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

they follows:
III the House Of Representative January IL, 1854
'Tbe House then resumed The consideration Of the fol-
Of the COMMITTEES Printing, on the part Of the House
vzt
4 "Resolvsd, That there be printed for the o the
House q Representatives BY the public printeT Of the
House. iy thousand copies oi compendium Of the sew
Census embracing the popnaton by towns and counties
The ratio ables o population tables q natvl,es blrth
marriages., and desths ot he deaf dnmb, blind insane
and diotc Of schools and colleges ofaggegates Of oc
cgpaons q oharehes; Of oswspspsrs aud libraries aud
paTative tables Prspiaea That The said compendium
shall be printed y royal octave om and not exceed our
This resolution was amended by inserting zone hun
dred thousand instead of "hfiy thousand. and it
agreed To January ~, 1854.
/ Then, IN The Senate, II was
Rssotusd, That there be pnted the Ban
e @ 70 = sapsss a N ss s
sns, embracing the population by towns conntes; the
ratio tables ci popuatou tables Of natlyiss births mar
ages, and aeaths q tLe ceaf dumb bid insane. and
idloc Of schools and colleges Of aggregates Of occupn
tons OF churches Of newspapers and bFaries and OF
agricultural products with illustrative and compar-
alve tables; Provided The said com pendium shall 10
printed royal oea 70 iou and not exceed four hundred
pages"
This was reported from the Committee on Printing by
The senator from Maine, Mr. HAMLIs,l and considered
and agreed 10, January l6, 1854
80 that the Senate had no chance 10 give the printing
to liz printer The report not made to until the
10th, and the order in the House made the 18th
Now, IN regard to the agricultural portion of the Pat
ent Office report, which IS The most profitable document
given ihe public printer, heard one day that it was
carried 10 tie other house. and that they were voting
upont wentup the desk of our Secretary and asked
II bad come here II had not Now ask, is not Oh
yioas order TO prevent these difficulties, II the Senate
means 10 exercise the right 10 elect public printer for
ITSELF that ought 10 separate Itself from the House, and
have The means Of sending It's own printing 10 It's own
printer Let each house have its printing done by its
own printer That is fair IL the privilege ought 10 be
given each house elect lis printer thai is
ialniy ialr.
4 unders,and-and The senator from California tells me
thai he is informed, hal he believes be sufficient
aathoTilylbai The increase n The cost of composition,
by the proposed amendment. will be only So 500
$4,000 Had not better give that in order to preserve
the ght which the Senate has, under the law, elect its
own prineri What is Thar right worth il all The work
Is taken from hlm, and the profits Withdrawn from him
So lar as am concerned, | have believed IN the
pTopneis oil giving The public printing 10 editors have
always voted TO pot II on 10 contract, to put up
government press, TO dispose OF the matter 10
separate ~ If possible, from the political press Of the
IcouniEy. will yoe Tor any scheme which may be toll
eraby msiured TO effect thai purpose and whenever The
senator from Delaware shali bring up he will find me
aiding him with all my power give the force and ef-
feet OF law. But, unil this is done TO ME We
ought to do something 70 prevent scramble between The
two houses IN regard 10 the printing.
4 Nit. HAMLfN | think there i a good deal OF mis-
apprehension The part OF senator's ia relation 10
tbs matter hrsi, a. 70 the ordering Of the printing
and second as TO The expense | originally mem.
beI oi tie Committee on Printing. and member Of The
select committee who reported the bill which chang ged
system OF lie printing Of Congress opposed 10 The
passage az the present law. resisted il mill found
Il myself slos alone beseve that the contract system
fairy and gidly enforced would be the cheapest and
best, and constantly resisted any invasion uponit
found mi self poweress and this law passed bad
hoped that hose who claimed that the system would be
put upon better footing after The passage OF such law
they desired, would not be- al least the FIRST 70 come
bers and complain OF it, and endeavor 10 change IT.
hope that that law might be permitted 10 remain unt i;
bad had fair tral | was originally opposed 10 il.
should oppose Il COW under such stale OF things as
then existed bui snasmueh the Law Las been passed
am Tor giving . far ira, and viii stand by il until il
has been fairly tested
Oae very essential consideration urged by he friends
OF TIE bill a. that time was, that il contained an express
provision that double composition should rot be paid and
would not be psid, i Il passed. Senator'S who now
come and ask az 10 change the law urged is passage
then, upon the ground that provided for compost
ton only.
Now let me invite the atsaiioa Il the Senate 10 this
matter Tor very lev moments as truly exists SO far
a. Il Is matter IL controversy between individuals
have feeling, and care NOT ne about H. The law
provides for TIE election Of printer ptinlsrs The
House and The Senate, 10 Tie exercise ci their rights
have ht % elect dferent persons printers The
Il made provision 10 The in which he Frnt.
mg should be disposed Of The prh;er tf Tie House
and the printer oi The Senate then, were respectively
elected under ttai law, wilh the fall knowledge Of pre-
csely what were their ughs 10 wits that each printer
would PRINT what was puhet exclusively IN either
branch BY ef and that the printer of the House would
pun such documents for the Senate fret ordered
~ the House. and iba The printer Of tie Senate would
Prni o[ me togse such documents as were first ordered
b. the Senate. That was The law, So il stood when
these persons were elected; 80 stands now The
amendment proposes 10 change tta and confer the ex
elusive printing o the Senate upon The senate printer
nojwithsisndHg The House nay order The document
20 be printed. and thus compel TO pay double com
lposon for The same work.
Think ny fGsud from California suggested that the
printer officer Cf The Senate a0d therefore be
should be under control Now, air. II that be the
obIec you must u step further and remove your So
ptunendent a ihe Public Printing for we have now iust
nothing ~ al 70 DO with printer We pass order
Tor printing. When We have passed the order have
nothing further DO with H. u passes from our hands
20 the Superintendent of the Public Printing he gives IL
that direction which The law points cut; ard when the
docbment = printed is delivered Us II the amend-
meut seould Be adopted, should have nothing 10 %
bat 70 of3e The printing; would then 20 to the Super
nsncenl, and, instead o directing according to he aV-
a. now stands be would ieei that eyery thing ordered
b the Senate 10 be printed shond 20 10 The senate
printer snd everything ordered b. The House should 20
10 he House printer
Nov, W The hfst place, there Il very considerable
amount OF printing The Senate, which i ordered here
aad done b. The Senate prinisr. with which the Houss
havt n0ng % DO, because asy DO moi order copies c
The That, therefore, belongs Ibe Senate printer
and y not affected hy this amendment any wa7 SO ii
- with The House. Il j. only with those documents
where the ordered N each house thai din.
Guilty and 10 my humble Judgment not rithsiand.
ing The complaint o individuals the relative proportion
oi the two printers viii be found at the cie,e of H.
session, 70 be Just about in that proportion which the
puuugg o. tie senate bears 10 the printing OF the House
II am curreet IN this spppOson, II would be uzt 10 The
printers ot both branches eoniinue oar sSstem ana
0ere would be saving of tbe expense incurred hy dou
bic composition.
Lei ne here alinde suggestion made by nv fe nj
from Nngnia N relation 70 the printing OF the census
u only goes TO show bow man may be mistaken, and