The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-31

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tion in several States, but had full tables Of lunstics
paupers, idiots, colleges, and newspapers, information
which could be easily obtained by State returns without
recourse TO the If the Senate had been
suited he wond have left out idiots aud paupes and put
in cultivated snit The House had ordered its printing
and the Senate was compelled to have il printed the
House determined. II the Senate to edit books pub
shsd BY the House. he wanted opportunity for thu
Senate to write page in it. For this reason he had
arrested the motion some time since for printing fty
thousand copies of that book lie for changing the
law that the Senate could order its printing and
If il published books ii should have voice in saying what
they should contain.
Mr.. PEARcE, (whg, )of Nd, said tho only plausible ar
gament against the amendment that it would add tt
the expense OF printing But even If It added An ex
pense equal to what had been stated that
Why should no, be adopted We thought i was highly
of tsown printing II ought to that its printer
whom it had elected should have enough Of the work
dered by IL 10 maintain his establishment This item OF
expense should not appal the Senateit should remem
Der that few the Senate voted the public
printer gratuity Of sixty thousand dollars The Sena
tors who voted for that ought not to object to an amount
not one fourth of that.
Mr.. HoUsros (dem of Texas, said the additional ex.
pense would not be over FIVE thousand dollars.
Mr.. PEARcE said that only strengthened the argument
But If IL fifteen thousand dollars it would be
or design, should unjusy order and direct who should
execute The Senate printing II the House was to order
all the Senate printing would be as well to proyic at
that that body elect the Senate printer The Sc aae
ought TO have control over the person executing It's
printing 1t has control the House printer IL
lad its own, and could for failure OF duty dismiss
him The Senate had constitutional right to regulate
and controls its own officers, and their printer.
Mr.. BAYARD said twas well known there scram-
NE going on for this patronage. He thought that fifteen
thousand dollars not too much to prevent the state
Of feeling which would spring between the two houses
II this contest was continued.
Mr.. FITZPATRICK argued to show that the amendment
would incur an additional expense of fifteen thousand
Mr. BADGER replied .aaFe E tsN
Mr.. STUART, (dem.) of Mich opposed the amendment
ne regarded it as nothing less than PROPOSE
on TO give the Senate printer ff en- thousand dollars
more han nc was entitled to by law. 1t increases the
cost Of printing fifteen thousand dollars and gives that
much 70 the SENATE printer The reason why the law
possibility that the two houses might st some time
differ Pohticaly Under other circumstances it
emplated the same person would be chosen by both
houses The law was good, sound and economical and
oil the difficulty arising in its operation grew out of the
election Of printer BY the Senate Shall the
OF the United States be subjected to this additional e
pense that the Senate rsy sustain organ; while the
argument in favor Of this proposition nothing more
than that, the Senate having elected printer was
pound TO sustain him. II any scramble going he
desired to leave it where lie did not desire nor
did ne expect to see the other house body engage
in It, He oared little for the partea interested He had
to confess that his estimation Of the two organs in this
city was not q very high
Mr. PRATT (whig) Of Md, said that he could not see
that there any scramble in this matter; it was all
ore way Tho Senate Committee on Printing was not
over favorable to the Senate printer. The House
and naturally inclined to give him all tho work they
could. AS the Senate committee was Indifferent the
House had the matter nearly all its
own way.
The amendment was then sgrced to- by yeas "a, nays
10, rs follows -
a,.s DfGsn I:usIss
s,'i5 6osss sss Tsss rs.
stnsrs Wade snd Wiliia@. Jones Iowa. Norris
esapetDs the custom loss at "a e fnnns
gssss-S Louis, $loo 900; Mobile sos Gao, Cinsiunat
sae Sss Ss Louisville 1000 Dsngor Bath,
NE AMiN, (dem.) tsae., movodto add to the amend
m mt for site for custom h,sse at Sen Frannisco
s2oo o0e and for rebaing the custom heaso at Port
Msssrs. Thonpson, Gwia, Ha,nln, Bayard Geyer sand
Ben advocated the ament, aneMessrs. Ynnter and
Mr.WhrzER said the ss.om house at San 3ranrisco
would mot cost oCsG CSG half million and
be rented in San Francisco .n three ner cent
month on the original & n The goscrnnsrss now
mentioned the tho coua4ry rseht aa vr
an opp9rn1ty Of judging of tho naI0iai skin iia0syed
by the legislative branch ofthe govcrnsssnt:
1hessnatc thcn adjourned.
House Of Re c,sesentataScs.
WASHINGTON, Marcln3ss 1854
.2EABER.
Mr. Nathaniel G. Taylor, elected from Tennessee in
place of Mr. Brookns Campbell xoeeasad apBsarcd and
was qualified.
ANTI NEBRASKA PETITION
Mr. BENNETT said that he had received petition nu
nerously signed from his colleagues Eaylor district
against the passage of the b accompanied by
letter saying that Mr.. Taylor had asserted public
meeting there that he would vote against the bill
sgn his seat Did his colleague say So the state
in the Union saying that nc would vote for it. pub
shed by his authority
Mr. TAYLOR replied he had nothing to remark on the
Nebraska bill, what opinions he had elsewhere
pressed He did not know, did he believe, it was
proper subject which tofccnd explanation with
pard TO the petition which his colleague has. He
willing that he (Bennett) should present it. lit ha
been sent 10 him. he shonld have presented it, althoug
il opposd to his views. It made difference
him whether he (Bennett presented it not. Gaugl
br.J
The House went into Committee
TEE BEI FOE CONSTRUCTION STEAM FGGATEs-c.
POSITION OF Coz. BxSroN, ETC.
Mr. KHrr <dem) Of S. c. addressed the committee for
hour insisting that the Missouri restriction has ben
source Of unnumbered woes and in auding to the
dnance Of 1857, said it unconstitutional and Ost
rraceless He defined and argued the powers OF the
government according to The principles Of strict
struction defending tire institution Of slavery, and
claiming protection for itas for other property the
Territories.
Mr. BENTON (dem) Of sfo, said that, from the OF
1872 the question of nary has occupied the constant
attention Of statesmen Il to be admit Al all
hands that VIC must have How muohP is the
question. navy for defence is granted-a navy for
the protection Of commerce is granted; but when
navy FOR conquest and navy to ccntend with
the nayies OF the world, that anoth II question,
which not granted by the early founders Of
the republic. This is continent, not island Our
policy is peace not sggrcssiont is defence not
quest This is policy--th6~e tts doctrines Of
earlier times. standing army has always been
Gemaed by ths American people, and standing navy
navy in time OF peaee-was, long ago. rejected by tie
American people The Of 1912 cha ged policy
We 10 hayo standing navy in time 81 peace. wise
that the great in establishing navy board
1het navy board being composed of zavel officers would
from their knowledge Of Details govern the Secretary Of
the Navy, who must always be Political man; and these
naval men, taking professional ysws and being night
ing men would procure ships eor men, and men Tor
the ships, always having in view the cortendng
powers OF the world We have ius been going on ever
since, laying the broad foundssfon of navy He be
lieyed have yatis the British nave put
two and yet this bin provides hat the Secretary OF the
Navy may have the vcssel buit BY private contract
This looks discouragine. Vhet would oe snought oi
man with seven mills sealing his corn IL a tub to oe