The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-24


men shah be furnished under the direction and supervision
Of the Superintendent OF the Public Printing be- and the
Is hereby repealed"
Mr.. HAVEN, of New York, hoped that the motion to
reconsider would not prevail although take il in all its
parts the amendment not exactly what he desired
The first part Of it simply applied the 20 per cent resou
ton to the officers in the Congressional Library the whos
amount OF which would not increase their salaries
make them exceed ten twelve hundred dollars. The
second part Of repealed the 20 per 1t rela
ted 10 the public printing which under the existing law
took out OF the treasury contrary TO the intentions OF the
House, sums OF money amounting to from twenty 10
hundred Thousand dollars per aunum depending entirely
upon the construction which the Court of Claims would
give to the law He would prefer allowing the Librarians
the 20 per cent their salaries but he willing to
give this enormous amount Of extra compensation 10 the
printer whether 1t was shared by other than him
not
He had heard his friends talk of economy and one gen.
tenan, who proclaimed that he leading member of
the republican party, Mr. STANTON, OF oho say that he
would have TO change his in the House,
10 be able to arraign the administration upon
my but he noticed that great many of these repub
hcan gentlemen on proposition to vote this enormous
amount TO the printer voted squarey with the democracy
For this be DESTROYS of having the amendment
sustained The amendment also proposed TO take out of
the hands Of the Superintendent of the Public Printing aud
allow the heads of the departments to order their
blank books binding and ruling which he also in f
vor Of de thought that the House had acted properly in
adopting the amendment and if they reversed their
action, he wished the country to that ii those
superexa economists of republicans who voted side by
side with the democrats to share the public when
they had men whom they felt interest in to benefit
Mr. COBB Of Georgia. wished to reply to that portion of
the remarks OF the gentleman from New York in which he
referred to the fact of the republicans having voted in
nexion with the democrats against the amendment That
gentleman sought TO make the impression upon the public
mind that those who voted against the amendment in
favor OF giving the 20 per cent extra compensation to
the public printer which he utterly denied and repudiaed
1t would be remembered by the members of the House
that at the time the amendment was pending other
beers and himself stated that whilst the Committee of Ways
and Means were unanimous in recommending to the
House non-concurrence in the amendment, they
also in the opinion that the 20 per cent ought
not to be allowed to the public printer in other words
that that portion OF the amendment which provided that
the 20 per cent resolution should be construed APP
ply the public printer for either branch of Congress
right and would receive the sanction and support of that
committee Such statement was made and the gentle
from New York endeavo rng create an erro-
impression when he charged that those who voted
against the amendment in favor of giving the public
printer this 20 per cent extra allowance. He had
heard member upon the floor advocate defend the
proprety of voting this 20 per cent and the gentleman
had ioa of ground stand upon when he charged
that the members of the House in favor of the propo-
son He stated further that the which govern
ed the Committee of Ways and Means in recommending
non-concurrence in this amendment that they
opposed to nterpolang into the appropriation bills
matters Of legislation. Members were fully aware
would become before Congress adjourned that
fatal bundsr could not be committed than by converting
the appropriation bills into mere legislative bs and the
desire and endeavor of the committee to keep ae APP
preparation bills free of all legislation and confne them
the objects for which they were intended
Mr. HAVEN contended that this amendment no
legislation, 1t did not create any officers
places but only off and struck out diseased piece
He anxious that this last attempt put end the
expenditure OF money for the public printing
which bad been hurled upon them during this admnistra
ton should not fail ho DESTROYS get rid of it be-
fore his party Fillmore Amercan had to take the respon
sibilty OF the government upon their hands.
Mr.. COBB, of Georgia. said that the gentleman could
relieve himself from all apprehenons that score the
responsibility would not fall upon him his party short
y and there necessity for any alarm that sub
joc The gentleman waxed warm n defence of principle
viii uObO uU ppgfi in he adj
vocacy of provision which nobody opposed to-
ing determined be derood and appreciated by the
country the peculiar friend and peculiar advocate aud
peculiar defender Of that provision Of the amendment which
refused to allow the public printer the 20 per cent extra
compensation II the gentleman would show who OPP
posed TO that measure the House would then give him
GONE credit for the zeal with which be advocated it.
y Mr. OLlRGMAs, Of Horth Carolina, was very much
gaed that this debate had sprung up believing it much
useful to the House and the country than those in
which they generally INDUCED II he voted for the amend
ment in its present FORM he would have to vote an in
creased allowance 10 two three other officers He had
in single instance voted 10 Increase the salary Of
any officer and he would not do He believed that
.hRY NIL amply compensated for their services He
called the attention Of the republican party who were In
majority in the house. AMI who were Standing up fer
economy the fact that for the last few years the salaries
of the Clerk and Doorkeper OF the House and their sub
ordinates bad been largely increased and he wished to
know IL they intended 10 hold TO those salaries and
them extra allowance at the end of the session III
ey did be would like to know upon what principle they
going to denounce the administration for its extrava-
against appropriations for the support OF the army who
protecting the defenceess inhabitants upon from
tiers from the Indians and yet at the end or the session
they ready and willing TO vote the extra aowanceor
their own officers. lie wished the public TO understand
this.
After some further discussion, Mr. H. MARSHALL, OIL
Kentucky moved lay the motion to reconsider the
table which motion agreed to-yeas 70, nays CO.
as follows
YEAs-Messrs Albright, Bingham, Bishop Bliss, Bren
ton Broom, Ezra Clark Clawson CoaK Cox, Crage Cum
back, Dam reIl, II. Winter Davis, Timothy Davis, Dean
Harlan, J. NJ. Harris, Harrison Haven Hoffman Holloway
Valentine D. Horton Hpghston, Kelly, Knapp, Knight
Knowlton, Knox kGskel, Lake Letter LtPdley, Mace,
r, Murray, Peck, Perry, Petit Porter, Prnge, Pur
year. Resde Ready, Richie, Rivers Robbins Roberts Ss
bin, Sapp Scott, Simmons William u. Smith, Sneed Thor
Ellhu b, wasbburne Israel Washburn, Watson Wheeler,
Wood, Woodwork, and Iolioofrer-79.
NAYS-Mesus. Aiken, Barclay, Barksdalo, Bell II, Ben
nett Hendley 8. Bennett Bocock Bowie, Boyce Branch,
Williamson X. w Cobb, Covode, Cragin Davidson, Den
YER Dowdell, Emris Florence, galloway, Goode, Grow,
Lumpkn, Samuel s. Marshall, MAttoson, Maxwell, Nc.
Huin, Smith Miller Mott, Nichos Andrew Oliver, Pei
ton Phelps, QuitmaB, Ruifn, Sage, Sandidge, Savage
Shorter spinner Stanton Talbot Thprston, Trppe VAIL
Walbrdge, Warner, Wells, Williams, Woodruff and John
V. Wright-G2.
NEBRASKA CONTESTED ELECTION CASH.
The SPEAKER stated that the business in order was
the consideration of the report Of the Committee Of Elcc
tons in the Of Hiram Bennett contesng the Of
Bird Chapman, delegate from the Territory of Kansas
Mr. WATSON, Of OHIO, stated that Of the members
Of the Committee Of Elections who absent from his
seat Sir. STEPHENS Of Georgia had expressed desire to
submit minority report 10 The case and he therefore
moved to postpone its consideration until Tuesday next
Mr.. GREENWOOD, Of Arkansas, hoped that the motion
would prevail the report in tie had just been
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