The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-14

Besides The reports several surveying and exploring
expeditions, and considerable number Of smaller docu-
meuts.
By The repeal the seventh section printing
ls52 Or so much thereof a. y proposed TO repeal the
estimated 900 for each Conee witch wl be paid
for position alone, provided at The Sea and
House employ different printers
Very respectfully, Your obedieni seryant.
A. g SEAMAN, Superintendent
Hon H. HANLrS United safes Senate.
Mr.. HAMLIN have but few words more 10 say.
desire 10 invite The attention OF the senator who oder-
the amendment 10 The suggestion which make, and II
Is one OF practical character. The amendment Of the
senator from North Carolina provides, hfst, Tor repeal
Of The seventh section Of the OF 1882 which requires
that document shall be printed by the House printer for
the Senate, when The printing is hrs, ordered BY the
Hoose, and rs' S'r,1 5hen pIeyiaes lsai each sha
OF the printing or ihr executive departments and bureaus
Of the governmen ordered by The sad be done
BY the public PRINTER, shall he equally divide between
the printers Of The Two houses"
difhc8lty which this prcvision involves win now
point out 10 the senator TIE House have already or
defsd certain documents TO be printed, which in
the process ol puntng some perhaps in process OF
compo.iicn, and others press The Senate have
also ordered certain documents, and they in process
Of printing 10 different stages. Now, suppose this
amendment shall be adopted, 10 what i The
printing already ordered 10 be completed
Mr. BADGER According to The law IN force when Il
Mr. HAMLiN That law viii be repealed by The
passage Of this provision and there win then b. no
such Law in existence Tie House printer can, there
FORE forward end insist bis nghi under this
ion DO All the printing ordered BY the House. and the
Senate printer make the demand with regard 10
the Senate printing insist thai the Law under which
they act being repealed, they would have right 10
DO This would require double compensation for all
the work which in process OF being printed. II
seems 50 TO There ought al leas 10 be provision
10 nee, that exgeacy, IL amendment similar TO this
TO be adopted have nothing further 10 say regard
Mr.. BUTLER Mr. President. wish TO speak TO one
part Of the subject only, and 70 make uyset distinctly
understood upon H. have a right 10 claim 10 speak
with sone degree Of intelligence al least upon the mat
iers connected with the census. one o the
miiiee which had that matter in charge originally, Of
which honorable senator from Massachusetts Mr..
Dayisl was chairman, and OF which Dir Underwood was
another member. II great deal OF labor, and
the iab,ss were very carefailg prepared was in the
minority upon ne committee. dissenting 30 tar regarded
many a toe columns and dissenting essentially 50 far as
regarded The groprey Of publishing anything beyond the
enuneaion Of the Inhabitants, and perhaps The real es
tate 81 the country. Bat ihsy went ia opposition TO
nv views: and what wa IN, RESULT Why sir, book
Of twelve hunded pages was presented to Congress fe
sr, book OF twelve hundred pages, containing the re-
der lie authority Of Congress How stands that book
4, differs from every one OF The documents which are
laid beiote "a The Presidents message canno, be
changed by the House Of Representatives, By the
no, be changed either by the Senate The House OF
Representatives; but how Il with regard this book
wkieh known as The eensas Of the United States
Why sir the House of Representatives have only
sued change the original character Of the book and
make compendium Of H. but they have sent to the SEN
ate a compendium, OF which they 10 be the author
and the editor We are to edit the book OF which
they lhe author, and TO take without examina-
ton, upon The Recommendation OF the House.
Nov, sir II this ~ to 90 outand IL Il Is 10 20
ont a book which may be arraDged edited, or com
piled snder The authority OF the Senate the House of
take the liberty Of saying that wish
the pen Of the Senate at least to be allowed 70 write
single page in thai history. Bot how stands 1T Here
book from the House OF Representatives, 10 be
published under the direction Of the head Of the
bureau with certain smooth columns. which viii he very
easily printed and will be very profitable 70 the printer
What they One OF them s very curious piece OF
information 10 be 10 the public, OF hou many
psupers, how many onstes. and how many IDIOTS there