The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-22

about to ship away fton him, and he only called
for help to fix it on his back.
| How disingenuous 10 the attempt of this bene-
ficisry who has made profit over all losses Of
at least $4,000 within the last six years, on
the jobs obtained from Congress- now to charge
the friends who lately strained point to add
some thousands more to his profits, with break
ing him down! 81 was willng"-he tells his
friends abroad, not likely to dive into particu-
lars--"to remain at my post, though ] was
more willing to retire. But in fact, the last has
become the only alternative which was left me-"
This last sentence contains the truth; but the
reason he assigns for it, attrbuting it to large
jobs lately voted him, is not true. Mr.. Rltcbie's
predcament with his political friends is precise
ly that of the poor man who, being interrogated
by his parson in his last hours, said, am 0il-
ling TO 60" at is all well, them" replied his
comforter, "as all your neighbors are willing
you should be off" Mr.. Ritchie's Democratic
neiehbors are more than willing that he should
retire but cannot say it is so with the Wings.
They are very sure their opponents will never
have more hungry fly, yet they apprehend one
will take his place that may bite harder. TO
prove that they are not mistaken in Mr.. Ritchies
greediness, l append tables showing what he
made on the Patent Office report alone, for the
first session of the Congress just expired The
same number Of copies of the second session
were ordered to be printed. 1t will appear from
these tables that he would have cleared more
than 100000 on the Patent Office report for
the two sessions, if the joint resolution had
passed authorizing him to be paid the prices of
1919, less 80 per cent.
Price for printing the Patent Office report
for the first session of the Thirty-rst Congress,
at the rates fixed by the joint resolution of 1919:
Composition of zoos pages small plea
plain at 81 each $1,006 90
Composition Of page small plea rule
at ~ 2 90
Composition Of 81 pages BREWER plain
at III rs each SO Is
Composition of l72 pages BREWER rule
at So SO each Coz 90
Paper and press-work on mechanical
part, making 626 pages, CT $50 cop
les ofwhich were ordered to be print.
ed at 87i cents for every 600 pages 6l,75s 50
Paper and press-work on agricultural
part, making SIG pages, l32, $50 cop
les of which were ordered to be print
ed at 87i cents for every 600 pages Ill ,426 90
Price according to resolution of 1919, STA 1893 81
Deduct so per cent STAG 10
Price proposed to be paid to Mr. Ritch-
lie 1897 ,4l6 70
Price for printing the Patent Office report for
the first session Of the thiftyfrst Congress at the
rates specified in Mr.. Ritches contract
Composition Of ,008 pages small plea
plain at Is cents each 1862 90
Composition Of page small plea rule 25
Composition Of 81 pages BREWER plain
at IS cents each Is rs
Composition Of l72 pages BREWER rule
at so cents each sc 90
Paper and press-work on mechanical
part, making 626 pages, 81, $50 cop
les of which were ordered to be print
ed at so cents for every 800 pages l4,l16 80
Paper and press-work on agricultural
part, making SIG pages, 1872, $50 cop
les Of which were ordered to be print
ed at so cents for every 1850 pages 25,4sS 80
S3o,939 10
Deduct 10 per cent. on the paper and
press-work for all the numbers ex-
ceeding $500 for each House, &c
cording to the contract 1888 81
Price according to Mr.. Ritchie's con-
tract 1896, 100 10