The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-12

eat moment 10 present the least opposion 10 any propo
son vi this sort Bul the honorable senator has
seen neW isbt The scales have fallen from his eyes
and he deems espeden to come out al this late period
OF the day. with the national treasury almost exhausted
BY he public expenditures and when the popular indg
nauOu i about falling npon for daring 70 pro-
ross such lavish expenditures OF the puAhc money Tor
the attainment Of objects IN which the public bad very
tile COMMENTATORS lie has walked up his faculties, and
with new vsor in bis heart, zeal upon his bps "a
behalf ~ The public interests, be announces himself
With stsnd,ouenl rhssseoosy aud with the loftinsss Of
drmeanof 0i Jupiter fonans, the champion OF irugxy
aud reform IN the expenditure Of the public money In
other words he wishes TO sarse the Official employees
Oi the government w matters OF printing
Oh bot saws the honorable senator am PERFECTLY
willing 10 print THIS work do not wish 10 be under
stood undertaking. The production a, all hut think
unnecessary 10 publish 80 many Of IL | am willing
10 publish IL lot the Of senators, but not willing TO
publish il iof the OF my constituents, The iragay
Of the senator such as 70 allow him 70 espend the pub
him al the time 40 10 vote as 10 siarve the public
mind Of ihe county and TO cut OF the people from the
possession Of the osefu knowledge contained IN this
volume, which may be valuable TO them IN practical
point OF view and this IN order that he may be talked
about all over the country as the ygilani sentinel who
stands before the public oi the country Tor the
purpose Of keeping on all iniruders, with drawn sword
10 he hand,
These Inconsistencies the honorable senator cAnno,
oncile. The country viii understand IT, Some OF us
have opposed larger expenditures Some Of have IN
denaken 10 oppose expenditures thai believed could
no % nsss sH,s i sS q ey
Some OF us have stood here ready battle all events
with the agents OF Jobs and claims OF various sorts
while the honorable senator fsom Connecticut has been
willing 10 expend hour after hour and day after day the
furherance of such schemes This part OF irngality
now played by the senator from Connecticut does not
command my admiration and sympathy IN the least de-
gree whatsoever,
One word more. The honorable senator from Connec.
cui seems 10 think that my resolution had no limitation
ALL and he has been informed that this deduction OF
fifty per cent will enable The printer who may execute
the work to obtain such contract viii make him rich
al the expense OF the government take issue with HIM
l hese L IN
had able teachers upon this subject and undertake to
say iha, gentleman OF more experience than the honoia
wholly different opinion. | stated the other tay-and
was prepared To call up witness TO conoborate the
staemen,-he opinion OF The venerable editor OF the
ton. call upon the honorable senator from New
Hampshire state III his place what the editor OF the
InelIigencer said 10 him in regard to those prices
know that he was prepared 10 make the statement the other
day. and call upon him TO make that statement now
Mr. HALE: When the resolution was pending in be-
into the Senate chamber, aud went up to him and
asked him "Tell canddly what profit this will
give you" Mr. Richie said :" will no, answer my
self, but will take you to gentleman who will give
you an answer for Mr. Seaion is here" So we went
and stated the case 10 MIR Seaion. who replied; al
pledge you that would not take the printing Of the
Congress at that price, and ten per cent. added toll
Mr. ATCHSON renewed the motion to lay the reso-
luton upon the table,
The question being taken. this motion resulted-ayes
II, noes limo quorum voting.
Mr.. HALE demanded the yeas and nays, which were
ordered, and being taken, resuedyeas II, nays l9as
follows:
Massachusetts, Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson, Mason.
pearce khet'. ssgsrd, smith, souie Underwood, Up
NAYS-Messrs Badger, Bayard Bsrrien, Borsnd, Cas-,
Cooper, Dodge OF Wisconsin, Dodge OF Iowa, Douglas
Fetch, foote, Foot, Gwn, Hale, Mangum, Morton, Rnsk
Sebastian, and Shieds-l9
So the motion to lay on the table no, agreed TO.
Mr. CHASE moved TO amend the prosiso, ~ 70 read
as follows:
proridd That the cost of the p,nny shall moi excx--
s2i Congress" 5a
MIR C. regret exceedingly that this subject has been
brought before the Senate at this time 1t will be rsem
bered by every senator who present al the SPECIAL
session OF 1912 tina, order made upon the MOTION
the Supreme Court Of the United States in The
senger Il will be remembered, also, 10 what that
led pamphlet was ordered to be printed 10 the number
OF 10000 copies. We prescribed rate al which the
work should be executed suppose that senator be-
eyed that would cost, under ordinary circumstances.
and at the ordinary price, than thousand dollars
And yet before the next session of Congress tha, work
had been pal for al the rate OF $4,000 for those pamph
lets. Now sir am averse to ordering any printing at
all al this session-extremely averse 10 t-because
think there is great force IN what has been szd By the
senator from Connecticut, member OF the Committee
Printing that there is absolute necessity for printing
these documents at this ne and that the effect OF will
be 10 create job-for the benefit OF whom we know not
oppose the whole policy; but if TO 70 into this
business, desire that the rates shall be so limited that
by the consent OF all, exorbtani shall be paid
have heard what has fallen from the senator from New
Hampshire MIR HALEl in regard the effect OF the spu
aton that the prices shall exceed half the prices
OF 1919. But know that all the members OF the Com.
mitee Printing agree in the opinion that giving those
prices will give enormous profits TO the printer, whoever
It may be, tha, does the work believe that calculations
have been made, showing the extent OF this provision
do not know precisely what they But all know
this fact that responsible has undo To do the
printing OF this Congress al certain rates and know
the further fact that those rates much below hall
the prices OF 1917. Now, SIR, If TO give out this
york; TO be paid foe out oil the contingent fund.- desire
he w we Ia
have the entire work OF the 32d Congress done.
One word more. do not understand how it happens
that this particular printing IS TO be paid for al different
rate than either the contract for the Jis Congress the
contract for the 32d Congress We are now a component
part OF the 32d Congress few days ago we wefe a
component part Of the Jlst Congress. There a
tract for doing the entire printing OF The stCongres BY
what authority do propose by this resolution. II this
be part of the printing OF the BIS, Congress- TO take II
the Secretary 10 contract for il different And
it be part Of the printing OF the Dad Congress- why
let the regular printer OF the 32d Congress do the work
AT all events It TO that there be possible
objection TO limiting the prices proposed 10 the terms OF
the contract for the 32d or present Congress.
Mr.. BUTLER Mr. President, desire TO submit
motion either to postpone this subject or 10 lay ~ on
the table II any matter Is to be lett unfinished. u -
this very kind OF business; for am one OF those who
believe that there is great demand from the public for
this Patent Office report and II there - demand nj all
for it, 1t will be supplied by the order of the House OF
Representatives. Now, ia regard TO the hrs, yari oi
this work-thirteen thousand Of which have already
been printed do not want Il and regard. the lhir.
~ thousand OF the agricultural part however desirable
may be TO others, will be OF 10 me, except
far as my own immediate use may be concerned To
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