The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-08
In CONGRESS OF THE u. STATES
WEDNESDAY, MARCH s, ls4s.

Thirtisth cangrsss-Flr't Session.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH s, ls4s.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal having been read
Mr. G. S HOUSTON presented memorial of the
legislature of Alabama in relation TO tolls charged on
the Muscle Shoals canal referred TO the Committee on
Commerce
Mr.. CONGER, from the Committee on Printing, re-
ported IN favor Of printing 5000 extra copies of the
productions, climate &c of Oregon; which adopted
CAPTURED VOLUNTEERS
Mr. ROBT: w. JOHNSON submitted the following
resolution; which was agreed to, viz
R.est q; That the COMMITTEES on Military Affairs be
RAJ law Tor the projection and relief Of captured volunteers
RECIPROCITY OF TRADE.
On motion Of Mr.: STANTON, the following resolu-
tion submitted by him the Goth of December last,
was taken up, considered, and agreed to, viz:
RssolUsd, That the President unicate this House
copies OF correspondence had with the government OF
t ueat Britain relating to reciprocity OF trade between the
without deriment to the public interest.
Mr. HENLEY, from the Committee on Printing, re-
ported in favor of printing 5000 extra copies OF the
the report BY sub
shutting 10000" for $4,000" which amendment was
agreed TO- and the report, amended, was adopted:
Of to the oI
mailroutes and in relation to grant Of land reclaim
Muscatine island from nundaon ordered to be printed
legislature OF Georgia, in relation to mail from
Travellers Rest in Dooley county, to Florence, in
Stewart county: referred to the Committee on the Post
Once and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed
MIR. WHITE submitted the following resolution:
Rtsolusd, That the Committee Printing take into con-
slderaton the poprisy Of printing many copies Of the
will equal the of printing the report of said Comms
sioner at the first session of the 29 Congress- and having
copy.
MIR. H. COBB moved that the resolution be laid upon
the table; which motion was rejected
Mr.. FARRELLY said, the subject had been consider
Cd by the Committee on Patents, and resolution had
been agreed upon by that committee which he would
move as substitute for the resolution pending The
resolution was read as follows
Resolved That the usual number of the report of the
OF Patents be printed and that be referred
TO the COMMITTEES on Printing to consider the proprety
together, and 5000 copies of the report and documents
without the agricultural report and the decisions Judge
eopie. the decisions Of Judge Canch and that the
Committee on Engraving inquire into the expediency Of
engraving the plates accompanying the agricultural report
Mr.. +. said that he had examined the report, and
found 1t one OF peculiar interest, and valuable docu
ment.
Mr. WHITE supported his resolution in some remarks
upon the importance of the document the interest with
which it was looked for by all classes of people and the
consequent necessity OF printing large number of
copies.
4sAI AlC1NLLI ucSIcQ 10 say lndt the amendment
Just proposed was the that agreed by the Com
mlttee on Printing. He considered it preposerous to
think OF printing the extraordinary number proposed in
the resolution by the gentleman from New York
Mr.. I B. KING opposed the amendment but was in
favor OF sending both propositions to the Committee on
Printing He understood that the gentleman from Penn
syvania would not object to the adoption OF his propo
suon as modcation OF the proposition by the gentle
man from New York. He would suggest, then, that in
stead OF its being proposed substitute for il should
Do taken as an addition TO- the proposition Of the gentle
that this was a proposition to furnish document of
much interest to by far the largest portion of citizens Of
ipe United States The portion of our citizens engaged
per cent of the population of the whole country We
have just ordered the printing of large extra number of
copies of commercial document and the number of our
citizens interested in commerce were far less than the
number of the agriculturiss And as this was almost
the only public document, of interest to the farmer he
60 to the committee, which only directs an inquiry into
the propriey and expediency Of this extra printing
Mr. n COBB said the proposition by the gentleman
from New York contemplated the printing Of such
printer for the amount paid for the printing Of the
report OF the Commissioner of Patents for the first
session Of the twenty ninth Congress, That printing
how much, but It was between fifty thousand and hun
dred thousand dollars and this money at the present
fsaueed rat rate OF printing would give perhaps between
port He was not prepared with estimates upon the sub
ec and BY way OF relieving the House from the consid
crduOn Oh SuDJeCt WnCD could not be very nteigentY
;ced upon at ence he would propose give the question
The same direction as other propositions for extra printing
namely that the committee be merely instructed to In
lure into the expedency of printing number of
copies This was the usual manner of proceeding in I
such cases and for one, he trusted that the committee
would not think it expedent to adopt the PROPOSE
ion of the gentleman from New York The object of |
contract printing was to economic in this department
md forty thousand OF the former report consider
q super1uous and exravagan appropriation, the
fifty or hundred thousand dollars now would greatly
well that number. Mr. c. then moved that the com.
nee be instructed above, and demanded the previous
question:.
The SPEAKER could entertain the motion of the gen.
leman from Georgia only amendment to the amend
nent.
Mr. COBB then made an Intellectual motion to lay the
whole subject on the table.
Mr. WHITE now accepted the resolution of the gen.
leman from Pennsylvania mr.. FARRELLy] as a modif
alton Of his own.
Mr. COBB then offered his proposition as substitute
which was rejected
And then the resolution as modified by Mr. Farrell
~ was adopted
DEFICIENCY BILL.-ITALIAN MISSION.
The House then resumed the consideration of the bill
urther to supply the deficiencies in the appropriations
the current fiscal year; the question being the
vas ordered to be read third time.
Mr.. c. J. INGERSOLL took the floor awarded to him
IN yesterday, and proceeded from the Clerks desk to
eply the speech delivered the other day in Committee
the Whole the state of the Union, in opposition
he Italian mission by his colleague from the fourth
pennsylvania district, lMr. LEVIN and in the course
his prelmnares he took occasion to say that he did
lot know that his colleague ever saw Jesuit
Mr.. LEVIN think he sees one now.
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