Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-18

he'd been wiih!fawE and, as u o"iy @ai'eA - '
tom he h ,ped 1t would be- adopted.
At, hickey renewed bis objection, and Il was laiS
Al. j, " DAVIS rose and asked the Speaker how
:, 49,, Inn. resolutions had been offered ana the gen
teman from Massachusetts, allowed ID "RaAe SPee''
| before III the States had bee" cai'eu'
The CHAIR explained
ILLINOIS. NJ,
Mr.. WENTWORTH cfefed resolution ca''ns
uoon The Secretary OF the Treasury Tor i"o'ha'o' "
relation to the expenditures OF ine 'o,cy -. 600
been appropriated for the heirs Of Tue o'''e' ao "
men, who fell on Lake Ere, Mc.
Mr. BELSER offered resolution iof Tue n,
of another Judicial District IN Alaoa.na 49,
| neople under the present arrangement suneie1 s"
.nienra at present which was nefeeu y"
Al, MCCONNELL offered resolution IN feiaoon
"a changing The Western mail route III oeofg'a u''
Alabama which was agreed to.
;. cno.c o,, 81 n b 10 authorize the State
g ALaoscs 10 locate section OF land, Nc.' unue'
the law of 1886 which referred 10 me committee
on the Public Lands
A. .p.us ,,oved to reconsider the vote author
;zno the publicat.on Of a document prepared oy ~"
bert Greenhow, in relation 10 o'ego"' nc o = w.
very Iarpe, md would be useless expense.
| NJ, OWEN hoped L would mol he reconsner'a, az
the document was OF great importance aho siouo NC
~ 'n' ,hs hands of The members Of the House.
"A, BARNARD held up large book, and said tha'
tho document rropos be printed was as large lie
wanted to know the cost
Mr. OWEN said it was not iaii as large as 'he JUN
| ,rasep,ed nv the gentleman from New York
| Al, WENTWORTH did not care if It vas as large
90 rho R,hle # il settled the right Of Oregon. Some
of his const tuen,s want-d to emgate TO that country
and ba bonad no obstacles would be thrown IN their way,
even if gentlemen not disposed 10 protect them
Mr. WINTHROP said, he hoped Inc resolution
xould be so amended print The most authentic, no
| u,hc
M OWEN said. if gentl wished the pubiica-
lion of the largest one, he had no objection, con-
tanned more authentic information than the one ne pro-
nosed n nrirt But he considered the document
;ntad las, session a very useless one mucs larger
thnn The one he proposes TO PRINT and does
| half the normaon
MIR HOLMES said he thought the hes course
would be 70 let gentlemen subscribe FOR It, u hey de-
sired to have it, and not to PRINT 1t ~ an oFce Oh tue
| II use
Mr. G. J. INGERSOLL thought the best md most
authentic one should be printed. He had Examined
the old one and the printing of that would De an ao'
solute waste Of paper
| Nj SIMMONS made some remarks IN E'atlon 10
nrin,ing. hu; they were not understood
| Mr. OWEN tad, if it was the disposition OF Inc
House to print the latest and most Authentic c'cument
he would have objection TO reconsider iheyote'
The question then required upon reconsideration,
and decided in the affirmative.
MIR CAVE JOHNSON moved 10 reconsde the reso'
luton offered few days ago. IN relation 10 tn improve
men Of the Western Lakes.
Mr. FISH called for the reading Of the reouton
1t was read, and reconsidered.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON then modified it, md 1t was
agreed TO-
Mr. BLACK of Georgin, offered restitution in
sruc,nr the Committee of Naval Affairs to inquire
into The expectancy of removing hnlks and ether OBJ
s,uctons the Savannah river, placed ,frse during
| the Revolution
Mr. WISE objected to the reference proposed, and
cd foh he committee
| on Commerce
Mr. BLACK hoped the gentleman wouldw'thdraw
his objections He did care to which committee u
went; but while Congress had the power under Inc
Constitution TO regulate. it had no power t ac'i'ae
commerce This was his of the SUBJECT
NJ WISE nssented, and withdrew his ob)ec'ons'
and The resolution agreed 10.
Mr. LYON gave notice of his intention introduce
bill.
Mr. J. w. DAVIS moved that the Hous' resolve it,
self into Committee of the Whole; but withdrew 1t to
allow
The SPEAKER to present several Executive com
municatons in previous calls winch were p
proprately disposed Of.
Mr.. SIMMONS introduced resolution to raise a
Committee on Printing who ssall have charge OF all
printing
Mr.. HOPKINS said there smilarcommit!ee IN
the Senate which worked WE'LL and by the adoption oil
this resolution, it would be great saving OF money
II would prevent any gentleman from having wha'
he wanted printed as might be supposed
Mr.. SIMMONS made some remarks, which were
inardibe 10 the Reporter.
MIR WISE said he had doubt there was some
abuse in the printing: and the hest way 10 remedy II
would he I, separate the printing from the pol to-"
press, and not by n committee 10 supervise IL was
true the Senate had such committee, but that was
small body and knew the wants OF each other, whiis
in this House il was otherwise There were valuable
public documents that ough. TO be printed and were
of more value 10 the country than the money expend
ed; and the printing CT documents should De is'l u
those Interested in their publication, and not 10 com
mt,ee. lie alluded TO the document OF balances OF
the funded and unfunded debt due by the u States
which not printed, and which ought 10 be.
Mr. WELLER 1t has been printed
| Mr. WISE Has it been printed!
| The Clerk. Yes.
There there pleasant conversation oet~eei
Messrs Wise and Weller ia relation t. printing Inc
newspaper press William * Mary College, the numbe
of st,csmrn thai had graduated from that old scno"
of learning and in reply allus'on of Mr. Weier
about remark that Mr. WISE had made, aoout no
having newspaper IN his district, ne sa'u 'a' ne d"'
his constituents were free from such filth MS The VIVA
press, and they paronzed these OF character IN u"
| large cities.
Mr. WELLER said lha, he presumed the gentleman
from Virginia would also be cassed among The grea
men who graduated from William " Mary.
Mr.. WISE. No. Sir, my parents sent me 10 an ~
sttulion in the Western part OF Pennsylvana, unde
the control of some straight iacket bue-sockngs
that State, which accounted tor hs Democracy
/ MIR. WELLER. For The gentleman distinctions
daughter and coed feeling from both gentlemen
Mr. VlNTON was opposed to The resolution because
it conncted with the rules Of the House. which wou
REQUIRE an amendment of them to entertain It, lhet'
were already list of standing committees, and u I'M
resolution was adopted, would add another to thos
already in vogue.
Mr. BLACK of Ga, opposed the resolution because
it was impructicabe
MIR. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, made some re
marks in relation 10 the resolution, which were innu
dihle.
| Mr.. WISE said the debating on the printing oil oocu
ments often cost more than the printing itself.
The question then REQUIRED on reconsldering 'he re
solution, which agreed TO.
There conversation took place between the Speake
and Mr. WISE in relation to The course the resolution
would take, but i: was inaud'bl'
Mr. J. r. lNGERSOLL offered resolution oil
public character, which was agreed TO-
Mr.. MCCONNELL offered resolution calling upoT
the Committee on the Public Lands 10 inquire into th
expo d,ency Of selling the dead Indian reservations II
| Alabama. &c, which agreed TO.
! Mr. THOMASSON here commenced his remarks u
relation 10 the improvement of the Western waters; ont
after he had concluded,