New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-15

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answer OF apologize for the action of his State.
On motion of Mr.. DOOLlTTLE, the subject was
postponed till Tuesday.
The Senate went into executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
On motion of Mr. GROW rep, Pa, the powers
of the Special Committee Printing authorized to be
appointed yesterday were enlarged so that they may
INQUIRE into the prices paid for binding by Congress- and
the laws regulating the same, and 10 make similar inqu
res into the prices paid for engraving and paper also
the publication and binding of the Congressional
GoJe and to report all the facts the sUbject Also
whether in their opinion any changes in the existing
laws governing the public printing IN connection with
the Executive bureaus necessary to be made, with
power to report at any time.
Mr.. BURNETT lad. Dem, Ky.) understood these
subjects were considered by special Committee last
session. Did they ever make reporH
Mr.. GROW said that Committee was the same as the
ordered They made an investigation, but were
not authorized report at any time and the call for their
report was never reached. II it bad been, they were
prepared to report bill the subject. Allow this
Committee 10 report at any time.
Mr.. BURNETT am agreed to that
Tho SPEAKER announced the pending business to
be the election of Printer.
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS tAd. Dem, No. there
was a call of the House.
Mr. W00DSON IA. Dm., No. moved the House re-
solve itself into Committee Of the Whole on the State
of the Union and take up the Post-Oice Appropria-
ton bill. Estimating the damages at 6 per cent on the
smount due the contractors, the amount IS 81 0OO
Mr. WASHBTRNE rep, Ill., thought that the
House had better have more vote for Printer, and
If the question then determined they could take
UP the Post. Office Appropriation bill.
Mr. Andersohs motion was disagreed 10 by three
majority.
The SPEAKER requested the Tellers TO resume
their places the desk to record votes for Printer.
Mr. HILL Is. Am, Tenn moved to adjourn.
object of adjournment: He suggested one more vote
for Printer II EN- the House should go into Com
mittee on the Post Office bill.
Mr. HILL said his purpose was to procure full at
tendance. Some Of his friends were absent.
Mr. SHERMAN replied they were absent on their
own re responsibility.
Mr. MORRIS IDem., ILL., said the Democrats were
willing take vote for Printer tomorrow, and not
Mr.. SHERMAN said the election of Printer was not
worth adiournng over for an hour.
Mr.. HILL. thought il was.
Mr.. SMITH Dem, Va. desired TO give reasons for
| postponement, but was called to order.
| The motion TO adjourn, supported by only twenty
| eight votes. was negatived.
| Mr.. BARKSDALE Dem, Miss. remarked that on
Thursday the other side SAID they not ready to
20 into the election of Printer end without any par
tcular objection the question postponed till yes
terday, when there were two ballots without choice.
He frankly said the Democratic side were not ready,
| but would be tomorrow noon. He proposed that by
general CONSENT the subj ect be passed over t1 to-
| morrow at | o'clock.
Mr.. SHERMAN would not object, il such were the
| general understanding.
This acquiesced in.
| Mr.. SHERMAN reported a bill for the payment Of
invalid and other pensions; bill to support the Mill
tary Academy and bill for the payment Of Consular
and Diplomatic expenses. They were referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the Stlte of the Union.
The Post Office Appropriation bill was then taken up
| Mr.. PRYOR Dem, Va favored the abolition OF
the Thanking privilege by which speeches were ereu,
| lated which never read, and seed distributed
| which would never come up.
| Mr.. MOORE Is. Am, KY opposed this socaed
reform. There is light which emanates from Wash
ngton, and the only way to get it to his constituents
| is by means of the Thanking privilege.
| Mr.. DAWES REP Mass. offered an amendment
allowing the exchange of newspapers between the
| publishers.
Mir. REAGAN Dem, Texas did not see why pub
shers should he favored than any other class OF
| persons
After further debate, Mr. Dawes's amendment was
| Mr.. MONTGOMERY Dem, Pa proposed hat the
Senate be deprived of the ranking privilege Laugh
| teri He had no idea the Senate in earnest u lo-
! sertDg the amendment. He wanted to test the SIN
| cerity of that body.
| MI SHERMAN would make no distinction between
Senators and Representatives. He appealed to gentle
| men to cease debate, and have the pending amend
| ments voted for.
The Senaie's amendment, abolishlng tbs franking
| privilege rejected. -
The Committee rose and reported the bill to the
| Honse.
| The senate's amendment, directing the Post-Offce
10 rave DanBs OF contracts pilnleu, WIS dSeeu W ny
| $50 against 81.
| The Senate,s amendment abolshiDg the Thanking
privilege was rejected by vote of CD against IL.
YEAs-Messrs Anderson MOI, Ashmore Avery Batksdae
Cobb John ochane Cooper Craig MOL Curry Davis MISS
Dearns,te Edmundson Ethedge Ferry Garrett, Gartrel
,nrd.men Hatton Hull Hindman Houston Jackson jenkins
Jones Kiinge Lamar Landrum suabee Leake hcPherson
Mccueer McRse Moore ALA Morris pal Peyton, Phelps,
Porter, Pryor Quaes Reagan Rigss. Rtfn Rust Scott
Siies Singleton Stevenson Stokes Taylor Thomas Web.
| ster Woodruff. and Woodson. $500 49,
EAYS-Mes.rs Adams dass) Adms Ky.), Aldrich, Allen,
Bsbbtt Beale Bingbsm Blake BoteeF Bouigny Brayton,
Bufr gton BuTch Bungame Burnham, Butteheld Campbell
Carey Carter CLARK MOL Coax, Conkng Corwin Cox Cur
lis Davis (nd) Davies Deano Dimmck Due Dunn, Edger-
ton Edwards, Ely FuAsworth, Fsnton Florence Foster,
Fouke Frank Giner Gooch, Grow, Gurey, Hale, Haskn,
Helnick Hoard Howard Humphrey, Hutchns Irvine Jun.
kin KellcsE mich kellogg Ill y Leach (Mch) Lee, LOOMS
Loyejoy Maton Martin tO), Martin va Maynard Mexican.
McKpish hson, Milward Montgomery. Moore XVI Moor
head Morrill, Mouis Q, morse, Nelson Niback, Eixoa,
NOEL Pendeton Petit Porter Reynolds, Robinson Or. \,
Robinson l, B0yce, schwartz sedgwick sherman smith
N Co. spauldns Spinner stanton Stevens Stout stostou
Theabsr TompLa Train Ta1bls, kslandisaam. Vance, Van
| WashbuIn (Me. }, Wells, When, Winsow, and Wood
The other amendments of the Senate were con.
| Cured in.
| Mr.. SPJNNERS rep, N " amendment abolish
ing the Post Office Department was rejected. Ad
journed.
| Disaster.