The New York herald., 1850-04-28
ETELLIGENCE By the MAILS.


s,est 10 the Cosuprorise Bill, &c.
The n,bl;c nr;,,;ro IL a nI,m II NOT c;ven ont bv
oon,raa, T,'' .,oa,e., s,s,sr, rms ,ye s,.acn,,.
ton into the ground SO it has turned out with
wendell ~ Van benthuysen' OF Albany. iney
took the printing of the Hosse and Senate dog
cheapn did the xorL in n corr,snondinq stvIe. and
- 50 "
YET they came out losers OF from twenty 10 thlrty
thousand dollars and are now waiting for indem-
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MY ana the prospect is, they VIII have To wut.
The pre- sent printers 10 the two houses--t,yo or
three firms os vouno ren--,ooL the ,.orL eveo On
- ,a - ~, yf NJ mn Nh sooh o u'c ~oiA '',u W.
M ioMei "'iiIs man Wenueh ~ 70. ihey are LOSING
money, ana are ANXIOUS TO get The Job on then
hands.
Congress is compelled To look into the natter
The documents are not printed The President's
message and documents are not vet finished The
nr;n,er. can,, al q, an,,In,, r. So -. -
materials IN 40 tb, ,,,o,l Gn tbs diIanr,. NJ
Rorl.rI go W. Wv ~ ti'' ~ " " T u'.i'lu ', t'.i-
oi nom me Nohnhttee on 4 nh'iie, mas IN
'iVuuceu me toioWlng JOINT fesoiuuon, Ia insure
more expedltion IN the public pinting.
Resolved by the senate aud House Of Representa-
tves Oh the United states of America. In Congress
That the Secretary Of the Senate aud the Clerk
OF the House OF Representatives respectively be, and
they are hereoy authorized and directed TO cause so
much OF the printing Of the present Congress. hereto
lore ordered or when shall hereafter be ortored BY
the two Houses es shall be necessary to ensure q
prompt and proper execution and delivery of the same,
to be executed by such person or they shall
respectively select Provided That the com nsaton
paid for said work sha IN no case exceed the rates
nineteen, deductng therefrom twenty per celtum.
The rates oil 1872 deductIng ~ per cent, are
abont 25 per cent hisher than The present contract
prices Mr. Boraud has submitted the following
amendment
Strike ont ali fer the enactino clause AMI insert
the faiiowiny 80
Raso,v.d e. Thu, tho nr.sart contr.ctors "a er.
cute the nrnpa Of Congress or either of them be re-
leased and discharged from the further sxecn IN Of
their contracts the Of the joint resou.
tion Of August three eighteen hundred and ysix,
entitled Joint resolution directing the manner Of pro.
curing the printing ior tine two houses Of Conires
tn n d. a oi na u.id or s.i
receive The same as ,ba be awa-s.eI to
th. ~, ho n h ,atad hx conorc H src
cnte The remainder of The work . Provided That the
priccs hereafter TO he maid shall not exccei those
authorized by the Joint resolution of March three.
eighteen hundred and deducting tw ,nty per
cent from the same; the form and manner OF the print
ing to conform in every respect to the sPalatoas con-
tsihed IN the sara Joiht resou'on vi march 'nree'
a. a hs !, u n',,hnr cod That and
- 80 be appointed bv the two Houses to exeeute
the printing for the remainder of the Thirty Con-
gress Who Shall give bond with sureties TO the salts
faction Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk OF
the House of Tor the prompt
and neat execution OF the work. ana In case any IN
convenient delay should be any time need oy
eltne, nouse IN 'le ~ ,s W.. .ns
Mo- % or or ., her nr;ntsrs 70 erscuts snv norton
~ he work of the senate or The And charge the
excess II any there be- in the account Of such printer
or printers for executing such work above what IL
herein allowed to the printer printers guilty Of such
negligence or delay,
See - And be 1t further resolved That the printing
reqursu 70 Ds aone ior ,e sar'ous M ap.'
printing L. hereby authorized to be done
Sec 4 And be il further we'd, That all laws aud
parts of laws now in force in conformity with the
provisions of this Joint resolution be- and the
are hereby. repealed
This amendment, in other words, provides that
Nessrs Gales & Seatop and Richie a. Burke (the
Irte;o,,,,ey and the Tr,o sbaIl have the nrinfin0
Of ,be ,vo honses and ,h,t GiIeon RuIli,t a. CO
~ % ,t DiJ: Ill ii - ~ r',,; o s ~ 5'
VI u' 1"PAo's, e"e,' "i'N w p''',,"'5 VI ~. - u
parimenr, on the old Congressional prices OF the
good old tunes OF jackson ana van buren, WneH
the public printers could make and pocket theu
SlOO,OUV a year.
=" I've often wished that had clear
About 100000 "a year,
pon this issue the que son now stands before
the Scnaie The conbina tion is Strong and n will
oo hard to de,cat !, Mr M,ngum Joes M, lie
H., Iii ,,,,, ~, 80 80, -, ,ba nr,,,;,e, IS
IN. oo '!,''" VI pui'n"aiiIi, " '''e Pii',s ~