Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-07-31

lung TIC idSI session Ol congress JOINT resolution
passed the House Of Representatives, for the relief of
public printers and the votes Of the members of Con-
gress who sustained the resouion have been severely
censured by the Wing and Free Soil papers of Indiana
and by the Wing and Free Soil candidates; we publish
the report of the committee and the resolution The
report in very condensed form shows the extent of Mr..
Ritchie's losses The committee WERE unanimous It
was composed Of three members, Mr. Melville, Of
Miss Mr.. Morehead Of Ky, and Mr.. Fuller of Maine,
one Wing, Democrat and one Southern rights man.
Two of the committee opposed to MIR. Richie in
politics, yet the report was unanimous We hope our
readers will give it a careful perusal
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, Feb. %, 1851.
After the reading of the Journal,
MIR. McWlllie from the Committee on Printing, made
report on the Of Thomas Richie, (relerTed back
to that committee days since, with the instructions
70 inquire whether the for the printing of the
Thirty First Congress, had been complied with the
part OF Thomas Richie, and what has been the
of his losses that account reporting back the origin
al resolution referred to them; which report and resolu
ton follows:
The Committee Printing, to whom was referred
the joint resolution for the relief OF Thomas Rtche
reference to the public printing, with instructions
port whether Mr. Richie has executed the public
PRINTING! having regard the quality of the work. and
time agreeaby his contract and what sum he has
lost by his contract" report;
That they have had the same under consideration
and that they satisfied that the quality of the work
has been according to the contract, except the
weight of the paper used in printing the extra numbers
And 1t is proper in this connection state that the pa
per used in printing the regular numbers of quail
ity better than that required by the contracts and that
the testimony of Mr.. Farnham, from whom Mr.. Richie
purchased all the paper is, that the cost of the paper
used in the numbers by Mr.. Richie about
that fer which he could have procured paper agreeaby
TO contract.
In reference to the time in which the work was exc
cuted, having regard to the contract the committee
port that the apparent delay in the execution o! the
work has arisen from the great quantity of work order
ed. The basis which the estimates made, at
the time of entering into the the amount Of
printing ordered by the previous Congress- which
one hundred and nnety-twO thousand volumes for the
first session; while three hundred and loryhree thou
sand ordered bv the first session OF the present
Congress. This work has been executed at the
oil at least one thousand volumes per day, OF eight
hundred pages each. Also, several weeks lost
at the commencement Of the session, owing TO the
difficulty in the organization of the House. For these
reasons the committee of opinion that the delay in
the execution Of the work. has been rather apparent
than real.
contract for the public printing the unfinished state Of
the work. the uncertainty of what may yet lie ordered
by Congress- and the fact that the printing in the Union
oihce, OF the public documents is done in with
the newspaper, and no separate accounts have been
kept render 1t impossible to than approximate the
actual loss From estimates made by the clerk of the
Committee on Printing, it will appear that the cost Of
the following documents is much than receiv
ed under the contract, viz:
Report OF Finances .............. 21 800 copies,
Presidents Message part 1st,. $3.50. II $50 "