The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

The House passed the bill authorizing the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury to issue register to the
British barque Fanny, under the name of the
The bill for the relief of the widow of the late
John A. Lynch; and
The bill to change the name of the steamer For
est City to that OF the Bay City.
PRINTING AND BINDING OF THE CENSUS.
The House proceeded to the consideration of the
joint resolution, heretofore reported, providing
for the printing and binding of the returns of the
seventh census"
MIR. GORMAN said that he intended to move
the previous question, considering that the bill
and the accompanying report sufficiently explain.
ed the subject.
Mr. TooMBS objected to this mode of legisla-
ton, not being willing that matter of this i'm.
portance should thus summarily be disposed of.
Mr.. GORMAN remarked that the subject of the
public printing had been discussed over and over
again; hence he had proposed to move the previous
question, bat as objection had been made he would
not now do 30.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Illinois, inquired whether
the members now here would receive copy of the
work, should it not be ordered to be printed during
Mr.. GORMAN replied that, if it should not be
ordered by the present Congress, the members Of
this Congress would not be entitled to copies. He
then explained the provisions of the resolution.
showing that the prices proposed to be given the
public printer were founded precisely on those
fixed by law. These prices were below what was
proposed by Lippincott and Company at the time
the resolution was framed; but, since them that
firm had made an offer of less amount 400
and Parish and Company, of Phiadelphia, had,
after seeing the bid of Lippincott and Co., and the
prices in the report, offered to do the work at
$4,000 less than the public printer. As the public
printer has established an extensive Office, at an
outlay of from fifty to sixty thousand dollars, and
Congress has appointed Superintendent of Pub.
lie Printing would it, he asked be proper to cast
the public printer aside and accept bid of four
hundred or twelve hundred dollars below his; for
after the Government has paid freight, the three
thousand dollars of Parish and Company would be
reduced to the last-n named amount. The commit
tee had fixed the prices, that there might be no
gouging. The prices proposed to be paid to the
public printer for labor 1856, and the paper
will cost 9,077, for ten thousand copies, OF q
thousand pages, quarto form, in BREWER type. De-
Quoting wear and tear of material and all neces-
sary expenses, the public printer would not make
$4,000 on ten thousand copies. Ii q larger num-
Der should be printed, not exceeding twenty thou.
sand copies. the profits would be greater.
Mr.. STANTON, of Kentucky, made few re-
marks relative to the offers of Lippncott and Co.
and Parish and Co., to print for a less sum than
proposed to be given to the Public Printer and
intimated an amendment
Mr.. GORMAN expressed his opinion that Lip
pincott and Co. would perhaps publish the work
for nothing, with view of having the control OF
labor is cheaper in Philadelphia than in Wash
ington.
amendment-that the work shall be done in q
style similar to the specimen supplied to the
Printing Committee, to be embraced in two vol.
pmes OF one thousand pages each, and tine cos