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bill


To the clause of the bill under consideration ap-
propriating $4,000 for contingent expenses for the
Department Of State. Mr.. G. DAVIS offered an
amendment providing that the job printing, bind
i.g. advertisements, publication Of laws and sta
tionery required for the public service .hall be le,
out to contract, the advertising to be dunc in the
papers having the largcs, circulation.


Mr.. D. briefly advocated this as n means of pre-
venting the system of fayoritisnl and spos prac-
Used in the distribution of this fund Of which
:l00 600 for the long, and $4,000 for the short
sessions of Congress, is paid for the printing of
the Department; and for the purpose of making
the Information more general.


The CHAIRMAS ruled the amendment out of or
der, a, going to change an existing law From
this decision Mr.. D. appealed. and after some dis
cussion thereon, there being far short Of quo
rum of members present, motion that the Com
rnittee rise was carried-Yeas Is, Navs 35


A call of the House was ordered BY Yeas and
Nays, and 165 members having been collected


Mr.. MoaGAN offered resolution directing the
publication BY the Printer of the House of the list
OF absenteeS any call of the House to the recep-
ton Of which Mr. J. G. FLOYD objected. Nh
VI. moved suspension of the rules for its rccep-
ton: Which was negatived: Yeas 90; Nays 63
not two-thrcis.


The Committee then resumed its session; Mr.
DAVIS withdrew his appeal and modified hi,
amendment for the purpose Of avoiding the point
Of srdar. The CHAIRMAN ruled on the same
grounds the modified amendment out Of order ;
from which Mr.. D. took appeal which was
debated al length BY various member; and before
its decision. the Committee rose,


And the House adjourned