The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-06

Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON here consented TO with
draw his amendment.
MIR. BELSER said that he would propose then I J
amend, BY striking out 49, 900 and inserting ~ 900
Tor the question 10 which he had referred highly
important 10 every section Of the Union. II was
question which involved the commercial interests Of
this country
Mr.. BARNARD again rose and renewed his ques-
Ton Of order; and, alter brief conversation with
the Speaker, he ceased to press his point
Mr.. BEi.sER resumed, and said that he under.
stood the gentleman from Tennessee MIR. G. Johnsonl
had Withdrawn his amendment aud then be (Mr. b J
had proposed another. And he wished To be inform
ed whether he had The right 10 make such PROPOSE
ton as was involved In ms amendment; for, II he
had The right To make such proposition, most
tainly he had the right to state the importance
OF the question to which II referred---the dis
satisfaction Of the gentleman from New York
not y i,hstandng. Ii the Message were important
as he thought Il was, then he had The right to state
mat TACT To The House ia an argument in favor of
Iint'ng the larger nu abr but he not going into
he neiils oil the question at that time though, ~hn
evrt The proper time should come, he sloud b, pre-
pared to discuss TO The best Of his Abilities be they
humble or otherwise. That pri,ol OF the couD ry
which he had the honor 10 rel that floor
epy oere ted in The matter Contained in this Mes
sage and he would take sion say that If the
measures contemplated ia that NJ, sage be CARED
out, they ust be for the veal or OF this entire
country. The question relating to Mexico and Tex
rests OF the cooutiy-mole esp cially the cotton
growing States OF this country. He represented one
of those States on thatsf and he wished have
larger n,mber of the Mess &c printed, that il might
lind its way INTO every section OF the county that the
people might read it and deliberate upon IT, and then
instruct their representatives in regard 10 it, He
would, therefore, submi Proposition to print 20 COO
copies-not for the purpose OF sxpendng The treasure
Of the country, for he was much disposed any
gentleman 10 limit the expenses and L. husba nd the
nj snV.r nmnf n kst h,,, NJ
this Message was one Of an import mt character embra
cing as il did, docr the most v,al-perhaps The
per aonency IL This Gov, rnmen'.
MIR. HOPKINS said the gentleman from Alabama
had proposed larger number than could by any pos
sibly be necessary--a larger number than WAS ever
before ordered The usual practice had been to print
1000 with the accompanying documents, and $4,000
without; and he feared honorable gentlemen did not
comprehend the expense of printing 80 large mum
Der of such document. They did not, in fact, know
how voluminous was; il might make volume Of
perhaps 400 pages and Of such book 20 900 copies
had certainly not been ordered during the last eight
years, did he think it had been done since the
Enlistment of the Government He should prefer
the adoption of resolution in the terms used in 1899
BY the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Wise y and he
would therefore, make that motion, which was, in
substance proposition to print $1,000 copies with
out the accompanying documents, and 5000 with
them.
Mr. STRONG again urged upon the attention of
the House the fact that the Presidents Message would
be transmitted to the people through the ordinary
channels for the communication Of integence-the
newspapers and hence the uselessness Of printing
the Message in such large numbers.
The SPEAKER then put the question on MIR.
BELsERs pro- osltiOn and il was negatiyed.
The motion Of Mr.. HoPKINs was next in order
Mr. X. L. DAVIS moved TO strike out $4,000, and
insert 10 600; which was agreed lo-l07 voting in
the affirmative.