Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-01

Representatives fifty thousand copies Of the mechanical par
Of the Patent Office report and three thousand additional copies
for the use Of the Commissioner Of Patents
The question being the adoption of the resolution
Mr. CLINGMAN remarked that before he voted this
resolution he desired TO know who this
printing and upon what terms he much surprised
that SO long time had elapsed without the House being
apprzed by the Committee Printing what arrange
ments they had made for the execution Of the public
printing He understood the chairman Of the Committee
Printing (Mr. GoRMAs, in debate two weeks ago.
say that he would inform the House definitely what had
been the action of the Committee the subect but
that time report had been made If there had been
report submitted he could not have been present the
time. The House should understand who is the public
printer and upon what terms and in what time the work
is be done. He did not desire go into any discus
sion upon this question: and hoped the chairman of the
committee would let the resolution lie until the
mtee should think proper advise the House what they
had done ON the subject
Mr.. POLK hoped the gentleman from Indiana would
withdraw the resolution and let the House proceed with
the regular order of business
Mr.. CLINGMAN said that, if the committee had made
any disposition of the public printing, it due the
House that they should have known it long before
The committee must recoect the pointed refusal of the
House the table their report They must know that
the House recommited to them the
statement made by members of the committee that they
would regard refusal recommt their report to them
dscourteous for he had heard several gentlemen in
voting say that they did not wish to do any thing dis
courteous to the committee Some time had nowelapsed
and the House did know whether any arrangement
had been made. There were some rumors--he hoped
they not true, but gentlemen must be aware Of
them-as arrangements the committee had enter
ed into 1t well known that it was now reported in
this city that the Committee Printing had given out the
work at advance of twenty-five per cent upon what
responsible had offered to do it for Men who were
able to give bonds for the execution of the printing at
certain passed over and the printing given to
favorites at advance Of twenty-five per cent He did
not affirm these things to be true but he told by
sponsble that they true. He hoped the House
~. all, cl,xxsnv 49, ;or
Mr.. GORMAN said that he had reported the usual
solution which introduced every year by the Com
mitee Printing. 1t his duty to do this and he
demanded the previous question the adoption Of the
resolution.
Mr. FITCH hoped his colleague would withdraw the de-
mand for the previous question The House had been
deceived by the Committee Printing let the House
not now deceive itself Cries Of 'order /" ordern'l
The House refused second the demand for the pre-
vious question: Ayes 46, noes 81.
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
On motion of Mr.. DANIEL, the House then went into
Committee of the Whole (Mr. STUART, of Michigan in
vate calendar
The following bills considered, and reported to
the House with the recommendation that they do pass
bill for the relief of Osborn Cross of the u S. army
Senate bill granting relief to John A. McGaw of New
York.
A bill for the relief of Patrick Glass;
bill for the relief of William H. Wells and others.
The bill for the relief of the heirs of Lieut. Bartlett
Kinds was postponed until Friday next.
The Committee then and reported its action the
House
And the question being on their engrossment-
Mr.. NABERS, by unanimous consent in pursuance of
previous notice introduced bill to regulate the compen
saton of certain postmasers which read twice and
referred to the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads.
Mr. MOORE, of Pennsylvania said that not having
been able obtain the floor when the homestead bill
under consideration and he would have leave the city
this afternoon he would ask leave to file under the rule
the argument he had prepared this subject Cries of
(" agreed, " agreed."]
Mr. FLORENCE asked and obtained like permission
A motion made that when the House adjourn to-
day, it adjourn to meet Monday next; which dis
agreed to Yeas 81, nays 70.
motion then made that the House ad journ which
was negatived: Yeas So, nays SO.
The motion that when the House adjourn to-day, it adj
ourn to meet Monday next, then again submitted,
and the vote stood, yeas 81, nays Al.
No quorum voting
The House adjourned.