Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-22
Urdntsday, May Is.
IN SENATE.

BANKRUPT LAW.
The Senate to-day resumed the consideration oi t,ie
hill establishing uniform system of bankruptcy ior me
L. States
Mr.. CRlTTENDEN, who was entitled TO the fioor
addressed the Senate at great length in opposition to the
substitute offered by Mr. Wall for the bill reported by
Mr. Clayton from the majority OF the Committee on tiie
Judiciary, and in favor of the original b'il.
Mr.. WALL replied; and, after br'ei reJolhaef
from Mr. Cri,tenden, the Senate adjourned
During the morning, resolution was adopted hxing
the hour of meeting at dcrcn clock, "A. NJ;
EXECUTION OF TIE REVENUE LAWS.
The hi which passed the House yesterday TO en-
sur. the more faithful execution of the Revenue Laws,
was brought into the Senate to-day and referred to the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The SPEAKER laid before the House letter from
the Secretary of the Navy transmitting the norma-
ton called for BY the House on the 9th OF April IN re-
Iaton To the establishment of naval station South OF
the Chesapeake Bay; which was, on motion oil Slr'
BANKS, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed
TIE PUBLIC PRINTING.
The first subject in order the report OF the Select
Committee on Public Printing the resolutions IN the
report were read -,
MIR EVANS moved 10 amend by striking out all the
resolutions and inserting another set OF RESOLUTIONS re-
ported by the minority OF the committee
These, also, were read.
Mr. f. inquired whether the chairman OF the com.
mt.ec had any exposition TO present oil the gou'us o
the report
Mr., BLACK SAID IL had been MS HelitlnH w say nv
thing on the report; the report itself contained Tie
measures proposed bv the committee, and the reasons
on which they founded them. II the minority OF me
committee had any thing to submit IN opposhioh or III
preference Of any other plan he was ready 10 near,
and would then reply The report Of the minority re.
ferrcd to the present Congress ony mat OF tHe 'ao
rity contained no such restriction.
Mr. EVANS addressed the House in explanation OF
the report Of the minority OF the committee. ne
stated the offer of Messrs. Gideon, stambangi' ana
others 10 execute the work at this general rate OF de-
duction and went into extensive calculations to show
the existing profits of Blair and Rives, III confirmation
of the general views he had submitted, exclusive Of the
prnng for the Senate, and the binding OF documents
&c He concluded by insisting that by the establish.
ment of Government printing Office, the work mgh'
be better done and for half the money now paid
Mr. BLACK adyerted 10 the incapaclty OF men mol
professionally acquainted with printing 10 form correct
Judgment of the details of the present subject lie re-
rrnd 10 portions the testimony taken before me COM
mittec given By parties who had heretofore executed
the Congressional printing, and on whose testimony
the majority of the committee mainly relied; and argued
10 show that taking this testimony true II would be
and injurious to reduce the present prices
morc than fifteen per cent He dwelt upon the grea
and cuar hazards attending the investment OF arS.
CAPITAL on the chance of executing, Tor any perod OF
time the public printing of Congress; the immense oS'
from dead capital lying absolutely useless on the haho
o the propretors sometimes for years together, the "
rerularitv Of the employment; the necessity winch
compelled the printer TO keep large and extra NUMBER
of workmcn who were employed also IN extra hours
and of course al extra compensation which went greatly
to add to the expenses incurred Nc, nc
| In conclusion, Mr.. B. alluded 10 the report oil the
majority, which recommended a deduction OF htcei
per cent He canddly confessed, however, that he dId
not think that that would leave the printer air and
sufficient compensation, such as he ought 10 receive
even in comparison with other avocations IN lie IN
yolving outlay capital and hazard greater than ina
| l,c,,,n Tho
not believe that the printer could get along with that
reductions but the House could decree it fthey thought
proper For his part, he should vote against the
resolution. lie thought that the very lowest reduction
should be ten per cent and even under that he thought
| the printer would make but poorly out.
Mr. RICE GARLAND then offered to amend the
amendment by resolution setting forth that as II ap
pcarcd that offers had been made to execute the pub
lie prntng-onc at % per cent less than the prices
fixed by the Joint resolution of March :, rl-and the
other at 20 per cent less than SAID pces-thIs House
did not deem it expedien 10 pay the printer thereof
Lirhcr conversation than that for which other persons
who were competent TO do the work were willing tc
perform IT.
Mr,EVANS accepted this resolution a modifca
tion BY way of preamble, to his amendment
Mr. Garland having concluded
MIR PETRIKIN moved 20 strike ont all after the
word "Rcsolved" in the amendment to the original re
solution and insert the following: "That the printing
for this House shall hereafter be paid for at rate of ter
per cent less than the prices hxed by the JOINT resou
ton of March, 1919.
"Resolred, That the printing executed for this House
since the election of printer shall be paid for as hereto
fore provided for and agrceaby TO all the reservations
and provisions contained in the joint resolution OF the
Sd of March, 1919"
Mr. P said he would make remarks beyond this
that he thought the majority and the minority of the
Committee were both wrong in their CONCLUSIONS
Upon critical examination of the testimony of Messrs
Gales and Seaton and Others who have the best prac
teal knowledge of the business, would be found that
the printers could not stand the reduction proposed
He believed his proposition was about far medium
between the extremes, and the most just one, and he
therefore, moved the previous question.
Mr. THOMPSON, of South Carolina, moved that
the House adjourn.
MIR. TURNEY demanded the yeas and nays; which
were not ordered.
Then, before completing the call,
The House adjourned.
IN SENATE.
Thursday, May Ia, 1870.