The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-09

AMOUNT OK PRINTING DosE BY GALES h SEAroN DURING Tt
YEARS. BEGINNING IN 1919
l6le-'2o-senate-lst session, 10th Cong. %, 288
Il. Reps. do.......... l6,4O0
1921 senste-ad session, 1s'h Congress-. s,lse
d. Reps. do............... Ia, 100
-22S 81
1S22-sepste-1st session. 18th Congress. e,yle
II Reps. oo............... 1882
1s23-sena'e-2d session 18th Congress-. $3.50
Il. Reps. do.............. $4,000
- 20 IS,
ls24-senats-ist ssssion 18th Congress. 1880
H. Reps. do......... 9,572
80, o5!
1s26-senste--cd session, 18th Congress. :. 1858
II. Reps. do............... 24,464
-34, s9l
IL. Reps do............... DOL
1s27-senate--od session, 10th Congress ). OPT
IL. Reps. (ncludlpg reprint old Jour
bsi) Observation-Disclosures. 81, l45
-87, 1916
fSsS--H. Reps.-1st session, Goth Congress - 40 iSl
l72e-H. Reps-2d session. Goth Congress. 1892.
ID Ken years -So55. ZOE
w at the end Of these ears under the old
TEN, Others succeeded GsesA& Seaton, the post },
Printer to the houses Ccngscss the ano mt as
well as the profits Of the printing ia.reasad-shs
amount by the nowsp YET growinpsae.tceot ordering
printed, and the praat by the introduction of iaoor
ton i hs eass Ter ssp.r 1s d Which for
tby PAD Eve dollars ard Gy cents per re., for siage
syal Iaper Whilst double royal paper such as has been
dollars per ream hat is esy the contractors got for
THREE OF f'.r dollars The fame quantity Of paper
h.t G. & 8. laid (ou side qa,re, o.ducte1) twelve
on ,s thea in
eight Isges % 'ho form was lever raid for BY them
per token The s,me work, now done ON steam power
presses does rot cost Tall expenses ncuted) than
five cents f the safoe quantity: Keeping these facts 10
can readily imagine bow small the profits derived
by Gales eaton upon the comparatively trfing ac-
counts above stated.
About the when power presses were coming Into
sod whe, paper rspdly falling in price Ia
sou, Of improvements In its manuia cture Gales
On la let starch, 1921, Dun Green (of the United
dhs tesrd1) was elected printer to the Senate foe
v the Ext cns T. va. on thu, occsn tina: Mr.
copciiop Of the p,ess as well here . throughout the
sSsp n, &c inn pnOSs ~
was continued printer 10 the sense for egcop ecu
tive years. t . !.
elected printer TO the ouse Of Reprt sent vc
continued printer TO that body for four consecutive
ye.r'.
Or lie nth Of February, 1893 GSos & ssatcn we're
elected printers TO the House OF Rerresentl for the
Twenty third Congress; and tbs 2sth of February,
1885 ihey chosen printers TO the Senate for the
Twenty fourth Congress.
"a lie 3,h De amber 1895, Blair Rives (os the
Gas) eeced printers to the Houseor the Twenty
On he Sd March, 1897, Blair Rive. were elected
pr,n 10 The Senate e TIE Iwen,yhith Congress,
tn tie 7th sep enber, 1887, Thomas Alen TO- the
hodieSSan) was elected printer to the House for tine
Twenty sfh Congtess.
Oh i,t y0,b January, 1870 Blair Rlves were chosen
prnera 70 the 9oUse for I, Iweuty SIKH Congress-
Tn tbe 18Th June, 1884, Thomas Allen chosen
printer Il te Senate for the Twenty seventh Copsess
On he ffth JuIe. 1884, Gales Seaton appointed
iue-s to the House for the T@en seventh Ccrgyes.
OK the 9Th Of Iecesnoer le43. Ga es Season wee
chosen p, p,ers 10 tb. Senate TOR the 2sth Congress
N oil Nr thar Rvos
sd PRIMERS to tie House u Representatives or thTwen
" eighl h Com 1ess.
elected prr tiers o the House Of taves y the
T~eny ninth Congress; and the lth December, 1885,
he same firm we're chosen pnters 70 the Sena,efor the
sane Congress-.
On he eh of July, 1885, joint resolution was passed
regulating Tho printing Of Congress- and bishisg the
compt ntaiin for The at twenty per centum
ees than the rss Of 1879 where the number Of copies
did not exceed Ave thousand and thirty three and third
where the number exceeded tive thousand.
On the I'd of Auaas: Is46 BY JOINT resolution Con-
grass the manner Of procuiog the for
by contract after notice aud that the priot
ing should be csioed elias class consist
Of bills ard reso0ns OF reports OF committees;
Journals executive documents and for
every Other description Of printing! each class to bss
separate job ana 70 be separate contract.
tpoer his set Wen, eli Van BeDthuysen obtained
,be year ls47 to1s49. John Towers had smAn psr-
ton oft, Consisting Of the bills and resolutions
naed the ssnls law thomas Richie ,ntrsced in the
names Of other PERSONS for the printing Of the Thirty
A.a Byd Hsraton contracted for the printing # the
1hItys nd Congress, but faiIed.to do It.
nos Of the parties excspt Mir. Towers) who obtained
the work unce. the contract system executed Il 10
prompt and satisfactory manner to Congress- Withths
exception atsve hsmed ,hey all complained Of losses
Of The inadequate prices at which they under
took the , and sppesled to Congress TOR relet
Ths convenience and delay which had resulted from
TIE contract system induced IFS repeal the 10Th Ao
s,;ne Willie pin,,nS and esaSshnr h Ss ns.ss.
thereof IL rrealed the int resolution Of the 80 Of
Augutt, leae, AL provided for the sppointmsnt Of
sui Of the public printing to hola his once
for years IL his duty to supeyyiss the
Is the public printing t. nspc;t he Work aud
see Il done xyn ncatnees and patch his cer.iGcess u
be voucher ,or the puoc printer and no, 10 DO
sble by tnotrssnent or delivery 70 any third patty
Th 9Th section Of this act provided for the election ola
pudc Printer fer House Congress TO do such
prn m executive departments and bureaus Of the
should be delivered 10 him by tbs super
iptepdept Of the public printing The ofccmpens
ton also fixed in "a act.
Under this act John Towers appointed superin.
dent of printing the 3lst Of August 1862 sery
I'd until December, 1853, when Ezekiel Seaman sp-
IL pursuance CT this new law In August 1882 Robert
Armstrong ftbe Union newspaper, was elected printer
OF Dh He, ,cs IL the Thirty C,nares very little
o. The w,k II which had been done By the contractor
woon y was f end necessary ~. % s So
rlso ell c'ed printer OF Hou-e Of Representatives 10
NE Th,r,yt rd Congress- aud served such until FEB
wa 49, lSb4 when he died. aud succee led ~ A. O
Y Nicbolon Of the Union eiected the ls Of March
1864
For THE Congress the thirty.thrd) Beverly Tucker
f The iae was chosen printer Of the Senate 10 which
! OFT be var elected on the l2h q December 1853.
We Lave now named the different printers to Congress
.uii,R a period OF twenty years since 1872 when
Gale, seator dispo Ct the entire work. The
II III wing Is a recapituiston;-
.1tt tongress-Senate tuh sreen, OF U. s. Telegraph
House Dull Gree n, Of u. S. Telegraph.
s2d Ccrgrcss- Senate, Dull Green OF u. s. Telegraph
House, Duff Green, of Z. 5. Te .egraph.
s36 Coreress--Senate, Lun Green Of L. s. Telegraph
House, Gales seaton, az Nat iats.i
"a h Commensurate, Gales >eaton, of Nat INTEL
House Blair 4 Eives, OF Globe.
18th Congress- senAte. Blair K kises, of Globe
House, 1homas Allen Of Madsonian
26,h Commensurate, Blair h Ptves, OF Globe
House, Blair kives, OF Globe,
9Th Corrress-Sena Thomas Alien, OF MadisonAn
House. Gales seaton, of Nat INTEL
cath Conerew-stnate, Gales Seaton, Of MAJ INTEL
House. Blair Rves, OF Globe.
90 n CONTESTANTS Eischie Heiss Of Union.
House. Ritchie h Heiss, ~ Union
10th Congress- enate @. Wencel and Jno. T. Towers
House. ! under contract system.
oist Coprrees-Ssnate Richie Heiss OF Union un
House, I der contract systrm.
:.d Ctneress-Senate Robert Armstrong Union 20
House, ( tuperseoe Boyd Hamilton