The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-07
In CONGRESS- OF THE U. STATES.
WEDNESDAY,. JUNE S. 1850.
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sEnATE.
REronu yRoM COMMITTEES.
Mr. BORLAND, from the Committee on Printing, 70
whom referred the motion TO print the following SUP
jecis lhe report OF the Secretary OF The inenoi ~ nc
2sd April sccompansd BY report o. YIN sse2sa9v
the Interior, Of the 2slh May with TRANSACTIONS and
copies Of all the documents which ACCOMPANIED the re-
ports q VIM Carey Jones' and 1s Hns sSesa AGENT 10
California communicated by the President 10 the House
OF Representatives. be printed reported IN favor OF
printing said reports, and mat 2ooO copies, III aauoh "
The usual number, De printed
In presenting this report, Mr. B. said am directed by
the Committee on Printing to report certain papers, which
mere some DAYS SINCE referred 10 them The papers
prise the reports OF VIM Carey Jones and Thomas Butler
King who sent agents OF the United States TO Cali
forna The hrst paper referred was Inc report o. MT
Jones The motion to refer that paper was accompanied by
the motion to print the same number oil Mr. Kings report
AT the suggestion OF senators, that papers additional to
those before the Senate making Mr. Joness report
complete, would be communicated from the Depart
nen of the Interior, the committee withheld the first pa
pers for short time. The additional papers have now
been received and the committee have directed to re-
port them all back, and recommend that both reports
(Mr Joness and Mr.. Kings) be printed.
Mr.. HALE. wish to inquire OF the chairman OF the
shall have to pay for this printing. There five elk
cassfcations the prices OF printing under the
tract and when anything is to be done not coming under
any Of these casscaons, il is to be paid for at another
raiean exorbitant price, which twoud cost than
100000 to print this document.
Mr. BORLAND. The committee have not made any
estimate of what The cost would be- The contract fixes
the prices at which the different classes OF printing shall
be done and take il that is not competent for the com
mittee 70 enter into any examination OF that question
That question TO be decided after the printing is done
and the bill OF the printers comes n Then Is to be de-
termned whether The charges made by the printers are in
least very difficult, for the committee state what
would be the price before the printing is done.
Mr. HALE. hold in my hand, Mr. President, the
for printing and the Senate will by reference
10 IT, that there are certain kinds Of printing, epors &c.
divided into Ave classes and then there is genera pro
vision that all other printing not included within these
given that clause by the public printers such that this
pamphlet that now hold in my hand. not being named
in any OF the five classes cost us under the contract 3s 900
for TO- 900 copies. That the contract price, the
printers understood it; but of those interested
thought little high-rather higher price than
the Senate would be willing to gveand 50 they were not
willing to take over va 500, which paid, and
not third Of that claimed under the contract appre
bend That these papers which is now proposed to print
q phan
printing the document. l submitted time ago a
resolution, which passed the Senate, and which inquired
would come under this price think it would Be- pru.
dent order any printing until there report
from the Committee on Printing, so that may know
sR a the
from New Hampshire with regard the price OF printing
ie true and correct The committee have had under con-
sdcraton the preparation of report in answer to the
resolution OF that senator and that report embracing all
the facts is now nearly ready and in few days will be
charge Of $4,000 $3s Goethe amount being fnayre-
duced to $40, 5O0-that it not charge which came
before the Committee on Printing, the senator may
perhaps, be already aware. Ii before the present
Committee on Printing was raised that il was paid
will cay this however, with regard 10 this printing,
without expressing any particular interest In the printing
of this document: that, in my opinion, and, under
stand, the opinion Of the Committee Printing there
no printing which be ordered by the Senate which
does not come properly within one or another OF the five
classes introduced in the contract think, under
stand the contract that embraces every kind of printing
which be ordered by the Senate, and that oil the
printing 10 contracted for at low pricesat price which
exceeds for any class the ordinary price of printing
ordinarily paid in this city and elsewhere think that
all the classes of printing provided for at prices be-
low the usual price. chHfEss price as the senator has
supposed would be charged and certainly ii would be
paid BY the Committee on Printing
Mr.. BENTON. ! would inquire OF the senator from
New Hampshire whether the document that he holds
in bis hand had been previously printed com
mon document. and, II SO, al how much
Mr.. HALE. With regard to that, Mr. President can.
not say; think not, however
MI; Mr. BoRLAND. }ntsTposing) If the senator will
allow me moment, will answer the question. II was
previously printed as a common document, and the
price was less than $500 for the ordinary number Of 25o
Mr. BENTON. Tha, is the point II had been pre.
Vousy printed as common document under the known
rules OF the Senate for payment, and $50 copies cost
reprinted and the price came al for 600 copies
which was reduced TO about Si2,o0o-perhaps about
twelve times too much.
w.t. ffeeIuent, Wndt rose Tor Is his: We
al fault sir about the printing ard only in fault but
we are the rocks also We can neither see nor move
We cannot what is done, nor what il cost and we
cannot get anything DONE Now to relieve the Senate
from that position, for the remainder OF the sessono
have the printing done for that purpose for which public
printing was originally insltued-o enable us 10 do bust
ness and not to make fortunes for pnesto enable us to
get some printing done for the purpose for which public
printing was originally instituted, submitted resolution
month ago. which did get much attention The resou
ton was 10 steer clear Of all questions abuses which had
taken place. and abuses which might take place. and
about the prominent error in them all Ii was to steer
clear Oh All that and TO adopt enge clause out OF the
JOINT resolution OF 1919; which clause authorized our Sec
reary, when printing was ordered by the Senate and
could not be DONE to 90 and have il done by somebody
else, no matter whom. That resolution was submitted
requiring the printing that had been ordered and the
printing that might be ordered and which was NOT ere
cuted by the time required be ordered by the Sec
Ieiary, TO be done by somebody-I care not by |
whomi there are half dozen good printing establish.
menn an this city, who do work. and who will do
our work, and put upon table immediately az fast
as we want IT. and who will do at 30 per cent below
the prices OF 1919 and then the Compensation will be re-
muneraiive My resolution was TO that effect Will the
Secretary be good enough TO read il
The VICE PRESIDENT. II there is no objection, the
resolution will be read
MT BENTON Ii is part Of my speech, sir. 1 read Il
~ RsIt OF my speech, and il requires no leave
Inc resolution was thereupon read by the Secretary az
sofved, That In all which the printers "a the
senate Tor the present Congress failed or shall here
,, sl, 20 execute any printing FOR the Senate in due
and In every such past future il shall IL ~. do,
VI me secretary OF the Senate procure suoh ~