New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-31
xxxIIId CONGRESS. E. FIRST ssxsIOs.


SENATE. .wAsHrsoros, Thursday, March 80, 1884
Mr. EVERETT presented memorial from the Arneri'
can Society for the Advancement OF Science praying the
establsbment Of q Geographical Bureau connected with
the Congress Library =
steam boats the Hudson River complaining OF the act
Of 1870 regulating vessels propelled by steam and asking
that carrying passengers be exempted from
the requirements Of that law.
Mr. BELL presented petitions from Baptists Of Tennes
see favor Of securing religious freedom to Americans IN
foreign countries. ~ -,
MY BADGER presented the memorial 10 which he re
fred orre days ago. Of forty citizens Of North Caro-
lima against the passage OF the Nebraska biii lie sad
that Of the forty signatures seventeen bore the name
of hte and he satisfied they members OF the
highly ocsble Society Of Friends. The memorasts
oppose the bill the supposton that there some pro
yson in II involving breach Of National faith He be
Heyed that the memorass were all reasonable ana a.t
men and he had doubt but that they were ail az this
time perfectly satisfied that they were wrong IN the'r
opinion o. 40 oil
A bill for the relief Of John Gurman reported and
passed.
The Senate then took up the Deficiency bill.
The Qnesion pending was on Mr.. Badgers amendment
TO repeal that part of the printing law which directs that
spy printing ordered by both Houses shall be executed by
the printer of that house which first orders IT, and proyd
ing that hereafter each printer shall do the printing ordered
by bis own House and that the printing OF the depart
mcn shall be equally divided between the two printers
Mr. BAYARD moved amendment, providing that
after the 9Th OF March next the printing act shall be re,
pealed. He said he was in favor OF the Government
Printing Office
ment II entirely out of place on this Deficiency bill
Ii would increase the annual cost OF the public
printing He was free to admit that under the law as II
now stood there embarrassments and difficulties IN
disposng of the printing between the two printers The
law ougb. be amended but not by increasing the cost
Of the public printing The law provided for the election
of pr inter- by each house, still it founded upon the
hypothesis that the was to be chosen by both
houtes The law provided that whenever both houses
should order the printing of the same document it to
he executed by the printer to that house first ordering the
same case of much difficulty had already arisen. The
first or mechanical part Of the Patent Office Report had
been first ordered be printed by the Senate and had
been sent TO the Senate printer The second agrcuu
raj part had been first received and ordered to be printed
by the House and the question had arisen whether boh
parts were not part Both parties claimed the work
That was JUDICIAL inquiry and had not yet been deter
mined The matter not and ought not to be decided
in this way lie would favor perhaps any amendment
which ould involve increase OF expense 10 the Gov
Mr. WELLER thought this amendment was nothing
more than that each House shall have control OF ITS own
printing tha, the Senate printer shall execute the Senses
printing and the House printer the House printing IN
der the law the Senate ostensby had printer but under
certain circumstances by trucking or otherwise II might
be the case that all the Senate printing would pass from
the control of the and of its printer into other
hands long the Senate had the right to elect its
own printer il ought have the right of directing what
printing he shall How could the Senate concede
The right 10 the House to any others TO decide what
printing shall be done and how much OF II shan De exc
cuted by the Senate printer There was no propney In
uniting the two offices The House might as well assume
to control the Senstes Sergeant at Arms There ough
be- known tlefe nhu DetH any COHlcst
tween the two Houses its officers to who should hrst
order the printing to be done
Mr. BAYARD withdrew his amendment He advo
Gated the pending one Unless il were adopted there
woud be AZ all times an undgnifed scramble TO which
House should give the NEST printing to ITS ocer lie "as
opposed the whole system. was corrupt ana corr9p
ing corrupting TO bes ow this patronage on poht
cal pspers lie was in favor of having Government
printing Office wholly disconnected from the newspaper
MIR HUNTER said he would vote for the amendment
He had no doubt that would add to the expense Of print
ing but TO a sum nothing like what had been supposed
Unless this amendment be adopted the Senate would have
TO engage ia scramble in relation TO disposng OF the
printing Under the present law it is in the power OF the
Departments to say who shall have the printing OF Con
eres whether il shall be given 10 the Senate or the House
priner and il ought TO have the right 10 send its own
printing TO its own Office How had il been with two i'm
portsnt documents ASeIator from Pennsylvania moved
10 prnt some copies abstract Of the census me
motion was referred the Committee on Printing: lha
Committee repOrted adj ersy upon that m 9on but To-
reher with the House Committee, agreed upon printing
another abstract Of the That report OF the JOINT
Committee made the Hodse on the lth of anuary
and the printing of 100000 copies was ordered lhe re-
port was made TO the Senate until the l6ih when the
House had already ordered the printing
Mr. HAMLIN thought the Senator was mistaken
Mr. HUNTER read extracts from the journals OF both
Houses 10 sustain him In that the Sense hal had no
cbarce 10 give that printing 10 its officer but was com
need TO Give to the House printer. IL was pretty near
" the with the Patent Once report tnst doea
ent sent the House and he happened TO be present
when il was ordered be printed by that body and
pouiry of the Secretary Of the Senate he asceraned ha'
the document bad not then Ottu sVht
That document therefore also sent TO the uouse pn
ter If the Senate entitled TO elect Its own printer,
il ought TO have the right give its printing to the printer
Of its own choice He had always been adverse 10 Vhs
The public printing editors or to newspaper pres
lie in favor Of giving out by contract or estaosn
Ing Government printing Office, and when the Sensso1
from Delaware brought forward proposition OF ina,
character be would give his support He was inorme
that the increased cost for composition under this
amendment would not exceed $500.
Mr. HAMLlN was opposed to the amendment because
added largely TO the cost Of printing in consequence OF
the allowance 10 each printer for composition which un
der the present law paid but TO He had no feel
ing of choice or favor between individuals The law now
allow composition but to printer and tha. was
allowed 10 the printer of the House they first ordering
TIE work 10 be done, This amendment required doabe
compostop for each printer TO print all the docu.
meuts ordered BY both houses and consequently would
allow double composition for all the Senate printing
With r,spect 10 the census abstract the Committee on
Printing reported against Mr. Brodhesds motion TO PRINT
some thousand. of very imperfect and unreliable so
Of the census and in making that report we're done
with the matter But the House passed resolution re
peotpg the printing of another and more psree
Of the census and tie joint Committee reported IN ioso,
of printing IT, That aproposition Originating ~ ne
House and according all ruie was matter properly oe
opsipc 10 the House and ii therefore rst reported
there Had il been Senate proposition woaid nave
b,en t reported in the Senate As regards the fa'ent
Office Rel ort he knew nothing He read caicuiAton 20
show that The Senate printer having the mecnanoai pr,