Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-19

ceded in both reports This would su.erscde tho rc
siy Of pr'ntngal the documents. As TO the number OF
for tic House decide r. iad M, so, sonx r. n.
upon that paint Ia conclusion Ar w s,id he trusted
ai 'le nou" "euli not prc,naurely enter upon dis
Mr. Byauin said. he SHOULD consider hms.lf degra.
aeu wreeh wrte ne b. attenip. withhold Information
rom the people But the fast be apparent To all
that specie OF exravigance hid btanrd in MI lons
hrciaton to the printn of d0cu ats which WIS
Unauthorized and imprOpef. az, had ON d;vc,s 60:
sols opposed The printing of extra number Of docu-
ments not one-half Of which were eyer sent from thc
SaP,ol II the number OF the reports in question which
setts, (slr Briggs) should BE- ordered NOT moro th
two-thirds or onc-haf of them would oyer bc s on, .,
ae people. An Inspection of the foldng -roons of the
Iouse wouu convince any gentleman that he was not
mistaken in this particular
g''smen we're anxious to put stop prodgal
expenditure OF the public money this House WAS ic
place which should form the STARING n,;nt srho Ex
i've department had been charged in this House wifi ,
mssteul expenditure OF money when it was am in
S'ntrovertble fact that this body was more iustlv lin;
PIE 10 such charge Those who were the most cSmor
Gus against the Executive in this particular were
csad e .e peculiar advocates of cxtrayagant and un-
.. appropriations on this floor. We are the
trustees said he, Of the people They viii not loo T.,
US Tor he information contained in these reports They
womb ioo 70 the public prints Besides if The nronosed
number OF the reports should be printed few mac Oh
ssni mem IL would hardly be drop in the bucket
,hen m wth The circulation which would be given to
mem IN The newspapers We could not print M ;cen,
NUMBER 10 enighten the public. Ii we did So we INNS,
incur an expense which would be condemned by all
isposcu 10 attempt lefornation this House was the
pace TO commence. There appeared ia bc orc,,o. -,
POSITION osrtoh Tor extravaganza here than elsewhere lie
s9u not vote Tor The proposition of the gentleman fo,n
Massachusetts (NIr. Brggs3 Much the larg 'sS,'
ZION oil the documents laid upon the tables OF mrn,l
Of ,S & sent from the Capitol They fell to the lot
vi ,ie little pages OF the House The onv resson which
.ouid DC assigned for publishing large nunber of
reports was that it would give good lob to the
hr Conner regretted that the coneludng ro,,rls 81
ae report oil he Committee had been luggcd into dis
,h ',; re doubted very much the proprety of the
ue publication which had been given 10 them in \
morning paper Before any differences were drawn from
inc extracts which had been published il was pccnInrI
proper that the House should be in poss,,ss;o 80 az
whole facts. He alluded TO The proboic o,n, .'e
Ter contained in the reports. 1t was true thai man, 81
uocuhentS would be cast off unnecessary 10 he
Puosueu' Inc great mass of them, however inus, no
cessarliy accompany the report The Committee 49,
esrous tnat every ground upon which they had formed
Comm;t,ea h should be distinctly understood The
sni,,tee mad performed their duties honestly and
with their wishes ~ Ia "oco'uahce
nir Briggs modified his motion by uroposp, 70 ns;o
o,oO0 copies ofthe report, together with ,bc
Ahu <o'VVO copies of the report without the docuncn,
Mr: beardsley said, if the proposition of the gentl
30 ,b massachusetts, r Briggs referred simply
~ 'e printing OF the Reports lie should say notm,f 3
me SUBJECT The motion TO print the documents s,,
however distnet andif it viewed in reference ~
1n expenditure OF money of Importance wall
we were looking elsewhere to see II Tho mill o
.au nor oeeh lmProvdenty squandered ii would re-
20 20 W proper hat we should reserve 10 ourselves IN
I'm eS'shl, portion of the counsels which we WORD
,isPoscd TO lmpart 10 others 1t was nj All events 49,,
,a' ,le House should be informed of the magnitude Of
,s documents which accompanied this report Tho !
a,,G ii Ie, 10 which reference had been made
soud exclude but small portion of them Thosc NO.
,sy 20 De published, would FORM in his belief Ger
;s W., ana perhaps three volumes OF the ordinary
we oil congressional documents The number ,.I{
'aa oeen proposed to be printed would cost sJ
ie sum OF money Il il intended TO send tbesa do
uehts nome TO every reader, so that the whole na
nay derive from them the facts which are ordnaril IL
ouu IN the newspapers, if that is The object as is mr.
~; ~ me honorable member from Massachusetts Mr.
~ Wouiu ne necessary to print 100000 cobies
aeau OF o1oo copies If this was the object the mn
al Proposed by the gentleman from Massachusct;s as
Ie w. I.iaAed would be but dro? in the bucket
feSe documents for distribution. He believed ihe oc,
tPtng an extra number of copies sgoud be ne es
s'iay sttllned by publishing 600 as ar,Ireer MN
es II the House thought it iudcious
|I IiIS Haney to order large qnantitv lher ernd