The daily union., 1852-09-08

necessary was 10 the words per page" Then II
made il read-how That he should be paid so much per
page Der hundred copies haljt left perfect
Ii perfectly sensible and consistent you leave ou The
words per page" leaving him TO be paid much per
iers to which ii desgned TO be applied, il is all
rights but when you insert the words per page before
the words per hundred copies," il makes nonsense
Who ever heard OF such thing II is equivalent not
only inserting the words per page in the contract
but 10 sinking out per hundred copies;" aad so You
change the contract entirely In that PARTICULAR This
charge made under that head alter inierpoatng the
words per page" The charge amounted 10 $1,000 or
57 00o The Secretary OF the Senate at once demurred
10 making any such payment and, as Is alleged, CON
promise effected but that compromise was effected
under clear Misunderstanding and misapprehension OF
the contract II designed when entered into by the
Senate. The compromise price which was paid Tor the
printing $l2 600. There 10 no guide Tor The allow
ance The contract does not recognize IL and as we are
making final settlement with Mr.. Richie, and as am
one Of those who are willing to give him fair remune
ration for his labor and also fair profit upon it, desire
10 this recfed. The first part of the amendment
offered by The from Maryland will reach the
OF the printing OF the decisions Of the Supreme Court
The remainder oil il will reach the OF the obituary
notices Of General Taylor; and think that if il be in.
corpoaed into the amendment Of the senator from lii
nos Il VIII make very lar proposition and. as whole
shall be content 10 vote Tor II.
Mr.. PEARCE called for the yeas and nays upon The
hrst branch OF the amendment; and they ordered
Mr. MANGUM. shall vote against the first portion
is very great diversity of opinion amongst learned gentle
with reference TO the construction of The
upon which the allowance was made My colleague
[Mr. BADGERl is known 10 this body 10 be perhaps
learned lawyer as any who occupies a seat in this
branch OF The legislatures and on very full and thor
ongh examination OF the question. he satisfied that
this charge is maintanahe. There are other opinions
which controvert his. The sum originally asked | IN
ders,and, was between $35,o00 and $40 600 II struck
me as an extremely large sum wasi told that the work
could be done forfrom 800 to 81 500 THIS matter was
submitted 10 arbiirament and compromise, and $4,000
fixed as fair rate, and that paid by the Sec
retary OF the Senate. That officer extremely upon
his guard about the matter and consulted various gentle
men as 10 what might be his duty He paid the sum
awarded: Whether the sum that was fixed be for or
against the interests OF the government hold that good
faith bads US 10 H. and we ought not to break that com
Mr. UNDERWOOD | shalt vote for the amendmen,
of my friend from Maryland, notwithstanding the rea
sonlng OF nay friend from North Carolina, and upon
this ground We are dispensing grace and favor, and
not right When we doing that, may do il upon
such terms as to exact justice Now, we cannot get any
thing back for the profitable contracts that the contractors
have made with the government They are clear profit
TO them But our proceedings now 60 upon the basis
that when we make advantageous contract, that
make up The loss 10 him Well, II it appears in the set.
tement OF that account that in particular item that
tractor has got the advantage by $40 900, either by
former contract by which he entitled 10 every cent
of il. or bya former compromise, by which it
neously awarded 10 him, may we not take that into con-
sdeation in dispensing the which we are about TO
grant II is reasonable, is just, il is proper that
should be done. because dealing now with equity,
not with justice therefore say. that when il is con-
ceded on all hands that Mr. Richie got $4,000 for
service that was only worth $4,000, by which be pock-
eed $4,000 at the expense Of the government 10 this
grant c favor those 10000 ought to be accounted for
Mr. HAMLlN. shall vote against the first branch
OF the amendment of the senator from Mary yland and
will state my reason for doing SO in a word do not
care what may be the opinion of the best lawyer in this
body out OF IT. as TO what the true construction OF
the contract think that all the best printers you find
will mol disagree about it. Tney all say this printing
could not come under the construction claimed But
was referred 10 the Secretary OF the Senate, who the
xab. Har- oda ,,I M
Richie got his money. 1t is therefore adudicated
question, and whatever may be the right wrong
suuction Of the contract think he ought to retain the
money because he received il under the award OF the
MIR. BURLAND am very ssuy that this proposition
should have been made, tor imposes upon me the ne
cessity, after The remarks OF the senator from North
Carolina OF saying few words owe il TO myself 10
make some explanation. ! should not have made the
proposition, but since it is made am compelled TO vote
for IT, must state, IN connexon with this, as briefly as
can, the facts OF the
Upon resolution of the Senate, in 1850. referred TO
the Committee on Printing, as chairman OF the con-
mttee made report 10 the Senate upon this subjrc,
The facts, as understood them and as the committee
understood them and reported them, were these For
printing the pamphlet referred TO- the printer presented an
account OF $4,000. These are the exact hguIes.
When was suggested that this was an enormous charge
he voluntarily proposed to reduce II down 10 Sl2 500.
That account presented during the recess Of the Sen.
ate and by the board whose duty during the
10 audit printers accounts that amount paid This
was in the OF iS49. The resolution Of which
speak was subsequently introduced Oy the senator from
New Hampshire, and referred TO The Committee and re-
ported upon. | took up the subject, and examined il
very carefully; and from the best examination could
give, and the best Judgment could FORM 10 the
conclusion that the price, under the contract, for that
document should have been about $3.50 Less than that
by several hundred dollars had been paid for ii already
a regular document think 81 So had been paid 10 Tip
pin Seeper, the previous printers, for printing 250
copies OF as regular document Ten thousand copies
were ordered 10 be printed BY The Senate and under Mr.
Rche's contract, came 10 the conclusion that they
would amount 10 about $3.50. The whole amount that
could have been charged, under the full raIes OF
1919, was $4,000. | made that report The calcula.
uons, and the quotations from the contract an1 from the
the documents of the Senate. | will refer more
particularly TO them. The view presented In that report
was my opinion that nearly 900 than the prices
which could have been demanded under the contract
was paid for H. would not have called il up to have
deducted IL this occasion but when the proposition
Is made distinctly, and when called upon vote on
u, am compelled, out OF consistency, out OF my own
sense OF duty, here, under the law vote for making
the deduction, aud then leave HIM, as the amendment
does, twenty-five per cent above the full prices OF 1919
for The printing OF the document
Mr.. HUN TER. wish TO make an appeal 10 the Sem
ate We have appropriation bills involving amount OF
more ibaa thirty millions OF dollars believe thai if we
could get this bill reported 10 the Senate night n any
reasonable time, perhaps should be able 10 master The
residue of business between this and the time OF ad
lournment But fear that unless do IL will be i'm
possible for TO act upon these bills ia any manner
which will be credtabe decent. hope the vote
will be taken on all the amendments They have been
fully discussed The Senate will remember that there ia
but very short time intervening between the close OF
this session and the commencement OF the session
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