Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-16

the supper, of Government for The year 1886, was read
MIR. Johnson Of Tennessee said he wished this bill,
amended, reduce the contingent Expenses of the
House 10 the standard Of 1892 aud hoped the House
would afford it's unanimous for the purpose Of
enabling him TO make the motion.
Nj MI Eanbeicng expressed the same wish.
Mr. Williams of North Carolina, should move that
sne OIL be reco'nned to the Committee of Ways and
Means, or to Committee of the Whole on the State
oil the Union, with instructions TO inquire the ex
pedency OF making the retenchmcnts uggestcd by the
gentleman from Tennessee. In that way the bill could
be amended, and they could have the Lenrt of full
discussion on the subject lie made the former mo.
Mr.. Cambreeng expressed u hope that the gentle
man would withdraw the motion. The object was TO
reduce the appropriations the standard of four years
ago, and he trusted the bill would not be DELAYED
Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, would assent to the
,equest, on, he wished the enquiry go further than
amount of 1882 was itself too large
Mr. ). z Adams said it made little difference whc-
ther inns bnl was amended not, for if WERE there
would be supplemental bill to the general appropria-
uon bill Mr.. A. opposed the BILL
Mr. Hardin entered into statement To show the cx-
peises tor printing, &C. for 1888 81 and 3D. and re ad
Table which he had himself made out
DIR Cambreleng moved that the bill be recommtted
Commtee OF the Whole the state of the Union Mr.
g intma,ed his intention shortly propose bill to MAKE,
the appropriation for this year. regard to all the officers
OF The Government commence ON March Both, if no
other gentleman did
MIR Williams of North Carolina then withdrew his
motion TO refer TO the Committee of Ways and Means
MT Underwood renewed the motion for the reason he
said, of nsructing the Committee of WAYS and Means
the subject fmileage Mr. U said this matter ouoht
To be settled Some OF his own predecessors Coming
from his own immediate neighborhood had charged
liOo l2OO 800 miles others 600, 700 and SO0 and it
was time this matter was looked into.
MT Cambreleng would suggest that the Committee
on the Post Office and Post Roads would be the proper
committee to refer this subject to- and the Com
mittee of Ways and Means
Mr. Whttiesey said, to send the subject to the Com
mttee OF Ways and Means, would greatly embarrass il,
he thought should 60 either TO the Committee indicat
ed by the gentleman from New York. select com-
mittee. MIR. w. went to show that the contingent
expenses Tor printing easily accounted for by the
fact OF the extra number of copies ordered by the House
for which many members had voted, who expressed
themselves in favor of reform and economy. The for
practice of the House was TO print no more bop
5000 copies of the Presidents Message and accomnanv
ing documents; now, ten, fifteen and twenty thousand
were printed
mttee than the Committee the state of the Union
The great inequality in the mileage of the members
tHousn IL might seem small matter involved an i'm
portant principle
MIR. Wise said he felt the rebuke of the gentleman
from ONO; Tor 1T was he himself who had made the mo-
uon TINS session. TO print the number copies and
he hoped God would forgive him for that vote He wa,
wrong, and the gentleman from Ohio was right Mr.
W. again reiterated the charge against the Printers Of The
House, for not having used due expedition in furnishino
those copies. Mr.. w also complained of the prntin1
OF the House and that of the Departments being given 10
the same printer
Mr. Gille made brief explanation of the causes of
the delay that had taken place. 1t in no way as.
sgnable TO the present printers, for the DELAY had not
arisen from them MIR G.'s explanation was subs,an-
TALLY the same as that which appeared in the Globe
few days ago
Mr. Lane said the only remedy that could be applied,
was 10 pass law that the mileage ofeac should
be published to the world in manner to bo seen and
read by the people, by the constituents each member
Mr. L. voted for the motion of the gentleman from Vr
gina (hlr. Nise) 10 print number of the Pre
dents messages and he neither regretted nor felt his
duty TO confess his error for giving that The
numbers were not printed for the benefit of the members
ct The House. but for the people-tleir CONSTITUENCIES
Inc gentleman from Virginia (Nr Wisc) complained of
the extra printing and the Government patronac &c TO the
Public Printer. When said Mr. L. did we ever bea,
oI lhis eompiant-now that an American born citizen,
one OF the free born of Columbia has the printing
otherwise when the same lavors slowered upon
foreigner.
Mr. Parker drew the attention of tho gentleman from
ohlo lhr Whlttlesey) to the Post Office minority re-
port 1000 copies which ordered at his instance
TO be printed last session. which cost vast deal more
than printing the Presidents Message and which con-
tanned large body ofundgested violence that few evoy
read and no one could understand Mr. r. then refer
req 10 the mass OF memorials petitions speeches.
members OF Congress, during the paDic session. which
fairly blocked up the in the capitol employed
some score or two ofpesons TO fod and the very folding
paper 10 one speech, he credby informed cost the
country upwards Of four hundred dollars Mr. r. said
1T would be found, that for past the balance of
public printing had been in favor of the House
Mr. Wardwel was surprised that the gentleman from
Ono could put his hand other document the
ought to be distributed Mr. W had always strenuously
opposed the extra printing by that House He would
ask who read the gentleman's report of which
twenty-five thousand copies. printed? IL was
strange that nothing had been said by gentlemen of the
expenses OF printing, before the present session. when
the Administration Re hoped this bill would not be en-
cumbcred with the subject Of mileage bat if the gentle
man wished alteration in the law let him move the
customary resolution.
Mr. Wise said The public printer knew beyond mo.
ra certainty three four mouths ago. lie would be
elected printer TO the House. MIR W. expressed his as
semitic proposition for employing their printer; for
he did not desire TO make contemplate issue between
Gales ~ Scaton, for whom he had never voted and
BLAIR ~ Rives He intended hereafter to move for the
appointment Of committee to inquire into the whole
subject of public printing
MIR. Craig moved that the House adjourn; but with.
drew it, to enable the Speak present the following
communications:
The Speaker laid before the House the following mes
sage from the President Of the United States which was
referred to the Committee the Judiciary and order
ed to be printed:
10Me House of Representatives If tic IT, States:
Having laid before Congress the 9Th ultjmo the
correspondence which had previously taken place rels-
tive 10 the controversy between Ohio and Mchgan on
the question OF boundary between that State and Terri
tory, now transmit reports from the Secretaries State
and War on the subject with the papers therein referred
to. (Sgned) ANDREW JACKSON
Washington, I1th January, 1896.
WtdReSday, January 10, 1886.
IN SENATE.
On motion Of Mr.. Webster,
me bill making appropriations 10 suppress hosiliiies
commenced by The Seminoles, was taken up read The
third time, and passed.
The Chair communicated report from the NAVY De-
patment, made in compliance with the pro visions Inc
yh secton OF the act of the Goth of April 1878 show
ing the number Of clerks employed in That Department
and the Navy Commissioners Office for the prst wear
with the compensation paidt each
Also report from the Treasury Department prepar-
cd by the Register Of the Treasury in obedience 10 c
provisions OF the act TO regulate and fix the coupcnsa