Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-22
Wsdnesday. -Hay lG, 1893.

IN SENATE. ,.,
MI. Wright, from the Committee on FINANCE 10 "nch
had been referred the joint resolution suoHltFu oy WI
CLAW. proposing 10 make bank notes receivable and pay
obL;' in the receipts and expenditures OF the Govern
men,, made a detailed report thereon; when was frao'
Mr. Benton moved that the report be printed; when
motion was carried. ,h,,
Mr., Allen rose and said, he would only observe tAa'
This n q very imporlant pa per, embracing a subject all
interesting 10 the whole people OF this county IL was
also very Iong and elaborate-too much SO to Undergo
q very extensiye publication by the ordinary pubic Jour
mails of the country. To supply its absence from these
Journals would require a very large number OF copies"
be printed by order Of the Senate. In looking lnlo ~
;,nrnals Of the Senate to see what had been the P!de'''e
of The Senate on the subject, he found that the fePot
made bv The Pos, Office Committee in 1874, was ordered
10 b, prin,ed will an extra number OF copies, amount
inc to 80. Coz. He also found, that the numerous docu,
mt nts appended to this report were oroereo .o Ne Ptln.eu
o. ,ha nnmher of sc. 900. The order for this printing
nassed tie Senate by a vote of 20 to ia hlr. a mere,
at the request of several gentlemen, read The yeas ana
AVS nm The occasion referred to. Believing this docu-
men, to be much more important than the Post Once ne
pcr, of 1884, and that IT was essential that Inc people
should have the fullest information on the interesting
subject involved, he was for printing The largest numoe'
Of copies that had ever been ordered IN that Dooy-
which was 80, 900.
MIR. CLAY expressed himself willing to vote for The
printing. and he only wished gentlemen 10 agree among
themselves what number they wanted, and he "ouiu
vote for it. He was surprised, however, mat the cnair'
man Of the committee had not thought nj I o move sonne
disoosition of the resolution upon which this report was
made. 1t had been a sufficient time before the commit
tee, and from The importance OF The subject, Inc pun.
would expect some action on it. He complained mat
the course Of the chairman was supplementary, anu
that it was treating the resolution unfairly 10 lhio" "
aside in the way that it had been done.
Mr.. Morris entirely concurEed with his colleague as
TO the importance Of the document Just read de thoogh'
it was Just such a paper US ought TO be extensively cir.
cula,ed 10 disabuse the public mind on this important
subject. II he could call back The money winch has
been expended in printing this session, ne would %i'l'hg;
" go 10 the expense of printing hall u million oil c"PieS'
but as that could not be done, he was willing TO go 10
the extent moved by his colleague. For his part, he
thought each Senator ought TO have lOOo copies 10 dis'
tribute, and he would, therefore, move to PRINT Z.uOo,
instead Of 10000 copies.
Mr.. CLAY still thought that it was incumbent, on the
chairman Of the committee to which the resolution mad
been referred, to move for its disposition in some way or
other. 1t was true, that the chairman had mace a very
yolumin0us report on the subject referred 10 HIM: bot ne
recommended no action whatever on the resolution, ana
he, therefore, supposed thai IL was MS intention " e'h'
slider it as finally settled.
Mr.. Hubbard observed in reply 10 MIR. Clay. that when
the report was introduced, /, was distinctly stated ny
the chairman, that he was directed by the Committee on
Finance. TO report back the resolution without alnena'
ment. The reading of the report was Immediately called
for, and commenced, occupying the whole morning, SO
that the chairman had no opportunity oil making any
motion Whatever, if disposed 10 DO so. Bes!des, the re-
solution was reported strictly IN accordance VITA parma
menlury practice. (wiihout aC2endmentO and would lake
lis place on the calendar. liable 10 be called up at any
moment by a vote of the Senate. So Tar from It's being
supplementary, as alleged by the Senator from Men
tucky, the report was made in the usual course, ana IN
strict conformity with the parliamentary rule. lie him
saIf intended az soon rs tbs debate was disposed o., 10
move 10 take up the resolution, and assign all early cay
for It's consideration.
Mr. CLAY Of XIV. said If it was The intention OF the
committee 10 put the resolution IN the calendar, % meet
its fate during the session. II vas equivalent to suppress
ing i, altogether. The subject was one OF such thrilling
interest 10 The whole community, that he supposed It
iSS ( qllIItsbled d., to an earlier consideration, wt'nTut enIoW'
ness Of the Senate.
Mr.. Hubbard said that lhe Senator could move TO take
up the resolution at any time, and that 1t was his pro.
vince 10 do SO AS much as that of any member Of the
committee. IT was not the wish Of the Committee 10 put
the resolution behind the other business Of the Senate
on the contrary, he had intimaled his intention of NOV.
ing to assign an early day for its consideration. lie
would name any day the Senator pleased.
Mr.. King remarked that the Senator from Kentucky
had no reason 10 complain of the course pursued by the
committee in reporting back this resolution. The COM
mitiee had reported in the usual manner, and II was
competent for the Senate to move 70 lake 1t up at any
time. There was no disposition on The part Of the con-
mi,,ee, or, he believed, Of The Senate, TO delay lis con.
sideration. While up he would take notice OF the mo-
ton made by the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Morris) TO
amend that Of his colleague so az to print the extraord!.
nary number of 50 600 copies. Now he, for one, was
opposed 10 printing an unusual number Of documents, 10
be laid on the tables Of members, and throw aside IS
useless. This waste in printing was an eVil mat was
growing from CGy 10 cay, anu IL huS llUDc lIIiI u "I''u'u
Be ended. He was opposed to the printing of the I'M.
mense number Of extra copies Of the Post Office report
in 1884, and he was equally opposed to the printing oil go
unusual a number now. he admitted that the report
was q very able one, and ought To be widely disseminat.
ed. He thought i, was calculated 10 do much good; but
he thought that l0,O0O copies would be sufficient, ard
he would 60 for that number, and no more.
Mr.. Hubbard said he believed from his knowledge Of
the handwriting of The gentleman who made the report,
that it would not make more than twenty four or TWEEN.
ty FIVE printed pages Of the size OF the usual pamphlet
in which the speeches are published.
Mr.. Clay, Of Alabarla, hoped the Senator from Ohio
[Mr. Morrhsl would Withdraw his melton, and let the
question be taken or that of his colleague, 10 print 3d.
600 copies. He was not disposed 10 follow the exam.
pie set by gentlemen in The other House, who opposed
the Administration in every thing, though he was vii.
ling, on The score of economy, to limit himself 10 voting
for The largest number that had ever been printed. In
regard to this important document he was willing 10 60
to the extent moved by The Senator from Ohio first mp,
mir. Allen which vas the number printed Of the Post
Office Report, though 1t was agreed on all hands that
the publication Of this document would not cost more
than one tenth Of what that did.
MIR. Grundy said the largest number ever printed for
the Senate was so 900, which was the Post Office docu.
ment. AS he conceived this document one Of far greater
importance to the people, he expressed his readiness 10
vote for that number, but nothing beyond it.
Mr.. Benton advocated the printing Of The greatest
number, and avowed his determination to vote on each
question for the largest number. The document was one
Of great importance 10 the country, and would not cost
a tylhe Of that which had been sent from this body,
some sessions since, in relation to the concerns Of the
General Post Office.
MIR. Tallmadge opposed the printing Of the number
moved by The Senator from Ohio, and said that he would
not 60 beyond the number suggested BY The Senator
from Alabama. Mr.. r. adverted 10 the printing Of 30 900
copies Of the report of the Post Office Committee in 1884,
which he said he voted against. Ills share Of the copies,
be. said, was sent 10 him by mail, after he left Washing
ton; and after they had rcmnined in the post Office Of his
town for some lime, The postmaster begged him 10 take
them away, saying that he had no room for them. He
then took them Gnd disposed Of them to n grocer, to be
used as wrapping paper in his business; and the grocer
informed him that they constituted a supply sufficient 10
last him two years. As 10 the portion that had been
sen, to his colleague, he had been informed by him that
they had been used for wadding for cannon, in celebrat.
ing political victories. Now, he did not know but these
aa...,nntn &c Tho SnnnIn ord.k.d Tho nr.nfinn Of GO lnrnn