The southern press., 1852-04-17
VOL. III.

structing the Committee on the Judiciary to report
bill to establish government printing office.
Mr.. ORR demanded the previous question !;
which was seconded-ayes 86,noes 43.
7 Mr.. GORMAN, of Indiana, then addressed the
House as the chairman Of the committee, respect,
ing the subject under consideration. He defended
the course of the committee, stating that It had
acted in strict compliance with law. He denied
that the committee had attempted to break down
the contract system, and repudiated the idea that
the Committee on Printing had undertaken 10
elect printer for the House. He also declared
that the committee had not been influenced by
political motives, and entered into an argument to
prove that the committee had not entered into a
coalition with any paper. He charged coalition,
however, as existing between Freesoiers ana
Southern Rights men.
Mr.. VENABLE was willing to sey that If the
Freesoilers and Southern Rights men had COM
bined to keep any people from pundering the
treasury, they were much more honest party
Than that party which helped persons to plumber
the treasury, either by the gable or by the door,
Mr.. POLK desired to know if the gentleman
intended to lnsinuate that those who were IN IA
vor of the report Of the Printing Committee, were
trying to do this thing;
| MI, yFNABLE did not impugn any impure
.. n t sertleg,An vnm Tennessee he
LAG !, .s r.et- .lai nlhaian WI xqn. gen
tleman. But as the gentleman from Indiana pad
undertaken to make out coalition between the
l. FreeSOlerS anu WnhL ne Hdu DccH pleaoco " Soi'
extreme Southern Rights men-he would say that
| if the purpose OF such a coalition was to prevent
the public money from being wasted for the pub
| lie printing, he (Mr. ". would be proud to CO.
operate with any party whose object was to save
the hard earnings Of his working constituency
| from such a perverslon.
Mr.. GORMAN then proceeded, giving his
opinion on the right of State to secede, and de-
ciaring that if such a coalition as he had alluded
to, should vote down the action of the commlttee,
| it would be considered by the country as a pro-
scription Of those men who had stood upon the
watch tower as faithful sentines Of the Compro-
mise measures of the last Congress.
| Mr.. POLK then moved to lay the whole sub,
| ject on the table which motion was disagreed
to- yeas 80, nays SO.
/ The question was then talter on the motion OF
Mr.. FLORENCE to amend the Instructions moved
| by Mr.. BRowA, Of Mississippi, by directing the
Committee on the Judiciary to report bill estab
| shing government printing office, and 1t was
lrejected-yeas 81, nays l05
The question recurring on the motion or Mr..
BRowN, Of Mississippi, to refer the whole subject
to the Judiciary Committee, with certain instruc'
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, moved to lay the
whole subject the table.
Mr.. BROWN, of Mississippi, demanded the
yeas and nays on this motion, which were ordered
and taken, with the following result yeas 70,
not agreed to.
The question was then taken on the motion OF
Mr. BRowN, of Mississippi, and it was decided in
the negative by the following vote-yeas Al, nays
lIs.
The question then REQUIRED on the motion OF
Mr. Dan, to recommit the report to the Commit.
tee on Printing, with the instructions OF Mr..
BRowN.
Mr.. LETCHER moved to lay the whole sub
ject on the table.
Mr.. vENABLE. We have voted that down
three times.
Mr.. LETCHER. We desire to try il the fourth
time, as the NuIlfyers and Freesoilers have voted
! il down three times
The yeas and nays being ordered on the mo,
| ton,
Mr. LETCHER withdrew il.
The motion Of Mr. ORR, that the subject be re
rerred to the Committee on Printing, with the in
structions Of Mr.. BRowN, was then agreed to
ayes 50, noes "a.
Mr.. BAYLY, of Virginia, moved to reconsider
the vote just taken.
Messrs. BRows, Of Miss, and VEsABLE moved
to lay tie motion to reconsider on the table.
| dozen members demanded the yeas and nays
on the latter motion, pending which
/ The House adjourned until Monday,