Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-09

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The Senate proceeded TO the consideration Of the
| Reports made by The Committee on the Post once
and Post Roads
| Mr. GRUMPY renewed his motion TO print
$500 COMIC. Of tho Report and Documents, and 5o0o
copies OF the Report alone
| Mr. CLAYTON moved 10 print 5000 OF ma
Report alone, and 5000 Of the Report and Doeu
| menis
| Mr. GRUNDY said that. rs Chairman Of the
| Committee, and their organ he had no power 10
mako any change In The motion he had been m
s,ruc ed to make He, however. should make no
objection 10 tho larger number, II tina, was TIE
mors agreeable TO tho Senate.
Mr.. EWING also rose and suited that ne
sh9uc mako no objection io'hc larger number.
Mr.. LEIGH sad he should bn "iing to vote
for tho largest number, with the documents, or hs
should be wiling 10 reduce the lumber with the
| documents 10 tho am Hest number though he
wc,id rather IRE The repor printed together with
| the documents Iia had listened anenllgely TO
he req I'm, of ,he Report. and ii struck hun at the
| lime that thu two branches of tho Commiuco nj
iGer about matters of fuctand sometimes widely
| Oh one polai, Tho llJ,. Chtrman, ~ private
coav &C alton afterwards W ith hin, corrected nm
hut STILL no'w,lhsnp ling tho great confidence he
had IN the inform liion gwen him by tho sen''' =
man, yts he (Nr. l. Appreciated he wa' right,
lof no could not SO lar be mistaken IN the lnpofI
Of no language 10 suppose thrfc "hs no DIS
crcpnney ~ 10 matters OF fact between tho majority
and the minority. Tho truth would he found.thfn,
that there was DIFF renee IN the positive statement
" f,cs, which bot for the Information ofho se"a'
| tor ( on Tennessee, no shoaij not ha'o oflirved
VAS So or thai ihero was difference In tbs infer
apccs from flcts on tho Same evidence ON which
both Commuters reported Fle was positive that
hara tfe1 tfl, M N . IN
them Now, Tor the life of him. he conl not de
tefmno which of the differences war corr ct that
drawn by the M ofiiy, or that by the minority u
way impossible 10 determine tie question. Well
then il would be impossible for the public IN judge
10 the eortec ness oil facts, without examining
the ov,dcpce--,hcteiore no thought the documents
should accompany the Reports. lie would
move 'ha, 10000 copies, wuh the documents, be
printed.
Nj QRUNDY sal ,hnt whnt he meant 10 CON
yey by any remark OF his 10 the Senator from V'r-
gina was that there was not So great difference
as he might imagine, ON tho whole. he wouli not
believe, thcu,h he thought the minority Commtce
did not take tho same course in their examination,
10 ascertain facts, tho majority, thnt hero co"i
W much difference bs,~cen them. The minority
| report touched Some subjects which tho majority
did not, and the statements Of facts Of tho MAJOR
gore moo. ample boh reports. he thought. had
better go Oh, together, as they would correct each
other.
Mr. WEBSTER was inclined to think that III"
documents had better accompany the Reports, and
that 20 900 copies should be printed lie thought
it WAS tho general wish Of the country that large
| number should DO stricken oil. lie moved 10 strike
on, oil sf.sf the word Resolved and 10 insert
that 10 0oo Of the reports and documents be punt
ed
Mr. CALHOUN concure1 entirely in tho views
OF the Senator from ymgln,r and in tho proposition
| OF the Senator from Massachusetts, tina, 10000
would 10, ha too many.
| Mr. HILL wished to ask tho Hon. Char
man Of the Minority Committee, whether II
was adnut,d tina, 100000 had been sqaanlered
by the Posi ot'ce on ono CONTRACTOR, and Sl2 0OJ
| IN another, as stated by the Senator from South
| Carolina
! Mr. GRUNDY supposed II was so slated, and
tina, was the opinion of, tho majority. lilo tMr q
had never n, iae any calculation TO see whether II
was So or not large sums had been overpn'd, but
he thought tho majority wore under mistake
Some contractors hal received Tore than they were
entitled and tho minority had gone further than
tho majority on This point, having recommended
rcprsnls that the over payments should be deduct
| cd from the sums becoming due
MIR. 20 trER SAID he hoped tho Senator from
Now hsmPshfc was satsnco win VIC ahowe' VI
tho Chairman OF the COMMITTEE There could be
no doubt that III ney had been advanced contrary
to law, and on that subject the honorable Chairman
had even gone further than the minority OF the
Committee.
! He (Nr Portcr) hal formerly been IN the hnb'
of voting for large numbers OF copies. Bur, he be-
iieved that fihe Son1,c adopted the proposition 10
pr,n, 20 900 eop,es they would not be ready for cir
culaii,n before O tobor next lie thought that the
public would be po, IN possession Of snhcient nor-
nation by the publication OF the debates and other
matters that IL would ne unnecessary TO PRINT so
mrny copies. He - OF opinion tina. 1000 or 2, =
500 wo aid be suihcisnt.
Mr.. LEIGH moved that 10 900, with the docu,
men,s be printed.
MIR. HILL thought it unnecessary 10 print so ma
| nv copios IL ~asa useless expense and oush
no, 70 be incurred.
| Mr. EWING sad, that he had attended with
some care tho repot, Of the minority. bu he was
unable to make uP positive opinion as TO whether
| The two reports differed III fees HIS impression
vas tha, they did differ more materially Than he
hal expected. In his conversation. with the CHAIR
| man OF the COMMITTEE, there had not appeared to
DO sny gteat difference Of otinlon ard he dd or''
| sinaliy believe that there 40 great difference
! in the reports. He might have been mistaken.
I The order OF examination of tho two branches OF
he Committee wa. different. The minority, IN IT,
course Of proceeding, con.'-ey reversed the order
of the majority. Their pioccss being 80 different,
being indeed as different as possible tho facts msh
he the same ia both, although the different form IN
which they were presented might rcrpicx The ear
He could NOT say that ;hcre was, or WIS MOI, ad's
crepancy between the two rspers. But he believed
that any person reading the two papcs .wOH''
l como TO ditferen; conclus to1s many points from