The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-24

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/ lure OF the British private armed schooner Ann durdr
the last war with Great Britain. T
Mr. HALE asked Tor the reading OF the report ana
II was accordingly read guy
| No amendment being offered the bill was reporaa .
the Senate. and ordered 10 be engrossed for hirj rs
| ing. N
/ ELIZABETH MONROE
/ The Senate then proceeded as in eomni,sa :, !,
whole, 10 the consideration OF the bill Is 10Y ea he
a pension 10 Elizabeth Monroe. No amendment hius
made il was reported 10 the Senate and ordered Ia he
crossed for third reading '%
] MARY THOMPSON
| The Senate then proceeded as in eomm;,, -
WHOLE The consideration OF the bill Is 1851 for ,hs
| liel OF Mary w; Thompson; when, upon motion
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
| After the reading OF the Journal
Mr.. SMART, by unanimous consent NOV ed "a tala M
the various communications from the President, and NJ,
executive departments which the Speakers ,,h
The SPEAKER then laid before the House yar;o..
communications from the President and heads OF The A.
partments which were appropriately disposed Of Among
these was from the President, ansmpe
the correspondence between the Secretary OF State M
American Minister at Paris relative TO the recent po@
cal changes in Frances which was referred TO the Cam.
mttee on Foreign Affairs.
PRIVATE CLAIMS.
Mr.. DANIEL moved TO reconsider the vote OF the dav
before adopting the resolution to close debate g. p M
to-day on the bill 70 provide the Of paying the last
Mr.. MEADE, who had offered the amendment 10 The
resolution of Mr. HoUsToN fixing the time for closing the
debate had certainly designed to make the day Saturday
Mr.. BROOKS urged the House TO close the considera
ton OF the bill as soon possible, the sooner il
might be closed the better would be the terms on which
the government could have the payment made to Mexico
| Mr.. HOUSTON made few remarks on the motion 10
| reconsider, which were not distinctly heard by the Re-
porter.
THE PAYMENT OF THE MsTALMENrs OF THE MEXICAN
INDEMNITY.
The question being put on the motion to reconsider,
was agreed 10: ayes CO. noes 81.
Mr.. DANIEL moved to amend the resolution so az 10
close the debate on the bill TO provide the Of pay
ing the last instameAt due under the treaty OF Guadalupe
! Hdago, at 3, p. m, on Tuesday next.
Mr.. DUNHAM demanded the yeas and nays on iha,
motion which being ordered, II was not agreed oyeu
! Mr. MEADE then moved to lay the resolution on III,
| table.
Mr. DUNHAM demanded The yeas and nays on The
resolution; which being ordered. It was not laid The
| tabe--yeas 10, noes l04.
| After some conversation, Mr. ROBBINS moved 10
amend the resolution SO TO close the debate on 10.
| morrow Saturday, at 2, p. m. : agreed to.
| And then, as amended, the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. DUNHAM moved TO reconsider the last vote, and
| then to lay that motion on the table.
Tn which last motion The yeas and nays Were called
| by Mr.. MEADE. and they were not ordered
Whereupon the last motion OF Mr.. DUNHAM was agreed
| THE PUBLIC PRINTER.
Mr. STANTON, of Kentucky, rising to personal er.
PLANTATION, said On the 10Th instant during The debate
which occurred upon the resolution ordering numberd
copies oil the abstract OF the census TO be oblanedN
1 the Printing Committee, took occasion TO make few re-
marks IN regard 10 the manner in which the public prneI
was complying with his contract stated that the Print
| ing Committee had obtained interview with Mr.. Ham.
ion and given "distinctly understand that he
could not comply with his contract and did expect
do go IN this repec that he not prepared to furnish
such description OF paper his contract required"
In no otner respect did intimate that he had failed 10
meet the requirements OF his official undertaking. unless
the delay which has occurred in the delivery oil the Pres
dents message and accompanying documents, 10 which
alluded, may be 80 considered. intended 10 be un
dersiood indicating distinctly the specific particular in
Of his contract, and confined il 10 the inferior quality Of
The paper he had furnished and expected 10 furnish
regarded II failure in the material respects
failure which could not be excused by the committee OF
i the House, and one which |, a member OF thai
committee, would not tolerate. Our public documents
are intended 10 be bound and preserved, and il no,
printed upon good, strong, and durable paper, will be
worthless. Delay in the execution oil the work might
be tolerated 10 some extent II the materials and execu
iion are such as we are authorized to expect bulmy
sense OF public duty compes me- while might excuse
some delay, TO require oil the public printer the kind
aad quality OF materials for which we have agreed 10
pay hun. H.,
been printed and laid upon the desks OF the membefs
which, while he seems 10 acQuit OF intentional
representation he ingenousy conrves 10 convey the idea
that have with view TO inure him, departed from
the truth. have nothing 10 say in vndicaion OF my
own veracy than the chairman OF the House con-
mee 1.-THE Hon. MIR. GoRMAs) has said in the leusr
which he has been kind enough TO furnish
wasHlseros CRY, Jan p 1854
II SRi In reply your note OF this date, requesting my
recollection OF the statements made by Mr. Hamilton he
commll'ee-room 20 regard 70 the public printing hswS
ed in the Globe, substantially give effect subs,
OF what Mr.. Hamilton said As nearly can recoIeel
Aier some bet The chairman Of the a
committee and Mr. Hamilton. turned to the laief and
told him It said by experienced practical printer
rous loss and that had been seemingly demons nied
figures that pfc he received under would
not buy the aper he had engaged usepsper weighing
80 pounds TO the reamand IL so he could disproye
aud he intended 10 rely upon Congress for ree we de
sired know IL.
To this Mr. Hamilton replied that he could get psps
weighing 90 pounds the without the cash sad
thati understood would be difficulty II he could
give good endorse lie replied that he cosd abu
aud ask his friends do that Tor him that he expected
lunish paper weighing from Al ~ pounds TO the am
but, sir, said hls paper has been weighed by ihs
chairman Of the Senate committee and Il does not weigh
quite ~ pounds the ream Another sample then
weighed, and IL held up AZ pounds only TO the ream
None that had before up the requirement
OF the contract
i then told Mr. Hamilton Of n conversation had win
OF the papermakers who did business upon ereh
sive scale. from whom had learned that when Mr. Ham
lion went 10 him 10 purchases paper Tor the public punng
he bad selected article far inferior In weight and oh
qualities the spulatons-probsbly no, weigh
ing more than - pounds 70 the ream and when ne ssh
ueman informed Mr.. Hamilton that IL would not nv nc
contract, he tMr H. replied that 1t was none Of bis bus
Of the proper quality, did not get any Mr. Hsmion re-
piled that IL he did the ps r-maker an an
swer, he ought have done IL for deserved ~ aod
| certainly was not his business.
told Mr. Hamilton that wanted him distinctly 10 under
stand that under circumstances could he expect r
rom Congress- either II he performed his contract ana w.
by IL, i,ied TO perform IT, and asked him avs
whether q farm mr.