Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1862.

The SPEAKER stated that the first business in order
the motion submitted by the gentleman from Penn
sylvania Mr. ALLGsoN Monday last, to suspend the
rules to enable him to offer the following resolution
Whereas the Superintendent Of the has published
in the Globe Of January 1852 clear and condensed report
Of the Census containing large amount of valuable nfoma
cannot be had in the ordinary of printing for long
time to and then in limited and inadequate quant
ties; Therefore
Rsoloed That the Committee Printing be instructed
order copies Of that report for the of the House.
provided the cost shall exceed per copy
Mr. SWEETZER moved to lay the resolution on the
table.
The SPEAKER stated that as the resolution yet
before the House, the motion not now in order.
Mr. RICHARDSON suggested that the article which it
was proposed to publish be read provided
long There might be many members who had not seen
the publication the resolution referred to.
The SPEAKER stated that the article could only be
read by unanimous consent.
Mr.. CARTIER objected
The yeas AID nays having been ordered Monday last
the motion to suspend they taken with the
following result: Yeas l32, nays 80.
SO tie motion to suspend agreed to-
Mr.. ALLISON then submitted his resolution and the
question being on its adoption
Mr.. STUART demanded the previous question, which
seconded.
Mr. ORR wished know whether the adoption of this
resolution would result in breaking up the contract
with the public printer 1t would take from him printing
which legitmatey belonged TO him. and give it to another
This would be the result Of the adoption of this resolution
and then the public printer would to the House and
ask compensation for Withdrawing this printing from him.
to which he legtmaely entitled He moved to lay
the resolution the table and this motion demanded
the yeas and nays
The yeas and nays ordered and being taken
Yeas 40, nays 1911
So the motion was not agreed TO.
The resolution was then adopted
Mr. ORR moved 70 reconsider the vote by which the
solution passed. and desired to call the attention of
the House the resolution, with the hope that it would
be reconsdered and rejected Before proceeding he de-
sired inquire of the gentleman who introduced this
solution if it not his purpose and if it was not
derstood that this printing instead Of being executed by
the public printer Of the House. to be executed at the
Office Of the Congressional Globe?
Mr.. ALLISON replied that he certainly had such
intention-hat he had purpose that this publication
should be made at the Office of the Globe. The only de-
had was that they should have this report printed
to disseminate the information which it contained
throughout the country He had wish whatever to
have it published at any particular office; but desired
that the Commute Printing should have the entire
troll of the matter certainly had under his resolution
Mr. ORR desired to know why it that in the pre-
ambe to the resolution the gentleman referred to the pub
LEGATION contained in the Globe
Mr.. ALLISON replied that he did not know how he
could better specify the particular matter which he de-
sired have published than by indicating the time that
the report published in the Globe to wit the lst OF
January, 1852
Mr. ORR said that then the gentleman purposed to
give the Committee Printing, by virtue of this
solution the power to contract with other person
Mr. ALLISON replied that the bect Of his resolution
merely to authorize the Committee Printing to
have 100000 copies Of this report printed II did not in
tend to give them power to go to this Office or to tina
Office to divert the printing rom the office to which
properly belonged.
Mr. ORR said that the effect of the resolution would
cessary be to take this printing from the public printer
who had already entered into contract by which he obi
gated himself to do the printing of the House He had
tered into bond and the very terms Of the resolution
tempated the taking awny Of work from him which he had
contracted to perform. lie not, however going TO
object this particularly except to the result which
experience here would bear testimony to the fact that
the slightest pretext would be resorted by the printer
to claim indemnity from the House for any alleged viola
ton Of its contract with him. If the public printer
should fail to discharge his duty, and should be brought
before the House. he would by the adoption Of this
luton have 10 say that Congress had violated III
contract with him by deprving him Of portion OF the
public printing which he legitmatey entitled ano
he would ask Of Congress naturalization. He had no
thing say to the charge that thus fer the public
printer had violated his contract When this should be
come manifest, the Committee Printing could repor
the matter to the House. and il could then abrogae thu
contract He had letter from the public printer
claiming that the printing Of the included il
his contract and stating that he had made large ouay
in anticipation of doing this work. His opinion
that the contractor had undertaken to perform the vorl
for less prices than he could exeeae it, and il must there
fore result in failure Give him the least pretext ant
he would to the House for claim of forty f
or hundred thousand dollars.
/ Mr.. FULLER Of Maine wished to know whether,
the motion to reconsider should prevail the original
luton could not be so amended to purchase one our
dIed thousand copies Of the GobcH
hr ORR replied that he about to suggest that
would obyiate his objection and would not inter
fere with the public printer at all But he WAS oppose