The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-12

Iflcesr-}pIe lover tban the Weis apeF we have Aver
used on The public work Set MI Elbcs mas eiiusaYafsi
10 create he belief THAT fe SIZE and WEIGH, al paper "a
nix i.s price and determine il qcMlay and be has asserted
that have violated The eonlfacis ard nosrd on Cgi-
gress beeaase we have used pspsr ~elgA.og eas ha y
pounds ~ the ieam. We dispFose hif kiyess ns-
seriion by Mr. Ryes's eaai Al'an he was neioe Abe
committee Of investigation tie 2ith OF July last, nc
said, Csc quote from the recorded ts
COTTON o. an inferior qualify
4 And. again. he says;F sas1s s,.s .'i
sssy Il paper On the machine q
machine make The sss pss ONE, @sshsss sas ne paper
sss in'eeets me dbes that The paper equally ssos
These are Mr. Ryess words, nsel nader cath aud set
he has, order 10 caumnate Us, underworld 10 creae
The belief that the size and weight of paper determine lis
quality. This matter needs no comment
All The paper NE have used % the Congress printing
Con- ns a
their depot being al New Yok This firm furnished the
bes, paper ussd BY MsssFs lag ve; and siil fur
Coagresioaai Globe, ami the Appendr.
There IL nqStapdqrl fer pres sent con
tracts asihere Was when lair& Rives htefs
The contrae! lswreTuifss no@ach sandarJ Joint
resolution Of 1919, uier WHICH Blair Y sipescxcnated
the printing, required no such sanard Neither the reso
luton OF 1919 nor the contract lazy Wade any lSnctop
ee
Of showing that we have violated Inc contracts by usng
Two kipasof paptr, adtec and positive admission
Nal tie &ipy segalaly ior sIS Years deifaaqel
hiAyofk word further, relative 10 The * rannnbeiS
AlrRres, ID his article Of Ypyeapber ~, eyss A oHl
psaisd uiaiql hrguslpa Gle
ankea senroa without heit saaias low they have
cutsd- saktf y ENsst a3gs 49, DlssR rta3.gs
The plain nlentand meaning ofathis statement taken
with the CONTEXT B produce III impression thai for the
irs lime we have Diafe distinction Detwaen the llar
and extra nnmbes and that there was no q
detect tae No~.clr Riyes kaows ssriectIY Well
That both houses OF Congress appoint com niiee al the
Of each Sc sso, loss BUSINESS il il TO
examine all the printing we'll the extias
the regular that every document must pass
opet ready 10 be directed This prevarcaton is ton
to require further exposure. 8ap s4A
When Nh Riyess efott 70 deprecla,e the paper used
~ Fa ans S from Mo sss pars s HI Il address
Ed Il letter 10 Alessrs Barlow Co. the "Reminiscences
The following answer was received. which was proved
before The comgi,iae o. ,nvesgailon by Mr. Riyess
clerk III Thai establishment II 10 in the following
wofds;4g 1g.A aA 2gafs Bib a.ai4ea aAraage
4a.l .sNsw YoRk, september II, 1850
Il ssas saa %
nds furnished BY oiher persons in washington
fair amount Of iiaen stock
%sss any Ssf better
any representation 10 the eSaiIa. y wholly uniounded
I, s s .,s. MI ~ ass '''' EpGAa u harrow CO.
" MIR. *. FAnSHAh, tashngionY
But let US return Me- Riyes He states in his assault
upon us oil September ~ sAa.
sample shown bidders, and described IN the
tire coal doenmert printed by Blair RiFes for the
paper wichit q exeeeDf Rsea and
ssm s Rasas ss W. sss S s
heard that the conantns proved bssgeale commee oh
~sss S ss s SS s'sa
pound. Ies below s standard Ess much bette ssasnss
any person clerks, which thar weighed
S s %sa e oaa %Sdc
course pIade Of The worst ma,erialn tl AaAae
iMr. Rises here aliEms thai the .'coal document pro
10 A.-ss3 sEas sescribad an
Now, affirm and we appeal 10 the contract to
us, tbathe coal dpcunsng printed BY Blair Rvrs
Is not mentioned standard, and that IL not de-
scbed or in any alluded TO IN the contract We
affirm further, and vouch the contract thai doc.
nent relangto coal any ether subject. material
pfined By Baiftx Rives, byaBy other firm
or person. is mentioned standard Mn Rvss knows
this as well rs We do Jet he iurgets the cannpg phrase
ology he used before The conmtiee oil Investigation,
y, h. a,;ea ev ne ,sadsr 70 me
second lettings aso To tue paragraph above quoted there
is the distinct assertion thai there sample Standard
an assertion which Mr. Rises knows 10 DO unfounded.
The other misstatemens-we use the nildest word We
canwhich the above eylractfro Mr. Rvessarticie
ains, leave The letter which shall presently pub
sh, written by Mr. Robert OF the highest
honor and pnrest integrity, who Is practical printer
and who has been engaged in the paper business fges
many esrs Mr.. Riues has bean printer for Congress
But there 10 matter which must menon in this
is this the evidence alluded to is that OF
Mr.. Famham, who was. summoned mol by US, las MIR.
Rive knows but By those who opposed 10 The
testimony was given on the Sh day OF May. That part
OF il which relates 10 the paper Is as follows: KEW
Chairman presented document No 3 which
says paper which copy
printed at ~ 80 THIS paper % Inc kiad that b Usually
sold = q = PEI c Cs s sss tho psp
whr Mr. Farnham only pager
B. , NJ S % y s sSss Ss
paper wsssr ~ % per ,ss% sa been
book - which paper sold Mr. Richie - 90
Mr. R ,his in both ea.es paying carriage FL
mi, 70 Be inc snne priced paper p though
beteI quahty. .s5 ~ -, 4. - -. . -,
paper which volume printed Mr. p declares the
as that ia No, 4, vixi ~ 81
declared " Mr. Panham 70 be pned me Kind paper
that sold al a. 49,
The next paragraph to the one which we have quoted
above from Mr. Rvess article OF the 27lh November is
In the following words:
aThe regular number 200 copies, part
aud the uso Of ne dcpnon,a found printed
made q better material and weighing aan that
sample standard, Of weighing thirty instead o thirty
eight psuads The doutercyal and Of weighing only
thirty -fou pounds double royal renfn.'
Here is another assertion that there aysample
says further, the paper used by us for the regu
lar numbers was found 10 be- below The requsiions
Of the contract VINO found II go Whose evidence
have we for that fact None but that OF Mr. Rves him
self Mr. Mckinley, Of Pennsylv who was sum
noned against u.s. testified that the regular numbers
printed paper equal TO that which Professor John
sions "roai repoh" printed and Professor Ivbn,
sions "coal report is The best printing executed BY
Blair Rlyes although Mr.. Rycs attempts 10 make
the public believe that ID is fair sample OF his work
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