Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-24

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Opposed to laying the resolution on The table no.
cause, under existing circumstances, that wcurd
De 10 give Il the go-by Cor the rest Of the Session
he denied the correctness Of the charge that tl,e
Library COMMITTEES had not Fulfilled its tiuty.-'
they had been ordered TO ascertain the expepse ot
printing these records, and they had done so I-n.
ider such an order, what could thew do but ca,i az,
the proper officers Of the House for an estimate,
This they had done; and had received an answer
winch they understood as giving the maximum ~
fexpense, not the minimum. The estimate state,
Ia gwen price per volume, for certain nunber-oI
iveiumes; but by emitting such documents az
twere not OF any Importance, the expense niiehf.
soe greauy diminished. The Committee did NOT
fPropoee to do this printing the ordinary price.
fsstabiished for the printing Of the Houec, bur q,
have IT executed under the direction Of the Cerle
fGett the tiouse Il would, Of course, be done in,
the most economical manner that officer could OH
ltain. When the Journals of the House had Sen,,,
printed SIMILAR discretion had been given and
Ethe Clerk had had the matter compressed a. nr,c,
lae possible, and the whole printed in brewer tyre.
l"nicn was the smallest allowed in the House
printing. The Committee felt disposed 10 cont;d,
fthe present operation to his care As 10 prniinr
toy contract, all experience had proved, that n
f,ha .ns worst anu most wasteful mode of having
IPortant-,hey were out Of print-they were con-
ls,antIy caiiedfor, b not to be had He asked gen.
Iemen,,f that was proper state Of things: and
whether It ought 10 he suffered.
| Mr. Haynes, Of Georgia. consider ing th;s 90
a suoteet which demanded more deberafion
man could, at This fine, be given it, moved thar
Inc snntectbe indefinitely postponed; and the CUES.
hon being on its indefinite postponsm
Mr. Barringer, OF N. Carolina, sa;d. that whcn
ne had offered the resolution, he had had i.:jo
idea that II would encounter such severe & warm
opposition. He merely proposed the doing of wh..
mao o'eh heen done before, and had never before
tbeen objected to. In 1926, an order nassst
Tor the e-printiDg of the Journals Of the House On
lr,ng the same period; and the words of the pres
Feht resolution were an exact transcript Of those
then employed.
( II was but yesterday morning, that an order haa
heen passed for printing the executive journal OF
the Senate, from the very beginning Of the Go
svernment. Not word had then been hard a.
bout the advantage of printing by contract or r.
houf altering the usual mode Of printing IIe
ttherefore thought that he had had no reason 10 ex
pect sSch strenuous opposition. Was it possible
ina. me congress o. the United States was going
to higgIe, when called on 10 reprint docuInen.S
winch contain those facts and arguments from.
which the action Of the Government had received
us entire impulse! the reports OF the Executive
Department? or those of the Committees of ti,i,
House! Must they stand higglng, lest such a,,i
Operation should cost $4,000 ,ioilarss The gcn,le-
man from Kentucky had informed the Horee
ma. ne was neither Prophet, the son OF u
Ffophef. SOFT seemed: for when the propositions
was hrst introduced, he had prayely told he
rouse, that IT would cost half million Of dollars
Tie was glad to find that the gentleman had abans
doned his own prophecy. Instead OF costing ha,s
a million Of dollars i, now appeared tba,the NAV.
L (.
imum amount viii be 29, 900 dollars. Hebelieyedl
That even this amount had been somewhat over-
estimated and that if the Clerk of the House
should DO his duty, Sof which he entertained no
fdoubf,) the work would be done at even chearr.
er rate than this; bat admitting that il should cost
nity thousand dollars, the gentleman who yas
DO ffofhet, had predicted, what was ihis amount
when gentlemen considered tina. even the mann
scrip documents from 1899 10 1907 were NOT in
fexsteDee In any regular compact FORM bur
were scattered throughout the Departments
fnO t,rtt, eoir I.
destroyed.
| The question 'was, whether these records wore
important? whether they were out of print. and
whether the House ought TO remain without them
mT. Weems was opposed TO the postponernent,
ne fiouse must recently have been convinced
OF the value oil books. Tfiey had had a striking
proof OF IL, as. but for books the House would have,
missed all the entertainment had been receiving
lor these several mornings past. Mr.. w. had the
| H,ost implicit confidence in the Clerk of this
| Rouse his Industry nnd accuracy were well
KNOWN besides which, tina, officer poss essed nor
lion oil human nature which could not fail to re-
| mind him that il was his own interest To get -ihis
work done on the most reasonable tesms
| The question indefinite postponement was.
noes 10S.
Al this point Of the discussion, the hour for,
reports and resolutions expired, and the subisc.
hes over as the unfinished business for to.moreoyx
morning.
MIR. WhttIesey pssed the suspension ofthe rule
,o' u'e PurPV~e Oh presenting resolution for the
holding OF an evening session, latter recess hut the
House refused the suspension.
CUMBERLAND ROAD
On motion OF Mr. Mercer the House then pro
eeeded 10 take up bill for the preservation -a,l
repair oil the Cumberland Road.
MIR. NC DufiIc warned gentlemen that the very
hFst moment he perceived any attempt TO uyoiopt,
the debate on this bill, he should inme,ia,elv
move foS The consideration OF The appropriation.
bNs.
! mr. Chiffon then rose, and delivered his sen,i.
rDens at length in opposition 10 the amendment
and in favor OF the original bill. MI C. HAVING
| concluded his remarks,
Mr.. Alexander moved 10 amend the amend
Dent oil MIR. Buchanan, by striking out that c.;,s...
in u, which makes the cession Of the road IN H.
states conditional ON their establishing toll gates,
TO keep il in repair.
Fhe question upon this motion was taken win.
out debate, and decidedin the negative.
MIR. Vance now offered the following amend
rnent being the same which he had offered in.
committee:
lind cs a. further enacted, That the smaI,ns.
OF the two per cent fund, arising from the sss.-
ofthe public lands within the States of Ohio Ind q
ana IL Illinois, * vested, liable 10 be vested In,
THIS road, be ascertajned al The Treasury 81 paid o.
yer, with interest thereon, 10 the 'Freasnrers OF
those States respectively. The interest TO be cal
culated from the end of each year after the pay.
ment into the different Land iices; and that n
SUN, sifficieDf TO the same, be paid out OF
any money in the Treasury not Otherwise appro-
priated"
Mr. r. brieey explained hisreaeon, for oasrinx
this amendment II was Intended merely 10 Sc
cure TO Ohio her rights, should the amentilrento
Mr.. Buchanan succeed, against which, howeve-
ne protested prOpCsiDg 2 cecsiou- ,stioh