The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-02-05

MT. douglas would not now 10 10 or
OF Isrgum nj relstive to the quesiion rad b,
nc the Presidents message, Ills opinis ha,
al been clearly expressed on previous ociions
He thought the better COURSE wouIbe L
n refer the message 10 the Committee Ter
m ritories. Hoping that course would l.dopt
4 ed,he asked leave to present remon rance
nj signed BY certsin gentlemen as govern an,
state officers Of Kansas. against the reotioI
Oft that State into the Urion under b LIE
=, compton Consultation, which he ned be
n referred to the Committee on Tsr.itop an,
- pri nted.
l.. Mr. Toombs expressed his hesr;ypprova
OF the Presidents policy. Adjoursi.
WASHINGTON, Jai 20.
n SENATE.-Not in session.
Q HousR.-Mr. Howard caed at
i tention to the fact that the bi befor,
e the Committee OF tho Whole on tn,
! state OF the Union, providinao sup
ply the deficiency in the apropria
) ton for printing had not e. beel
; discussed, but the debate hd beef
E devoted to general subjects.
l That bill has grown out ofabuse
which, If suffered to continre. viii
bankrupt tho Treasury. Ye, not
single member OF the Committee N
Ways aud Means, or the priasng
Committee, has been able to ~ the
iioor to discuss the provisionsf that
oill. In ORR to bring out vhat has
led to the system OF abuses, az ought
to unite in order to give the matter
a NIL investi CATION. ....s ON, ,ne
'codhtry, Gy thoroughly pooling this
subject. their constituents will Tor
give them for all the ii ne herctforc
wasted in speaking Of the Indians,
Mormons, Kansas, and juncombe
generally. Laughter.) He offered
u resolution Tor extending the debate
on until tomorrow, AMI con6ning
the speeches strictly to the subject.
Mr. John Cochrane objected, :or
the simple reason that it was now
too lato to insist upon sueh a course.
The Committee on tie Whole of the
Union yesterday distinctly refused
to enforce the rule.
Further proceedings on this sub.
ject were terminated by the House
going into a committee OF the whole
on the Printing Deficiency bill.
MIR. Burnett was proceeding to
discuss the printing question, when
Mr.. Greenwood sportivcly raised
point as to whether Mr.. Burnett was
in order.
AS he was confning himself to
the subject under considers ton, the
Chairman decided Mr.. Burnett to be
in ordeder.
Mr.. Burnett said the public print
ing has been charged as a source of
corruption through which the Treas.
ury is robbed; that the gentleman
who holds the office OF Public Printer
can realize princely fortune, und
that extensive combinations are
formed by which the printing is con.
rolled. He did not make these
charges, nor did he know how lar
hey are true; yet they are made
through the press and hence the mat
:er ought to be fully investigated by
4 special committee.
1t was a matter OF mystery to him
low tho public printer could be gull.
y Of corruption. The law regulat.
I'd his compensation; but it was
true that the printing
Or both Houses enables contractors
D realize immense fortunes. 1t has
zen advanced ir favor OF the elec |
ion, that they give thousands oflol
irs and freely open their purse dur.
X the Presidential canvass. The
rinting has grown enormously with.
4 IA few years past. AT the thirty.
econd Congress it was $3.50, 900; al .
Iethirty.third Congress nearly 81, :.
00,0O, and at the thirty fourth Con.
ress BE-, $50, 900.
He, among other citations of ex.
'avagance, said that s50,440 had
een spent for woodcocks, squirrels,
lice and other animals, worthlessly
ut into the Patent Office Report.
lie was for stopping these extrav.
giant drafts upon the Treasury and
vas for paying for all work conplet,
d, and dispensing with that not per.
Drmed. lie moved to amend the
ill by reducing the $4,000 propos.
d to be appropriated, to $430, 900.
Mr.. Letcher showed that the
mount in the bll was for liabilities
Incurred by the last two Congresses.
10 alluded to the fact Of the pnbli.
alton of Stills Astronomical Expe.
ition, which cost Sll5,0OO; that OF
he Pacific Railroad Survey, which
ost nearly $3.50, 900.
lie hoped that stop would soon
e put to this extravagant system ol
rinting.
The publication OF these and other
Vorks amounted to nothing more
han that the Government ia to bc
OF books which would not
empt private publishers. He ap.
ealed 20 the Committee to take
means to put an end in future to
uch shameful extravaganza. Their
onstituents would not be taqee for
uch unjust and wasetful purposes.
After further debate the commit.
30 arose and without coming to a
onclusion on the subject, the House
djourned until Monday.