Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-30
IN SENATE-JANUARY 81.

that time. The committee and each of its
members. he said, wished to avoid the difhcul-
ty on that subject, in regard to these reports;
and with the unanimous consent of the commit
tee. Mr.. Grundy would now move the printing
of $500 copies of the reports, with the accom-
naming documents, and of 5000 additional CO.
pies without those documents, making in all
$500 copies.
MIR. Calhoun Thought the bill, accompanying
the report, ought to be read, before acting on
the report.
Mr.. Grundy preferred that the order for print
ing should be first made.
The Chair decided that this was out OF or
der.
The bill was now read first and second
time. by unanimous consent.
Mr. Grundy remaTking that some OF the com
mittee in consequence OF other pressing en-
papements, had not been able to give that at
tention to the details of the bill which the sub
ject merted he therefore moved that II be
referred back to the committee from which 1t
emanated for the purpose of completing and
perfecting its provisions, and especially OF
making some very important additions IN
which he thought the committee would be unan-
imous.
Mr.. Ewing said the Senate were perhaps
aware that the pressure of business had been
sucA. that it was not in the power OF the commit,
teeto give so much time to the framing oil the OIL
as they wished to do. He therefore concurred
in the motion 10 recounllit ioi tie pun Poo9' "'S
had been specified.
MFR. Calhoun thought il would be better to or
der the bill to be printed; the memoers oil the
committee would then have copy before them,
and might propose their amendments without
recommitting the bill.
Mr.. Grundy said it was the intention OF the
committee to have the bill printed tonight, and
he believed the recommittal would cause no de-
law as it was expected that the committee wouid
report Immediately
MIR. CLAYTON did not know that it was neces
sary to recommit the bill. In general he appro-
we'd Of it in its present form; 1t contained some
very important provisions, particularly thao ny
which the whole expenditure in the POST oIhce
Department would be made under the supervis'
SON of legislative body; it would be the first
instance in which this portion OF the puDilc
treasure would be made subject to the govern
ment Of Congress. Heretofore the Consutuuoh
had been violated in the management ana use
of this money, this bill was for bringing II pack
TO the provisions Of the constitution. Mr.. C.saW
no good reason for recommtment OF the bill
unless il were to be altered if any additions
were to be made, they could he proposed when
the bill should come up for Its second reading
The committee might supply any dehciency
without recommitment.
Mr. Grundy wonld not presist in his motion;
he had thought it proper, but from the views
presented it was perhaps unnecessary
Mr. Porter would agree with the Senator
from Delaware, that the subject was one ofgreat
importance, though he disagreed with MIN IN
regard TO the proprety of recommlttlng the
bill. He thought the committee ought TO nave
an opportunity Of going more fully into detail
and the printing Of the bill might go on equally
we'll
But this was not Mr.. P.'s principal object in
rising; if this was the last time that he was to
hear about the reports he would readily con-
sent to any disposal of both OF them which the
Senate might think proper to make. He now
wished to inquire of gentlemen on the other side
of the house, whether any request had been
made at the last session OF Congress Tor vote
on an appropriation to meet at that time the de-
6ciencies of the Post Office Department..
Mr.. Grundy did not recollect that it had been
done by way of bill, though the minority oltne
Post Office Committee had mentioned II; ne
believed no bill for that purpose had been pro-
posed.
Mr. Porter said the reply was exactly what
he had expected, that no such proposition had
been made. and that no vote had been asked Tor
on the subject Mr.. P. had proposed this IN
uuiry, because it had appeared from the news
papers that the President OF the United states
had represented the conduct OF Mr.. rs. col
LEAGUE and himself as The principal cause OF
the interruption of the daily mail between MO
bile and New Orleans, by their refusing an ap
preparation in aid of the post office department
IN such a proposition had ever been made, Mr.
II. had not hearQ II. ne uotu wv J'"i
mails of the Senate, and there also 1t was not TO
be found He thought this charge must have
been made by the President under gross mis-
conception. The charge, however, had been
circulated in different parts of the State OF La
for the purpose of operating on the electlons:~
(The Chair ereinterposed.) MIR. P. was will
inc to make allowance for mistakes, though mis-
takes could not lessen the amount OF the mis-
chief designed.
MIR. Ewing moved that the bill be made the or
der the day for Monday next.
MFR. Calhoun wished TO ask whether if the bill
should be re-committed, the committee were
likely to be unanimous in reporting IT. most
distressing picture of the Department had been
presented in the two Reports and II the COM
mittee could be unanimous in the provisions OF
the bill, he, Mr.. c. would move for its recommit-
ment.
Mr. Grundy said he had never seen the bill I'LL
YESTERDAY morning, and since that time he had
been very much engaged. He therefore did not
know that the provisions of the bill were such
as he would have preferred, and he could not
now say that he would concur in them all. But
he had before particularly stated, that there
pt nrovisiOnS which We're not i'm the