The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-21

when the committee contingent expenses Of either hous'
shall direct sscoad composon execute sny order lo
house making such ORDER aud any order for printing
requires maps charts the shall be obtained unde
house making order, and All expenses printing shall
be paid from the contingent fund VI he two houses eaei
PsDss Il eoSpo.oa Which shall be paid BY Ss hoas,
which first ordered the document paper 10 be pned ana
tbs house whose committee ON contingent expenses sns
authorize and direct the same and when eNa copies "
document shall be orderedo BY both houses and inc .ds
executed by the printer the copies shall be delivered
20 the two houses simultaneously In Proportonto hs
whole number ocopes which this houses have respectively
Mt BAYI.Y moved AN amendment making the
operation Of the resolution prospective instead ORE
Prospective.
Mr. HENLEY gave notice of the following sub
stitute
That the printing executed to be executed for tbs
Was When the Of copies any bill paper or doe
uncut ordered by both houses II prinsd from the same
twenty per cent less than the rates xed established
by the joint resolution Of eighteen hundred and nineteen
cent less than the rates Of the said joint resolution Of
eighteen hundred and nnstsen when not exceeding ten
thousand copies thirty per cent less than tho rates aiore
said whsu not exceeding twenty thousand copies thirty
hys pei cent when exceeding twenty thousand copies
forty per cent less than tho rates aforesaid
Mr.. q, DAVIS replied to Mr.. BArLr's remarks
Of former day, and eontended Grading from Mr.
BIS remarks at the time Of the election at the COM
mencement Of the session. with the view Of showing
that he tMr. b.. then admitted it) that the public
printers were elected on the condition and with the
full view Of the fact that the fixing the rates Of their
compensation for the whole Congress was here
sfier to be subject Of proper and just legislation
He defended at some length the justice and pro-
pnety Of making this regulation-to operate from
the commencement Of the session, and referred in
the course of his remarks 10 precedent in which
such reduction had been made, and to which (he
ssid) the then printers blair & Rives) submitted
without complaint. GIL.
Mr. BAYLY wished the gentleman fully to state
this case he intended 10 cite IL in defence Of d.
recty the opposite position and to show that then
the printers elected aler and in view Of a
luton Of the House declaring that the printers elect
IL they accept the Office, would take the printing
subject TO future reduction. In this no such
condition existed.
Mr.. DAVIS (eoniinuing) further eontended that
all that remained for the House to do TO allow
a liberal fair, and just compensation to the public
printers for the whole Congress, and, in doing this
that reduction should be msde from the existing
rites.
He, also, in reply to Mr.. HENEr and other gen
tlemsn, argued 10 show his own consistency al
present with his former position and action on this
subject-yelding in the course Of his remarks TO
Mr. HESLEy for explanation.
Before his hour had expired, he yielded to a mo-
ton that the committee rise.
Which prevailing, the committee rose,
And the House adjourned.