Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-10

SENATE.
Crime. gave notice that a some early day he would intro
duce UI n recr the District OF Columbia Lc state Of Mars
ltd aad 20 remove e seat OF government 20 more central ard
Considerable dime then taken up the ,ranac,on unip-
I tsrgs,iug rou;.ur bu ines
Nj CoIamer discussed question of slavery length
When De concluded Mr. Biia obtained thr floor ord replied
Q. Of t propositions nat had been advanced lie lhous
the Senate. from Vermont had given false co!1rug Co e his
NE military academy bin va, resumed when the ameqImen,
providing M iAe employment Oi IeN1s volunteers discussed
At hn past ia 4, "a. Sy,e "a, a. eFasd Tigl' quorum
tending the suIpr ou Of Ind,u hosHt,- in California wh,
~. referred TO m COMMITTEE on Military Aalirs
Mr kellogg Of illinois, Introduced tu, which referred 10
the Commit GEE on rr9r granting lani1 10 scud settlers n
Nj H.u, .a-rei a resolution v, was adopted that the
Committee on te JDdcsry be Instructed O., inquire aud report
ent WITH ti orFsit.tis Of M lIouss
Mr. GuIley the Committee Printing reported a bin TO
change the present system Of public printing lie said that TTo
posed radical reform c would not eater into srscapiulson
condemned u both Houses and by the puh large Recent
Developments 20 The other end OF e Capitol sho" he use made Of
t p'Lis n PnDnt ",' mas served to deepen me Impression
ths mind C every honest man This system Of bribery and
ropuon should be Stopped The work should be vel and speedily
The printing binding &c and would effect saving OF from fifty
{, hundred thousand dollars year.
The hin referred 10 The Committee Of the Whole on the state
Mr. Ha,Eins offered resolution authorizing the Committee on
Public Expenditures 10 employ clerk and stenographer
Mr. Burnett asked aim include an investigation into the
| ue- ia which the binding has been let out
Mr. Htskrs repedthat Committee required 20 nyes
gate ghect public printing find out It's abuses and to
/ psopCse reforms
Under operation the previous question the saluon
passed
SIR Col'ax Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads reported bin reducing the expenses Of the Post Oe De-
pArtmeat with report accomp nyrg the subject, which
referred the Whole the o. the Union.
Nr Colx committee reported bi inviting pro-
posas carry the entire ua between the Atlantic and Pa
line; tte government 70 reserve the right 20
iec any bids deemed eNpedient The h he said,
designed simply ascertain at what price the entire mails be
/ carried
The proceedings interrupted by the expiration Of the
morning gh5ur
Mr. Burnett resolution which adopted nstrucng
the Committee Public Expenditures 20 inquire into the mode by
which the public binding has been given out
Mir sherman from the committee Of and means reported
the army oprson bill and moved that be iecuod 10 the
Committee OF the Who the state Of the Union.
Nr Stau0u moved that Doe referred 20 the Committee Mill
Affairs heyeupo1 discussion ensued 60 the propre'y OF
last named Il said the committee OF and
properly had charge Of the appropriations TO out
ng laws which did rotpreyent the Committee on Military Affairs
I from prop. sing re.orus.
The bin was finally referred to the Commite, the Whole
the Sta'e of the U.i'n.
dscSsId Tire bin directing The printing Of the
In advance OF the commencement oi Congress
lay the table negat!yed-yeas ., luj
bin ordered 20 be engrossed for third reading Il
yi.s the President be authorized have his annual
sud accompanying documents printed in advance Of the on
Congress he deem proper, the documents alone together
with the financial report the Secretary Of the Tresury
The House adjourned.