The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-27

word The senator has seen that am authorized by
familiar with the matter TO say that II Is great mistake
supposed that the American Senate, It's magnanimy
has been confded in would not ilef prove mat that
confidence was misplaced ,s u
cocede anything 10 one who had originally trusted our
magnanimity would not 20 Tor one who mas presumed
70 speculate upon IT, think cannot DC mistaken ~ 'ne
fact thar such communication has been addressed TO
one one Of OIL the Icon committees Of Congress.
Mr. BRIGHT Tie gentleman is labonng under 2
msapprehsnson He can lind no such I M a
on the part Of the contractors He Will md tnis ma
soon after they bad entered into the CONTRACT was ounu
that had been taken at runous rates. but lhey sun m
tended to pursue and execute the contract ~.
not find thai they took il knowing al the time was
ruinous. and intending to trust TO the magnanimy q
Congress to release them 3a ,.,.,r
Mr. HALE wilinot pursue ihat suolee. m,ns
But will say this: am willing 70 40 justice % w
Richie in one way and that T. BY committing I " MAJ ~.
yer 70 committee who shall epo nov sonrae and 70
allow him an advance Of orty-hye per cent upon inc
prices Of 1919 II the friends will move 70 appoint
Senate how much Mr. Richie has lost BY performing the
contract he has entered into will 80 ior ~ and wnsa
the amount OF loss he has sustained shall ne
will vote to make him whole; but will not vote Iof
any contract to pay by which he may realize sucn
large profits. And, sir, II that COMMITTEES shall pe az
pointed there will be- this Tact that Will appear ana
think il is one the Senate ought to vote upon state
this fact. having made examination OF the documents
which have been printed and sent to the lor
us to send of e our that they aie printed Oh
printed that laid upon our tables; II any gentleman
doubts his he find out by taking an original copy
OF any document laid upon his desk and then going into
the folding room and comparing with those sent g our
constituents Those in the documen-room are printed
upon paper at least OF twenty five per cent less value
than those upon desks It may have been accidental
allow but sir. there great many facts OF that sort
which the Senate ought TO have before hem and when
that is done am willing 70 20 as Tar as anybody n re-.
evng Mr. Richie from any losses he may have sustain
ed not willing, however, to go 10 work IN Inc
dark, and place fifty hundred thousand dollars
perhaps, In bis hands, in answer to this appeal 10 our
: Mr.. TURNEY II was myself. Mr. President, who
alluded to this contract and alleged that il this amend.
ment was 10 BE- adopted i would be fraud upon inc
Senate Sir il IS fraud upon your treasury and re-
leraie what said before. And when speak OF fraud
speak Of il IN The ordinary accepauon Of The erm-nol
in the lang OF the senator from MISSISSIPPI when r.
regards it as fraud TO require gentleman TO comply
with his contract The senator says be regards II as
nhuman to require Mr. Richie comply with his con-
Sir that is not the view take OF the subject say i is
q fraud Upon what do found the assertion' You
contract for printing and you follow The general
economy You will submit The public printing to the
lowest bidder prescribing the character and description Of
printing you require the quality OF paper, and Inc ma
bidder to take the printing You have adopted this gem
era system of policy and your officers under The law
proceed TO make contract Tor the printing. Your man
forward and says he has been engaged IN printing
for the past half century, and knows for what he can
afford to do this work Tor Tar better than any member Of
Congress He Processes to know for what price be can
take the contract and make fair proht and at what
price he can make exoTbitant profit knowing tins,
OF course he knows how low an honest man can bid
but in order TO secure the contract ne wi pul ~ oa
deny that this contract ID Iuinous onethaf IS losing
contract Not that believe that the contractor was mis-
that he has been deceived by the cost OF the
materials; but the object manfesly was TO secure job
and break down the system; as il he had SAID, You
may adopt this system Of policy BY submitting the con;
will underbM all others BY bidding so low that no honest
possibly bid lower, and after have taken It l
will then come forward and say, This is ruinons con-
tract and you must allow me so much more than what
my contract allows me, or shall be ruined will ap-
peal TO your geneosty--to your lbefaty--and break
down your policy by arousing your kind feelings Sir,
say this Isl fraud upon the policy and law Of Congress
The contractor has not been deceived and msled. His
object at the time not to comply with his contract,
but 70 break down the policy Of Congress and force US
upon. Now, sir. did not vote Tor this letting out OF
the public printing to the lowest bidder opposed that
Isd oa fsihay and ' YOU viii permit printers to
stuiy themselves, and plead ignorance of what costs
TO perform jobs OF this description then you had better
and elect your printers You bad better do this, and
place all mel equality, and leave yourselves free
10 select whoever you may choose hxins the rate OF
compensation that Is TO be given.
Sir, il is fraud in another point of view. We are
told that much larger number OF documents have
been ordered TO be printed than ever hereteore And
members OF Congress looking to what would be the
cost of printing these documents under this contract
Under this contract they have ordered the printing oil
great number OF documents, which they intend TO forward
TO their constituents They have ordered larger amount
because they got them cheaper And now, sir, when you
have been seduced and deirauded into the publishing oil
larger number OF documents. are to be told that we
pay larger price for this larger number OF docu-
menis Why, sir, we must act in the dark when we
have ordered the publishing OF Documents, and when
make contracts; for to be told, when the appeal
made TO set aside The contract that humanity demands
itthat honesty and patriotism demand t--and that
cannot when return hone face intelligent and in
dependent constituency because Of the high character OF
those men who have made the contract with u.s. il we
section OF the countryside people oil the State OF
Tennessee-and assure you that their habits are to
comply with their contracts And find when 20 into the
courts OF justice that part Of the country, that
tract considered law between the two parties And
is Il not 10 be alaw between the parties here, when this
government Is one OF the parties II is always consd.
cred such; and when the government has made bad
scnd their contracts, and TO refund the money the gov
ernment Sir, have quoted the OF the printing OF
documents. by way OF illustration, because is between
the indentical parties understand that for the
printing OF some oil these same documents-he Patent
Office rePorthe printer demanded n 6rst several thou
sand dollars more than the contract would give And
will any senator pretend that this Contractors man OF
remarkably and stupidity ignorant that he did not know
he was bidding too lowi Was il his love OF country,
his patriotic desire to money 70 the public ucasuy
when he underbd all others Was that his object when
he very well knew that he could not afford to do the
work al the price Was that the feeling that actuated
him or was II the motive which have menuoned-io
to himself the contract and then destroy the sys
in orde he mir nke The Uooeo