New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-02

LAat night was q sosious tune IN the House 10
refer fiat to persona matters, the Chairman oil the
Committee of Ways and Means and some Other
Members were gloioualy fuddled, and she house,
generay, was in gloriousy good humor, Then
we had glorious debate upon the Printing frauds,
the gradual development Of which has oaueed such
universal indignation and disGust
In the early part of the day, tho House had re-
fused 10 suspend the rules 20 permi: air. " emit
worth TO introduce and have his report from the
Special Committee on Printing read. Una friends
ofhonesty and opponents Of bareIacad swindlug,
wesa ahus kept out Of an important advantage
which was justly their due, and the House was de.
prived OF the use and benefit OF tho four months la
bora ofits Committee.
In the course of the day, the House had per-
oeived the utter imponsibity of getting through
with the long list OF Senate amendments TO the
General Appropriation bill under the operation OF
the rule permitting five minutes debates on each
proposed modification, aud therefore suspended thss
rule as to all matters, except the public printing,
There were twenty. three pages OF Senate add.
tionR to ths BILL the separate items being exueme.
~ numerous, The House. in Committee OF the
Whole, proceeded along soberly and lAboriously,
but steadily, until O'Clock, when the printing
amendments wers reached. They propose ed giving
MIR Richie from fifty to three hundred thousand
dollars, as extra compensation on the violation OF
she contract which he has oaudostnely gotten
possession of Then the struggle against con.
Curence with this expedleni OF pund sr began, and
was carried on until nearly midnight, in gallant
Style Ar. Evans, of Md, moved o pro forma
amendment, aud treated the House TO brilliant
and dashing sketch Of the operations OF the venera
bic pett,lopec for bounty on account OF not having
done the printing as contracted for through his
toarneymen.
mir Bayly sprang tolhe aoor In ssase of painful
cxoitement, breathing rage and defiance upon the
foes Of bis friend Of the Union. Not Achilles fosmsd
more faarialy before the TiojIn walls II wAu
however, post prandial excitement altogether
Mr. BRyly's v0ics waa thick and husky, and so
were his perceptions. He was the most amusing
msn in she House, for the rest Of the evening"
any adequate ides OF the comcalisies OF his tipsy
ness | will do hin and the House the favor to
omit what be said in defense OF his 81 hereditary,
friend Mr. Richie, VINO had been the friend of ais
father before him"
Mr Root of Ohio, would look to and ttess with
the tue and only parties TO this contract the Jour
ney man printers, the humble type'5etteFs TO the
claimant iog damages Richie, aforesaid, He DC,
lieved they had all conuiyed and confederated TO
defeat and break up the system of economy aud
honesty in the execution OF she printing, but ne
knew nothing of Rischis In this behalf and wanted
to know nothing more OF him in any respect than
no now did.
Mr. McClernapd zsaloualy defended tbs proposed
allowance TO Rjtchie and commended that The Hoasa
had violated its contract with the printers by with
holding from them the oensas printing He shougns
they bad fulfilled their engagements 10 every par
ticaar.
Mr. Brown of MiaslGsippi, moved to strike out she
item of ten per cent. profit from the proposed re-
lief On this, the only vote that tested the sense
of the House on shis attempted printing fraud fooh
place. The profits were struck out, 81 10 49, and
by theEe the House meant distinctly 10 e7incs and
ieclsre its determination TO hold Richie to tseecn-