Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-05

- ~, uonsa of REPRESENTATIVES that +. P blair and
myser wore elected printers 10 the House in Jan last
Hinder this election expected that az the printing Tor
the iouse during the a6h Congress would BE- sent %
ne 10 execute; and as supesncnd THAI branch {" our
business, engaged men amd provided materials S"''-
cent 20 do il with at least the customary dsspa'cn
was informed Yesterday, that the Clerh "i Inc i.'nse
mad sent very large report TO the Ssat'n"r oil 'i'a
House 10 be printed b. him, and that ne ota"e ""'
actually prn,ingt, or having it printed =
Since received this information havc 'uFnea -
.ha Ccrks account for the expenditure OF The coh.n-
gent u,d for the last year, where hno maj ne raj
Seid other persons for printing, which, th:"k' should
have been executed BY the printers 10 lie iouSe'
The persons engaged by me to work on Congressional
documents exclusively hse not been more Than llr'c
or four DAYS in constant employment since lie com,
mencement of this session. There has been some woik
for them every day. but not enough TO employ thei he
whole day They are engaged by the week, ana we
have TO nav them whether they work or noi. NoMi !"
the Clerk of the House has the power to have e Jpn
rrcss printing executed al other Offices when 'iefe nus
bccn no failure ut our Office executing IL Pfo"P"y'
desire TO know il as possible, 90 that may e,-
Their reduce our force or make arrangement with
the Clerk to get enough oft TO keep our ha,us eh'
poyed. The prices now paid to Us ny 'nc iiouse VI
REPRESENTATIVES, are so low that must SINK money
unless we can keep the hands which we have engaged
to do It's printing constantly employed; ana upon some
kinds of printing sink money even "sen all our
hands are employed upon IT.
The Clerk and myself have had q controversy about
the bindn OF the House Documents, WHICH WISH 10
bring before the House.
Soon after the surnment Of Congress, in July last,
the Clerk sent word TO me 10 1e!iVer Inc documents
which we had printed 10 S. d. Langtrec, to bud
refused to do it. Ii has been the nvar:aoie CUSTOM ever
since hccamc acouaiaed with the manner Of cxecnt
inn .he Congress printing, which IS no@ Is years, Tor
the printer to bind all the documents that he prints for
Congress printer ,-.
Whenever printer has been elected during that
time he Inns as Invariably fixed upa binGery he has
printing Office | had purchased grcut part Of The
materials for the bindng and had engaged worknen TO
10 do it, and had folded great quantity OF The WORK
before the Clerk sent word that he wished The DO
curents handed over 10 MIR. Iangtrec 10 he bound
The correspondence between the Clerk and myself,
which presume he has tile will fully explain our
controversy about the binding. wish Congress to
decide between soon possible rs It II nccessa
ry that the binding should be forwarded
Respectfully,
JOHN G. RlNES
Mr. ADAMS inquired whether the report o. the Sc
lect Committee printing It the last session had been
printed
Mr.. ADAMS. Were by printed during The scs'
sion:
MIR. DAVIS. They were, am certain Of it.
MIR. ADAMS said he had not seen them lie stated
that this brought us to Il matter about which he had
taken occasion few DAYS ago TO complan-he diff
Guilty OF procuring any othe documents of the last ses-
sion Here we had the whole explanation. These
gentlemen all very near brothers 10 one another
Int it seemed that the moment any question came
m in which their personal interests concerned,
they quite harmonious as on political sub
ccts.
MIR. WILLIAMS of North CAROLINA, moved to refer
the communication to the Committee on Accounts.
MIR. DAVIS, of Indiana, moved to refer II to select
committee public printing.
Mr. WILLIAMS then Withdrew his motion.
Mr. MORGAN moved to instruct the select commit
tee inquire whether the Clerk not interested in the
contracts with Mr.. Langiree.
Mr.. REED moved TO amend the motion by adding an
inquiry respecting publishing the maps surveys, &c
ordered by the House at the last session
Mr.. MORGAN accepted Mr.. Reeds amendment as
a modification of his Instructions.
At the suggestion of Mr.. BRIGGS, Mr.. DAVIS mo-
dified his motion for select committee, by striking Out
the words "on public printing.
After few remarks from Messrs. BRIGGS, DA
Wis, ADAMS, and NAYLOR-
Al the suggestion of Mr.. ADAMS, Mr. MORGAN
Withdrew his instructions To the committee in order tc
vod the delay which Mr. Adams feared would arise by
mixing up many inquiries together
| The question was then put on Mr. Davs's motion to
appoint select committee without instructions, and
carried, and the committee directed to consist
of five members.
| THE NAVY PENSION FUND.
The House resumed the consideration of the motion
pending before the House for several days past, that
the vote adopting the amendment moved by MIR. She
pard of North Carolina, 10 bill making an approprla
ton for the benefit Of the Navy pension fund, which
totally repealed the act Of Sd March 1885, for the more
equitable administration Of the Navy pension fund.- be
reconsdered.
The previous question was moved yesterday by Mr.
Jameson and when the Speaker about to ascertain
whether it was demanded by ma orty Of The mem
bers-
Mr. ADAMS asked Mr.. Jameson 10 withdraw his
motion for the previous question: an act OF justice
enable him 10 reply TO the gentleman from North Caro-
lima, MIR. Shepard.)
:. Mi JAMESON declined to do it, because this ques
ton had already occupied time enough, and there wa
other important business which claimed the attention
of the House.
Mr.. ADAMS said then he hoped that the sense o
Justice of the House towards of its members woult
deter them from sccondng the motion.
The House then divided on the motion for the pre-
vous question: and there were tor 1t w, against II U.s.
And so the previous question was demanded
And the main question, that is: Will the House re-
consider the vote the amendment OF Mr. Shepard
which repealed the act Of Sd OF March, 1885, Tor Tn
moreS equitable administration of the Navy lensiol
Fund, was put and was decided in the ncgativc-leu
GO, nays l0S.
i TIE CASE OF Mcleod.
Mr.. FILLMORE moved to print an extra number o
5000 copies of the message from the President and &C
documents in relation TO the burning oil tn
steamboat Caroline on the Niagara frontier, during tn
| troubles two years ago on that frontier
/ After some CONVEX saton the sub Jet between MI
| PICKENS and MIR. STANLY, the question was Pu
and carried and the extra numbers were ordered
The SPEAKER having commenced the call OF tn
States and Territories for petitions in the reverse OF
der
MIR. Afford rose and moved reconsideration o
the vos by which the papers in relation to the burnin
Of the steamboat Caroline had been ordered be print
ed. lie wanted to hear what they were. We were il
the habit Of herring annual charges made against Stat
rights here, aludng 10 few remarks between Messrs
Slany and Pckens.) He wished 10 forewarn gentle
al. S,oTa .,.I,f
those who decried those doctrines without nearing them
must remember that when they made war upon Stat
rights men, he Of them.
Mr.. FILLMORE said he thought his friend lror
Georgia (Alr. A.) would find that there was nothin
a bout State rights in these papers.
And the question being on the reconsideration, tn
documents were read as follows:
To the House Of Representatives efMe United States:
/ herewith transmit to the House of Representa-
tves Repor, from the Secretary of State, with accom-