New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-16

Democrats Convention should refuse to pledge himself
in writing to the Fugitive Slave Law ne Woun
not vote for him.
The subject then dropped.
LAB0RER's PAY.
Mr.. HALE here moved to take up the
resolution for the relief Of laborers ON the Capitol Lost
Yeas IA, Nays %
The French Spoliation bill was next
taken up
Mr.. BRADBURY advocated the passage
Of the bill 81.
Mr.. BoRLAND's amendment striking out
the limitation of the appropriation to five millions, was
considered and negatved.
Mr.. DODGE Qowa) moved an amend
ment providing that those claims should be paid out OF
such surplus shall annually remain in the Treasury
after paying the current appropriations, private claims
and appropriations for the Improvement OF the western
waters. Lost Yeas 5, Nays %.
After a somewhat lengthy debate the
bill was ordered to be engrossed Yeas &C. Nays 10;
YEAs-Messrs Badger Bayard Borland Bradbury Clark,
Cooper Davis Dawson, Downs Fish, Geyer, Hale, Hamn,
james Mallory, Mangum, Miller Morton Seward Shields,
Smith Spurance, Sumner Underwood, Upham Wade
NAYs-Messrs Adams Achson,. Brodhead, Chase, Dodge
of Iowa. Douglas Fecb, Hunter, King, Walker
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The SPEAKER stated the first business to
be on the motion made yesterday by Mr. Polk, to lay
the table the report from the Committee Printing,
which gives the for taking the work away from
the contractor amion) and giving to the Union and
Republican newspapers.
On motion of Mr.. BRowN Miss, Loco)
there call of the House, and l60 members ans
wered TO their names.
MIR. CLINGMAN IN. c., Whig) proceeded
to address the House, (dr Polk having Withdrawn his
motion lay the table) He had conceived that the
Commute Printing had gone beyond their authority
they had taken the next lowest bid but that was
obvious the motive to provide for Donelson & Arm
strong. When Mr.. Rives's bid taken to govern the
prices, why not Rives who the next lowest bid
der selected The friends of The Union newspaper
found that they could not the printing for that
tabs hment unless they associated The Republic with it.
When the Patent Office was robbed there were two or
three accompces Do you suppose that the robber who
conceived the theft proposed to divide the plumber
merely Of feeling of generosity. The Committee
had right contract with printers other than Haml
ton while the contract system the law of the land
Mr.. HAVEN IN. Y, Whig) interrupted
the gentleman and said the question simply was, Are
the House and Country satisfied with the present man
the second section Of the act of ls46 authorized them TO
make other arrangements.
MIR. CLINGMAN resumed. The Commit
tee are anxious to shift their dilemma the House If
the Committee satisfied there was violation OF
the contract they should have reported the fact to the
House.
Mr.. HAvEN-The law requires other
wise.
/ MIR. CLINGMAN maintained that the
Committee have not properly construed the law Eve
rybody knows that there powerful outside press
ure to take care of Donelson Armstrong and others,
and it has been ntimated that they should have the
work because they had rendered important services In
fighting for the maintenance OF the conederacies OF the
States and against the ultras.
Mr.. Polk Tenn, LOcO) said he could
not permit the charge to be made without the whole
truth coming to light. He asked any member of the
Committee whether Donelson & Armstrong, or Gideon
CO. made any proposition to get the public printing.
If these men, Of whom the gentleman from NorthCaro-
lima is one have to fight brow TO brow and bosom
TO BOSOM he would ask him if the Editor of The South
1n Press did not propose to the Committee 70 divide
with him the spos and could not get 1t
Mr.. CLINGMAN replied that he did not
know anything about that
MIR. PoLK-I hope you will let the gen.
teman from Kentucky state the fac.
MIR. CLINGMAN remarked that he did not
care the opinion of the editor of The Southern Press
did apply but the gentleman from Indiana said that he
did not the representative of The Southern Press
Mr.. GoRMAN lind, Loco)-I simply
said yesterday that that editor made proposition to
MIR. CLINGMAN concluded his remarks by
saying that if the contract system cannot be carried out
let Congress try National Printing Office He depre-
Gated the connection Of public printing with partizan
press.
Mr.. JONES (Tenn., Loco) stated the rea-
sons which would influence him in voting to lay the
whole matter the table and incidentally he opposed
Printing Bureau and alluded to the fact that every dis
rict represented in Congress has newspaper, except
the Accomac, in Virginia This called up
Mr.. BAYLY, Va. Loco) who begged to
explain and said there twelve counties in my district
and not Jingle newspaper in IL am most happy to
admit the fact Laughter. We have no large towns,
and regard as nuisance village press, and the
why cannot live in my district Is the people are
well educated and thrifty and prefer to take city papers
well edited, TO the miserable little village papers. will
lay wager
VoICEs-That's not in order. Laugh
Mr.. B.-Well, i'll venture to assert the
fact
VoICE-That will do.
Mr. BAYLY-That there are more num-
bers of 7Ae IaieAisence and Unos and Enquirer and
Hhg subscribed for in tina, district than in any other
represented on this door
Mr.. JONES (Tenn.) resumed and spoke
in favor of Donelson g. Armstrong, and vouched for
their democracy, patriotism and general character
terns somewhat into their history He thought that
each House should elect its printer, and said that
he would cheerfuly vote for Donelson Armstrong as
Compromise men.
MIR. FITcH lind, Loco) opposed the ac-
ton OF the Committee Printing, and among his OBJ
jectons one, that arrangement made for the
printing with party editors, while the contract is in
force and the views OF of which parties, the Wing
Republic, adverse three-hs of the members of
Congress, the Democratic portion. He did not wish
hereafter to be called upon 10 defend such
that to which the Democratic party have always been
opposed.
MIR. STANTON Ky, Loco) defended the
cause OF the Printing Committee and denied tina, there
was eoalton formed if any attempt made TO form
one was rom Southern men, Mr. Elwood Fisher of The
Sah1H iress proposed TO him that an arrangement be
nisae 70 give hun and the Editors of The Union the
h1'hg, Tor the reason that il would produce union
Set"een me southern Democrats and the COMPROMISE
Democrais He Mr. Santon) told him frankly that such
an arrangement could be made and Mr. Fisher sub
sequenty resorted TO threats and said If YOU do not
pu me IN the arrangement the whole Southern section