Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-30

tournament, of this debate He though! Inc pf"po-
s;on of III. pert,eman from Kentucky gas d
simple one understood by ali the members OF ms
House, and he was therefore anxious 10 save nc
lime Of Congress by speedy decislon OF ~ nu',
since he had heard the speech OF Inc hoho.H"'s
gentleman be Ie)oiccd that The acjouiE e"' i''u
taken place. de was glad The gentleman had al
toiied HIM he opportunity, which aPie"..f", ~
conornial 10 his taste, OF inquirins INTO ms VT.
Is y humble political history, and OF venting ms
wrath upon the former editor OF the tiehmonu
Enquirer, who seemed 10 be particularly oohoa-
ious 10 Kentucky politicians q the gentleman
school Bnt. before he addressed himself 10 reply
10 the remarks Of The gentleman Peisondl " ni'''
self and before he said word IN vinoica'ioh u
gentleman he (Mr. b. was proud 70 eau ms
friend, notwithstanding the gentleman o,'ler ue e
nuncia,iuns of him, h desired to address hiihsei
more particularly u The bnsinrss before 'se
House He had hoped that gentleman Q. 'he
parliamentary experience and Standing OF me
gentleman from X .nuckv wond have found Il IN
oona taS,e Ia couire himself 10 the discussion OF
The resolution, and nol 10 have wandered over 20
wid. a field in u:trr 10 ediy the House WIN
what he supposed was portion OF some one OF
the very effective >tpmp-spceches OF NE genie
man which was - similar IA tone anu ieiip'i "
those usually raa,ie by Inc seni!emans p"hlicai
friends. as scarcely 10 have been new Ia any one.
The House vpuid remember that MIR. b. had
distinctly said that he was not prepared 20 ex-
press any disarrrcbaion OF The enc Whieh nc
gentleman PROGRESSED 10 have IN vie~ nut lhal
wha, he oblcctej 10 was the imprac'lcabc mooe
by which he proposed 10 attain H.
prnno>i,iops proper 10 themselves, we're often
made with vcrv ditleren, purposes. Sometimes
that hey might be successful and carried out IN
good faith VI hen that was the purpose, prae-
iicablc mode was always adopted. Az other
lines. that IN adversary Nigh, incur odium oy
opposing them When his is The object, they are
bnupbt forward al time nd under such circum-
stances as 10 ensure them rejection. In such
case indifference IS shown 10 The proposition, ny
The wanon sacrifice off, for pa,tizan effect lie
should atem 0, Ia show, that this mus, have been
,be object of The gentleman in This instance
He mainia ned that ih-y could mol provide for
he pubic printing al this time, in The manner
proposed hy be gentleman from Kentucky. The
law Of 1919. which is uurepcaled-w which is the
law of the land which one House of Congress
cannot repeal-which both Houses of Congress
cannot repeal, without he appreciation OF The Pre-
siGcnt-!rQuiies, in The most positive terms, thai
Congress shall eiec, a public printer and sub.
ssouent las fixes tn rate of his compensation.
Iill his law shall have been repealed, this
House has no alternative but 10 choose printer.
DID ihe gentleman mean 10 propose joint reso-
linton 10 repeal he law That, ret,ainv, IS moi
the manner in which be present his motion =
He, Mr. 3D. IN The view he had just taken Of
The Question, presented no new idea In 1897,
when Democratic member from New York pro-
posed plan somewhat similar 10 ihat now sub.
United by The gentleman from Kentucky, the
whole Wing party, 10 man, voted against il.
The resolution was almost den!ical in lis terms
with thai now offered; vet an eloquent gentle
man on he Whig side OF the question Mr.. Og-
den Hoffman, yindicaied its rejection hy his par
Is on The ground that The law o. 1919 could moi
be superseded By mere resolution OF either or of
both Houses. take that ground now. | insist
that The Law shall be executed as il is; but before
have done, shall offer modification Of my
molion in the form Of an additional resolution,
proposing 10 raise committee which shall con-
siter on the propre,y OF changing lbe mode Of
doing The public printing.
lie had stalled Yesterday, and he repeated TO-
day. that in his humble opinion the proper mode
of reform. il ieiorm vas needed, was 10 elect a
printer under The law as it exists al present,
when they had rot time 10 enter iDlo details, and
10 arrange. a better system. Hereafter party pas.
sion would not be so much excited as il was al
present; and they nigh, ,hen on duly maturing
il. adop, such plan as would obviaie any we'll
founded objections. Iha, was The plan he now
proposed; and vet The gentleman from Kentucky
complained thai he (Mr b. objected 20 his pro-
position, and still, proposed TO other mode 10 ala IL
The end desired Hehad in his hand a resolution,
which he would submit 10 the House before he
took his seal which would otter practical mode
Of efleetins this object.
He had but one additional remark 10 make, in
reference 10 50 much OF the honorable gentle
mans argument as was pertnen! 10 The sub
ject before the House. The gentleman had
4 ,Iat
one establishment TO do the printing for twen-
" per centum less than was charged under
the mode now prescribed by law. But the tact
was. that that proposition really amounted 10
an offer 10 reduce The cost only nye per cent
The offer referred to, proposes 10 reduce the
price, allowed by The law Of 1919, IS per cent.
Blu, that had already been reduced 20 per cent.
So that, after all the practical reduction proposed
amounted TO just per cent. Blu! he had remark
able disclosure 10 make 10 the House in reference
10 these gentlemen who made that proposition.
He had already referred 10 The TACT that al The
9Th Congress, the rate Of compensation was re.
duced 20 per cent. on The cost of the work pre-
yiously charged But, before The end of The seS
sion, Gales & Seaton, who executed the work,
came in and asked 10 have the former rates re-
stored; and, would III Chair believe in The les.
,imony produced 10 sustain this request was lha,
of one oil these very men who are now proposing
10 save 50 much money by executing the work fol
50 much less These very men one OF them, a
least. as he was authorized Ia say-tesihed that
unless the former rales were restored, the public
nrinter would be ruined. And vel these very
men, one Of whom destined, In The case oil Gale:
< Sea,on. thai, unless the old rates were restored
The public printer would be ruined, nov come BE-
fore the House, and propose 10 do il at reduction
| OF 25 er cent Did any man in the House
| would anv man in the nation-be 50 cfednious a:
10 belieye that these men really believed tia, The
present rates OF compensation we're so ex'ravd
CANT as they affected TO represent that they were
| They had involved themselves in mis- dilemma
/ either their memorial is untrue, uI the testimony
/ they gave in IN. case ii Galvs y SeatoD un
| true. His own belief was, that both propositions
I were made purely for political effect He trustee
| The House was bold enough 10 ress, all such al
lcmms. He believed The people oi the country
weie sufficiently veil informed 10 understand TIT
motives and object Of all such attempts.
SO much for The fist proposition. As 10 III
second thai of Bow & Fisk, there was no ditii
Guilty in predicting wha, would he tie result, i;
was accepted We would have The old game .
/ Gales g. SeaIon over again. After The printer
I rad been obtained, and blow thus struck al III
| Union Office-perhals IFS able editor driver
from The capital--you would haze a representa-
i
small. and that The contract must he abandoned
or The printers ruined We would be told, llla
The iahorer was worthy Of hire, and be asked, il
became a Government 10 lake advantage OF al
! injudcions contract OF enc OF lis ciiizrGs and
| Shylock-like, demand the penalty OF The bond
Mr.. BIS belief was, that both propositions ha'
/ been thrown in Tor parry effect and he hoped an
believed that the House would have hrmnes
enough 10 disregard them; aud if, upon invt >li
CATION. ii is found lhat The present rate OF com
pensation i. TOO high, LEI IL be reduced.
Yesterday, the honorable gehtlema from Ken
tuckY informed The House that he (Mr. b va
a slic, conslruc,cnsi, aud asked him in wha
part 0; the Constitution OF the United States, o
! in lhe Resolutions OF 9s, could be found hi
power 10 establish a political press. When h
, Hr. Is made such proposition, II would b
lime enough for him 10 look up that clause OF III
Constitution which would Justify il. lie had nc
| proposed 10 ablish by government, patronage
| a political press. All that ne proposed vas. tha
/ the law should be adhered 10 which had reeula
4 ,rd the publc printing from the DAYS OF Washing