- Lambden James R.
- Bouldin
- Barker Jacob.
- Grinnell Joseph.
Mr
Lambden is a painter usually residing at Philadelphia, who
two or three years ago painted a portrait of me, and from whom I have
not since heard till this morning, when he called on me, and requested
me, to sit for him again— He has the portrait still, and says it has
been much approved as a likeness, by all persons acquainted with me who
have seen it— He has made a copy of it, which he intends to present to
the astronomical Society of Cincinnati and wishes me to give him one or
two sittings for finishing touches to the present time. I agreed to meet
him to-morrow morning at 10 O’Clock at his room in the capitol. On my
way to the house I stop’d at the Globe Office, and gave directions to
the compositor Haliday for the
printing of the Reports on the Massachusetts Resolves— I spoke for 100
extra copies of mine—and gave directions for the printing of the whole.
The original manuscript of the journal in Joseph R. Ingersoll was not there;
having been retained by B. B.
French, supposing that my copy of it would be sufficient
for the printing— But I directed, that the print should be from the
original journal, and afterwards in the house, French promised me to
send it to the printing Office— I found the house in Session; and taking
the yeas and nays on a motion to reconsider a vote of yesterday,
rejecting a proposal of the Committee on the public buildings to
appropriate 1000 dollars from the contingent fund of the house and
authorise the clerk to contract
for illuminating the hall with the Drummond light. I did not reach my Seat in time to vote
but the reconsideration was refused— Sundry reports from Committees were
received, among which were two by Simons chairman of the Committee on engraving—proposing
the engraving; in debate upon which Cave
Johnson moved to abolish the office of meteorologist in
the department of Surgeon general— This dislocation of professor Espy was rejected by yeas and
nays. 79 to 86— M’Kay according to
notice long since given moved to suspend the rules to go into Committee
of the whole on the state of the Union to take up the tariff Bill; but
lost the motion by yeas and nays 80 to 84. Tibbatts then moved a resolution to cease debate in
committee of the whole on the Eastern harbour bill at 4 O’Clock this
afternoon; but this sprung a debate of two hours in which I took part
and which closed by laying Tibbatts’s resolution on the table.— Elmer then moved to go into Committee
of the whole on the state of the Union, and the Eastern harbour Bill was
taken up— Davis of Indiana in the
Chair— Small progress was made; the Committee rose and the house
adjourned. At the National Intelligencer Office I met Jacob Barker.