Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-08
N. HALE. No, sir. want the decision Of the Chair

on the point of order frst
The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair is of opinion
place in another body referred in the petition. The
simple question oeore the Senate is whether the petition
shall be referred TO the Committee on Printing
Mr. FoJTE. When I suggested my motion before,
forgot hf the Senator from Virginia had not Withdrawn his
original motion, and therefore that it was not in order
understand however, that he is willing to withdraw now
Mr.. MASON. At the suggestion of the Senator from
Mississippi, and the desire, understand, OF the senator
from Arkansas, will Withdraw my motion TO refer the Pe-
ton the Committee Printing and accede to the motion
refer il to select committee. do not mean to reply TO
the irrelevant matter introduced into the discussion by the
Senator from New Hampshire. He has chosen TO drag hese
into debate, giving testimony as suggested by the
Senator from Texas, (Mr RUsK, for purposes best known
himself Now with regard to this committee Although
decidedly of opinion that if shall appear that these
parties have from other undertaken the execu
ton of this work upon absolutely uinous, that they
ought be relieved and think committee OF this oody
would determine Yet the great desideraum Is to have
action upon this NATTER that the public interests may be
subserved by having this work executed and is for this
principally that acquiesce in the suggestion OF the
Senator from Mississippi.
Mr.. HALE. think the matter had better go to the Sc
nate committee and therefore renew the motion to refer the
petition the Committee on Printing
Mr.. BADGER. desire to suggest whether, afler what
has been said by the Senator from Arkansas, Mr.. BoR-
LAsD,) the Committee the Judiciary would not be the
appropriate reference Of this memorial 1t seems to involve
question Of law the proprety Of dschargng these
parties from their contract.
The VICE PRESIDENT. The motion is not now in
order
Mr.. HALE will accept it modification Of my mo-
ton. So that it is in order
Mr.. BUTLER. cannot the necessity of referring it
the Committee the Judiciary, that it involves any
doubtful question Of law These parties cannot claim to be
as matter of favor on which the Senate competent
decide as the committee Besides if the Senator from North
Carolina knew how occupied with the judiciary of this
District he would not involve me further.
ITNnERWnOn he u,otio IN refpY re-
petition to the Committee Printing, and will assign the
reasons
The VICE PRESIDENT. That motion is not now in
order.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Have not right to move to re-
fer it to the Printing Committee now
The VICE PRESIDENT. The question before the Sc
nate is to refer the petition to the Judiciary Committee
Mr. BUTLER. hope it will not be done.
The motion then put and lost
Mr. UNDERWOOD. l renew the motion to refer
to the Committee Printing, for this That
miee is familiar with the duties assigned to them and with
the whole subject from the commencement Of the session.
this be abrogaed and annued, will be their
duty to submit something place of it. and from their fani-
ay with the subject believe they do it much better
than any other committee. hope, therefore, will be re-
ferred to that committee.
Mr.. BORLAND. wish to say word. In case this
motion should be lost hope will and the matter refer
red select committee, beg leave to submit statement
for the information Of that select committee, if it should be
raised II is this: Among the assigned the Cos
mitee Printing for the delay in the public printing
the of payment by Congress for the work ordered UI
der the terms Of the the printing be paid for
when done So that whenever order executed, small
lage the printer should have only to forward with
his bill to have passed and paid but owing the want Of
funds in hand prior the passage of the Deficiencies BILL
there pay hem and they did not bring for
ward their bill WELL consider that good ground of
pan and material obstacle in the way Of the execution Of
their work We did not comply with our part of the con-
by paying them for the work it done, and Of
there the less obligation their part execute
their part Of the contract considered that good
has been passed two three weeks, not bill gel
brought forward, although the of payment said tc
be of the great obstacles in the way of the execution
the work. This is circumstance which feel it proper tc
state and say that far that very material obstacle
concerned the contractor himself refuses it, al
though the money has been lying the hands of the Secre
tary Of the Senate for time.
The question then taken the motion to refer the
memorial the Committee Printing and it agreed TO