Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Sundav, .Harch 3, 1859.

GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL
The amendments Of the Senae 10 tins bi. upon
which they insisted viz: to have the Executive print
ing and binding done upon advertised contract aud The
me in relation TO The Documentary History taken
MIR Bond a, whose instance the frs, provision bad
heen enrrafrd upon the bill originally, hrr fly odvoca
I'd It's exped,ency and movcd that the House adhere
The Chair explained that this motion W old peril The
whole bill If both Houses adhere, The bill would BE-
lost
Sir Bond was aware 81 the consequences but he
Should pcrss, in his niu,inr arv:rIhce>s
Nir alcKcnnun did hope t,- gentleman would subs
,u,e the motion 10 insIs and not peril the bill IN this
way.
Alter a few words from Messrs. Alherion Lewis VIII
Iiams Briggs Grennei Harlan Sh.rrUd Williams Rice
Garland Fillmore, 'Tllijnghas,, Rives, Banks and Bell
Mr. Graham Of North Carolina demanded iGe yeas
and nays; which were ordered.
After number al suggestions from MeSsrs ltIres
Bell, and others
Mr. Bond substituted motion TO insist.
Mr. Rves, being respectful to the other hody
moved that The House 'recede from ills disagreement
the amendment Of The Senate.
Mi Campbell Of Tennessee demanded The yeas and
maya; which were ordered
Mr. Harlan said as the Executive printing had been
monopoly for years lie hoped the proessec ant, nonn
polisls the Lnco Focos, would now show the sincerity
of their professions by their votes.
The question being then laken the result was, yeas
90, nays So
So the House refused 10 recede The question required
upon the motion to insist.
MIR. Loomis moved 10 amend The motion by adding the
words "and ask Committee Of Conference; but the
amendment was disagreed to-
The motion to insist then carried without dlvi.
sion
The other amendment upon which The Senate had, in
part insisted in relation 10 the Documentary History
then taken up.
MIR Petrikin moved that the House insist
Mr. Toucey moved that the House recede from lis dis
agreement.
Mr. Anterior called for the yeas and nays, but they
were not ordered; and Mr. Touceys motion reject
ed-ayes &c, not counted
The motion 10 insist then agreed to, without
division.
Alta subsequent stage the bill returned from th.
Senate accompanied by message stating that they still
insisted and asked committee Of conference, having
appoiped committee Of three on their part
Mr. Cambrcleng moved 10 concur in the resolution
for conference which was agreed to; and, on his mo-
,icn committee Of three appointed on The part OF
the House. consisting of Mr.. Bond OF Ohio, MIR Ather
ton of New Hampshire and MIR. Lincoln OF hassachu
Selis.
Abou, seven o'clock at night, Mr.. Bond made a re
ppr from ibe Committee Of Conference. which recon-
mended the Senate, paI 10 rcccce and IN part to in
ss upon their amendment with the addition that the
printing shall be executed in the city OF Washington
and recommend that the Senate recede from part Of
their amendment striking GU, the appropriation for The
Documentary History but only so lar az The House
concerned The Senate absraning from taking the books
The report was concurred in without division; but,
al subsequent stage, at the instance of Mr.. Bell,
Mr.. Bond moved a reconsideration of the vote bv
which the last matter agreed TO- and after n desu
tory discussion by Messrs Bond Lincoln and Bell
Mr.. Williams OF Kentucky said that rather than prrI
a bill upon which The temporary existence of the Go
vernment depended, upon poin, OF etiquette he
should demand the previous question; and il was Sc