The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, March Is. /

| lHOhDoAf, 10, 1909.
BUSINESS ON THE SPEAKERS TABLE.
| Mr.. HIBBARD, Of New Hampshire, asked
the unanimous consent of the House to enable
HIM to introduce motion to take up and consider
certain communications and bills lying on the
| Speakers table, in order that they might be ap-
| proprlatey referred.
| Objection being made, the motion was not re-
| ceived.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. HOUSTON, Of Alabama, moved that the
| House go into Committee of the Whole on the
State of the Union, in order to proceed with the
consideration of the deficiency bill Rejected
ayes SIS, noes 6S.
BOUNTY LAND ASSIGNMENT BILL.
| The Speaker announced that the first business
| in order was the report Of the committee appoint
ed to confer with committee OF the Senate on
| the disagreement between the two branches on a
bill from the Senate, entitled 'an act to make land
warrants assignabe, and for other purposes"
| The report recommends that the House recede
| from some amendments, and agree to others
| The House proceeded to consider the report,
and ON the question of its adoption, it was decided
| in the afhrmaive-the yeas and nays being Or
dered-yeas 80, nays Co.
! So the report of the committee was agreed to-
Mr.. COBB, of Alabama, moved to reconsider
| the vote, and lay that motion on the table; which
was agreed TO.
The effect of these votes was to adopt the bill,
which, after its adoption by the Senate become a
law.
CENSUS PRINTlNc--NArioNAL POLITICS.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole
on the state of the Union, and took up the def
cheney bill.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Alabama, read an extract from
a New York paper, relative to alleged corruptons
| existing among members of Congress, and after
stating that he did not believe in the doctrine that
"to the victors belong the spoils, !" and giving it
as his opinion that minority administration
could not be held responsible for what the major
ity might do IN Congress, he proceeded to consid-
er the proposition to authorize Messrs. Doneson
& Armstrong to print the census documents. He
Congratulated the House, and the Democratic
party especially, that this resolution had not yet
been passed. He alluded to the magnitude of the
work. and said that on the plan which was pro-
posed to print it by, (similar to quarto volume,
| showing The Maryland statistics which he held in
his hand, the whole cost of an edition of Ia 900
copies would reach the sum Of 81, AGO. 00 A let
| ter furnished by Mr.. Rives, proprietor Of the
Globe, showed that he had received Sl37 900 for
| printing the last census, and made clear profit
on it of 75,0J0-or about l25 per cent. At the
same rate, the profits on the present Job OF l,400
would amount to not less than $500, D00 He
believed that it would be folly to print the work on
the plan proposed. The historical part alone in the
Maryland volume, which was of little or no value,
had cost s., AGO. and the medical statistics, which
were perfectly absurd, $4,000. Each page
whether it printed left blank, like many
in this volume, would cost 1925 90. He pointed
out single line which, with an edition Of 100, 900
copies, would cost $4,000. Itmerely states that
some nan died on the Eastern Shore; also other
single lines giving an accident, each costing the
same amount. He (Mr, S had been in print
ing office, occupying places from the " devil"
to the editor, and understood what he was talking
about. For this reason, he desired the attention
of members. He explained what printers term
fat" and 50 lean matter, to the evident gratii-
cation of members He commended that much
smaller sized volume would be the best The
matter on single page Of the proposed large
quario edition could be put on an octave page the
size of the American Almanac at one fourth the
cost. In this shape it could be more easily dis
misunderstanding a vast expense IN the mail trans
portation--and much more suitable to be read.
Books which are sent out from here, while they
ought to be food for the brain, most frequent
Iy only for rats and nice. The whole informa-
ton which the people need be put into such
shape that 100000 copies may be furnished for
SAT, 900. lie trusted that members would not al
low their ideas to be too much elevated in looking
upon Washington magniiicence, but come down