The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-07

spent therein, during which several nominations
we're confirmed the doors were opened, and the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The journal of yesterday was read and APP
The SPEAKER announced the business first in
order to be the call of the committees for reports
MAP OF OREGON AND THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
Mr.. ROBERT SMITH asked leave to offer the
following resolution; which read for informa-
ton
Rssorsd That the clerk ofthe House of Representatives
be directed to furnish with all possible despatch map Of
the territory Of Oregon to accompany the Presidents
sage; provided the Of the shall exceed eight
cents per copy, all expenses included
Mr.. G. s. HOUSTON objected.
Mr.. SMITH said the gentleman certainly must
have misunderstood the Object of the resolution. 1t
provided merely for the printing of map Of Ore
gon to accompany the Presidents message
The SPEAKER said the resolution could only be
received by general consent.
Mr.. SMITH supposed, he said, that no objec-
ton could be made
Mr.. G. s. HOUSTON suggested that at the last
Congress each Of the members lad been furnished
with such map. Besides, it might create delay in
the furnishing Of the documents.
The SPEAKER said no debate was in order.
Mr.. HOUSTON withdrew his objection.
And the resolution being thus before the House
Mr.. HUDSON (after some conversation on Il
point Of order) said that he had not the least obec-
ton to its adoption, far as the furnishing of the
map concerned; but he objected to having the
Presidents message delayed another month for the
purpose Of getting these maps engraved As all the
old members knew, it was now some three or four
weeks later than the time at which these documents
were usually furnished. With the exception of
the last session, when there was great delay in fur
nishing the message, that document had generally
been delivered within the first fortnight of the ses-
e;o We mt he hall I'D inf he oyth
and only two three copies had been furnished to
each member. He had an amendment which he
desired to offer, providing for inquiry into the
cause of the delay in the printing of this and other
documents. If these maps ordered, the
probability was that we should have to wait three
or four weeks longer
Mr.. SMITH said, he could, he thought, obviate
this objection the part of the gentleman, by sta
ting that the maps could be furnished in two days.
And TO the expense the time already occupied by
the House in the discussion Of the resolution had
cost more than maps to accompany every copy OF
the message would amount to.
Mr.. HUDSON was not at all opposed he said to
the printing of the maps but to the delay which
might result. He supposed that many ofthe copies
of the message had already been stitched; to insert
a new map would involve the trouble Of restricting,
and delay must necessarily follow And he would
here take occasion to say, that he thought all the
extra efforts which had been made in this and in the
last Congress, to save little expense, by means of
a Committee on Engraving, had been attended with
inconvenience greater ten times than would counter
balance all the saving that had been made.
II was well known, that at the last session Of Con-
gress the printing of Frsmont's report had been or
dered. Out of the thirty or forty numbers to which
they were entitled, they had but received two or
three; and he understood that some one was delay
ing the work for the purpose Of getting some map
engraved. He thought if the House knew the in
convenience which had been experienced during the
last session, and which would again be experienced
in consequence of this dabblng with engraving, they
would be disposed to discharge the Committee on
Engraving altogether from further service. He
made no complaint of negligence the part of that
committee. He presumed that they had been as ac-
tive as it was possible for them to be- But il they
were under the necessity Of examining the maps,
&c, and then corresponding with half the engrav-
ers in the country see upon what terms the work
could be done, delay inevitable. The fault was
not in the cemmiteeit was in the system itself
He moved to amend the resolution, by adding
thereto the following words:
And that the clerk be requested to inform the House
long delay ed also when The printer viii be able to supply
the members it'll the Presidents message and the
5 s s' inform G GS he
the public painters have given bonds for the faithful dis
charge Of their datiss and so, when that bond was exc
cuted."
Mr. HoGE rose and moved the previous ques.
MIR. HUDSON continued. TIe had not he said
yielded the floor. He had simply to say in relation
to the amendment, that il seemed TO him that the
inquiries which il contemplated were proper. There
certainly had been unusual delay. The report OF
the Secretary of the Treasury, with which we were
generally furnished during the first week ofthe ses-
sion, had not, Mr.. III. believed, bNen heard Of since
it went into the printers hands. Why this delay
This House had been told upon one Of the fret
days of the session, that il was necessary that a
public printer should be Immediately elected, other
wise that great DELAY would follow; but that il he
were chosen, he would enter at upon the dis
charge Of his duties and that should have all tho
documents forthwith. That argument prevailed.
The public printers were elected. The documents
had been sent down. And he had been informed
that at least one month from the time at which the