New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-13

Mr.. BURT appealed from the decision Of the
Speaker.
titled, {" For the Relief of Thomas Richie" bat
terms of his Belts contract, allowing cOmpensa'
ton for the printing already done at one half the
prices allowed by the resolution of 1919. and con-
ferringon the Clerks Of the two Houses the power
Of directing the manner Of executing the public
printing and providing against negligence or de.
lay on the part Of the present printers
Mr.. T. STEVENS Pa That can't be the memo.
rial referred to by the Committee; that was for
the relief of Richie; this resolution refers 10 a
man named Bolt Laughter
The SPEAKER-This is the memorial.
Mr.. McLANE, of Nd, asked whether Just such
a report was made at the last session of Congress
The SPEAKER replied-Yes, but there was no
point of order raised or decision of the question.
Mr.. BURT am happy to hear the Chair on
points of order. / should reply to the Chair II de-
bate were in order. l ask whether, If debate Is
not allowed, the Chair can debate
Voice-He is making it privilege question.
The SPEAKER replied to Mr.. BURT, that when
the Chair makes a decision it is not only his priv
ilege but his duty 10 explain the grounds OF IT.
Mr. MCLAEE moved TO lay Mr.. Burts appeal on
the table. Decided in the Acknowledgment los,
nays "a. So the Speaker was sustained. The
resolution was then read twice.
Mr. MCWILLIE said that the report ives from
the Committee unanimously, and it was recon-
mended to the House, because they believed that
the resolution is founded on the principles OF JUS
tice and equity.
Mr.. ORR of s. C thought tlat the claim Of Mr..
Richie has no particle of justice in 1t. Instead
of dealing harshy on the Investigating Commit
tee, as Richie had charged his feelings were
tempered much more with mercy toward htchle
than justice to the country. But as the lnvestl-
cation progressed, he saw that there was not
splinter or spar left for Richie to stand upon
sJ,1.e llnAh IN
disclose the corruption which existed. Was there
q man in the House who would justify Hltchie In
fixing the amount Of loss at one thousand or fifty
thousand dollars If Richie charges $4,000
for printing ten thousand copies of pamphlet OF
$50 pages, charging double for composition when
the same documents were ordered 70 be printed
at the same time by both Houses, and no deduc-
ton made for inferior paper whereby he saves
100000, and he realizes sc 900 on the binding,
he Mr.. Orr) gave his opinion that Richie loses
nothing if bis business was conducted with ordi.
nary prudence. By departing from the contract,
Richie made $4,000. The opening of the Bids
last Saturday discoses the fact that respecte-
BILE man proposes to do the Public Printing at less
prices than Richie gets. 1.-THE House are deter
mined to be liberal let them draw on their own
private relOurces and not on the Public Treasury.
Richie wants to line his pockets with Govern
ment Gold, relying on the liberality OF Congress.
He said that about the time that bids were put in
for the printing, Flynn Washington offered
proposals, intending if they got the printing to
start new Democratic" paper, and Richie TO
defeat this determined to have the contract any
price, and accordingly one Of Richie employees
put in lower bids.
Mr.. BAYLY of Va, remarked the gentleman has
said that the bid Of Saturday was below that o.
Richie at the previous bidding.
Mr.. ORR-One class.
Mr.. BAYLY-the gentleman is in the House, and
has authorized and requested me to state that
l.; 10 hiohar biaf on n.
scriptiOD.
MIR. ORR-Rives was the gentleman who got
the class lower.
MIR. BAYLY.-Hamilton, who has got the great
of the printing, says that on one description
of printing, he is fifteen cents per page higher than
Ritchie on another, one dollar and ten cents
higher, but he is not able to say precisely.
Mr.. McLANE asked the gentleman from South
Caroline whether the class of printing obtained
by Rives, yesterday is the class which Hltchle
had.
Mr.. ORR understood that Rives has the class
executed by Trenholm.
MCLANE.-That is the ass Towers has, and
not Richie
Mr. MoREHEAD gave the reasons why he should
vote for the resolution. Richie differed with him
in politics. but IL he was not relieved 1t would re-
suit in the utter and entire ruin to him in pecu-
mary point of view. He was therefore tree to
come to the conclusion that simple, naked, sheer
justice required the relief.
MIR. BURT gave, as us uplhlobs Shot IL h"iSNh.O
could show that he had actually lost there would
be relief afforded but this has not been made to
appear. There were conflicting opinions. With
a view that such information may be obtained, be
moved that the report made this morning be re-
committed, with instructions that the Committee
on Printing ascertain and report to the House,
whether Richie has executed the public printing,
having regard to the quality of the work and time,
agreeably to contract, and what he has lost by
the contract.
Mr.. MCLEAN, Opp OF Nd, advocated the res:
olution, showing that onehaf OF the prices fixed
by the Joint resolution of 1919, was necessary TO
save Mr. Richie from loss In reply to remark
of Mr. Orr, he said that Mr. Rives bill Last Satur-
day, instead of being lower, was fifty per cent
higher than the prices row paid to Mr.. Richie,
except on the fifth class of printing, which was
small, amounting last year to only s2,2O4.
Mr. CRowELL, free soil of Ohio, moved an
amendment to Mr.. Burts Instructions providing
indemnity TO Messrs Wendall & Van Benthuy-
sen, the former contractors.
MIR. MARSHALL, (whig) of Kentucky, strenu'
ously opposed the resolution, regarding 1t as de-
signed to modify existing laws, and to enable Mr.
Richie to put bis hands into the public treasury.
The House, without disposing Of the subject,
adjourned.
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