The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-16
House ef Representatives.

WARRINGTON, April l5 1852.
THE CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING.
The sPEAKER stated the first business to be on the mo
on made yestcrisy by r Polk to lay the table the
report from the Committee Printing which gives the
reasons for taxing tho work away from the contractor
(hr. Hsmilton) and giving it to the Union ind Republic
On motion Of Dir. BRowr, os Mississippi there was q
Gull Of the House. and 160 Rsnbers answered to their
Mr. CLlreMAs, (whig) Of n G.. proceeded 10 address
Mr.. PoLE having Withdrawn his motion to lay on the
table saij he conceived that the Committee on Printing
had gone beyond their authority they had not taken
tho Ii at lowest bid but that obvious their motive
was 10 provide for Messrs. Donclson and Armstrong.
When MIR. Riycs bid was taken to govern tho prices
why was not Mr. Rives who the next lowest bidder
stested? The frien2s Of the Union newspaper found
that they could not secure the printing for that establish
meat unless they associated the Rpubc with it, When
the Patent Cce was robbed there two three
complices. 10 you suppose that the robSer who
ceiyed the theft proposed to divide tho plumber merely
cut Of feeling Of generosity! Tho committee had no
right to contract With printers okhea than As Hston
while the contract systcn IL the law OF the land.
Mr.. HAvrr. t1hig) ofN Y interrupted the gen lenan
and said the question simply was, are the House AMI
country satisfied with the present manner Of public print
irg The committee not and the second section Of
the act Of lsi0 authorized them to make other arrange
ments
Mr. CrIvGM., resumcd--The csmmittee arc anxious to
shift Their dil, mna on the House II the committee
ntftd there violation Of the contract they should
have reported the fact to the House.
Mr.. HAyEA-Ihe Inv requires otherwise.
MIR. ClINcMAS maintained that the committee have no
properly construed the law Everybody knows That thcr
wa powerful outside pressure to take Of Doneso
Armstrong and Others and it has been intimated that
They shoud have tho work because they had rendcre
important services in fighting for the maintenance of The
confsderacy of the States. and against the ultras
Mr. PORK said he could not permit the charge to be
made without the whole truth coming to uht He asked
any m'm mhcr ofhe committee. whether Donclson Arm
strong or Gideon Co.. made any proposition to get the
public printing. If these of whom the gentleman
fiom North Carolina is one, have come TO fight brow to
brow and bosom to bosom he would ask him il the editor
q tpc
TO divide with him the spoils aud cosld not get it
Mr CLiNcMAS replied that he did not know anything
about that
Mr. PoLK.-I hope you will let the gentleman from
Kentucky state the fact
Mr CLrNGMAN remarked that be did not care If the
opinion Of The editor Of the Southern Press did apply but
the gentl,ma from Indiana said that he did not the
preventative of the Southern iress.
Mr.. GoRMaN i simply said yesterday, that that editor
made no proposition to me.
Mr.. .ClisoMas concluded his remarks by saying that if
the System cannot DO carried out let Congress
try national printing Office lie deprecated the CON-
neciioi, Of public printing with partisan press.
Mr Joss, (d'm) Of Tern, stated tho reasons which
would influence him in voting to lay the whole matter
upon the table lie Hcpcdenally observed that he opposed
printing bureau and alluded the that every
hict Represented in Congress has newspaper except
that Of Accomac. in Virginia. This called up
Mr.. BM.Y, (d,m.) Of Va. who begged to explain and
sad there aIc twelve counties my district and not
single new paper printed In it, am most happy to ad-
init the fact (Laughtcr) We have no large towns and
regard Euisance village press and the reason why
one cannot live in my district s the people are well ed
Gated and thrifty, and prefer TO take city papers well
edited, TO tho miserable little village papers will lay
wager
Vorcrs-"Thai's not in ORDER G.aughter)
Mr. B.-We Ill venture to assert the fact
voior.-.1 hat will do
hr BArLY-Ihat there are more numbers of the Ta-
shgtccT and Jnoo and Enquirer and Wig subscribed
for in that district than in any other represented this
toCr.
Mr. JoSrs (of Tenn) rcsumod and spoke in favor of
Doneion ana Armstropg and youchod for their demo
cracy patriot m and general character entering some
What into their history lie thought that each house
oh GllI Gle nrt.. .aq.I "A
cht'fuly vote for Donclon and Arm. tgonq compro-
mise mon.
Mr.. FrrcH, (dcm) of Ia opposed the action II the
Committee on Printing; and among his objections vas
one that an arrangement made tor tho printing With
party .ditors while tho contract in force and the
ady,rse 10 throeHths OF the members of Congress (the
democratic poron) lie did not with hereafter TO be
called upon 10 dtnd such course us that to which the
u, mocratic party haye always been opposed.
Mr. SriSroS tdcn) OF Ky, defended the course of she
printing c.mmittoo and d.ged that there coalition
formed. ifany attempt was made 10 fern one 10 was
from southcrn Mr. Elwood Fisher ofthe SoIhcr1i
Pr,s proposed to him that arrangement be made TO
give HIN and the editors of the Union thn printing for the
rasou that IL would produce union between the South
ern democrats and tho compromise democrats. lie
(ar stanpn told hm frankly that fuch arrangement
could not b. made aud Mr. Fisher subsequently rosored
10 threats and sad II you do not put in the arrange
ment The whole southern section will go OF, and mako
war 10 the knife on your democatic candidate for the
MIR Woopw.ap (d,m yof s. e., said he supposed Il
would not be imagined that any other States rights
that h did moi know of solitary States rights man who
has taken part behafof the Southern pres
solitary States rights who would vote for psrtzan
editor
Mr. srANrov acquitted the gentleman and all other
SouhrD or states rehts men from any participation in
tie attempt TO form sueh combination. Mr.. stanton
ted tbat Fisher bad the alton with him in the
iotundo cf Tie Capitol
Mr. WOODWARD said that IL Fishers own business
hIr STANTON remarked that tho fret attack on the
nnitc appeared in the Southern Press. and the gem
iitntn rm Alisstsppi (sir Brown yesterday seemed
10 ,ndotc what the Southern Press said, and Amounted
% . ,imilsr threat.
hr ltovN explained that the remarks which he made
were ly wey q argument and the tenor of them was,
tla rortitn Ct the Southern people to be pro-
crh lcpusc ~ their opinion their votes could be
c,ynttd On in the Presidential election.
Dir frttmAS td,m Of Niss.) wished 20 know what
party in Misissirpi the Sotaherp Press represents.
hr Enowr replied those democrats who patTonsc II
erd teovc in its sentiments and " they TO be pro-
icrisd fer their opinions. they will resent tho injury
Mir FRrrMAr-1heu am to undcrstand tho Sog,h,rn
Ifss s pot the organ Of any organized party In that
stsic,
fr PRcwS replied that the Southern Press cstab-