Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-31

Mr. MEADE said that he should feel constrained To cal
the gentleman to order he should violate the rules Of til
House II he had been present yesterday be should hav
called the gentleman from North Carolina MR. YExABLE
t. order.
Mr. NABERS remarked that he about u state ,gha
he deemed ID be the reasons 81 tbs hostility manifesto,
ye terlay by the gentleman from North Carolina Mr.
VEN >BLE against the doctrines of the Washington Union
He pro oosed to review these briefly now and h
hoped they would be satisfactory portion OF tn,
gentlemen who occupied seats in the House.
Mr. ORR called the gentleman to order on the ground
Of irrelevancy.
The SPEAKER decided the gentleman from Mississippi
TO be in order.
Mr. MEADE said that the gentleman from Mississippi
was desroas of discussing question which open
very wide hed of debate and he would suggest to him
that if he desired to give himself full latitude and allow
his mind to operate without being cramped in relation
the rules Of the House. it would be better let this dis
cussion take place upon other question in Commit
tee OF the Whole, when he would have ample time
ply TO the remarks Of the gentleman from North Carolina
lie would suggest another hng-that If il the pur-
pose Of any gentleman break up the harmony which
existed in the Democratic party it would be very
well TO let this discussion proceed because it well
known that the Democratic party agreed
Mr. STANTON, of Tennessee, called Mr.. MEADE to order
Mr.. MEADE said that he about give reasons to
the gentleman from Mississippi why he should not proceed
with this debate
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, desired to ask question
of the gentleman from Virginia whether he felt that the
harmony of the Democratic party depended upon giving
this job to Donelson & Armstrong?
Mr. SWEETSER rose to a question OF order-that the
genteman from Misaissppi could not yield the floor to
the gentleman from Virginia. .7ii
The SPEAKER said that the gentleman from Missis-
sipp had yielded the floor to the gentleman from Virginia
for the purpose Of hearing suggestion.
Mr. MEADE said that the suggestion he wished to make
was that the Democratic party agreed in relation to
the powers of the Government and the rights Of the States
They differed about the remedy these rights should
be invaded He suggested whether it would not be APP
proprate that this subject growing of the discussion
of he M mill
should arise by some event yet to take place. 1t gentle
choose to break into two parts the Democratic party
in regard to the rights of the States and the remedy for
preserving them. then this discussion should go on but
he thought it would be polite to this question
until should arise and suggested that it would be best
to act in harmony till that time.
Mr.. NABERS would say to the gentleman from Vir-
gnia that there member of the Democratic party
entertaining the views which he held who had manifested
the stdsposton throw rebrands into this
1t his purpose avoid any thing of the sort but at
the time that he did not propose to distract d
vide into fragments, if he had the power the Democratic
party any party, he could not suffer himself his
friends to be assaied by others without vndcatng them
The gentleman from North Carolina yesterday denounced
those who chose to differ with him. and yet when the
party assailed proper to vndcate themselves they
to be charged with introducing frebrands and
sonng disturbances in the harmonious action of the De-
mocratc party
He of the fact that there questions of
peculiar delicacy growing of this resolutionone Of
them referred to the late contest in parts of the
Union He would be permitted to say that the contest
alluded to yesterday by the gentleman frsm North Caro-
lima contest which prevailed in his gallant State
not the particular pursued by any gen
eman with regard to the compromise measures, but as
to the in which they to be received after
they became the laws of the land.
Mr. ORR called the gentleman to order. He had every
disposition to hear the gentleman in Committee of the
Whole he desired reply to the gentleman from North
Carolina but upon this resolution he did think the
remarks of the gentleman were in order The gentleman
from North wa on az
and he insisted on the enforcement of the rule
Mr.. FICKLIN suggested the propriety of the gentle
from Mississippi moving to refer this subject to the
Committee of the Whole the state Of the Union it
was very evident he could debate in the House
Mr.. NABERS said that, being unacquainted with the
rules of the House. and thus subject to perpetual inter
rupton he would yield to the gentleman from Alabama
for the motion designated by the gentleman from Ohio
Mr. HOUSTON moved that the resolution be referred
to the Committee of the Whole the state Of the Unon
and this motion demanded the previous question.
The question then required, Shall the decision of the
Chair stand the judgment of the House " and being
| put, it was decided in the negative.
SO the decision of the SPEAKER not sustained and
| the resolution ruled out of order
| Mr.. SHELTON moved TO reconsider the vote by which
referred the Committee of the Whole the
of the Union the joint resolution authorizing the Joint
Committee Printing to contract with Messrs. Donel
SON Armstrong for printing and binding the census
Mr.. s. said that in voting for the reference of this
solution he did with view Of obtaining infor
nation the subject Since then, however, his views
had been changed and he satisfied that they
well prepared at the present time act upon this
luton they should be in ten days ten weeks hence
He believed that the reference of this resolution would
create unnecessary delay when the interests of the House
and of the country demanded their prompt action upon
this subject nay he believed that the principles of rigid
economy demanded that they should settle this question
speedily The want of the necessary printing delay
ed them rem day to day, and this state Of things requr
ed that they should adopt other system by which
the business of the House and the interests of the
try might be promoted Ii also necessary that this
printing should be done in proper for hereto
fore 1t had been done in not at all credabe to
the House Of Representatives.
Mr. G0RMAN said that the question now TO be decided
whether the House would order the printing of this
historical account? If it should be the pleasure Of the
House that this account should be omitted the Committee
on Printing would consent to such arrangement
And now he desres to reply to the question: why the
Of Doneson Armstrong had been inserted in this
resolution He would explain the reason. Here was
job reserved from the contract Of the public printer to be
done by an order of the House To whom would they
give this ob The Democratic party had the ascendency
and the Joint Committee Printing organized with
Democratic maores The subject Of printing this report
having been referred 70 the Committee Printing they
had introduced resolution here which prescribed that
the committee should make contract with Donelson
Armstrong upon such terms they might deem proper
| and reasonable
Mr.. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, desired to know why the
committee asked the House say in advance that this
| contract should be given to Doneson Armstrong?
Mr.. GORMAN replied that the committee did this for
the that if the gentlemans party in
power, they would put the Of Gales Seaon or
| Gideon Co. in the resolution.
Mr.. STEPHENS said that he had no party
Mr.. STANTON, of Kentucky, called the attention OF
the gentleman from Indiana the fact that all Of the pre-
paratoy printing Of the executed at the office