The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THE SELECT COMMITTEE on PRINTING
ID DrIOMpSnN ..l-.l A. L.. $1,000.


MIR. j. b. THOMPSON asked TO be excused from
serving as a member Of the select committee to in
vestigate the subject Of public printing He would
not make the request were he not aware that he
could not attend TO the duty assigned him, as he
was already a member of two of the standing com
mittces of the House-those on Printing and Of
Elections
The question was taken, and the gentleman ex-
cused. Mr.. MARSHALL appointed TO fill the
vacancy, and the committee now consists-of the
following named gentlemen
MIR. WENTWORTH, OF Illinois.
Mr.. AsHmuS, Of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. GREES, Of Missouri.
Mr.. MATTEsoS, Of New York.
Mr.. HOLIDAY, Of Virginia.
Mr.. Marshall of Kentucky.
Mr.. 0RR, Of South Carolina.
Mr.. CHANDLER, Of Pennsylvanis.
Mr.. CABLE, Of Ohio.
OPERATIONS oF THE MINT.
Mr. McLANE, Of Maryland, asked the House TO
take up and put upon its passage the Senate bill TO
enable the mint and branch minis 10 make returns
10 depositors with little delay possible. He
remarked that there was much embarrassment and
delay in this department Of the public business.
Bulhonwas now going from California TO England
by every ship, instead OF coming into the United
States, and paying large per cent. on all transae
tions.
Objection was made TO the course proposed by
the gentleman.
Mr.. PRESTON KING, as the general debate on
the census bill to cease at O'Clock to-day
/
tee Of the Whole the state Of the Union upon
that subject.
wEBsTEs's LAST SPEECH.
Mr.. COBB, Of Alabama, TO a question OF
privilege. II would be for the House, however, 20
TO consider 1t or not He sent 10 the Clerks table
newspaper, extract from which he desired 70 be
read, Astounding with eloquencc the equal to which
seldom heard
Mr. INGE called for the reading Of the paper
The clerk commenced reading an extract from
the speech Of the Hon. DANIEL wEBsTKR, recently
delivered in Boston, the subject Of the agtated
| state Of the country, when
| Mr. CLINGM MAN objected to tho reading Of the
extract
Mr.. INGE. Read on.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Alabama
| 20 a question Of privilege, and asked for the
reading Of paper Objection is made to the read.
ing Of the article, and the question is shall Il be
1 read,
Mr. COBB withdrew the article; and
| The House then resolved itself into a COMMITTEE
| Of the Whole on the state Of the Union, (Mr
| THoMPsoN, Of Mississippi, in the chair,) and re.
sumed the consideration Of the bill providing for
taking the
Il SEVENTH CENSUS.
Mr.. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, proceeded 10 show
that the position taken by gentlemen, TO the con
stitutional power TO collect the statistics could MOI
1e sustained. ne was against going further thar
single point OF information provided for in the sche
dule, that the Government had a right 10 collect
He should resist IL inqusitoriaI power Tn.
Federal Government was not instituted for any
| such purposes; II must be confined TO the spher,
within which IL was placed by the trainers OF tn,
Constitution. He should shrink from no investie On
ton, far Georgia concerned; and elo
quenty spoke Of that State as being in highly
prosperous condition.
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Pennsylvania, said that, %
far az the eulogy on Georgia was concerned, h.
congratulated the State on her prosperous condi
ton, and had no doubt that Georgia was the para