Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-09

dcred By tho last Congress THIS what Mr 7 H.,
pronounced untrue. Mr.. l. certainly did not ,yI
TO be under stood that he had not voted for PRINTING .
extra number Of this particular document Tor h. A.
not hear The gentleman speak of any one in parcnI
H.. had voted in many instances for extra coDiee
His a IN other cases, where the document was usas
Blu, his general course had been to vote against sur
propositions When he learned BY the remarks Of NJ
Wise that The gentleman Mr. Banks had alluded,
this particular document, he endeavored TO get the A,
before the remarks of the gentleman from Maine, and
thus 10 set himselfright.
While NJ he would ask Of the Clerk if the prir,;,.
Of this map not gwen to the editor Of publ
print, who not photographer:
The SPEAKER informed the gentleman that M.
Clerk was, that the printing was givcnro NJ.
lir. THOMPSON. We'll sir, Mr. Longt-cc T., H..
editor of the Democratic Review, and Is not a nho.
rapher and one of the first acts Of the Clerk vas
give this printing to Mr. Langtrcc, who as he was no,
a photographer, must get the work done By somcLoiy
who H. and share the profits with him.
MIR CALVARY MORRIS asked who published the
same map at the last session, and whether it was hot
published on the same plate this year that used las,
session
The SPEAKER said the Clerk did not know
Mr. MORRIS wished merely TO state the fact thai,
The impression had gone abroad that the Scnat" L..
wear ordered plate OF this map TO be engraved; aal
that subsequently,, the House having ordered The
printing Of it, it printed on the plate that
wear tie Senate had aga.n ordered copies Of ii. which
ha,: been printed Tor that body: and thar: therefore II
the printing now ordered by the House should be eye
cuted there would be four different impressions from
the same plate. Now, he would ask gentlemen hc;lar
acquainted with such matters than he was fthis would
not be paying four times Tor the same engraving.
Mr. COLES observed that il true these maps
had been printed several times; but the first maps
printed were mere outlines, while the present one
very much improved and enlarged. He opposed
To the printing of extra number of copies unnc.
ccssary, and therefore should vote for the rcconsder
ton.
Mr PECK called Tor the reading OF the contract
with Mr.. Langtrcc, and 1t was read accordingly.
Mr.. GRAVES inquired OF the honorable gentleman
from Tennessee if Mr. I.angircc was photographer.
Mr.. JOHNSON was understood TO reply in the ne
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the publication q NAP aia' sh had Re desire for
mtcd the motion under any circumstances ether than
thosc named and glad that the question nov
before the House, that the members might decide
whether the documents should be accompanied b. The
map moi.
Mr.. CRAZY wished 10 ascertain what was the prac.
tee of the House IN ordering the printing of documents
%. like nature. IL. understood that the las; scs-
sion these maps were ordered TO be engraved by the
Senate, and when the House order red the printing
they had TO wat some two months, said, for
llcm DC rc-cngrarca. rs he understood the matter
when the Senate ordcrrd maps be engraved and
printed, the expense paid out OF the contingent,
fund OF the Senate: and when the House ordered tie
printing OF the same maps they again engraved
supposed to be So and paid fox Of the fund of the
House. Now, unless some plan adopted by which
the House kept lis plates after paying for them,
without suffering them TO be used again and again at
the same if new cngravngs were made, be
should in future vote against the printing Of any map,
whatever.
The question then taken on the motion TO recon
slider; which carried without division.
The question then required on the adoption Of the
soiu'ion when,
On motion oil Mr.. BANKS. it was laid on tie ,at-
Mr. JAMESON Of Missouri then announce
the death ofhis colleague 4 c. HARRISON and concluded
with the following resolution.
hcSoircd, anonymously, That this House has received
with deep scnsibty the annunciation Of the death Of
the Hon. Albert G. harrison, one Of the late Repre-
scntatives elect from the State OF Missouri for tie
Twenty -sXth Congress Of III" United States
h'$oircd, "D"Hmo"Siy, That IL" members of this
House tender the widow and relatives OF the deceased
their sympathy this mournu event, will testify
their respect for his memory, BY wearing Grape on the
left arm for thirty days.
RcSoired That, a further evidence of their re.
spcct for the memory OF the deceased the House aa.
Jonrn until Monday next al II o clock, N.
The House adjourned.