The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-14
THURSDAY, APRIL Ii, 1850.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE

After the reading Of the journal,
Mr. GOODENOW asked and obtained leave TO with
draw from the files Of the House certain papers in rela
ton TO private claim, [name not mentoned-REP,l 10
their reference 10 OF the executive departments.
MI. lNGE called for the regular order OF business
when
Mr.. McWILLIE. from the Committee on Printing
offered resolution authorizing the printing OF 10000
ira copies Of the Presidents message, transmitting III
California report OF the Hon T. Butler King, with IN,
said report appended the said printing to cost about two
hundred dollars
Mr. yENABLE having obtained the aoor,..
Mr. McLANE begged the gentleman from North Caro-
lima to postpone his purpose Of addressing the House
upon the resolution, in order permit the House TO pro-
coed as soon as possible to the reception and consdea
ton OF reports from committees OF which he knew thai
many were 10 be made; but
Mr.. VENABLE, declining to postpone his remarks,
said that he had waited with patience to some reform
on Printing The first printing called for during the SEES
sion had not been yet done Had this been short
sion OF Congress- the House would have separated before
The evil should at once be remedied He had abstracts
OF the contracts by him, which made it the duty of the
Committee on Printing to have the printing done BY
others than the contractors, at their expense, II not done
by them with satisfactory speed.
Mr.. McLANE rose to point OF order, and urged that
il not in order to discuss the contract printing sys
tenn on motion TO print an extra number OF docu-
ment
The SPEAKER sustaining the point,
MIR. THOMPSON. OF Kentucky, remarked that the
Senate had under consideration proposition to change
know who were TO profit by the change but the proper
course for the House 10 pursue pay fair prices for
their work OF this kind He did not believe that would
be found possible to enforce the bond OF the suretes oil
the contractors as the of the whole history oil
the such bonds had never been enforced in
similar cases.
at the bar announced that the Senate had passed bill to
provide for taking the seventh census; which having
been laid on The Speakers table,
Mr. vENABLE lcontinuing) went on to say that the
Kant
the remarks that he had intended TO make. He further
conended thar it idle to order the printing Of this
the printing system Of Congress. He for changing
the STEM so as to have the printing done in proper time,
without reference the result, its effect the in.
terest of the printers and their bondsmen
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania asked the unan.
nous consent oil the House for permission TO move the
reference of the bill just received from Sem
ate 10 the Committee the Judciay and that the Com
mitee the state of the Union be discharged from the
further consideration Of the Houte census BILL and that
be recommtted to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. BROWN, OF mississippi, objecting, there arose a
ness, in connexion with the motion OF the gentleman
from Penasylvagia, between the SPEAKER, M INGE,
Mr. BROWN Of Mississippi. Mr. WENTWORTH, and
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, moved the suspen-
sion OF the rules, that the House might resolve itself into
Committee OF the Whole the state OF the Union. in
Mr. BROWN, Of Mississippi, withdrawing his objec-
ton to the first motion Of the gentleman from Pennsy
vania,
Mt. THOMPSON. Of Pennsylvania, withdrew the mo-
ton for the suspension OF the rules.
The bill from the Senate then read twice,
referred TO the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered
TO be printed.
On motion Of the same gentleman, the rule was sus
pended, and the Committee OF the Whole having been
discharged from the further consideration Of the House
census bill, II was recommitied TO the Committee on the
Judiciary.
The report from the Committee on Printing being then
Mr.. WENTWORTH proceeded to address the Hou..
port Of The honorable Thomas b. King and against the
present contractors for the House printing and
rites In conclusion, he offered an amendment 10 strike
out 10000 and insert 100000 copies in the reso
luton
Mr.. BAYLY addressed few remarks to the House,
urging that the fault OF the delay in the execution OF its
quantity OF extra printing ordered and the great increase
In the number OF useless maps charts &c. also ordered
TO be engraved and printed
Mr., then moved the previous questions which was
seconded; and the question being on the amendment
The yeas and nays thereupon having been called and
Mr.. JONES moved 10 lay the resolution on the table
on which last motion the yeas and nays were called and
ordered.
Mr. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi, desired 10 know
whether the House had not already ordered sufficient
number OF copies OF the document for IFS TO be
printed.
The SPEAKER replied that the printing Of the usual
number had been ordered.
II was not agreed to-yeas SO, nays i04
Mr. WENTNO ORTIZ then asked and obtained leave
10 withdraw his amendment TO strike out 10000" and
insert 100000 copies.
The question recurring on agreeing 10 the resolu
ton reported from the Committee Printing the yeas
and nays were called hereupon, and they were not or
dered.
And then The resolution was agreed 10.
MIR. McWILLlE from the same committee, made an
adverse reporon sundy petitions praying for the dstr
button of the public documents 10 common schools;
~ IN ia mi wa laid ul0n he fuhl
Mr. ASHE. rising 10 a privileged question, called mp
his motion OF the previous day. 10 reconsider the vote BY
which the bill for the relief OF the Wilmington and Ra
leigh company bad been referred TO the Committee OF the
Whole House.
MIR. A. made few remarks, urging the necessity for
immediate action that bill and the question the
motion 10 reconsider being put. IL was agreed to.
The question recurring the motion TO refer the bill
10 the Committee OF the Whole House.
MIR. SFANLY urged that TO refer il would be 10
prevent any action upon il during the present session
Mr. VENABLE addressed The House in favor Of its
immediate passage urging that IFS enactment would be OF
advantage 10 the Post Office Department, in eventually
serving to facilitate and expedite the transportation Of the
great southern mail
Mr.. POTTER (who reported the bill from the Commit
Tee on the Post Office and Post Roads, confirmed The
ana urged the Importance OF promptly dsposlng OF the
bill, which was merely provision susprnding the pay
ment of duties rails for the repair oil railroad upon
which the great United States mail was necessarily
transported The said duties being amply secured both by
the accrung Indebtedness OF the Post Office Department
70 ihe company and by personal security.
MI. VENABLE moved 10 amend the bill by adding
provision limiting It's operation TO iron already imported
sad company within the period OF two years, and then
called me previous question.
Mr.. CARTIER moved that the bill be laid on the IA.
bic, and on that motion he demanded the yeas and nays