The daily union., 1852-05-08

u j
Mr STANTON. of Kentucky, reported from the Joint
Committee on Printing. as follows:
The Joint Committee Printing, who instructed
by the House OF Representatives ITO report what any
and any other than the public printer has been employ
ed, report what prices they have agreed 70 pay and
who also "usucted TO let out such printing the
present contractor execute the lowest bidder,
alter ten days notice, J" re'peciy report, -.
adopted Augusta 1876 the proper officers ofho Senate and
House of Representatives let out the public printing
That Boyd Hamilton. being the lowest bidder for each
OF several classes OF The public printing designated by
/. "i,hal ereca on on he 81 Of March ISL The price.
wh ch said Hamilton undertook do work ruin
ely low, and In the opinion of experienced practical
printers scarccy ban sufficient pay for
paper upon which the printing required 70 be done by
said joint resolution TO let out the work and make the
tract their repoto the House OF the 3d of March, 1851
estimate the aggregate amount OF the bid
sum Of SS5e suPposng no greater amount oil printing
will be ordered by ne present Congress than executed
under tue order OF the previous IL conceded by
all that tho lowe responsible bidder who offered for
the Prlnng ana w,ag 70 ss = az ni. od was John
Washington. The dHerence between the which the
conlmc'o Hamihon will receive by his contract and The
$50 $50, differences OF nearly hundred per cent la
the two bids Iro ompsred with the bid OF john c. Rye.
anosr competitor Tor the printing disparity be,
the sum agreed upon by the contractor and that for
greates-being the o Sl087i or more than one hun
dred and twenty-five per cent Both Towers and Rves
engaged extensively in the business print
mo and no doubt offered do the work at what they
deemed fair and reasonable prices.
have been expected under these circumstances
the Mr.. Hamilton, has been unable at time
daring present OF Congress the print
ing houses agreeaby 10 the terms oi his
gIe instance, the knowledge Of the
he fully complied with the acquisitions of his bond
Neither the bills reports calendars executive documents
nor ANY other OF work he has executed, is print
ed upon such paper done in such style his written ob
legation reauifes OF him. That description OF the public
Intended Tor preservation part Of the Legislative
recors OF the nation. done upon paper greatly inferior
the standard of the contract and la such unskilfu
m be absolutely dseracelo TO Congress The
paper not only below The sandar Ia weight but IL of
and of aer than provided Tor by his
contract When bound and trimmed, the margin
sary small disgue the work. and " plates of the
octave size used, they clipped and seriously
injured The general appearance Of the work, arising
Inferior quality OF tho MATERIAL and the unskfn
Of It's execution, shamefuiy bad and believed
70 be Than that done for any Stale legisare
Union 'Ail.uf ztr HHtm 3a5aHfes5n tt
Il only In regard the inferior quality Of the
tesl and the defective OF the work that the
mee find The contractor IN default but In point Of time In
the peon oil the work inused his hands he has
zen and is unressonably behind. The Presidents
message which might have been completed in three weeks
by energetic and capable contractor, ls hot now, aer
lapse OF five months, one-a done. There Is not the
sig prospect judging from the condnct o the public
printer so far that document will be folly compieted
aud ready for delivery the members until after the adj
OF present fession Of Congress The two
bouses will thus be pfved for whole session Of the
most important and useful document for legislative pur