The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-11


Hue,.r yames Mason. Psarce Pat, Rusk, Shields s'a'
q Wisconsin. Dodge Of lows, Fzpatfck, Gwin, Hamlin,
Jones Of Iowa, Peu, Slidel, Thompson Of Kentucky.
Thomson Of New Jersey, Wade, Williams, and Wright
So The amendment was agreed TO.
Mr, bAfARD. am instructed by the Committee on
the Judiciary 10 submit The following amendment
Fospaymenl Of the claim of Thomas Johnson for hs
sefvices as marshal the Shanghai rom the 9Th
Of Deeenber s5i the 10Th Of September. 1858, the sum
submit the letter OF the Secretary of State, which
shows The ground on which the appropriation proposed
to be made
Several SENATORS. II is unnecessary. There is no
objection 10 the amendment.
The amendment was agreed 10.
Mr.. BADGER. have amendment which wish
to Offer 70 come in as separate section at the end OF the
bill Y IS for the purpose-whicb the Senate will see.
10 Be- very undsnisd contest between shs two houses.
as TO which shall first order document to be printed
II is d. following
SEC. And be further enacted. That The provision
OF The 10Th OF August 1857 entitled "An ACT to provide
for executing the public printing, and establishing the
when any document shall be ordered be printed by both
houses OF Congress- the entire printing Of such document
shall be done by the printer OF that house which first order
ed the same, is hereby repealed and when different
printers elected each shall do the printing Tor the house
eectng him; and much oil the printing for the
tive departments and bureaus Of the government as Is
deied by the said to be done by the public printer shall
be equally divided between the printers OF the two houses
Mr. HAMLIN. | desire simply 10 state, before the
question ], put that amendment, what will be evident
10 every senator moments eection that il will in
the cost OF printing by precisely the amount
of the composition Tor all the Senate work. II will be
recolleced by senators that when the bill changing the
contract system for printing and substituting printers to
be elected by the two houses, under consideration,
the provision proposed 10 be repealed by the amendment
inserted TO guard against the additional expense
The senator who introduces the amendment says is TO
obyiae difficulty arising from an indecent haste in
either btanch OF Congress in ordering the printing OF
document which may be first sent 10 it,
Mr. BADGER said TO avoid contest between the
two houses.
Mr. HAMLIN | think the senator said indecent con.
test as TO which house should first order printing
MIR BADGER. | said undIgnifed.
Mr. HAMLlN. am not aware that any such contest
has arisen, and have necessity for such
test suppose that in the end the present system will
produce about the same results would follow If this
amendment adopted that is, that Of the compost
ton each printer would get asbut his proportion in the
dlnary case while, by his amendment. there will be an
additional expenditure for the composition OF each branch
OF Congress. How much II would ameunt to am mol
prepared TO say 1t would perhaps be $4,000 for this
session. al any rate $4,000 Tor the Congress Tor this
branch alone If the Senate are disposed TO incur that
additional expense and change the provision OF the law
have objection bn ask for the yeas and nays on
the amendment
Mr. THOMPSON, of Kentucky Having been for
several years the Committee Printing in the other
House, and not understanding exactly bow much expense
this amendment will involve, and as there is no proba-
biity OF getting through the bill to-day, move that the
Senate do now adjourn
MIR. HUNTER | hope shall go on and get the
bill reported TO the Senate. al least TO day
MIR. THOMPSON, OF Kentucky. have an additional
section TO oder myself, which know will not be go
hreaeh with in less than two three hours belle VI
this = The first adjournment ever moved in my life bu
know am right now
The motion was agreed to- and
The Senate adjourned