Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-20
FRIDAY, ArnGL Is, 1852.
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Mr. Gwin moved that the consideration o! the private
lcnh!r be postponed I'LL one o'clock.
Mr. Ro;iari th,n addressed line Senate in explanation
his course poa the Committee Printing in relation
CONGRESSIONAL printing. He Replied u certain alleged
paaiDns upon hia course contained in The speeches ~
German and SIR. Stanton o. Kentucky lde IN he !5-
~ l;rircS an" in an editorial arcis y: 'sir tn
l..c impua;iJn- made ~ Iose speeches NC pronounce
De false.
Aur- some debate the Senate then took up the detHst
bill tlr Hunter addressed the Senate al l-ngih IN cNp:
ton O. Tie bin He commented with severity upon iAta
perGurts in The QudrermastcFs department, and npot
manner in which the pubic accounts are Kept IN The
departments. DC urged slIenuousiy 4 rtnod'!!ing I
whole system and particularly OF tla crTicn! corps By
The idle and Incompetent clerks sIr 5c got ~ 81
After some remark, by Me<Srs. Underwood. II &c, hr,
an! Rstcieu the Bill was pnS'pJ"e1 sue ij@ S-"a'. ~ 4
HGUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The tifs, Uu-int before the l"use The motion 70
the report OF the Comnii'tec Printing On the ilo"
motion 90 into Committee on hc Private CaentE hlv.
been negavcd the Question tie epnrt again
when Mr. German moved cali o!Ec House, n3on 81.
Mr. Jones called rr The y5as anu nays The iJa y
ncgaiiNua-reaS So nays los.
The yeas and NAYS We then taken on tho moi n
the molten on The table, which was mesa'iscd-ysasr ! u
NJ Orr OF S,a,F Carolina moved TO strike orI 'a,ii
conlm!.tcc in Mr.. Browns .es,lnii0n ami 10 5,.
"comm.tec public printing" with Instructions az
which THE previous ton caricd-ycas S. -
Previous II the main cues ion being put, Mr. German y
reported from the committee cl0imcd the right reply
10 STATE that IL admitted, that under the lw
committee printing authorized 10 remedy re.t
81 tho public printer 10 comply wiki; his contract hhd WI
they had cndHav0rcd 10 effect in the best they w.
able. The comnitcc had never consulted any ore cNc'
D,n"ison Armstrong; and il any member had done 50,
was not in the knowledge Of The committee.
He c"ntcndCd that they hid only employed Others 10 e'
what Hamilton could performs; thus carrying
The letter OF the law. he repeated that he would employ
pCca friend IN preference 20 political opponent pr2I!
he could the printing chcapiy and coa,entr
hlr Elves tender upon which i!.c agreement with IN
soE K Armstrong ~ pchicai.d, IS The owc2t. van 't
cnce to n colon, 10 which the gentle from l}'
Carolina Yesterday ad"risi he said might have ba
!ecfeJ with the .'Souhern Prcssan offer had
by editor OF one II lA G"0rgia papers, to c"ndG&
onprr on compromise principles, provided ha. esiuLis
couli hive share .! the public printing.
He attributed The opposition which had been made
desire 10 b;erk Down Dnac!SoU u Armstrong because
in favor Of the compromise; 10 define
he considered State rgt and concluded by stating '
The report was referred back to the committee on PRINT
they would that the reasonable tender was &c:
CT, and, for Ills part nc should decide in favor OF Tos'
bid
Mr. Polk OF Tennessee moved "a 1y the wholc su''
on the iahe upon winch he called tor the yeas and o.
which, having been ordered, the motion was negu;isea-:
81. nays IS.
Sir Brown Of Mississopi, asked If ii was competc1
him 20 modify The original resolution, offered By hmse
substituting 'ihc printing Committee" for "lhe Jut
Comintcr; to winch tie Speaker replied in the affirm.
but he subsequently Withdrew his proposition
the question was then taken on The amendment pro-
BY Mr. Florence Of Pennsylvania, euit!acin. bill c
nrng Printia. Bureau. upon which the yeas and 4
were ordered, ami which WAS ncgatIvcd-yeas 81 nayt
II was Then resolved that wien the fIouse adJJLr
staEGs adjourned I'LL Mouday next.
Mr. Jones Of Tenucss.c moved 10 ny TIC wh1!s sG'
on the table.
motion 10 adjourn ncga,Iyct
The ycas anu NAYS were thea taken on Ir. Jones M
10 lay The subject the table, w!ich neGetived-
%, nays So
Mr. Browns proposition r':trrr The rcnor; 10 the .rt
~ committee was also negavcd-ycts Il! nays rs
notion made By Mr. Orr, 20 rcc. fhr rspo! back 70
printing committee with Instructions slm., 10 th5sr
posed by Mr.. Brown then car.iei-yeas 81 nays 4
Adjourned.
MORE TROUBLE IN Gl:hYSON COUNTY i
Clerk nI Gfayson county c0Gr having on The 1T Inst
first day Ut Judge Btovos temp rendered hin rcssai
and there bcin. applcan 10: IL" Office, and it bc:-
Il.