The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-04-19

oring 10 procure reduction to that extent. The
Democrats, however, stuck TO their l5 per cent.
reduction and saved only Sl7,720.
Turning 10 the evidence appended to the Com
mittee's Report, we f, d the following words in
communication fr m Gales & Seaton, viz:
WE shnpid Jr uiliing to undertake The ereeu-
tion ct the printing gftAe Ho'tse finding all ma
| triais) at a reductiOn,f TWENTY PER CENT.
from The price yired by the joint resolution Of
.Nasch3, 1919"
| Well, the people thought they would try the
Wings who wanted to save t,cenfy- fire per cent
when the Democrats would save only eileen So
they elected Wing Congress and Wing Presi-
dent The Whig Congress met at Washington on
the lst of June, lS4I. Their economical propen-
sities-had already cooled lille. Before they got
into power they thought that twenty-five per cent
might be saved in the printing, particularly as it
would still, according to their own story. leave
their pTinte; profit of fifty per cent; but they
concluded to give their printers all they had asked
the year before, thinking, perhaps, that the public
work would be done better If they were satisfied
They contented therefore, with prescribing to
/ Thomas Allen and Gales s. Seaton whom they e.
lected, the precise terms on which the same Gales
g. Seaton had offered to do the work but little
more than year before. The Records OF Con-
gress show the action: r
1t appears by III Senate Journal of June Is. Is4l, +,
(st session, 27th Congress, folio 15) that the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
"Resoiped, That the Senate will now proceed
to the election of printer for the Senate.
| ReSOlved That the compensation of said prin.
ter be the same established by the joint resolu-
ton OF 1919, deducting therefrom twenty per
ceLt."
1t also appears by the journal of the House of
June II, 1871, same Congress. folio S5. that the
following resolution adopted by vote Of ayes
l7s, Loes 10:
Rpsolred, That the House now proceed 10 the
election of priter of this House for the 27h Con-
gress, whose compensation shall be twenty per cent
less than the prices fixed by the joint resolution of
1879"
Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs
Brewster. c. Caldwell, r. Fl. Davis, Doan,
d ,eg, fgbert. Gerry, Gustine, hopkins, Houck,
l.illeeld, R. M. Clean, M, Keon, A. Marshall,
Redmg. Riggs, Roosevelt, Snyder, Ward, J. w.
W iIliams
Here il Is. See how much more economical the
Wings are than the Democrats hey mean to
save fire per ctnt more in the printing of Congress
than the Democrats did! See how they have gone
to work upon ''rereHchnent ard reform" as they
promised the people!
Walr--Let us ser the end! The printers pro-
ceeded under this contract to perform the print q
of Congress. The last day but one ofthis rcOn M
icdt Whig Congress had arrived; no complaint had
bnnn m a6a bv thu tba,r ,yns
or pretence that they were not amply paid; no in
ve&tigaion, 10 new fats, no hing whatsoever to
change the attitude ofhe subject as it stood when
Me,srs. Evans aud Garland made their report in
1910. Yet, on the second Of March, lS43, an
appropriation bill beil uIder consideration, the
following proceedings appeared Oh the Senate
Jour.at, page 2il, ,H:
On motion of Mr. Wood6,idge to amend ;he
bill. page 2, lie 10, by iserli.. e the following:
up ouided, That nothing in any resolution of
either house of Congress shall prevent the settle.
me-. t aid payment Of the hills for the pri"ting of
the two houses Congress agreeahly to the prices
established by the joint resolution of March 8,
1919"
1t was determined in the affirmative, ayes 24-
n es 10.
o motion of Mr.. Allen, the ayes and noes being
desired b. omc-liith of the members present, those
who voted il the affirmative are
NeSSTs. AFCHeT, Dates, DdNhTu, DeTrlcn,
Choate, Conrad, Critenden, DAYTON, Evans. Kerr,
Mangum, Merritk, Miller, Morehead, Phelps,
Porter, Rives, Simmlns Smith Of lid, Sprague,
Tallmadge, White, Woodbridge. All wings
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs ANen, Baghy, Benton, Buchanan, Cal
houn. Fulton, Henderson, King Linn. NJ Roberts,
Sewer, Smith of Cnnnertitut, Sturgeon, Tappan,
Walker, Wilcox. Williams, Woodbury., Wright
All democrats but oIc.
4. ,t,, zED ID
where the amendment was rejected. 1t came back
to the Sc ate, which i'sisted upon it, aid sent it
to the house for reconsideration; and here, on the
Sd March, 1913, it was agreed to by the following
vote:
Yeas. MesIs. Adams, Allen, L. w. Andrews,
Aycrigg, Bernard Barton, Bir'Seye, Blair, Board
MAJ, Borden, Bolts. Briggs, John Campbell, r. ].
Campbell, Chds, Chittenden, ]. c. Clark. James
Cooper, 00- COWEN, 80 Cranston, Cravens,
Gushing, Garrett Davis, D'berry, Everett, Fill
more, Gates, Granger, Green, Hall. Howard,
Hudson, R. Inger:oli, Irwin, W. C. Johnson
Jones, ]. p Kennedy. King, Linn, McKennan,
Thos +. Marshall. Na-MATHIoT,-E0M Morgan.
BJAMORROW 40 Osborne. Owsley, Pope, Pow
ell, Profit. Randolph, DG-RIDGWAY,-G Rod.
rey. Russell Satonstall. DG-STOKELY.-fI) STRAIT
ton, A. III. H. Stewart, J. T. Stewart, Summers,
Sumter, Taliaferro, John B. Themp'oD, R. w.
Thomp on, TiIlinghast, Toland, Tonnson, Trip.
Irtt, ruinDuI UhderWond, van Rensselaer,, T.. |
d. White. j. l.. While, T. w. Williams, C. II. |
Williams, J L. Williams, Winuop, Wise. Yorke
aud Young-SO. All wings but one
Nays -Messrs. Arnold, Atherton, Babcock,
Baker, Beeson. BidIack, Bovine, Brewster, A. v. |
Brown. Milton Brown, Charles Brown, Burke, P. |
c. Caldwell, w. b. Campbell, Carey, Casey, Chap.
man, Clinton. Coles. Cross, d mel, r. d. Davis.
Dawson. Dean, J G. Flovd Fornance, Gamble,
Graham, GwiAn. Harris, John Hastings. Houck,
Houston. Hubbard, G. ]. Ingersoll, Cave Johnson,
Keim, Andrew Kennedy, Lewis. Ltlleield, Low
ell. A. .IcCellan, Robert MI tCleIlan, Mckay, |
Mallory. Mason Mattocks, Maynard, Medill.
Merriweather, Miller, Oliver. Pavne. Pickens,
Pumer. Ramsey, Read, Reding. Rencher. Rey.
nods, Riggs, Rogers, Roosevelt. Sewell, Shaw.
Sheppard, Shields, Smith. Snider. Steenrod. J.
Thompson, Trotli, Van Buren, Watterson, Wei.
Ter and Westhrook-78.
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