnet ming al the next session OF Congress- When
are we to be done with the paying OF money over and
above the contract for printing done Tor former Con-
gressl
Mr. BORLAND. This is not the origination OF pri-
vate claim At the last session we passed act by
which intended 10 make compensation Tor this work
but an orcer at the treasury nterpets the law differently
from the manner in which II was understood when 1t
passed.
Mr. BRODHEAD. This IS still private claim, and
Joint resolution has been reported. understand. for
the rel,et OF the party from the Committee Printing.
Mr. BORLAND. TINS may be in one sense viewed
as private claim but the effect OF the amendment is
simply TO explain act which was passed at the last
I6e PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the senator from
Pennsy yana RAISE an oDIecuon 10 tbis amendment as
being ou, oi orderl
Mi BRODHEAD. do
Mr. BOKLAND | will state, in explanation, that the
act of the last session fixed no precise amount II su-
horned the payment him Of the actual cost and TWEEN
ly per cent. in addiuon