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The amendments read IN e1tenso when
Mr. PETIT moved to concur in the action the House
In relation to the appropriation for waterworks saying
that If committee OF conference considered the subject and
made report the houses would feel almost bound
agree to that report whatever il might be- They might
decide TO retain the amendment which he objected and
he would rather lose the whole bill than TO pass with
that appropriation In H. AL
After some farthr debate, Mr. p withdrew his Motion
and committee OF conference appointed consisting OF
Messrs. HUNTER Gwn, and JONES Of Tennessee.
PATENT REPORT.
On motion by Mr.. STUART, the Senate proceeded 10
consider the motion which submitted by Mr.. BRop-
HEAD on the instant TO reconsider the vote by which
the Senate ordered the printing OF thirty thousand
hse hundred additional copies OF the agricultural portion
of the Patent Office report @.# a
Mr. BRODHEAD stated that the why he made
the motion because the House of Representatives had
ordered extra number OF this document be printed by
the printer for the House and entered upon their
Journal He therefore desired to place similar
uon on the law the part OF the Senate hoped the
order would be amended provide that the extra
ior e use OF the Senate shoud he printed by the
Mr.. STUART hoped the motion would not prevail. If
the House had done what they had right do he
unable to conceive how that would Justify the Senate in
committing of the kind. There is a of
Congress defining how the public printing shall be done
II the Senate shall reconsider this vote and then amend
the order in the manner proposed by the senator from Penn
syvania the effect might be produce unpleasant coli
lSon between the two houses sGag Esar 4aaE
Mr. HAMlN concurrcd in the hope that the motion wond
not prevail The House having first ordered the printing Of
second part of the Patent Office report according the
the printer for the House was entitled TO do that print
ing In that view although the House might be Justified
in inserting clause in its order which in fact had
force whatever the Senate would not be justified in doing
the thing for in the it would be in accord
ance with law while in the other would be against it
Mr.. BRODHEAD said that this the second part of
the Patent Office report The mechanical portion the
first part and that first ordered be printed by the
Senate That being the case it his opinion that the
second OF the document ought be done by the
printer to the Senate He could why the
House should have inserted the provision that it should be
printed by the printer to the House. unless evade
the law under which the Senate printer entitled to do
the work.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the motion.
Mr. PRATT considered the Patent Office report to be
one document under the law, as it was marked Parts
and 2 The first part having been ordered to be printed
by the Senate the whole document ought be printed by
the printer to the Senate He hoped the motion to
slider would prevail for another reason noticed that
the House had given the Patent Office thousand copies
of this document for its the Senate proposed to
give that office five thousand copies more making fifteen
thousand in all, which made than he thought they
could dispose of advantagcously
Mr.. MASON thought this much one document as
the Presidents message which makes three volumes He
hoped the Senate would insist on its rights by reconsider
ing the resolution and adopting the proposed amendment
Mr.. HAMLN said that the Presidents message was but
document because there but order to- print it.
What is ordered to be printed time constitutes
document He had preference to who printed the
documents, but he desired to the law adhered TO-
The discussion participated in by Messrs. BADGER
GWlN, and TOUCEY, when the question being taken on
the motion to reconsider it was agreed toyeas 81 nays
l6--as follows aeas .@ (.
YEAS-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Brodhead, Brown,
Dawson Fish, Foot Gillette Hunter James Jones Of Ten
nessee, Mallory Mason, Pratt Rusk, Seward, sumner,
SXSsNnssss Adams, Alien, Benjamin, Ben ami Case Clay.
Dodge Of Wssonsin Ss Evans Mtzpatrok GTn, hamlin'
Mr.. BRODHEAD then moved to amend the resolution
SO as to provide that the work should be done by the
printer to the Senate.
frNyyN LA,
table and asked the yeas and nays which ordered
and being taken, resnted-yeas Q, nays 2eas follows;
YEAsMes sds TsA. Adams, ad CS Fitzpatrick awn Norris
NAYs-Messrs. Alien, Atcbison, Badger, Brodhcad,
Brown, Cass, Dawson Evans, Fish, Foot Gillette, Hamn,
Sebastian Seward Stuart Sumner Thompson Of Kentucky
Toucey, Wade, and w Weiier-26.
SO the motion was not agreed to-
The question then recurred the motion OF Mr. BRoD
BEAD and it agreed to-yeas 23 nays Has fol-
lows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Atchison, Badger Brodhead,
Of Tsnncs,ee Maory aason Pratt Rai sebssssn ssw
ard sumner Thompson Of Kentucky, Toombs Wade, and
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Cass, Clay, Fitzpatrick, Gwin
Hamln, Norris, sidel Stuart Toucey and Walker-ll.
On motion by Mr. STUART the resolution then
amended by striking 3750o and inserting In lieu
thereof the word 'fortyp that il reads follows
Ordered. That there be printed by the printer the SEN
for the the Senate forty thousand additional copies
agricultural portion the Patent Office report with
the pate, the same five tbousand OF which
shall be for the use Of the Paten, Office.
The question being then stated agreeing the order
q amended,
Mr.. BRODHEAD asked for the yeas and nays; which
ordered, and being taken, resulted-yea % nays
Pas follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Atcbison, Badger, Brodbead,
Brown, Dawson Douglas Evans, Fish, Foot Gillette, Hun
Jones of Tennessee Mallory Msson Petit Pratt Rusk
Seward, sumner, Thompson OF Kentucky, Wade and Wei
ler-23
NAYS-Messrs Adams, Benjamin. Cass Clay, Fitzpatrick,
Hamn, Norris, Side Stuart Toombs, Toucey and Walk
cr-l2.
On motion by Mr. GWIN the Senate proceeded to con-
slider the bill to authorize the coinage OF gold pieces OF the
value respectively Of ten eagles and five eagles and for
other purposes; which read.
Mr.. BENJAMIN and Mr. FISH expressed desire to have
opportunity of examining the bin more fully and its
further consideration postponed until tomorrow.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On motion by Mr.. MASON the Senate proceeded 70 the
consideration Of executive Business and after time
spent therein, the doors reopeucd, and
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House met at IL o'clock, m.
Prayer by the chaplain Of the House
The journal of Friday was read and approved
aoT IN
Mr. FAULKNER asked leave to offer the following reso-
luton;