The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, April l6

THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
The SPEAKER announced that, he first business
in order was the consideration of the report of the
Committee on Printing, the pending question be-
ing on the motion Of Mr.. PARKER, of Indiana, to
lay the whole subject on the table.
Mr. EDGERTON moved that the Houae re-
solve itself into Committee Of the Whole on the
Private Calendar which was not agreed to-.
The question then required on the motion to
Law the report of the Committee on Printing on
the table. :,
Mr.. GORMAN then moved that there be call
of the House which was not agreed tc--yeas 80,
nays 106.
The question was then taken on the motion to
lay the reports of the Committee on Printing on
the table, with the following result:
YEAs.--Messrs. Allen OF Illinois, Appleton of
Massachusetts, Bayly, Bartlett, Bowie, Bovine,
BRIGGS. Brooks, Burrows, Cabe, Chastain. Clark,
Cobb. Cullom, Davis of Indiana, Dawson, Dean,
Disney, Dockerv, Durham, Faulkner, Fuller of
Maine, Gaylord, Gentry, German, Hamilton,
Hammond, Haven, Hendricks, lngersoll John
son of Tennessee, Johnson of Arkansas, Jones of
Tennessee, King Of Rhode Island, Landry,
fletcher, Lockhart, Mace, Martin, McCorkle,
McLanahan, McMullen, Meacham, Miller, Moore
Of Pennsvlvania, Moore of Louisiana, Morehead,
Nabers, Outlaw, Parker of Indiana, Penn, Polk,
Porter, Price, Riddle, Ross, Russell, Sackett,
Savage, Schermerhorn, Schoocraft, Scurry, Sey-
SHELTON, Stanly, Stanton of Tennessee, Stanton of
Kentucky, Stone, St. Martin, Sutherland, Taylor,
Thompson Of Massachusetts, Thompson OF Vir-
einia, Thurston, Ward, Watkins, Wells, White
Of Alabama, Wilcox, Yates-91.
NAYs.-Messrs. Aiken, Allison, Appleton of
Maine, Ashe, Averett, Barrere, Bocock, Bragg,
Brenton, Brown Of Mississippi, Gable, Campbell
Of Ohio, Cartier, Caskie, Chandler, Chapman,
Clingman, Curtis, Dirnmck, Doty, Eastman,
Edgerton Edmundson, Fcklin, Fitch, Florence,
Floyd, Fowler, Giddings, Goodenow, Goodrich,
Green, Grey, Grow, Hall, Harper, Harris of
Tennessee, Harris Of Alabama, Hem, Hubbard,
H9sford, Houston, John w Howe, Thomas NJ.
Howe. Hunter, Jackson, Johnson Of Georgia,
johnson OF Ohio, Jones Of New York, Jones of
Pennsylvania, King Of New York, Kuhns, Kurtz,
Mann. Marshall of Kentucky, Mason, McDon-
aid. McNar, Mcqueen, Meade, Millson, Miner,
Molony, Morrison, Murray, Newton, Odds, Orr,
Parker of Pennsylvania, Peasee, Penniman, Per-
kins, Phelps, Powell, Rantoul, Robbins, Scudder.
smart. smith, Snow, Stanton of Ohio, Stevens Of
Pennsvlvania. Sweetser, Venable, Walbridge,
Wallace. Washburn, White of Kentucky, Wood
ward-89.
So the report was not laid on the table.
The question then required on the motion of
Mr.. BRowN, Of Mississippi, to refer this subject
to the Judiciary Committee, with the instructions
heretofore published in this paper Mr.. Dan had
moved to amend the motion by recommttlng the
report to the Committee on Printing, with the
same instructions. Mr.. FLoRENcs had further
moved to amend MIR. BRowN's motion, by in
structing the Committee on the Judiciary to report
a bill to establish government printing Office
Mr.. ORR demanded the previous question !;
which was seconded--ayes S6,noes 43.
Mr.. GORMAN, ofIndana, then addressed the
House as the chairman ofthe committee respect
inc the subject under consideration. He defended
the course of the committee, stating that it had
acted in strict compliance with law. He denied
thai Inc committee had attempted to break down
the contract system, and repudiated the idea that
the Committee on Printing had undertaken to
elect printer for the House; re also declared
political motives, and entered into an argument to
prove that the committee had not entered into a
coalition with any paper. He charged coalition.
however, as existing between Frsesoiers and
Southern Rights men.
Mr.. VENABLE was willing to say thas If the