The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
THURSDAY, MARCH 80, 1854
SENATE.



The Senate, as in committee of the whole resumed
The consideration Of The bill from The House OF Repre-
septatiyes suppy deficiencies In the appropriations
ior the service o. me fiscal year ending June 80 1854
the pending question being upon the amendment Of MIR
BADGER add the following additional section;
SIC And b = further tAasisd. Tbst he provision
eontaned lust pon'on Of be seventh section Of the
Of August 20, 1884, eailed "Aa act provide ior
eung the public pfinns, and establishing 4e prices
tsrr snd iof other pnfposes which provides hat when
docan.sut saal be- cloetrd 10 be printed by 10th
II Congtes me entTe printing Of such document
sas " done oy tae ptaier o. tnat House which drs
printers elected, each shall do pnptng the house
sieetIHg hm and nuch Of the printing for the
tive departments and bureaus of the government
ordered by he said be done By the public printer
.haI be divided quai betseen the pFiuers Of he two
Hoosss
Mr. BAYARD | move 10 amenA the amendment By
adding The following;
Prori4sd That cm and The 81 day Of March, 1885,
he said entitled IAN provide for executing the
pobc rrntng. and for other be, and the
il hereby, pealed And proradd ao That
engagement made by either q the executive departments
the authority Of eLer house ol Congress- aud by
virtue OF tie provisions II said before The OF the
repeal shall be vacated Impaired, and law reolu
ton repeated oY SAID act sa ~ the repeal heeo be fe
viyed OF enforced.
Mr. President the o5jec, which have in ofierng that
amendmeni to place this question Of the public printing
in such position thai il may he iairy considered in
both houses oil Congress, 10 the ultimate system hch
il 10 be adopted MY own views Of the proper system
hare submitted in bill, which adversely reported
upon by ihe Committee on Printing Thar bill sill
nend during The session. 10 call up and ask the
Of the Senate upon il | wish il to stand n position
in waich il may have lair pay and | perfectly
that while the existing law stands il will be very
easy overthrow the 5 and prevent lie being carried
hToagh even though majority oi Congress be in is
favor. But il you provide that after the Sd March,
1855, there shall be law upon the subject, exoep,
what 10 The interim you may pass, then think fair
consideration OF the whole subject will be had, and
proper bill will be passed; and whenever such bill
passed after dIScussien and The deliberate convictions
Of Congress, shall be wlllBg 10 abide by il 10 every
respect That = The ohject of my amendment,
Nr FITZPATRICK | am opposed 10 The amend
meni and my relations with the Committee Printing,
| presume will justify In of5efing few remarks in
regard 10 il know very well that there is difficulty
attending the subject The law relation 10 The public
printing now stands The House OF Representatives has
al this session. elected printer, and the Senate
other; and HAT raises difficulty Bat il seems TO
that, Without going into the merits Of tie amendment, II
altogether out o. place. That amendment has ref
10 The blH under consideration, which bill
making appropriations to provide Tor deficiencies incur
Ted In the operations OF the government Here ia an
amendment thai has no kindred relation 10 thai and il
me that If the Senate understood the facts
recy the amendment would not now be insisted upon to
this bill.
Conceding, however thai majority OF lie Senate are
Inclined 10 adopt pfovsiua for the purpose OF
dying The existing evil, il occurs 10 without thor
ougb investigation o The subject that The expense
vosei in the adoption OF The amendment would be suf
feeni deter lhe Senate from annually eRlang upon
The government the great amount which will be incurred
II you agree 10 the proposed amendment. ii ! am not
mistaken, The chairman OF the Committee on Printing
tMr. HAMLIsl has 10 has possession statistics which,
iron bis poson he tas obiained and which, presume,
at the proper time, be viii lay before the body,
tain The position which take,
The fact cannot te deaied hst there i a difficulty 10
dposng ot The printing TO be done for this body in
Bexion with he House Of Representative, the Law
sands. That - question which The committee
before il II has caused or lees embarrassment
butesen il order 10 obvate officially of that kind, il
ssems 10 senator's should pause before they attempt
ngTs tbs amendment upon tbs bi, and thereby entail
ahsasY expense upon the treasury OF the county III /
an DOT incorrectly informed the change proposed by The
-Lr.a laN
aud $4,000 session. Connected as an with he Com
ulllee Printing, satisfied thai there should he
some modification OF the law, bot noi in the mote
lemPistsd BY the amendment think provision could
be made Which would not entail Tie treasury al each
annual u Congress the very heavy expense which
would be eniailtd ~ this amendment
Now, what j. proposed here Became there a de
agretment between the Hoase oi Representatives ard
The Senate The selection q the gentlemen who are
execute heit pnnne = pEoPosed . oov'ae the dfh-
sulB By lneurnng ihis extrsoreinaIy sxpense II am
not msiaken by the clear and conclusive cSlcula
uon demonstrated BY the gentleman who has charge
the public printing OF the country tbe increase Of
VIII Be between $1,000 and $4,000 % not wish 10
be understood taking eide with this or that printer
am perfectly content the majority Of the body has
elected gentleman TO transact ibe public printing, that
shall Eu, 10 such form that The work for this body
snail 40 TO him and Tar from opposing, would invite
amendment 10 the way OF somo mobilization Of the
as COW stands vhirh would rd the subeci CT hs ii fl
cBly which now encountered Ia the disposition o the
work The law under whirh the printers have been
eleced not mistaken, contcmpaies thar The sane
iIlhlrf Vofk bOn houses Cf IOEfers
goes upon that hyPo,hsssttal the work shall be done
ey The sane prinr but that happens new 70; 70 be he
isct
Mr BAYARD Il provides iha, each house shsll sleel
separately.
Mr FITZPATRICK know iha, Il provides that
each house shall elect separate printer; but II you
scfutinze the law, say yna wiil see that have
been the sense Of Congress that the work should Be
BY the same printer Leok AZ the difficulty which has
arisen. and Presame that the reason Tor oenng the
suiendneni. The law pfovdes ihat al The printing oi
ahy work wbch ordered by both houses oi Congress
shall be done BY the printer o the house which fret or
dets iis printing Now, look the dculiy which has
arsea from this pfovisoh special case. Some week
ago the mechanical portion Of The report of the Palent
Ohce was sent to the body, and. matter OF eoufse
vas ordered 10 be PtEsei. and 10 The ptinie oi
NE Sensle Alter thai the second volume toe agtcg
laral PORTION 81 the fsruu tc ard ORDERED 10
b Puutd ~, TIE House. Toe contest nov, who =
salued 10 The printing 81 thai second poriioal L an
alourned qasston-il i 40 undetermined question no
osoe the Joint committee NJ TIE ieo houses; and how
are te 70 dispose OF ~ Il j. legal question, 70 be
determined b iega Investigation, order which.
according 70 ihe law. = entitled to The printing ol The
hfst and second parts.
Now. il The honorable senator who has ofsrAi the
amendnent Mr. BaDcssl wall Fat 10 saeh form
remove me dlthtuy, wIihoat ncnuing the heavy eK.
pense which = here contemplated, assure him not
uipssa 70 thWsE the acon Of this body the selectoo
q is prlner, a1d slll for any amendment which
VI. hos entail on the expense which his amendment
rash AsHls, We are meeting difficulties 81 svery
Poihe an anxious 10 obvIaie these difficulties but
an no ANXIOUS 10 obvisie them ct The heavy aaa extra
ordinary expense which win ~ enailsd uptn hs conn
Wy oy the amendment II the honorable senator who
aesosefeo ~ o. any other seHsof, will offer such an
aoeneheh as VIII cauy printing 10 ihe PRIMER OF
- ssyNff N9uths ~ el me expense which The pending