The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-14
HOUSE. OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
pEricIxNcy BILL

DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. BAYLY. by unanimous consent, reported
back from the Committee of Ways and Means the
Till making appropriations to supply deficiencies in
the appropriations Tor the year ending June 3d. 1851
m'n TO one Of the Senatc's amendments. And il
was referred TO the Committee Of the Whole on the
state Of the Union.
Mr.. BAYLY, from the Committee of Ways and
Means. reported n bill making appropriations for
the support Of tho army for the year ending June
30, 1852; which referred to the Committee of
the Whole on the state Of the Union and ordered to
be printed
MIR. CR0WELL asked. but did not obtain leave,
TO introduce resolution, calling upon the Secretary
u War to communicate to the House the report and
biographical Engineers, of his expedition to Salt
Lake. in the territory Of Utah in the years lsi9 and
1850.
THE CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING.
The SPEAKER announced the business to be the
resolution reported by the Committee on Printing,
for the relief Of Thomas Richie, on account of the
public printing
BUsT, that the report be recommitted to the Com
Init,ee on Printing, and that they be instructed to
inquire and report whether Mr. Richie has execut-
cd the public printing. having regard to the quality
Of the work and to time agreeably to the contract,
and what sum he has lost BY his contract.
Mr.. MARSHALL resumed his remarks from
yesterday, when be endeavorcd to show that the
tention Of performing it. He then proceeded to
reply to remarks delivered by his colleague, Mr..
MoaEHEAp,) and said this attempt to give money
10 DIR. Richie was to pension the Union newspaper
the treasury of the United States He referred
20 letter which he had received from Mr.. John T.
Towers, (which read by the Clerk, in which the
class OF public printing, has performed his contract
faithfully, that there has been no complaint, and
that his bid is equally low less than the prices
paid to Mr.. Richie; and therefore he respectfully
nxfr finn
in favor Of one contractor over another. II this
system Of indemnity should be commenced, it
would not stop with the public printer there would
be no termination on the drain Of the treasury to
carry ii out. He was opposed to the resolution
for this reason, apart from the fact that he believed
thst the contract was not entered into with bona
fds intention of executing it, and that the design
to break down the contract system He re-
pcated, that the adoption of this resolution would
have the effect Of changing the existing law, and
that no loss has be shown.
Mr.. HOLLADAY called attention TO the reasons
for occnsonal delay in executing the printing; one
ws. that the House, at the commencement OF the
ia weeks; and another, that the amount Of print.
ing was extraordinarily large. Hundreds and
thousands Of the documents were ordered to be
bound before delivery. the delay, he repeated,
was attributable To Congress itself, and not TO the
Contractor. The amount Of printing which has
bron delivered greater than that executed by any
other contractor within similar period Of time,
Never was there more iligence and energy cxerted
than by ,his oonuactor. az established by the tcsti
nsony 81 practical printers. and men engaged in
the bualsss Tor the last twenty years. Mr.. H. said,
IN tbe Of his remarks that the fact was dis
eioaod that the most profitable work was withheld
from Mr.. Richie, while that which commanded
the worst price, were assigned, while, ON part Of
che printing exocnted. he was NOT paid the prccs
A0tlsorEed by the contract. lie pressed the adop-
ton u the resolution tho ground Of COMMON
prlns ipies q propriesy and justice.
Mr. AsHMcS, sons.dsring that less than three
wccss remain 81 t1is Congress for executing the
public business. that the dct~ had Toue far enough
Auo thai both aides had been fairly heard, moved
Nlf previous question: which seconded.
The sFLAkER took the occasion 10 state that, at
Ertytpsss period ~ the day, question Of order
wAs Fsassd BY Nr. McCLrasASp, the Chair having
dfci0ea a. ifrclassut amendment offered yestcr
oaF ~ M, Sso~EiI, 10 tho instructions proposed
~ NJ sftT, Further 70 instruct the Committee on
Fftniing - report that ne relief be granted
$50 es".peneaisqn allowed ~ the printers II the
tnstasth songrs-<, tWendsil a Van Bensbuysen.)
and 90 thr same terms and conditions n are al
he@sd 70 ne sssa william. NJ. Bcit under tbis act
Tbs qoestiaa having been taken on an APPEAL,
ne 6tci*ssn 81 ib< Chair sustained
NJ STEVENS. Of Fennsylyana, moved that IN.
fasaosiea ~ laid upon ina table, aud the Question
ws~ dsesasa Ia ihs nsssssye--yess ~. nays ilo-as
klke~a
fkAs Mas~rs Al~xandes, Alien, Andersen
H~&@xtf, BinrhsSn, Boke~, Hooxh. bowie Brigrs
tH~ft @ brg-n. Bosro~s, Bort. Butler, Calvin,
t-snfh~A, tsrtt<r, Css-y, Cixrke, Cookbook, Cole,
Lengss. tof~in. Orwell, Dckey, Dixon. Doty,
banssas bafsss. kispt. Aisrasdev Evaas Nathan
sFsns, fe-lsrs trs~disys Gentry. Giddings, Gil.
49,. cesd. bs..csAy, Hsmp,es, Hay, Henry.
heuss1ns ho~e. Hanter, william r. Jsck.on ia.