Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

Ing, Mr.. o. gave Il as his opinion that Mr. Richie would
nothing had conducted with prudence
The resolution proposed to pay Mr. Richie one half the
prices Of l0l9 How many members knew any thing Of the
act OF 1919 On last Saturday the fact disclosed that
respectable person offered do the work by contract Al
less prices Aan those paid Mr. Rchie He then referred
ne facilities for executing printing in the present day
adoption OF the resolution.
MT bAYLY asked If the gentleman from South Carolina
na' the Successful bidder for the printing on Saturday
ass was iower than Mr.. Richie
nr. Ohh. In class.
WI. DA LIZ ssid that the successful bidder was in the
and nad authorized and requested him to state that
s ~s.e higher hsn Mr.. Rtchie's in every description
i own sa'' 'nasi one description, and he took il from
m, onN remarked hs be said that Mr.. Rive, was the
gentleman who got q class krer than Mr.. Richie.
g,e., mas as ~ na mr. hamilton, who had got the
sIea' mass OF !ne printing had hozed him TO sste that
upon one description Of the printineh Ma a Co. sn
per page higher than Mr.. Rchies anCS ~ W 0en
and upon press work bis bid bewe Eve AMI ssu
gs snd rposhn o sos % say precisely was certainly
Mr.. MOREHEAD then proceeded to A,a ~. .
which would influence bis vote this resoutsn Rs;m
member Of the committee, be had amaer Of otv hod S
attention called to the particular subject Of inqu o 10
fore them, and he prepared do justice to MrP;S;.
according to bis conceptions Of right After investigate ~
had come to the conclusion that this contract would be
rious loss to Mr. Richie, and he perfectly satisfied that
y
ruins that unless relief afforded him he would be
utterly prosrated in apecunay point of view He was free
to confess that he had the conclusion that passage
Of this resolution would be but simple justice Mr. Richie.
He then referred to the of printing done by
Mr. Rtchie He stated that there had been 649 documents
ordered by the House and 425 by the Senate making LOLA
IN ALL These were comprised in 33 volumes Of 500 pages
each and In addiioD two very vounnous volumes Of the
Journals making altogether 20, 1863 pages The whole num-
Der OF pages actually printed and delivered already was
6SS QOO averaging 500 pages to volume and about 500
volumes day during twelve months He said th be took
no part in the controversy between Mr. Mves and Mr. Rche;
and that the Committee Printing had after full inyestga-
ton, come to the determination that onehaf the prices of
1919 would be fair relief for Mr.. Ritehie.
Mr. bURT said he did not for the purpose Of discus
sing the matter reported by the Committee Printing but
to offer amendment, which seemed to him would be ac-
ceptabe to every member of the House. He could be
Indifferent to that which obvious the Of every
body, as well as 10 the prompDgs of his heart He
was Of the opinion that the House disposed make Mr.
Richie ample remuneration for any loss which he might have
sustained in his contract for the printing Mr. Richie had
presented himself before hem and they should require him
show that he had sustained loss Whilst he had unbounded
respect Tor the opinions Of the Committee Printing, whilst
he had entire respect for the Select Committee Public
Printing who had respectively made reports relation to this
natter he found that neither of these committees had shown
to the House the extent of the loss Of Mr. Rchie. In the
opinion OF one OF these committees, Mr. Richie had found
the contract profitable while in the opinion of the other he
had found immensely Improbable 1t seemed him that
there nothing in this elevate il above all other
congress;
ceed negenty in this NATTER they should first know whether
Mr. Richie had performed his agreeab the TERMS
and whether, in doing this he had suffered los and
to what extent He free to declare that he could show
that he had sustained os he would be by the
House He contended that before remuneration should be
given to Mr. Rtche that gentleman should show to hem
with reasonable certainty, the amount of his loss To the
end that they might deliberate before acting upon the propo
ston pending he moved that the report be recommed to
the Committee Printing with the following instructions
That the Committee Printing be instructed to inquire
and this House whether Mr. Rche has executed the
public printing having regard the quality OF the work and
ime agreeaby his contract he has lost
by his contract"
MI. MARSHALL opposed the resolution reported from
the Committee on Printing, stating that its object to
change modify existing law He endorsed the remarks
submitted by hin this subject the last session, and de-
clared that he only desous Of sustaining the law
now stands, and preventing certain from putting their
hands into the public treasury He expressed the belief that
the contract taken without bona e intention to carry
out and the object break down and establish the
prices of 1919 for the benef. Of political editors.
Before concluding, Mr. M gave way to motion to ad-
lourn; which being agreed to-
The House adjourned.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY l3, 1851.
The SPEAKER stated that the regular order Of business
was the consideration of the joint resolution for the relief Of
Thomas Richie, the contractor for the public printing yes
erday reported from the Committee Printing. The pend
ing question the motion of the gentleman from South
Carolina (Mr BuRT) to recommit the resolution, with in
sucons that the committee inquire and report to the Mouse
whether Mr. Richie has executed the public printing having
regard to the quality Of the work and tme ageeaby
his contract and what he has lost by his contract
Mr. MARSHALL resumed the remarks commenced by
him yesterday in opposition the resolution He reiterated
the assertion that the originally procured without
the intention to perform it. In reply the remarks made
yesterday in favor Of the resolution by bis colleague M
MooREHEAD he denied that Mr. Richie kept in his employ
hundred hands during the delay in the organization Of the
House at the of the last session. and showed
by the testimony Of the foreman Of the Union Office that but
about twenty hands employed and that when
they were idle they put urough," and not paid
Thus, if there any loss fell upon the compositors not
upon the employers
The second consideration Che sad) which urged by
his colleague the inability Of the party procure pay for
the work done. He had examined the testimony that