The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-30

this lawl Why has he introduced this resolutions He
says il is not congressional printing. Why not let the
law operate All but the Union office wants llttle
patronage Is that public reason upon which The SEN
ate are to act Are about TO upset this law OF lS42,
take this Job OF The scope and operation OF that law,
and hand it over TO whom and BY whom BY highly
respectable ON mltee admit but one having apoitcal
character We are to turn il over TO political organ.
And this is to be done by the Senate OF the United
States Pretty elevated legislation IT is, TO be sure We
have our law that departmental printing shall go TO the
lowest bidder; and this is not congressional printing,
says my honorable friend Besides the document is not
here, and we do not know what is done-wheher the
beginning MIDDLE or end presume we are 10 capture
part OF It, My friend from Arkansas, Mr. BoRLAEDl
for whom have great respect ard who, we know, has
had some experience in the military service OF the cou
try and very credtabe experience, too, is TO march al
the head OF the Committee Printing, invade the Cen
sus Bureau, capture something and hand IT over to the
propnetors OF the Union printing oiice. do not know
but that will be done; but shall wait good while
before believe il.
But says my honorable from Indiana the contract sys
tenn is failure and il ought to be blown up sky
high join issue with my friend on that subject |
will admit that the contract system for the two houses OF
Congress has proved to some extent failure but ut,
ery deny that the contract system Tor the departmental
rning has failed at all On the contrary, can demon
srae that il has succeeded and has promoted the public
interest in very high degree ! know, Mr.. President,
that the contract system for the departmental printing IS
exceedingly dsaseful 10 portions of the political
press in this city The democratic and some portions OF
the whig press do not like it.
Mr. HALE. How is it with the free. soil portion
Mr. SMITH do not know how il is with the free
soiles. cannot say, as am not in very intimate comma
nicalion with them will leave that TO my honorable
friend from New Hampshire, who is entirely competent TO
represent that portion OF the publishing interest in this
city.
But defy gentlemen to show an instance where there
has been any failure. My honorable friend from Michi
gan, [Mr. CAss] who, am sorry TO see, is not in his
seat indicted the contract system for the departmental
printing on the ground that the Blue Book had not
been furnished us. He said that the law required that it
should be laid ourtables he did moi say when exactly
but he for demoshng the whole system because we
had not the Bue Book" lts pretty large concern, lex
hiDng copy,1 and is growing rapidly lhave sometimes
thought would take the "Blne Book OF the present
day, and that which was published when came into
Congress, and take the difference between the two in
pounds avoirdupos. think the difference may be cal
cuated in pounds at all events, know that It is very
large. and is growing rapidly, and il is an indication OF
wha, strides our government is taking in extravaganza,
say in downright corruption. But my friend from
Michigan wants to explode this system OF departmental
printing by contract because he has not the "Blue Book
II had turned out that the Blue Book" had not been
published Just when It was ordered TO be published VIZ
the first Monday in January taking INTO view our mon
sirous abos during the six weeks OF the sesson-you
know, Mr. President what they have been, the manner
ia which have devoted ourselves TO other subjects,
and the profound anxiety under which we have aboed
for the promotion OF the public interest," particularly un-
der the head OF settling over again that matter OF Com
promise which gave much trouble last Congress-one
would suppose that the senator from Michigan ought not
TO make such grave complaints, If the delivery OF the
book happened 10 be some two or three days behind
this matter, and have here memorandum OF the deliv-
cry OF this most interesting concern called the Blue
Book which y contracted out 70 me lowest oldae
all good. III get the census returns printed as well
shall be content The law says that il shall be laid on
our tables on The first Monday IN January and believe
that the very day which the senator from Michi
gan made bis speech by way of assault on this depart
mental public printing. Now, ! lind iha, one hundred
cember, one hundred and twenty on the Sls and two
hundred and five January 3, which was Saturdays and
the law said they should be here tables on the
Monday following The contract called i 1oL only nvs
for the complaints OF the honorable senator, Mr. CAss
and this ground OF attack on the present system utterly
fails
have already stated that the proprietors of the po
cal and OF the Job presses OF this city are very willing to
get rid OF the contract system, and that they would like
10 have the public printing given out as matter OF IA
vortIsm but deny that II has proved failure On the
contrary, believe II has saved a very large sum, Of
money TO the public treasury. have here another doc
umeni printed under the system for departmental PRINT
ing II is history OF the condition and prospects OF the
Indian tribes, by n r. Schoolcrait, LII d., illustrated by
s. Eastman United States army. more beautiful spec
men OF typography, OF paper and OF execution, neve
saw ready tu take up this census matter and dea
with literally and fairly, and would propose the print
ing OF il in a style OF magnifcence corresponding sub
slsnally with this work. There has been, then, nc
q s S"9 BS admit that hee has beer
some failure In il regards the congressional printing
and shall explain 10 the Senate how is
But before | 90 any further wish TO call the atten
ton OF the Senate TO the amendment which have OF
feed and will explain 10 the Senate its precise cbarac
ter II proposes TO separate the composition and press
work IRON the supply OF the paper, and both IRON ihe
binding and to make separate and distinct contract fo
EACH and all 10 be done under the provisions OF The law
OF May is ls42 Perhaps, by way OF amendment TO the
resolution Il would not be strictly necessary Tor me tc
propose anything mofv than a spec1caton oil the mum
Der OF copies, with proyisoa that the work should be
executed under the supervision and direction oil the Sec
retary Of the Interior. u would then become depart
mental printing, and would necessarily be executed unae
the law OF May Is, lsi2. But II were simply 10 pro-
pose an amendment oi that character would leave the
composition and pfesswork TO be paid for in connexlor
with the paper Tor the party 10 do The composition anc
press. work would supply the paper Tor the work But
los reasons which shall indicate directly, think u u
highly important that the composition and press,work
should be separated from the paeI and that both should
be separated from the binding. My amendment, there
fore oonlemplsies the one hand, the adoption SUB
But modification of that Law - deemed necessary
50 thai the composition and Press-wok shall be sepa
rated from the ssppy 81 papet and moreover thai h'
party who enters no ths contract shall give due security
or the performances oi the CONTACT the Law OF st4 con
tanning provision o that character Having mus eN
plained briefly ihs character 81 my amendment, havins
shown the senate that ihis = departmental pnung ane
having proposed that shall be bfeashi within Toe scop,
of lhc provsioRs OF ths lac 10 which have alluded,
now woceed 10 the consideration briefly ~ can. O
the subject o congressional printing, of ths two are ne
eessariy connected 10 some extent slth each oshes.
hsve already Insisted and, trust, have shown, TIA
there has been no failure oi & system under he bead
departmental prnung bai have also ssd ihai iheI'
Is failure and vefy nsfions isilare, IN its appcs
lion 10 congressional printing And why has that eeef
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