The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-24
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

| MI MCDnftc bbieft'u Ia lhht paft OF the res
oltlon which proposes a distribution of part
OF the works referred to, among the members,
for their in liyidual USE he thought that iisuch
a distribution were made, the copies ough, to be
retained by the members only during the CON
tinuance Of their official character, and should
then be left FOR ther successor
Mr. Everett. in defence OF the resolution, re-
marked. that the mode he had proposed wnS
that which had always obtained in similar cases.
There were now in the library $50 copies bath
of the Digest aud OF the Census They answer
ed no good use there, but were. on the contrary,
IN incumbrance. There wasa necr any TO get
rid of theW IN some way, and he knew 40 better
mode than TO distribute them MS proposed in
the resolution. As TO the copies OF the Register
of Debates, the gentleman from S. Car. would
recolIcet, that the subscription 10, 500 copies
had been supported by him, not on the ground
! that that number was wanted for the Use OF the
| House but that, as the work WAS very eNprn-
sve il could not be Published AT all, unless such
a measure were rcsortcdto as an aid 10 the pub
llshers How the books could hc bet diSiri-
hnted. than in the hands now proposed, he did
mo-, know, Nh Everett now moved 10 add to
the resolution after the words +" Register ui De.
bates the words " Waterston aud Van cadets
| Statistical Tables
| Mr. Randolph opposed this amendment. 1t
| related 10 n Woih WHICH WIS hhNlo"li u tNNiN
body, and he was utterly opp, sed to patroni-
sing. bv any act of Congress, works which had
undergone ordeal
! Nh Everett offering TO explain, Mr.. Ran
dolph yielded tho floor.
| Nh T. then stated thnt this was work the
House had already subscribed for. II had, by
resolution, ordered the Clerk To subscribe for
six hundred copies, aud it had been atthc
request OF number of the members OF the
| House that he had moved To include that work
| in the present resolution They were anxious
TO get it, and there WAS no other why IN which
that could be accomplished, than the method
NOW proposed.
| The amendment vas agreed TO.
Nj Cambrelengl gested 10 the Chairman of
the Library Committee 50 to modify the resolu'
ton as that these work., after being used by
the members during the session, should he re
turned h. the Library and left there They
were valuable, as b olts OF refer ence, aud there
ought 10 be sufficient number 10 accommodate
all the members in sirr 10 prevent wha' now
very often happened, that, " hen an important
debate was coming up, a ie" OF the members
were in possession of such b oks as related to
the subject while all the rest were deprived OF
HAT adyantanpn. With n view to this end he
would move 10 amend the resolution by striking
out > now proposed rs The number OF copies To
be retained aud ms ing 500. which would be
sufficient TO supply all he members OF both
houses.
Mr.. Everett moved 200 as being quite as large
a number as was likely 10 he wanted al any one
time
Mr. Hamilton, adverling 10 the thinness OF
the House expressing his dislike oil this node OF
making gifts 10 themselves aud wishing to have
| a fuller Attendance III order that members might
signify whether they were Wiling 10 accept
such gift moved that the House do now ad-
Ijourn
Mr.. Whntlrsey requested MIR Hamilton TO
| withdraw his motion. for Il few moments but
he refused aud the question: being put, the mo,
tion was negativcd--Ayes 90. Noes "a.
The question was now put by the Char, ON
the amendment of Mr.. GambrelrnS, VIZ TO re.
tain three hundred copies, when,
Mr. Randolph expressed hi hope that neither
| the mo'inn for three hundred noi that for two
| hundred. copies would prevail. lie hoped that
all the copies would be retained IN the Library.
II appeared from the statement of the Hon.
Chairman M. EuereH1 that this House had
become the purchasers Of n great deal ct lnm-
Der. which they did not know how To get nd of.
| The Chairman, (said Mr.. II tells us that these
books are y nuisance. and. therefore. we must
! ret rid of iheu No better iosio, bin; but then
| he adds that therefore, We mu tpocket them
! ourselves Sir ia this inference do not agree.
| There arc various other modes BY which we may
| get rid ofthrm. w" may sell them at auction,
and then, Sin instead Of pocketing the lumber,
we shall only have Il pocket the lass or we
nipht get rid of them as the old Turk did Of
! what, doubt not. was as great Il nuisance 10
him mean, the Alexandrian Library. we
miOht h, at our stoves with teen but this House
shall neyer hv NV vote, 10 use school boy S
phrase1 make ducks aud ,ltes of the People
! & I
sou for wishing to keep these books chaInrd up
! in the Iibrary great man said. that, II he
had his hand closed aud full of truths, lac would
not open i aud let them fly and another gtcat
man said that the use Of speech was to conceal
! our thoughts two haudevldn ptecepts,
which have ever wnged m against whether
IN theory or in practice both by precepi aud ex-
ample I know nothing about the character OF
these statistical tables but take IT iot granted.
| from the molten Of the Chairman Of the Com
, mittee Of Commerce. Nj Cumbrrlergl 10 retain
/ them, On gentleman, who, for uie cHi"nt oil his
Knowledge on, such subjects ha' not his superior
in this House. perhaps not IN This Nulon,) that
the work is valuable. For that reason, wish
| 10 retain those tables in the Library. But there
X another work mentioned IN this resolution,
which ] would also wish 10 keep there, Tor n
reason directly the reverse oiihat to which l
referred inst now-I won.d keep it there, be-
cause if had my hand full Of fas"hoods, !
would not open it aud let them ny-l refer 10
| Gales and Seaton's Register of Debates. In re-
ference TO that work, | speak knowingly, yes,
sir and personally, aud speak here, IN my
pace--I do say IN that book. there IS little
more than tissue Of falsehoods from one end
To the other; and ms respects myself, most ,nfa-
nous falschoods. and such as am com"ciled TO
believe were wilfnl sad Deliberate ialschoods
Sit let me state 10 the House, some facts III con
Grmltion of his position. What can lac said OF
reports that made on principle like that |
um about To state A few days ago. "hile We
had before us an appropriation bill iof Internal
improvements when had taken my seat, and il
member from Ohio MIR lfrighl rose 10 adj
+ dress the House there was much coughing, and,
among others. | too coughcd The Speaker
called to order. replied that l had conghed