The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-09-22
2oth COngress......Ist Session.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5.

TUESDAY,, SEPTEMBER D.
IN SENATE.-Mr. Allen, Senator from Ohio,
appeared to- day and took his seat
a message was received from the House of
Representatives, through Mr.. Franklin, their
oietk, announcing TO the Senate that quorum Of
Tue House had assembled. had elected Speaker,
had coneurred with the resolution OF the Senate
iof appointing Committee to wait on The Pres.
dent OF The United States, and had appointed com.
miltee on their part.
Mr.. Wright from the joint Committee appoint.
co 10 INFORM the President Of the United States
that quorum of the two Houses were assembled.
and ready to proceed TO business, reported shat
the committee had performed the duty assigned
them, and that the President had expressed 10
them his intention to communicate to the Two
Houses, IN writing, this day at IL O'Clock.
message was accordingly received from the
President of the United States by Mr.. Van Buren,,
his private Secretary, and read BY the Secre.
lary, the reading occupying about an hour and
half
MIR. Wright moved the printing Of 5000 copies
Of the Message, and 500 Of tie accompan ying
documents.
Mr.. Clay, Of Kentucky, said be rose TO second
the motion Of the Senator from New York Mr.
Wrighi) 10 print an extra number of copies of the
Message. tie should indeed have no objection to
publishing double OF triple the number proposed,
II II were convenient to distribute them. He had
accomplished the sole purpose for which he had
risen, but whilst he up he could not forbear
saying that, after attentyely listening 10 The read.
ing OF this Message he felt the deepest regret that
the President, entertaining such views, and pro-
posing such plan for the relief of the Country,
as he had presented. had deemed it his duty to
call an Extra-Session of Congress at this iDcon
venient period Of the year.
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any opinion OF 10 enter into any discussion. " Suf
heient for the day." said he, lis the evil thereof"
But II was he wish te increase the nuu Der Of CO.
pies 10 be printed from five thousand to * lie
thought the former number too small for x per.
lion OF it to satisfy the demand of his CO. pts
Mr.. Wright accepted the propost!y obi
hcaiion OF hts original motion, ana 30
copies were ordered 10 be printed Senate
then adjourned. r,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The following members elect appeared, we're
qualified, and took their seats viz
From South Caroline. Mr. Richardson,
From GeOrgiG.-Mr. Cleveland, Mr.. Glascock,
aud Mr. Dawson.
From LOuisignd--Mr. Garland.
And the following Delegates FROM Territories
appeared, w: From Florida, Mr. Dow ming from
Wisconsin, Mr.. Jones'.
Mr.. Garland, Of Va, from the Joint Committee
appointed TO wait on the President of the United
states, reported that they had performed the du.
" assigned them, and the p ,eident had inform.
ed them he would make conn pnlcatiou TO both
Houses Of Congress this dav at - 49, =
Abrahan, ,sn 3uren, Private S. crets! ths
President, then came ia aud presented r.
ssge; which vas read at the Clerks tabls
Mr.. Hamer moved that the Message DO d on
the tnh HE and th,t m mn con,as b.. -
use OF the members.
Mr.. Ovens, Of Geo, moved TO amend the motion
by substituting 10000.
Mr.. Robertson inquired whether any person
was authorized TO execute this order should il pass?
Mr.. Hamef said he was not prepared to say
that there was. He accepted the substituted
number Of 10000 as modification of his n olion.
Whereupoa.
Nj. Whittesey renewed the motion for 10000.
In supporting this motion, Mr.. w. observed that
he had been much gratifed on hearing his eel.
league limit bis original motion TO 10000 copies.
Tie had hailed il as assurance that the House
would commence it's duties with suitable regard
to the embarrassed state Of the country, and with
a firm resolution TO eyRend more OF the public
money than the public service should absolutely
require. II was fact known 10 all, that previous
to HE year 1899, no more than 5000 copies of any
public documents were printed in that year the
number was doubled then the number was in.
creased TO 5000; for the last two or three years
it had risen to 10000.
Mr.. W. would appeal 10 the experience Of all
who heard him. whether il were not a fact that |
the Message was always published and circulated
over the whole Uuion, for months, before the CO. |
pies from the public printer were obtained. Al.
tempts had been urgently made 10 keep down the
expenditures Of the Government, aud they had
been considered and represented BY many as in.
widows, because they were said 10 be leveied eth
er at the President or at the public printer. The
last objection could not apply at least to the pre-.
sent motion for as there at present no public
printer appointed ii could not be aimed at such
an officer. Mr.. w. was nov, and always had |
been, willing 10 vote all necessary appropriations |
10 the very fullest extent; bat why should thu /
Rouse order 10000 copies of this document -
There would not be newspaper IN the country 4
that would not contain copy of 1t, and it would /
have been read by the whole population of the T.
MON before one half Of tho proposed number of
copies would have been stricken off He trusted |
that in the midst Of the existing public embarrasS-
ments there would be soms effort made TO curtaii
The national expenditures For himself he was
prepared, far as his vote would 90, TO carry on.
the principles he had now urged TO the end. lie ,
hoped the House would suffer DIVISION, that it (
might be seen who were and who were not willing .
to throw away the public money,
The motion 10 lay the Message on the table hsv- I
ing been agreed 10, the question was fret pat on
the highest number moved, via. 10000 copies.
On this motion Mr.. Bond demanded tho yeas
and nays, and they were ordered and being Ia
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