The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-12-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, Dec. %

n receiv. any communication bo NAV he nle.s,a IN
make and ~, The members Of The Comm,se on the
par OF The Senate were Mr. Wright OF New York. and
Mr.. Alien of Kentucky
Whereupon Nj RAMSEY, OF PENNSYLVANIA, moved
tina, message q - the Senate spprizing tina,
| hody ,b., ,h;s House ,r,.n;zed and n,en,Ied "a
proceed 10 business
/ MIR yANDERP OEI. inquired whether this resolu-
ton If adopted would interfere with that 10 90 into the
election Of officers Of The House.
| The CHAIR reniyng in The negative The resolution
was adopted aud Messrs Everett and Ramsey were
appointed the part OF the House JUN those the
part Of the Senate in waiting on the President.
The House then proceeded TO the election OF Door
keeper; when MIR. DAVIS, of Indiana, nominated J.
| L Dow Mr. BRIGGS nominated Mr. Follausbee, the
present incumbent and Mr.. LEWIS nominated Mr..
| ]. Houston
The house voted rra race, and the vote resulted as
| follows:
| Total number Of votes given as necessary to
choice ITO; OF which
Mr. Folansbee received 100
MIR Dow 73
Mr.. Houston Is
So Mr. Fallansbee declared to be duly elected.
The house then. by resolution, re-apponted Mr..
Hunter as Assistant DoorkeePer, and Mr.. MCCORMICK
as postmaster 81 INC mousse
Inc mousse next proceeded 10 the subject OF
/ THE PRINTER OF THE HOUSE
NJ CAVE JotINSoN uool - 49, IN
of H. Mons. ,bi.a ga. .,,aed - - ~ 49, 80
| called and The door. closed
M,s r. n aam lI t;c NO.
Rogers. Of S. C. Weller and Wor,bino,on uero found
absent and were by vote excused fSeyeraI Of these
| gentlemen afterward aupeared
Further proceedings on the call having been dsneo.
ed with
! Mr.. EVERETT, from the joint committee appoint
ed 10 wait upon the President reported that the Presi-
dent would communicate to both Houses OF Congress
| his Message, al IL o'clock Tomorrow.
/ Mr.. SIANl.Y wished to offer the following resolu-
ton, which was read for information, VIZ:
Rcsolrcd, That the printing and binding of the
House OF Representatives shall be furnished by contract,
notice Of which shall be given in the public prints of
washington city tor - days; II being made
d,lon that the work shall be done the city Of Wash
gton and the shall in each case be given to
the lowest bidder, whose bid shall be accompanied with
proper testimonials OF the ability Of the bidder to fulfil
his contract
The resolution not being in order
Me- STANLY moved 10 postpone the order Of the
day. order have /, taken IN and considered before
going into the election Of printer
Mr. ANDERSON, of Ky, moved the following as
| an amendment; which Mr. Stanly accented "a a mod
fcatIon Of his resolution viz:
p..o,,s3 rh,, ia osa,,,,;o e j..
~ OF, ~, -, y ,"e o'oe' ''aue oh
:. ~ ''o se.so" VI Puo',c
hn - I n, W ao present. anu INA. 'he wnole
~ ~" p"o'o p''"''"e 10 'e'e''eu 70 secc'
eo'nt,''ee o. I'VE "emoefs' WIN Instructions to inquire
'o ,'e e1peue,cy u letting out the printing TO The
lowest n'dder VINO shai furnish satisfactory evidence
OF MS hde'isy and AFFINITY 10 execute 1t.
Rcsofred jurfhsr That SAID committee inquire into
the expedency Of separating the public printing from
the newspaper presses OF the country and that expe
dcn, they report the most practicable plan of having
The printing executed
p..o;,.J .,,o IT., ,;a
,o',, 20 oaa .o''.ee iePor. 10 'h's
'' , S " o''sy sah VIC saseu 70 Tue govern
en' " ''e auop'o " e''het OF me plans above sug
a"u, 49, saw .1.ee s''ai, make report all
"''"ei P'o.eeu'ss ~ ieadoh W inc eecuon oil puo-
nc PRIMER oe suspended
| Mr. ANDERSON supported his resolution in brief
speech, in which, without claiming to be Intimately sc
quanted with the details of the subject, he stated that
he had been informed by an experienced member of the
house that the annual expense of the public mining
amounted TO about $500 900 and thai tho n,o6, ,;h,
average about thirty three and a third ner cant The
rates of printing had been fixed manv ye,,. aro IA
whether the cost of materials and I,bor ran,saa -
same now as at that time was a subsc, ,hch J.on1
a serons INQUIRY by the bouse Mr. A haa -, -.
of embarrassing the eg,i,n.,e nn.ra,;a ~
yernmsn, Gar from il, he. should na ', .ue W
Ia vo,e far al n.ccss.r, a. a 'aa' a. ai '''nes
ditures for The nublc serrca b., eipeh
Mr VANDER p0EI 49,
MIR SHERROD 'wIIIIaMS - o'usi
reduc. his min, of ,,dar =, ;,i required hitn 70
While he was doing So
Mr. " TH0MPS0N ,,,;,.,
dor ,oad resolution n ~ ; many CANS 10 OF
re,arr;ng The ,h nlo s,h;o, ~ nsu W introouce,
a commi,,es win ins'rrc,;on -, puo',e pruning 10
| est bidder 81 : ~ '''e NV"
| Mr. y,Nnrnpor,,s min, or or,. , !,
10 amount N This. maj ne nrs, % unueISoou
IN S,mrdav bean cai,aJ ~ ~ ioas question having,
an election or the ofJ;crs nr, 10 90 mo
order Ia introdnce resoI,,ion was out OF
ton or se,ino il aside Ffe ma siee-
| THE C,HS ranI;od ~, =,
had expended its Enrre ,vhan ,ha ~ us luest'ou
been aken an that rcsol,,,inn Wy ''''' que"'oA hda
MIR ANDERSON rcsnnnod ,rd
mark on the reduction which had ake me. , on 70 ~,