The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-24

Mr. ORR moved thai when the House adjourn to-
day i. be 10 meet Tuesday next which agreed
PUBLIC DocunEsrs or LAST coAeRxss.
The SPEAKER on leave, presented a communication
from The Clerk Of the House in relation TO the remaining
coolies OF The public documents which were printed by
order Of The last Congress- but bad not been delivered 10
the respective members OF thai Congress, and asking The
direction OF the House ssto the distribution q such bal
OF documents as were due to those gentlemen who
although members OF the last. not members Of the
present Congress
Mr.. ORR moved The reference OF the document to the
Committee on The Judiciary.
Mr. HOUSTON suggested that and that they be
printed" be added to Mr. OAKS motion.
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, thought II unnecessary 10
print The document would appear In full in the Globe
He consderd thai The Clerk OF the House should be d.
reeed iopesen 10 the members Of this House al the docu
printed since the asl Congress, and which had not
been delivered He conended that, although such books
as voted for The Of tie members became their
private properly, whenever extra copies printed for
distribution such copies belong to the people Of The
respective Districts winch the members represented
When they printed 10000 copies Of the report and
100 600 Of the Patent Office report. for distribution, they
intended for the members benefit, but for that
Of his constituents Many OF the members OF the last
Congress were now living in districts OF the country far
from those they had represented and having lost
the right OF ranking, II the documents forwarded
them, the people OF those districts would be deprived
of them He, therefore, thought they were bound 10 in
struc the Clerk OF the House TO furnish them 10 the
members OF The present House, who were ready and will
ling to discharge their duties regarding EN- II the gen
,leman Mr. ORR] would withdraw the motion of refer
ring il TO the Committee the Judiciary, he would move
that the Clerk be directed 10 deliver them.
Mr.. ORR con,ended that The question could not be
properly determined, unless it referred to the Com
inee on the judiciary The arguments OF The gentleman
from Tennessee Mr. JoNEsl were good but there were
some works which were not yet completed the first vol
oil which had been delivered by the members OF
Congress; and ii the succeeding volumes delivered
10 the members who had succeeded them, then there
would be gea difficulty in making proper distribution
II The succeeding volumes delivered TO persons who
had not received the FIRST they would be comparatively
vaueess unless the first was sent with it, He therefore
demanded The previous question:
The question OF reference to The Committee on the Ju
dietary was put and negalved,
Mr.. FLORENCE moved the reference of the subject
TO the Committee OF the Whole The state OF the Union
He said that when the question mooted the floor
Of the House at the last Congress- in relation the cen
sus report was slated distinctly That the copies of the
census were 10 be distributed 10 the members OF the Thr
tysecond Congress. and that they would be disbu-
ted. 1t seemed 10 him, therefore, that long that
was expressed opinion Of that Congress- that the
naming documents should be distributed accordingly.
In where members OF the last Congress de-
ceased, i should be made an exception to the rule
Mr.. STANTON considered that there one TO
whom the duty OF distributing those documents could
be SO properly conided as upon the present representa-
lives
On motion OF MIR. JONES, OF Tennessee,
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House be requested to
deliver TO the members of the present House Of Represent
atves the documents published by the last Congress- and
not delivered TO the members before The meeting of the
present House
Mr.. BARKSDALE. by unanimous consent, gave no
tce OF his intention TO introduce bill granting the right
OF way and donation OF the public lands the States of
louisiana Mississippi, and Alabama, in aid of The con.
structIon of certain roads therein.
Fhe joint resolution OF the Senate Is r. 81 for the
lief OF the owners OF the brig Kate Boyd' read
twice.
On the motion Of Mr. FULLER,
ordered, That be referred the Committee on Com
M. CHANDLER sked The unanimous consent OF the
Hous. Introduce question in relation 10 the report of
The committee on the census. he desired 10 know
whether the type Of that report still standing, aud
whether IL was The Intention oil that committee to allow
the report TO go 10 the country with all lis egregous
errors
The question being objected to. as likely 10 lead 10
lengthy debate al an unreasonable time, the subject
dropped.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The House then went into Committee OF the Whole
the OF The UnioD and the debate OF yesterday on
the Presidents message was resumed by
Mr.. PHILLIPS, who commenced by referring to the
speeches OF Nlessrs GERRIT SMITH and GIpDISGs. Ii
impossible 10 tell what else was 10 be involved in
that investigation, or ON what unknown seas they might
yet have TO be launched especially after what had been
advanced by the oldest member OF the House, Mr. GID
DINGs He coud not cay, however, that he was sur
prised at the sentiments which bad been expressed by
those two gentlemen although they were startling.
The sentiments they had advanced were the stereo-
typed OF the abolloniss and had been heard too
frequently to excite the least emotion OF surprise. He
locked around upon the representatives OF thirtyone
States, all OF whom recognised the individuality OF those
States and he must confess heiwas startled that 10 that
hall where the very ornaments OF the building declared
the eanctlly the anu OF The union IN
which they bound that gentlemen should be found,
such place and in such presence 10 utter sediments
deIogaory to the constitution, destructive TO the
Union, and insulting their fellow iaves
Bitter invecive, unneasured and unsparing abuse had
been poured out upon the institutions OF the South, and
southern members had maintained their seats in quiet, 10
decorum, and without reply He was not afraid OF dis
CUSTOM but be denied the right OF gentlemen 10 thal
lenge discussion in that hall upoA that question. II
there truth 10 be learned from the history
OF population II that a people who, from a
handful, within few years, without the aid OF emgra
os had been enabled TO increase their numbers three
millions, must be IN the enjoyment OF rights and advan
iages lie trusted that southern gentlemen would main
tam the opposition which would be the proper one,
which to let The gentleman from New York [Mr
he was master, and for them to sit and hear it, con.
tentng themselves with the reflection that those sen
ments were entertained by men who, although they
might have attained noioriey as sennen,aists, had
noi the estimation OF the county, risen 10 the dignity
of statesmen He went on 10 repudate the idea advanced
by the gentleman from New York, Mr. SMITH that If
Kosza citizen by law of the United States, he
was by the law OF JUSTICE and that this would have
been sufficient authority for The Secretary OF State to
ton the demand Tor his liberation. That was novel
idea, that this would justify the Secretary OF State go
beyond the esiabs shed law in that particular Such
were The attacks made upon the Secretary OF State, Of
whom he might say that the sword OF Ingaham and the
pen of Marcy were destined TO joint immortality. Az
ter remarks in opposition TO the bill oil the Senate
in relation the appointment OF the Assistant Secretary
Mr.. BAYLf, OF Virginia rose TO propose amend
for the express purpose OF making another speech
on the subjsct
Mr. HOUS ron rose 10 point OF order 10 whether.
when 4 gentleman proposed amendment avoweoly for