The southern press., 1852-04-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, April Is, 1852.
THr PUBLIC PRINTING.


The SPEAKER announced that the first bust
ness in order was the consideration Of the report
of the Committee on Printing, the question being
on the motion Of Mr.. Polk TO lay IL on the table.
Mr. BROWN, Of Mississippi, moved a call oil
the House which was agreed TO.
And the roll was accordingly called TO ascertain
the names OF the absentees.
All further proceedings under the call were dis.
peused with.
Mr.. POLK then withdrew his motion TO lay
The whole subject on the table at the requs 81 Of
Mr.. CLINGMAN, who reviewed the conduct
Of the committee, declaring that the action Of the
Committee on Printing showed thsqthey intended
10 make Boyd Hamilton the instrument Of giving
the pripting 10 their friends, Messrs. Donelson q
Armstrong, and Gideon & Co.
He thought IL must he obvious that these jour.
nails were attempted TO be given the printing 80
that they could get their hands into the treasury,
under the idea that they had rendered important
service in saving the Union. He expressed him
SET in favor Establishing government printing
Office, and he hoped also that newspapers could
b. seieeted for the publication Of government adj
yertisements, solely because they had the largest
circulation in the sections in which they were
Mr.. JONES, ofTennessee, followed, aud adj
yocated system that would FIX the prices 20 be
paid for printing, and provide for the election by
each House Of its own printer. He deprecated
the establishment Of government printing Office,
and showed the evils which would flow from such
a system In conclusion he passed high eulogi-
nm upon the editors Of the Union.
Mr.. FITCH also opposed the plan proposed
bv the Committee on Printing, though he had no
affection 10 Messrs. Donelson & Armstrong. In
deed. IN the contract law were snnued, he would
sooner vote for them than for any other persons.
But that system was still in existence and the
committee had no right 10 annu the law.
Mr.. STANTON, Of Kentucky, after denying
that there was any coalition IN the COMMITTEES on
Printing as to giving this printing to certain pa
pers, said that Ellwood Fisher, Of the Southern
Press, proposed combination between his paper
and the Union. He requested the committee to
divide some Of the printing between his paper and
the Union, for the reason that such course would
produce union between the Southern and COM
promise Democrats Mr.. s. told him that il was
utterly impossible that such proposition under
any circumstances, could only obtain two vota,
the other gentlemen on the committee being
Northern men. Mr.. Fisher, finding that he could
not accomplish his object, resorted to threats and
said that il they effected an arrangement with
Donelson & Armstrong, the whole Southern
party would make war 10 the knife upon the Dem
ocratic party in the Presidential canvass.
Mr.. WOODWARD wished TO say that he did
not know one solitary Southern Rights man who
had taken any part in behalf OF the Southern
Press relation 10 this business, or who had voted
for IL. Their objection was not TO the employ
rnent ofa Wing or Democrat, but to the employ
ment of any partisan editor.
Mr.. STANTON said that the statement Of the
souihsrn Press had been reiterated by the gentle
man from Mississippi Mr.. BRowN
Mr.. BROWN, Of Miss, explained that he did