Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-05-04
CONGRESSIONAL. IN SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, April, ', 1858.

the pTOIeCllou Ol tH0 lTOnGier or the 74 and the resolution of the State military \ .ntion held at the city of Columbus Ohio. q 5 to be discharged from their further con- [ raton which was agreed to.
 .lso. from the same committee. to whom Z Fl ,oferred the petition of William w. Huh. a asked to be discharged from its further 2 is~aion, and that it be referred to the z .nt.ee on naval affairs; which was agreed ' Ho also. from the same committee. to whom { referred the bill (S. No. 179) to provide z +be organization of regiment of mounted
 ,nteers for the defense of the frontier of
 ~,. and to authorize the President to call M tbe service of the United States four addi
 al regiments of volunteers, asked to be dis
 .red from its further consideration, the sub
 having been disposed of by the passage of
 +bar hill; which was agreed to-
 3fr BROWN, from the committee on the 2% ,,;ot of Columbia to whom was referred the
 S No. 227) authorizing the organization KM fire department in the District of Columbia,
 rted it without amendment.
 &Ie also. from the same committee, to whom
 referred the petition of the lay members of
 Roman Catholic churches in the District
 D. 0. rp-
 ag to the manner of holding and transmit
 g certain church property therein mentioned:
 ch waa read, and passed to second read. zSslr JOHNSON, of Arkansas, from the com.
 ice on printing, to whom was referred mo-
 to print the report of the secretary of war
 nmunicating the report of Lieutenant Beale his exploration for wagon road from Fort 7 flnce to the western borders of California orted in favor of the motion; and it was
 5eed to.
 He also, from the same committee, to whom V1s referred motion to print the memorial of fke magnetic telegraph company, and of the uew England union telegraph company, and
 ID the motion to print the supplemental memo nn of the said companies, reported in favor of printing the memorials; which was agreed zsGr. SEBASTIAN, from the committee on uk an affairs, to whom were referred additional n ITS relating to claims to lands in the Munsee IT. Mervation in Kansas, asked to be discharged pm their further consideration, and that they
 Feferred to the secretary of the interior; which 8s agreed to.
 OBITUARY ADDRESSES
 Mr. HOUSTON I move to take up the 1* oution which 1 submitted yesterday. as d
 b,titute for the report of the committee on rnting, in regard to printing the obituary ad- tsses on the death of certain members.
 he motion was agreed to; and the Senate Fceedea to consider the resolution.
 Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas. ask that
 resolution be read
 N The clerk read it as follows:
 Reso'Ued, That there be printed in pamphlet
 m, for the use of the Senate, ten thousand
 les ot the addresses made by the members
 the Senate and members of the House of "a Iresentatlves, upon the occasions of the death Fl the Hon. A. ?. Butler, of South Carolina
 pn. James Bell, of New Hampshire, and Hon.
 lomas J. Rusk, of Texas late Senators of @ United States; and that the printer to the hate be directed to prepare them in similar Mnner to the eulogies on the life of Hon. T Fl Clayton. #Nlr JOHNSON, of Arkansas. call the at- ta ton ot the Senate to this resolution. which H Introduced by the Senator from Texas AS a W sutute for the adverse report on the same s lect made by the committee on printing.- Ihe committee were satisfied that. unless the pracuce indicated by the resolution were arrest. ed, 1t would be carried into effect in every in- 4Rnce where death may hereafter occprin tho Rnate. The committee do not believe that if ' the sense of the Senate that this should be Re. It has been done heretofore in onlva fa,, RS .ances, on the deaths of very extraordinarily n aent men. The committee do not dispute Ra those whosen names it is now sought to com
 morate Tn this manner were eminent men, Ahe relatohs borne to them by the members N the committee preclude the possibility of 4y one coming to the conclusion that it is from IN dlsrespect to them or their memory that an
 verse report has been made by the committee 4 printing upon the proposition to print the ad n sses and eulogiums delivered upon the oc- Hsons of the enunciationof of their deaths here # The estimated cost of this printing, will NV state, and l shall allude to that no further n upwards of two thousand dollars. The com mltee do not believe that 1t is necessary to the 2me of these gentlemen that this expense Rould be incurred for the purpose of publishing q book. The committee know and feel sensi N the very great difficulty, as well as the very Heat delcacy, that exists in any effort which is nade to abridge the honors that shall hereafter E paid, or that shall now be paid to deceased nembers of this body; but they believe that FoPer respect for the opinions which have been panifested throughout the Senate in regard to .he practices connected with public printing !eemed to be vicious in many respects, requires Dem to report against project which involves h expense to the public treasury without any benefit.
 The committee have another reason for in- lstlng upon retrenchmentin in these matters upon Ehe present occasion. This resolution embraces the names of three of our deceased members. All ot Us feel the highest respect for the memo ry of each of those gentlemen, and many the most ardent affection. Such being the case. we can arrest this practice now without any charge bf being invidious. If we wait to do il here. kfter, until an occasion when but single mem. Der shall have left us, it will be pronounced in- edious, the attempt will not sncceed. and the pactlce will become established. That is the belief of the committee. Holding that it is nc dlsrespect to the memory of these gentlemen hatever, and that the public service and its eeonomy ought to be preserved by all respect ful and proper action in this body, the commit lee on printing have instructed me to report Adversely and to make this statement of facts ln behalf of the action they have taken. II ft ttiN iOo'iutOp Ol tuC DttdlDT lTOll 1 eNaS fs a substitute for the report of the committed Pn printing, will not be adopted by the Senate Mr..STUART. I should like to have that Substitute read.
 The clerk read the resolution submitted by *Mr. Houston.
 Mr STUART. Is that a substitute?
 The PRESIDENT pro ten,pore. It is an in- rependent resolution. The Senator from Texas kaid he designed it as substitute for the report ot the committee.
 MT HOUSTON. Mr. President. no remarks winch may offer to the Senate on this occa- flon caIf possibly be construed into any disre. spect for the committee an printing, or the iudg- lnent which they have formed upon this sub ]ect. congratulate the country upon the spirit oi economy and retrenchment that is manifest ed ny the report in this case; but it reminds me of farmer who determined to be very econo- meal His pigeons were sometimes trouble. sosme' and they were in the habit of going into the gable end of his barn, and there destroying some ot ms grain. He concluded that he would stoP that waste. He closed the gable end but forgot to shut the door, and all tbe snolIar on. lmals and barn yard fowl got in. So tbis ;s TO. ally beginning to retrench upon this lttlo ;+on, w hen find that there is great waste Throughout the expenditures of Compress w. are to set an example by retrenching this mere