The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-17

then said that BOYD Hamilton could not do it. He went
into long Argument 10 show that Boyd Hamilton could
and he has rested upon his ever snce
without bringing forward any specific proposition TO
remedy the evil 1t is very obvious that the gentlemans
motive has been to provide for Donelson Armstrong
That is his object and he intends TO bae the House un-
til they find themselves much worried to get this print
ing dope that they will adopt that proposition; There
lore sir a% no no' iof i and propose s tsleenee % y ol
friend from South Carolina Mr. ORR As 10 the propreiy
OF ecommiltng this matter to the Committee on Print
be his object to benefit his political friendsand refer
the gentleman 10 his speechand therefore he Is not
prepared to modify his views.
Mr.. GORMAN' The gentleman cannot be permitted
TO do injustice and do not think he will try TO do
it. The gentleman says claim this particularly for Dom
elson & Armstrong upon party grounds Now, the gen.
tronage had be bestowed should prefer besowng IL
upon political friend rather than political foe
That 10 all did say, and from that he cannot deduce the
MI. CLINGMAN will remind the gentleman that
i he had stood upon that ground, he might very well
have taken the proposition suggested 70 him some p;a
der take it. Then his friends would have had an equal
chance My colleague put the question again and asaa
in his speech: Why was they took the highest instead
Mr.. STEVENS of Pennsylvania. | understand that
this committee called upon Mr. Rives. and he told them
that he made this bid far above value expecting to
get the work They asked him to furnish statement at
which the work could be well and fairly done. which
statement he did furnish them far below the rates which
strong and Gideon & Co, but the committee have said
Mr GORMAN Not one word Of il, sir. Mr.. Rives
was called upon by the chairman of the joint committee
TO furnish just estimate Of the prices and he furnished
these prices which are higher, and not lower.
Mr. STEVENS Will the gentleman furnish them
Mr. GoRMAN. Yes; l will furnish them
Mr. CLlNGMAN 1t was stated i the other her day by, !
that Rives said that upon his bid the contractor
might make handsome profit. That is so but am not
disposed go into this matter at length The committee
not only passed over the bids OF Towers and ehes
but when they took Rvess bid they repudiated him If
you take his bid. why repudiae him But Mr.. Speaker.
say that this is attempt like the first was, to get
portion Of the public for the benefit OF friends.
| Mr.. GORMAN. II my friend will allow me again to
interrupt him. must have justice done me before the
House tell the gentleman from North CaIolina-and
TONI knows ithat made the proposition in the com
mttee TO take Towerss bid, but honorable senator
upon That committee made calculation. and demon
straied to us that vess bid with sixty nine per cent
deducted was the cheapest OF the two My proposition
was for Towers's bid
MIR. ORR My friend from Indiana has fallen into an
error 10 reference 10 hs per cent OF which he
speaks Here is table, and will read the heading of
it, prepared by the clerks Of the w houses the Sd OF
March last:
sails for each class OF the printing OF the Thirty second
Congress as calculated upon the Quantities Of printing Of
y ~, Congress and showing also he aggregate amour.
amount of the whole"
Now, sir. my friend states that Mr. Rivess bid was
because the census tax into but according his
statement, there was ordered by the ThTteih
Congress-none at all and the calculation here is based
upon the printing ordered by the Thr,ieh Congress, and
Is the bid OF ves amounting TO Sl69 900, which is the
aggregate o his entire bid after deducng sixty per
cent | misunderstood this but have since Mr..
Towers and MIR Rves, and both in the statement
that Towers's bid is 800, 900 less than Rives's
Mr.. CLlNGMAN. That corresponds with the pub
llshed report in the Congressional Globe which read
this morning, and which given at length in that paper
But now wish TO say word upon the political bearing
OF this matter You we'll recolec Mr.. Speaker, when
the contract system was originally adopted that at that
time the democratic party had majority OF sixty
enty upon this floor but the wings had been discussing
from session to session, and finally, under the lead OF
one of your colleagues, (Garret, Davis vigorous e
fort was made at that time, aud the whole OF the whg
party came up, and the democratic party, with their
large majority oil sixty seventy, forward and
helped II through The wings did not want TO bear the
burden OF carrying upon Their shoulders an odous sys-
TEN OF favoritism Now il is proposed 10 abandon il ;
and for no system that would do better, but to 20
back into that old system OF favorsm OF party organs
which was found 10 be so mischievous | should like
TO know upon what principle any upon this side Of
the House-reerring TO party organization existing
the old bass-l should like to know upon what principle
TO 20 over, and abandon this contract system
Look back TO the constant denunciaons OF that day. and
for many years. OF the government patronage and power
and lis influence upon the press and country, and il will
be seen that the whole whg party came up 10 carry out
the system now proposed TO be abandoned What is the
consideration Why the only consideration offered for
Ol pfDCple-or IN IL
org nay, and there still sthe only consideration is
that the Republic is to have share OF the printing
it being whig organ. We 10 sell out, and transfer
whatever principle there in this matter in consdera-
ton oil the favor done thsyear For you will remember
Mr.. Speaker, when this proposition originally
brought up TO give IL 10 Donelson & Armstrong, the
whole whs party, without any single exception, voted
against II and now IL is supposed by combination with
the Republic that we will go over.
Now, Mr. Speaker party principles are very cheap at
this time, admit did say last session that looked
upon the present parties not divided upon any prnc-
pie al atalihat the old parties merely bodies Of
combinations struggling TO get at the public offices.
still entertain that opinion 10 great extent Bu sir,
TO be called upon now 10 surrender any relic OF
party pncplc and that the whole whg party enter into
this system for that consideration Now should like 10
know OF the chairman OF the Committee on Printing
whether any precedent like this can be found. II is said
that Esau sold his brthght for amess OF pottage but
ksau intended TO eat the potlage himself There is no
evidence whatever before that Esau would have sold
that b,hrght for potage for somebody else 10 Yet
we are be well satisfied, il this Republic can ge, into
the public treasury, and obtain share OF The money,
that are to sell out whatever oil principle had
upon this question. That is the point. Mr.. Speaker.
The Union endeavorsd, early this session, TO get,
through the aid OF its friends into the public treasury,
but found that il not strong enough 10 get in and had
to agree 10 dividelust fe years ago. when the
Patent Office robbed OF its jewels by two or three
accompces Do you suppose the who first conceived
away these Jewels proposed to call in others and dvide
from feeling OF generosity Notat all. do not
doubt that be found he could not get in alone and upon
the principle OF necessity he made bargain with several
others that they should aid him. and divide the spoil
This illustrates this principle. They wish to get into the
treasury and, fading that they are not strong enough
alone they say to the whgs you come in and help
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