The daily union., 1852-12-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

AlteG tue reading Ol the journal,
The SPEAKER announced the tiFs business in order
TO be The question agreeing to the acon OF the Com
miee Of the Whole OF the state oi the Union on The day
before wherein the said committee amended The resou
uon from toe COMMITTEE OF Ways and Means disrbu-
ting the copies o the Presidents message among the
standing committees, by referring the subject Of the i'm
proyement OF rivers TO the Committee on Commerce as
well as that OF the improvement Of harbors which was
so reiered IN the original resolutions from the Committee
OF Ways and Means
After few remarks from MIR. ROBINSON TO show
that as amended in the Committee Of the Whole on the
state OF the Union, this resolution would lake from the
Committee on Roads and Canals subject which, under
the rules and customs oil the House they had hereto
fore always had charge Of.
The question upon agreeing to The amendment TO the
SAID resolution reported from the Committee oi the Whole
on me STATE Of the Union, was then put by yeas and
nays which had been ordered On the day before; ami il
was agreed to--yeas 81, NAYS CO.
Mr.. GORMAN reported from the Committee on Prints
ing resolution Greeting the printing OF two hucdred
extra copies OF the Presidents message and accom- pany
ing documents Tor distribution among the various bureaus
OF the executive department Of the government
hlr HALL proposed TO amend this resolution BY adding
clause directing the printing OF thousand extra
copies OF the report Of the Commissioner OF the Land
Ohre for the use ol his bureau.
After explanation from Mr. GORMAN and Mr.. HALL.
ing to the amendment
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee then addressed the House
at length against both the resolution and the proposed
amendment, urging that the number OF all the documents
accompanying the message already ordered at this
son embraced more extra copies Than usualenough he
Qontended, for all really proper purposes.
Mr. HOUSTON argued that the amendment OF MIR
Printing
Mr., JoNKS, oi Tennessee stated that he bad Just been
informed that the Senate had taken all the action desired
70 be attained by the amendment OF Mr.. HALL
80 Mr.. HALL Withdrew his amendment.
Mr. GORMAN explained thst the passage OF the res
olulOn woQld not Involve the of again setting mp
The doeunen The presswork and paper beng alone TO be
paid for under H. Mt c. also argued that the printing
proposed ~ The resolution was really essential % The
public service.
The question being about 10 be put on agreeing to the
resolution
Mr FltKLIN demanded the yeas and nays which
MI EVANS addressed the House in favor Of the res
oniion
Mr.. SrANtY also addressed the House IN favor of,be
Mr.. EVANS moved to reduce the number 10 be print.
ed under tho resolution TO 100.
MIR POLK addressed the House 10 favor Of the reso-
luton, and against tbe amendment proposed BY Mr.
Alr EVANS having next Withdrawn his amendment,
MIR. RICHARDSON demanded the previous question /;
which being seconded by the House,
The question put agreeing 70 the resolution;
which was agreed to--yeas 90, nays ~.
Mr. POLK reported from the committee Of conference
on the dlsagreeng votes o the House and Senate the
bill for the reiet OF Mrs. Margaret L. Worth, recon-
mending the House reeede from is amendment 10 the
Senses bll and that the SAID bill be passed Il
from the Senate
After few words in explanation from Mr. POLK, ],
that gentleman demanded the previous question on gree.
But after short conversation, in which MessTs
POLK, HUNTER, ORR, and STANLY participated,
Mr.. POLK withdrew his report for the lime being,
Mr. STROTHER moved 10 60 into Committee OF the
Whole on The stale of The Union not agreed TO-
Mir JONES Of Tennessee, asked leave 10 move 10 sus
pend the rules for the reception OF reports from commit
tees
But, objection being made, leave was not granted