Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-29

49, Iidl nc lollOWed III OppOSillon 10 tue Oil,
and in few remarks replied to Mr.. Besancon.
On motion the committee rose and reported
the bill to the House without amendment
The report was received and on the motion TO
agree to it, Mr.. Mount addressed the House
in short but exceedingly pointed speech in
opposition to the whole bill. in which he han
died it and locofocoism, State Printer and all
without gloves
Mr.. Mathews, the author Of the bill came
to the defence, and made as good one as
could have been made in such cause.
Mr.. Ayres begged the indulgence of the
House for few moments, and made short
but very powerful speech, in the course of
which he made some statements not before
introduced. and which placed the conduct
OF the State printer in much stronger and
more reprehensible light. He stated that Mr..
Fall, put in t,oo bids for the State printing, in
one OF which he proposes to execute the public
printing at the rate of tity cents per 1000 ems,
and in the other offered to execute the whole
of the work for ONE CENT. When the
bids were opened, the Secretary of State, find
ing two different bids from the same person.
went to Fall and asked him to designate the
one he wished considered. Alarmed at this
question, and fearing that some proposal lower
than his highest bid had been offered, he
promptly declared in favor of the one cent bid
From this it will be seen that he was deter
mined to secure the spoils at all hazards, con-
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the expense Of the people.
Mr.. Ayres commented upon this outrageous
transaction in severe and indignant terms.
Mr.. CusIman, replied in regular anti bond
style, and logged in "Nick Bddle and his for
eign minions" with the whole batch of State
Bonds Shakespeare somewhere speaks of "a
tale" told by certain person full of sound
and fury signifying nOtAingt As we listened
to Mr.. Cushman, we were forcby reminded
of this same tale.
When he concluded, Mr.. Murchison, of
Natchez, made one of his short off-hand
speeches, which like two edged sword, cuts
more ways than one.
Mr. Cooper moved the previous question, but
before it was put, Mr.. Fisher raised a constitu-
tional point of order. He protested against
the previous question, and advocated free dis
cussion in its widest range. The Chair decided
that the previous question was properly in or
der, but that Mr.. Allen, Of Clarke, had the floor
before the previous question was moved
Mr.. A. caught at the words, "free discus
sion," as they fell from the lips of Mr.. Fisher,
and at once, he opened in his loudest tones
against the one hour rule, or as he termed it,
the "gag laws of the last session of Congress.
From this he bounded 10 the Union Bank
Bonds, in reply to something said by Mr. Muir
Gibson. What he said we did not hear, as the
confusion In the Hall was becoming general,
but at that moment, Mr. Murchison sprung to
his feet, and commenced speaking in a very
rapid and vehement manner We were una
bic TO hear what he said, but cries of 'order!'
'order 'order!' now resounded from all parts
of the hail. and amid tumult and confusion,
Gen. Ste wart, of Amite, moved to adjourn to
10 O'Clock tomorrow, which was carried by
vote of 46 to Al.
Thus ended, at dark, the longest and storm
lest sitting of this session.
The same measure will come up tomorrow,
when it will doubtless be passed.