Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-21
The InteIligencer and the Union.--The
Public Printing.

We alluded yesterday to the exposures
which these two papers have made concerning
each others United States Treasury resources,
and promised our readers with an analysis'of
the points in, dispute.
The Union, some weeks ago, with view to
defend itself from the various attacks in rela-
ton to the amount il had received for doing the
public printing, published the following extract
from the report Of the Superintendent Of Pub.
lie Printing: a.
To show how grossly erroneous are the impress
sions entertained by some to the enormous sums
paid for public printing, we invite attention to the
following extracts from the report OF the supern-
tendent: sH
7hirty-second Coagress--2d session
Printing for the Senate cost 1924, $50 II
/" House cost -N 44,092 &c
Total Senate and House cost SCOOPS 81
[see report Of ]. r. Towers, Superintendent
Public Printing, Senate Elk. Doc. No. 8, Dec. /,
1851 .ss
Thirty-third Coagress--la sessioa.
Printing for the Senate cost $a4,2a2 90
+" House cost 1915 90
Total Senate and House cost $ll9,4ss -
TSee report Of A. G. Seaman superintendent
Public Printing, Senate Elk. Doc. No. Q, Dec. H.
1854
Cost Of printing for Executive Department dur
ing entire year, $22, 1855 59.--iSame Doc
BY the above extracts from the official docu-
ments, it will be seen that the entire amounts
received by the printers Of the Senate and House
respectively for two years were Senate printer,
S8g, 223 "a, or an average of x34,6ll 50 per an
nuro House printer, Sll9,2S8 rs, or an average
If $40 R41 % Ia ner annum
The entire amount paid for the printing of
both Senate and House for two years is $780,
5ll GO, or an average of 1914, 255 "a l-2 per an 4
num- The last session of the 32d and the LIST of
the $50 Congress given, because the report for
the second session of the SD Congress Is not yet
made, the work not being finished. Those given,
however, show the cost for two years, one short
and one long session"
Thus it viii be perceived, by the Unions
own showing, that the editor Of that paper
received, as Public Printer, for the First SEES
sion of the Thirty third Congress, $75,l95 50.
The amount received for the Second Session
viii probably baas great This estimate docs
rot include the Department printing, govern
rnent advertising nor Gas we understand the
amount for binding Executive land Congress
sional Documents the cost of which would
equal the cost Of printing. Tho Superintep-
dents report only comprises that portion of the
work done, at the date Of the report, and 1t is
well known that large portion of the print
ing Of the House Of Representatives had not
been completed at the date Of the report the
expense of which the government has since
paid and the Union has received the same.
This statement of the Union was SO glaring-
" false that the hatelligencer in its issue Of
the 18th instant, published the following state
ment, taken from the estimates OF the Secretary
OF tho Treasury, showing conclusively that the
aforesaid statement Of the Union was false and
intended to deceive The Union studiously
avoided mentioning the cost Of anything but
Congressional printing, and thus attempted TO
make the public believe that its government
patronage was far less than it actually is.
Every one Mt all conversant with the matter
knows that the government advertising is far
more profitable than the Congressional print
iag, though il is probable the amount received
By the Union from this source does not equal
in the aggregate the amount for either the Con-
grcssioaal printing or binding.
Saie,neni puJiisled by he Entciiigeacer, Dee Is.
For binding for the Senate $4,000
For lthographing and engraving $4,000
For binding documents for the House 125,OO0
For engraving and lithogrsphing $4,000
Tor paper for the printing for Congress l56,40s
Tor printing required for Congress $4,000
For paper and printing Of Executive De-
partments lac, 500
S757,eos
Thesa items alone INDEPENDENTLY of many other