The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-26

We are requested by the contractors for the public
printing to state in connexion with the debate in the
Senate Of yesterday that whilst they sincerely regret any
delay which has taken place in the delivery Of the printed
public documents they prepared to show that
has 90 much public work been done in the time
Cor better, perhaps wel) during the present
session, that they have faithfully complied with the
contract notwithstanding the hardness Of its terms
and that il the Senate will favor them with invesii
CATION before committee, they pledge themselves, BY
the exhibition 81 facts which cannot be controverted,
to make this statement out strictly true Ithey do not
redeem this pledge, then they prepared to abide any
penalty which 1t may please the Senate the House TO
impose upon them They further state. that although
they have done more work than has been done be-
FORE yet with all their efforts and all the at their
command. they find impossible, in consequence Of the
unprecedented quantity Of work ordered be printed
execute the work with anything like the promptitude
which the public interest requires
In the time, they respectfully ask the favor Of
every member Of Congress to do what they have
time since requested the Printing Committee Of the Senate,
q well individual members Of Congress, do, Wis to
zee with their eyes and Judge for themselves to see
LIST their various steam printing presses in operation in
order that they may hoW the work doing 2d
to visit the bindery..to hoU much work they have
already done and 3D. to inspect the manuscript doc
uments, to see hou much Work is yet to be done.
With these elements Of calculation before them, they
viii be able to determine the manner and the rapidy
with which the public documents are printed. Be-
sides, the inspection Of five six steam printing
presses in operation and Of the improved machinery with
which tho documents bound in this beautiful bindery
might Be objects new to many Of the members, as well
spectacle calculated to crafty the curiosity Of the
observer
The contractors for the public printing have little
regarded the gross misrepresentation and the
bunder which have appeared in several newspapers
the execution Of their contracts but they do not feel them
selves 1t liberty odegard charges, Of serious charac
ter. which have been made against them before the
august tribunal Of the Senate. They invite instead OF
shrinking from. the most critical investigation.
The contractors are unwilling to remain for one mo-
msnt under the impuation which was cast upon them
yesterday BY an honorable SENATOR to the effect that they
have desgnedy delayed the execution Of the printing for
the purpose Of esctng particular object The public win
zee. from the annexed correspondence, which has been
furnished 10 by the contractors. that nearly three
months ago they apprzed the chairman Of The Printing
Committee. in answer to his kind, liberal. and very
confederate note Of the exact state Of affairs and that they
were anxious to be relieved from their position That
they have continued faithfully and seduousy from that
day this perform every part of their duty. so far as
lay in their power-rih not dollar in the contingent
fund Of eihsr House to pay them for their labor as the
wosE compiedis certainly, they think, conclusive
evidence that they have been guided by motives very
disimar to those which have been attributed to them