New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-24
CONGREGATIONAL.

| WARRINGTON. April 10. 1867
sgsArg-Mr Gwu moved that the consideration Of The
/ private calendal-be postponed TIL one o'clock
/ Mr. Borland then addressed the Senate IN explannts
his upon the COMMITTEES Printing n frlai
the Congressional Printing He replied to certain ri
legged jmputations upon his course, contained In tli
speeches Of Mr.. German and Mr. Stanton Of Kentucky
adc in the House II Representatives. and IN an edtp
rial article in the Union The mpuatons made In these
speeches he pronounced II be fase
After debate the Senate then took up the Dtii-
cheney bill. Dir. Hunter addressed the Senate Mt some
length in explanation of the bill. He commented with
severity upon the expenditures in the
accounts kept in the public departments He urged
srcnuousy rmodeliug Of the whole system and parti
cuarly Of the clerical BY which the idle and nco
potent clerks shall be g5t rid Of
After reusrks by Messrs. Underwood Hale.
Badger and Berrien the bill was postponed and the
Sennte adjourned till Monday. .,.l-, .....
| HousE.-Mr Hammond, Of Maryland, presented the
memorial Of the Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore and
others praying Congress to grant appropriation to aid
in constructing to Fort McfIcnry, which
referred to the Committee Military Affairs. Also the
petition of James Kennedy asking Congress protect
gold and silver currency which was referred to the
| Committee on Commerce.
The first business before the House the motion to
lay the report of the Committee Printing the table
motion to go into Committee the private calendar
having been negatived the question the report again
came up when Mr.. German moved call of the Honse.
upon which Mr. Jones called for the yeas and nays The
motion was negatiyed-yeas 49, nays 106
The yeas and nays were then taken the motion to
lay the motion on the table, which negatived-yeas
| 81, nays SO.
Mr.. Orr of South Carolina, moved to strike out the
Judiciary committee in Mr. Browns resolution and to
substitute & Committee on Public Printing! with in
sructons upon which the previous question carried
\ yeas SO. nays 43.
Previous to the main question being put, Mr. German.
who repo ted from the committee. claimed Il right Of
reply and went to state that it admitted that
der the new law the Committee Printing author
ply with his contract which they had endeavored
effect in the best they able The committee
had never consulted any one except Doneson & Arm
strong and If any member had done it was not in the
/ knowledge OF the committee
lie contended that they had orly employed Others
execute what Hamilton could not perform thus carrying
the letter of the law He reported that he would
ploy political friend in preference to political opponent
provided he could execute the printing as cheapy and
ment with Doneson & Armstrong is predicated, is the
lowest With reference to coalition to which the gem
might have effected with the Southern Press
AN offer had been made by editor of of the Geor
gia papers to conduct that paper on compromise prnci
pies provided that establishment could have share of
the public printing.
He attributed the opposition which had been made to
desire to break down Donelson l. Armstrong because
they in favor of the compromise then went
fine what he considered State rights concluded by
stating that if the report referred back to the
mittee printing they would that the
BILE tender was accepted and for his part he should de-
a.! eide in favor of Towers bid
Mr. Polk Of Tennessee moved to lay the whole subject
on the table upon which he called for the yeas and
which. having been ordered the motion negatved-
yeas g. nays 49,
Mr. Brown of Mississippi asked Il it was competent for
him to modify the ginal resolution. offered by himself
by submitting the printing committee for 1.-THE judi
ciary committee" to which the Speaker replied in The
affirmative but he subsequently withdrew bis proposition
The question was then taken en- the amendment pro-
posed by Mr. Florence. Of Pennsylvania, embracing bill
constituting printing bureau, upon which the yeas
nays were ordered. and which negatiyed-yeas 81
nays los.
IL then resolved that when the House adjourn it
| stands adjourned till Monday next.
Mr. Jones, of Tennessee moved to lay the whole subject
on the table Z
motion to adjourn negatived.
The yeas and nays were then taken on Mr. Jones's
ton to lay the subject the table which negatived
yeas 49, yeas SO.
Mr. Browns proposition to refer the report the Judi
ciary committee ALTO negatived-yeas A. nays lis
motion made by NIr Orr to refer the report back tc
the printing committee with instructions similar ost
proposed by Mr.. Brown then carricd-ycas 81 nay
| 70. Adjourned.