The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-02-11
Washington, Thursday, Jan. 80.

Washington, Thursday, Jan. 80.
In the House of Representatives., this morning,
there was another contest between Messrs Davis
of Indiana, and Graves ofKy, for the foor-the
subject of discussion being the public printing
Each of these gepteme n had distinct propositions
before the House.
Mr. Davis attempted to suspend the rules for the
purpose of offering his resolution for ADOPTION and
falling in that, he cut off the resolution proposed by
MIR Graves, by moving to lay the whole subject OF
printing, as now presented, on the table. This
motion prevailed, by vote ct ll6 10 iO~
The Speaker decided that resolutions could not
be in order, unless by general consent; and that
the matter now pending, was the election of pub
lie pr inter, under a general order of the House,
which had not been fully executed.
Mr. Davis of Indiana, Low nominated Messrs
Blair & Rves, Of the Globe, as candidates for the
Office of printer.
Mr. Black of Ga again urged the House to hear
a resolution which he had once before pressed up
on their attention this morning, and said he hoped
it would with the universal appreciation of the
members, on all sides
MIR Stanly of N. c., wished to postpone the G.
lection of printer altogether for twenty days-to
,gase a select committee to consider and report up
on the subect-and to authorize the Clerk to en-
-poy some person persons TO execute the print
ing in the mean time at the least possible expense.
This nearly the general proposition that has been
advocated by the Wings
Mr. Wise of Va, in favor of letting the
printing out to the lowest bidder for the session ;
and he sustained this proposition by speech OF
great pith and energy.
question
ton andthe House refused to postpone the election,
by a vote of l07 to o.
Mr. Black then pressed his resolution land moved
to suspend the rules for the purpose of offering it
for deption. The motion to suspend was carried,
and the resolution adopted, without Il division,
almost unanimously.
This resolution declares, in substance, that the
House shall instantly proceed to the election of
printer for the Goth Congress-that IA select com
mittee Of five shall be elected by The House, who
shall consider and report what Just and and reason
able prices ought to be paid for the public printing
that the pei son elected public printer shall ex
the printing upon the terms and in the man
prescribed by the committeeman that the
committee shall also consider and report upon the
expediency of separating the printing of Congress
from the newspapers and public press OF the
country
The House then proceeded to the election of
printer Diua noce, and Messrs BLAIR 81 RIVES,
editors of the Loco Foco government organ, were
elected on the first ballot by vote OF ITO To W
A number of members of both parties had left the
House There is some informahty IN TINS eiecuon
it being contrary TO the provisions OF the CONT
resolutions of 1919 and is thought the Senate
may not confirm the election.
In the Senate, after the usual preliminary bust
ness, Mr. Grundy of Tenn, tIom select committee
to whom was referred the abstract resolution, intro
duccd by Mr. Benton, denying the right OF the
ue"erai Government tn assume the State aeoss'
made n most extraordinary report on the SUBJECT,
which he read, and moved to PRINT $4,000 CO.
pies.
of Benlon's Resolution, that the assumption of
State Debts, by the General Government, would
he unwise, mpol,tic, injurious, unconstitutional,
NC. DE.
The reader will undoubtedly inquire how this
subject came before the Senate. Why did Mr.
benton introduce his resolutions denying the pow
or Of Congress to State debts? | will
give You Mr. Benten's own reasons lie looked at
the pecuniary condition of the Estates, and found
they were in debt 4; he look ed in the newspapers,
and he observed letter, OF paragraph, suggest
ing that the public lands, of which each State owns
ncbar piOht Ina nIa
bonds and forthwith he produces set OF abstract
resolutions, declaring certain principles, and en-
.deavors TO IegsIate, an aGoance, to meet snPpos
ed emergency, which may never arrive. No State
has asked Congress to assume its debts no State
has asked Congress to pledge the public lands as
security for its bonds no proposition, abiding t"
sented to the Senate. And yet Mr. Benton scomes
forward with string of distractions, and de-
camaory report, philippe, against State credit
and for what
Messrs Preston, Webster, Crittenden, of Ky
and others, spoke against the report with great en-
ergy and effect and Messrs Benton and Grundy
defended it, in few brief remarks.
But Mr. Webster's thunderbolts finally fell too
hot and too heavy for the Senator from Tennessee,
and Mr. Grundy desired that the report might he
recommitted to the Committee, and proposed to
strike out the defamation, and the tables show
ing up the insolvency of the States, &c. Mr. Web
ster told him that he had better strike out the
whole of it, and report in five lines that the Sen
ate had nothing TO do with the subject; but Mr.
Grundy thought that he must adhere to the princi
Piles, at least.
1t was the triumphant victory over pure
Y partisan measure that was ever witnessed
benton and his host were completely routed In
stead of printing 30 600 copies of this monstrous
document, and adopting it the expression of the
Senate they were glad to withdraw ito amend
ITO DO any thing, TO escape the denunoiations of
Mr. Webster and his friends. The report was re-
committed to the committee, with instructions :
ana trust that will be the last of it.
=, commodore Isaac Chauncy died in This city, on
Inst rsaI fn1n mill
nonors The funeral ceremonies very i'm
posing.
siUects Of Locofocoism upon the farming Interests
rcol u.