New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-06
Usl Signed NATHAN CLIFFORD.
Isl signed AMBROSE h. SEWER
lis fskredi LUIS Dr. La ROSA.

Also whether the Commissioners had authority
t. grce u such Protocol and whether had been sub
nitted . the L. = Senate and ratified By consttu'
tonsl majority Of that body.
Mr.. HOUsTOS Of Ala objected % the reception
O. the resolution and consequently was not received
The SPEAKER laid before the House a statement
signed b. As5ury Dickens Secretary OF the senate
stating that be and the Clerk Of the House had Instead
OF proceeding IN pursuance Of the Advertisement and
the law Of Congress respecting toe printing - open me
bids aud award the contracts adjourned that duty lat
Wednesday next u what action the House would
take upon the joint resolution Posponing the time Ter
opening the bids Ill.,
lin doing this the Secretary Of the senate and Clerk
o. the House undertook 70 nuiiY and abrogate -"
o the ned states The law 10 re- alton 10 giving OUT
be Printing by Contract requires that the advertise
nent calling for bGs sha be- inserted four weeks ana
shall nsue the place and time when IN the presence OF
tue Vice President the Speaker Of the House and such
Of the bidders a. shall desire % be present, the bids
shall be open and the contracts awarded II also re-
quires that Immediately on the expiration OF the time
tor receiving said proposals ny aah Ol Up re" y -Le
secretary and Clerk Aforesaid Inis morning, 81 me
hour specified 10 clock the Secretary and CLERK met
with tue Vice President and Speaker and sundry OF the
bidders, when. instead Of proceeding win the GUY
assigned the secretary proposed postp1heh4eh1 a.
va. told by the NcePlcsdant that the aN was eApllil
and rc0ured the Secretary and Clerk 20 open the DIGS
If they refused 20 do they must act 90 tneiF O"n re-
spous .oity. And SIR. secretary DicKENs-"uo iouI
years ago had the kindness 10 suggest 70 PAIN
Senators that they could construe the law 50 that they
could receive constructive mileage for journeys sup
posed 10 be performed while they were IN bed-and
this Mr. secretary DICKENS and hr Clerk CANrBELL
thcreup0n assumed the responsibility OF dsros afdng
and uuliiyn. the law and postponng the opening OF
the lids until next "Wednesday. u may AZ wei De
borne IN mind that the present system of Contracting
performs the Printing A. third ~ the prices paid 70
RrciuE g. HISS and one fourth Of those paid %
GALES e. sgAToN The object Of posiponne the
time Of opei Ing the bids II % repeal this Contract sys
tem pos. ble aid there 10 sufficient margin between
tse cos, u the two systems 70 allow consideral
corruption fund % De created
The House then went into Committee on the
Private Calendar and rising Al - o'clock reported the
following bills 10 the House without amendment
Senate bin for the relief OF Jeanette {. Hun
t.nctou, widow and sole execuirix Of VIM D. Cheever
which passed
Also the following House bills, without amend
ment which passed a bin TOR TIE relief Of Lyon
s. Howard a bill tor the relief Of Noah 4. Phelps d
Dill Tor the relief Of the legal representatives Of raneis
A. Nieo also with amendment to substitute - NO
Tor sl3 9j3 % bill Tor the relief Of Mathews WOOD
s. Hull
The amendment was disagreed % by the House
and the bin passed.
Also a b,lI for the relief Of Elizabeth : Cobbc
with I'm amendment to increase the pension from :
to SIS per mouth, which agreed 10. and the oil
passed The House then adjourned