The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-30

a.ooiabe 10 MI haUddye testimony, woula make the
common market price for it's presswork 81 token or
II % ream while. according 10 the evidence,
30 cents large job, when the presses have already
been provided. would afford profit. But let zee
what Mr. John C. Riyes, Spsaking under oath. said
this subject when he using the Identical presses
and tie identical steam-engne now used al The Union
office In report No 29s, Twenty sixth Congress, Isl
session. page SO, find the following sworn 10 by
Mr. Rives:
"The composition Of what is called plain work costs
u.s. believe, from 20 81 so per thousand when
we have the ordinary work Tor all the hands AND rug
rRh'swoKk From % 10 50 CENTS TOKEN, ROYAL"
Now be il remembered that al the time this oath was
made and up to the LIST Of December last token con,
sisted OF two hundred and fifty sheetsa consisting
then and now OF four hundred and eighty sheets There
fore, MIR Rves in 1910, when he printer that
the presswork OF doubleroyal OF congressional
preSswork actually cast, the identical presses
used at the Unien office, from 81 TO 81 I7.
3 MIR. Ryes petends TO add ten per cent for conn-
gencies, while he adds ten pet cent the cost OF paper
only and has the hardened audacy to say that such adj
ditIon was admitted by the editor of the Union to be
" liberal allowance" The editor Of the Union never
made any such admission. He presented statement OF
the cost OF executing the Congressional Globe and Ap
pend1, in which he put paper at the price which Mr.
Rives Gays it cost him, presswork at dollar our times
much Mr. Rives now allowsD made liberal esti-
mate Tor waste paper and for folding, and then added
10 per cent all these items for contingencies Now Mr.
Rves comes forward and makes allowance for waste
on paper, and no allowance for folding the contrary
he puts the price OF pesswork at fourth OF the price
allowed him in the calculation of the editor of the
Union makes allowance for folding or proo-read-
ing and adds 10 per cent the cost Of paper alone and
then has the audacy, unbdled and uncubed TO pretend
that he has followed calculation which added 10 per
cent. every item for contingencies
a. When the estimates alluded 10 were made in the
Union with regard the OF the Congressional Globe
and Arpendir, which Mr. Rves repudiaes by bring
ing forward one infinitely lower, Mr. Rves complained
the belief by aru nnuendoes and cunning evasions that
it not high enough by many thousands of dollars.
The estimate, based principles which Mr.. Rives
charges be high, gave the of the Congressional
Globe and Appendr furnished the House OF Representa-
ves (5,5e2 of each) al l6a55 So, when Mr. Rves sad
under oath, that more than double that sum-to wit S33-
552-inAc.ed him loss of $3.50 a day. The oath
was made on the oath day OF July $780, before Mr. Went
worths committee, (see evidence, page 37 where the
following appears:
- IN answer 10 the o" much money witness Is
making Of the resolution of House ard Senate ordering
numbers of the Globe aud Appendix,
he replied. NOTHING and added that lie is losing
the of least Sl6o day his establishment, and
pec,ed to lose that rate unit, Congress adjourned"
Now lie, us see what the resolution of the House and
Senate had agreed TO give Mr. Rves whs he made this
cath. on the 2ith day OF July, 1859
Senate ll0 copies, at SO $500
House-li,lSi copies, al S3 $500
Total s3s, 81
In the face OF this subscription on the part of Congress
for e2l copies olhe Congressional Globe and Appendr
which amounted to just s3s,s72, Mr.. Rives swoRE,
on the 2ih day Of July. $780, that he pas losing al The
rate Of $3.50 day BY means OF that oath, repeated
in statement, quietly laid the tables Of the members
OF The House of Representatives he induced that body, al
the session before the last, 10 give him gratuity OF
s5 900 for reporting and at the last session further
gratuy of 81 ool Is for the reporting Mr.. Rlyes
now forward and airms that he has never sought
relief from any contract with Congress That attrma-
ton may be true Mr. Rives may have asked re-
lief from Congress from any contracts but we know tina
he has not only sought, but obtained srdutt,es wthod
any contract and obtained relef from alleged losses
private specuiations. Congress made any con-
tract with Mr.. Rives with regard 10 the Daay
Globe, the Congressional Globe, or Appendir. Those
works were private specuations OF MI Riyes-
he never having been urged or seduccd thereto by
Congress Congress only subscribed for certain copies
OF his work. Congress agreed 10 pay him fifty
per cent advance on what private individuals would
be charged for those copies Congress never made oil
authorized any subscription TO the DAILY Globe, which
was published only of preparing the Congres
sionai Globe with accuracyalways supposing that MIR
Rives did not wrongfully 1--WE do not say felonioasy
suppress speeches and Debates MIR. Mangum proved
on him so concusrely before the Senate during the late
extra session II perfectly clear therefore, that he has
obtained gra,ues tpthou contract for alleged losses
on pripate speelations. His statement OF loss
of si6o day obtained him grauity OF $4,000 al the
first session of the last Congress. He was not satisfied
with that The daughter OF the horseeech
10 cry Give! Gvel! Mr. Rives accordingly came for
ward at the las, session. and by statements OF which
know nothing further than tina, he con,ended that Tho
number of columns OF his Daily Globe reports was
der s,mated obtained additional grauiiy OF 81 Dol IS
as additional relief from falsely alleged hardshps ia
private undertaking Thus, then, stands the account
for the Thirty-6rst Congress:
Reno,,ino $4,000 N
hdiitionsl tior roponinG tool ?,
House 30 b52 N
Total s57s7s q,
This sum ts57s73 25). was for 1884 copies OF the
Congressional Giob, and Appendir. Now the man who
had received this compensation forward and en-