The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-30

Senate.
wAsmsGros, jan 10, 1858.
The Senate "a not In session today.

The Senate Ia not In session to-day.
HOUSE OT Representatives.
wAsnSaroN, jan %. 1858.
rn DEFICIENCY HILL
Mr.. HOWARD, (opp) of Mich, called attention 70 the
fact that the bill providing for the deficiency the sppro
priaton for printing, before the Committee of the
Whole the state OF the Union, had not yet been dis
cussed but the debate devoted general subjects fhs
bill had grown out of abuses which, If suffered TO
continue, will bankrupt the Treasury yet not q
single member Of the Committee Oh Ways and Means, or
OF the Printing Committee has been able get the
TO discuss the provisions of the bill order bring oa
what has led to system of abuses All ought unite
In order TO give the matter full Investigation If they
devote this day to the country by thoroughly probing this
subject, their constituents will forgive them for all the
time heretofore wasted in speaking Of Indians Mormobs
Kansas, and Buncombe generally (Laughter) He offered
resolutions for extending the debate the BID till to
and for confnng the speeches strictly TO the subject
Mr. JOHN CocHRASE, (sdm Of N. Y, objected, for the
simple reason that ii was now too late insist such
course the Committee of Whole the state OF the
Union having yesterday distinctly refused 10 enforce the
rule
Further proceedings on this subject were terminated BY
the House going into Committee OF the Whole on the Print
ing Deficiency bill.
Mr. BURNETT, (adr) Of KY, was proceeding to discuss
the printing question, when Mr. GREENWOOD sportvey
raised the popt as 70 WHISTLER Mr. Burnett was in order
he combining himself TO the subject under consd
The CHAIRMAN decided that Mr. Burnett was in order.
Mr. BURNETT said. that the public printing had been
charged corruption through which the
ry been robbed Also that gentlemen who hold the office
sve combinations formed through which the printing
is controlled He did not make these charges, did be
know how far they were true: They are made through
the press of the country and hence should be fully inves
tgated by special committee having charge of the sub
ject. 1t was to HIM matter of mystery how a
public printer could be guilty Of corruption.
ten bu
it nevertheless true that the printing of both Houses
enables contractors to realize large fortunes had been
ldvanced in favor Of their election that they had given
thousands of dollars and freely opened their purses dur
ing the Presidential election The printing had grown
Congress It nine hundred and 6fty thousand dol
lars, and for the Thirty third IL was nearly million
and seven hundred thousand dollars, and for
the Thirty fourth, two millions and third dollars
Amongst other citations Of extravaganza he said that
s45 44o spent for pictures of woodcock squirrels
mice and other animals to be wothessy put into the
Patent Office Report He for stopping this extrava
CANT DRAIN on the Treasury, by paying for all work
He moved to amend the bill by reducing the proposed
appropriation Of $790 900 t, S420O00
Mr.. LxTcHKR (adm OF Va showed that the amount in
the bill pay for liabilities incurred by the last
Congresses He alluded TO the fact that the publication Of
the report of ellis Astronomical Expedition cost Sis 900
stop would soon be put to Us extravagant system Of
than ha the
to be the publisher OF those books which would moi tempt
private publishers Some Of these books were utterly
worthless. He appealed to the committee to take
put end TO such shameful extravaganza in
the future Their constituents should not BIZ taxed for
such unjust and wasteiui purposes.
Mr.. PEIps, (adm) Of Mo-, explained that the bill Is
10 provide for the payment OF the amount due under
tracts made by the House. Those should bs
met and Congress could not undertake TO repudiate
them The whole attention Of the country attracted to
the extravaganza Of the last two Congresses and the
present Congress should be held responsible for its
pendures for printing and should govern its future
course by the experience OF the past.
Mr. CRAWFORD, (adm of N. c., willing TO pay for
only work already DONE to the extent OF Salso and
no moro.
Mr. NICHOLS, {opp.) Of Ohio thought proper that
the House should manifest its to what should be
relative to printing; but he was opposed 10 the
suggestion Of the gentleman from Georgia
After further debate the committee rose, without
coming a conclusion upon the subject, and the House
then adjourned th Monday.