New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-18
Voting Books by Congress.

HOUSE, RErISsYNrATfvEs Tuesday, Jan. 10.
The House beint )rsged in receiving and act
ing upon Resolutions from the Committee on
Naval Affairs
Mr. ScHEScK Of Ohio moved a resolution author
izns the purchase Of copy Costing - Of recent
compilation Of the Laws, Regulations SC. sfecng the
Naval Service Of the United States for each Commits
soned Officer In the T. : Navy. and having urged the
passage OF the because Of the utility OF the niOr
nation Ia question 10 the service and the difficulty OF
finding IL elsewhere than IN the book aforesaid-aiso
reminding the House OF It's hbersty In voting books
tor members-
After some farther proceedings thereon,
Mr. GRIZZLY moved 10 strike out 'comInis-
sloned officer and insert National vessel as to
purchase copy only for each public vessel to re-
main on board such vessel instead Of one for each
ofeer-snd on this proceeded TO say
Mr.. Speaker, believe my amendment will answer
every purpose of public utility contemplated by the
original resolution. At very considerable saving Of ex
pence One copy board each vessel accessible TO
oil who choose consult H. will fully subserve the pur
poses Of the service and II officers of duty waiting
orders, and receiving pay therefor-need copies FOR
their personal use think iarer that they should buy
them than that such copies should be paid for by the
Government
But Mr. Speaker. we are reminded thst have
voted ourselves books ~ the public expense and there
fore should be liberal others That is the very evil
foresaw when tine books were voted have no doubt
the purchase for each Member OF st OF the National
Afchiyes, PROVIDED ihey bf isithluhy hpPheu W
purposes contemplated in the act would be iudicous
expenditure OF public money Those books are IN
tended for individual and private but Tor general
end public AZ such they should be held in trust
OF deposited In some free library by those receiving
them But when we begin voting books 10 ourselves,
IL 10 at made argument prctext for voting
them prodisslly In every direction and therefore am
opposed 10 voting them ~ al.
Aud yet Mr. Speaker, II has been limited Il not assert
cd on this floor that voted Tor these Consressio
Books certainly voted against them a. every opPor
tunity when understood the question. voted against
agreeing 10 that item OF The report OF the Committee of
the Whole Ia favor Of the Deficiency BILL aid. the item
prevailing voted sgsinst the whole bill tried 20 be
against them at every opportunity. But u seems that
stand up vote In Committee OF the Whole
when utterly Misunderstood what wes the question
before the Committee, voted for this item. Gentle
men say did, and ! must presume they are right /
certainly mesnt 10 do soand did all IN my power
IN the House defeat this appropriation. But IL IL
common with me In Incidental aud hasty divisions,
when do not clearly understand the point to be decl
ded to vote with the Chairman of the Committee Of
Ways and Means (Mr. NI>ToN) who IL ~ generally
right and who has special charge of Appropriation bills
and of expeditng business generally. Thus only can
have voted for these books all other occasions
certainly voted against them