The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. I
The journal Of yesterday was read and approved,

dOuSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The journal Of yesterday was read and approved,
THE PUBLIC PRESS.
The SPEAKER, by consent, laid before ihs
House the following communication from the CLERK,
which, having beeD read, waa, on motion of MI
usAHAM, laid on the table and ordered to b
prin-d:
el.sxs orricE, HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVE, US
. ,r February as, 1916,
ed the following esen.atves. on tho 18TH instant aaoF
ouire and rsport A. ofhs House be to
probable cost 81 carry ing practicable what will ss
yesterday relative to furnshsc tne resoiuton soo s
papers with bills documents aesho many inch rspo
said resolution to documents already % aa
will be necessary 70 print hereafter ano
ed from those otherwise distributed among suI
and further whether the resolution will give 10 s
ers the reports, Documents &c. when bound" Nx'rN
The resolution rierred to in the foregoing rssop
which adopted this I7fh instant and reconsidS
and rejected on the 18th, is as follows
Re.oissd That the reporters Of public papers who S
atives by he Speaker be furnished with one copy
such printed papers bills and documents laid ou@
desks Of the members"
Had this resolution remained in force tbs clerk wssf
have directed the printers OF the ouse N
ports Of committees bills, calendars and orders Of bua
ness in addition to the number already ordered-hat XVI
the number OF seats assigned reporters for the puN
press upon the floor Of the House.
One copy Of each Of the foregoing documents &C. wcp
have been laid upon each reporters desk from The dtr
the adoption Of the resolution, the documents &c. prir
TO that time would not have been furnished them 30
they could not have been without reprinng them, -
had the resolution contained Retrospective clause wn
No bound documents, reports or bills would have w
furnished under that resolution.
now remains for the clerk to estimate "whstp wrs
have been he probable of carrying said resolution
10 effect"
Il being entirely out Of the power Of the clerk to fo
what printing may be ordered by the House at the press
session. he has ascertsned what would have been hs
pense for furnishing thtywo copies Of all the pdaS
matter Of the corresponding session Of the 2sh Cong
and has found to he six hundred and eight dollars
Estimating the length of the present session seveus
half months one.third of the session had expired v
the above resolution adopted; but the phnirfs
much heavier during the first two months Of the sesa
onehal OF the above "he probable cost Of csu
said resolution into effect to wit: three hundred and ~
dollars
with high respect,
Your obedient servant
b b. FRENCH,
Clerk House Of RePreseutsuv"
Speaker House Of Reps us
The SPEAKER announced that the unfinished
business would be the case of contested escipn
from the State of New Jersey.
TRANSFORMATIONS OF rHE MAIL.
Mr.. billiard, on leave given, offered the fS
loving resolution:
Resoired That the Postmaster General he requested
inform this House whether sny arrangements have ~
ade tor the transportation of the mail between this "
foreign couatres and VI any have been made TO report
terms at the earliest practicable day.
Mr.. HOPKINS suggested that The very informs
ton called for by the resolution had within w
days been sent TO the Senate.