Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-10

creisry of lie Navy with lhatfuctons 10 examine mo
and report upon The utility OF the plan.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD suggested a reference 10 the
Select Committee on the sunlecl Oh steam -a''sa'o"'
which was agreed 10. 49,,
THO orders Of the day were then taken up, which
were ,Ie following resolution Of the Select Committee
on the Con,in. ,ent expenses OF the House:
E,sofrd. That hencefuith II be n standing rule OF me rouse
-, =, 'h,e Commencement, IL each session of Congress The
Speaker appoint 4 committee consisting oil three nsnhne ~ ne ne
d.,noInina;-d The Committee On Printing whose ANY II snaIi pe
Il, r,ainIur all papers and documents, at every description what
ever, which II may he proposed !" nave 'n'en' 'sp 80,
reports and statements from Tie various "nees ~ 'ra I ~ ~
NJ I'm, Government required hy iaw ~ usage To be furnished iothe
House, reports from committees "i the House, III mus '" nSo
e., rcanires tnat such paper, document. or other matter, should be
printed for the use Of The House " inc e"nm,iy, anu :, ima' p,-
nose. every such paper, document, ar other matter, whsh present
ed 10 The ilnaI,e, II asked 10 be printed, shall be considered As re-
nna =" orncr Il" n,,n; sncl matter -hal he made by the House,
uniess an examination thereof, a. aforesaid shAl nave Deei' pre-
70 tins resolution Mr.. Arnold had offered an amend
ment. that hereafter no boxes should be furnished at the
nuhl,c expense TO members for the purpose Of packing
M books. nor TIN eases for holding maps. On this
amendment the previous question hau pee" o'oeieu'
MIR. ANDREWS of Kentucky moved to lay the re-
solution and amendments on the table; which motion
was relected-yeas3 30, nays ioI. :,
The Question was then taken on the amendment, and
!, vas decided in the asirmative-yeas ia, nays 20.
The question recurring On the resolution,
Mr.. CLIFFORD inquired whether the resolution
could not be divided, so as to take the question separate
l., NM, THAT mart Of it which authorized the committee
n renort At nm time. To that he objected, on the
ground that il would interrupt all the regular business
of the session, by enabling 4 few members, If DESTROYS
of doing go, TO consume the whole time OF the House in
useless debates upon the numerous questions that must
arise da,lv on the reports from that committee: under
the circumstances, fno modification could be made, he
believed il safer 10 vote against the whole resolution,
although he was in favor OF retrenchment III the ex-
penses Of public printing, in favor oil disseminating the
allowance Of boxes, &c, 10 the members. These re-
a 49,. ..,, 10 ,rovidad FIR he amendment. in case this
objectionable resolution should be rejected. He was
satisfied the resolution, in its present shape, would lead
to great confusion and 4 greater waste OF time and mo-
ney, than all the contemplated reforms would save. lie
should, therefore, feel constrainedto vote against II.
The SPEAKER said that il could not be modified at
this time under the operation Of the previous question.
The question was then taken on the adoption OF the
resolution as amended, and decided in the negative
yeas 80, nays91.
The last resolution Of the series was then taken up
as follows
Rrsolr,d, Tina, i, he hereafter a standing rule Of the House,
that no extra compensation he allowed 10 any officer, messenger
passi ~ pore W. s,n M H., n" nubIic ground, and Lnildings.
Mr.. JOHNSON of Maryland offered an amendment,
directing the Doorkeeper 10 remove the members desks
from the Hall; but the Speaker declaring this amend
ment to be out of order, Mr.. J. withdrew it.
On motion by Mr.. FILLMORE, the resolution was
then laid on the table.
Mi. MCKAY then offered a resolution providing that
for the printing of documents which may have been
previously printed by the Senate, the composition shall
not be again paid for by the House.
This resolution having been objected to
MI. MCKAY moved a suspension fthe rules; which
was decided in the n~egauye-yeas los, nays b9, there
not being two. thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. JOHNSON of Maryland then moved a suspen'
sion of the rules, TO enable him TO offer a resolution to
remove the desks from The Hall; which motion was lost
-yeas a, nays 93.
On motion by Mr.. FILLMORE, the House resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Briggs oil
Massachusetts in the chair, and took up the ClvI! and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill. The question, when
the House last had this bill up, was on the amendment
Of Mr.. Wise, providing that the Secretary Of State
should cause to be erected 4 plain, substantial building
at i cost not exceeding $4,000, in which the public
printing shall be executed; and providing, also, for the
purchase of steam presses, types, and printing mater
ais, and the appointment of a public printer, at a sala
~ Of Sl300 per annum.
Mr. FILLMORE objected to tins amendment as If
relevan, ana ioreig 10 the subject; and therefore GU
oforder.
The CHAIRMAN decided that the amendment wa:
in order, on he ground that the House had settled ,h'
question on twt former occasions, when MIR. &. DAVIS
amendment was under consideration.
MIR. FILLMORE appealed from the decision of th'
Chair; aud after some remarks from Messrs. FlluIor
aud Wise,
The question on the appeal was taken by tellers
Messrs. Wise and Granger, aud resulted ayes 90, noe
30.
A quorum not being present "a this vote, the com
,ni,tee rose and reported the fact 10 the House; where
upon,
On motion by Mr.. WISE,
The House adjourned.