New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-22
xxxyth CONGRESS- First session.

Lsss
Numerous me moIias and resolutions were presented,
among others one by Mr.. CAMERON from the citi-
2eBs Of Philadelphia, for aid to line OF steamers be-
tween Philadelphia and Southampton.
M. DURKEE (Wis.) presented the resolutions OF
ire Legislature OF Wisconsin against the LecompIon
Constitution.
M MALLORY (Florida reported without amend;
meIt from the Committee ON Naval Affairs, the DA
10 repay $50 for repairs Of the bark Ellen for damage
tanned rescuing the passengers OF the steamship
Central America and it was passed. "
My WILSON Mass. Oh leave, introduced JOINT
resolution that the President be aud hereby is author
zed a. requested to suspend for year the sale OF
public lands advertised to he sold 10 the Territory oil
kansas during the month of July, 1898.
Nj. MASON IVA introduced joint resolution au-
thorzil the President to take such measures against
Paraguay ss the refusal of that Republic to make
recarat:Cu for fling into the enited States steamer
Mate Witch NAV demand. Mr.. Mason stated that
Capt Page would soon sail in email steamer for the
location in question to cooperate with any force there
nay he required 20 attain reparai n.
Mepsrg. DOUGLAS (Ill.) and ALLEN (R. H. fully
concur;e ed in the resolution.
Mr. COLLAMER Pa could not vote for the reso-
Iu.iou inasmuch ii was virtually authorizing dec
laraton of war against Paraguay
Mr.. MALLORY lFla.) spoke from good authority
when no said that Paraguay Is ready at any Tine 10
right the wrong committed. The true course ls TO
send a representative that understands the theory of
her government and speaks the languages and he dld
not doubt that friendly relations would be established
with that young and rising republic whose commerce
is valuable ~ and which is now on tue eve oi
war with her more powerful neghbor, Buenos Ayres,
which circumstance would render it ungraciOus in us
to ser1 hostile message at the present juncture.
The special order viz: the Deficiency bill, came up,
dee,rng the further consideration OF the resolution
NJ. FESSENDEN'S amendment confoing the ap-
preparation in the bill to the fiscal year, and the spe'
c fc branch for which they are voted, was debated
After some dscussion of the amendment and tae
general merits Of the bill, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NJ GEO. TAYLOR IN. ", from the Select Com
m+tee made report with bill for the establishmen.
of A bureau of Printing Binding Epgraving, Lltho-
and Electrotyping, which, together with the
miro ity report proposing amendments TO the present
law ve;e referred TO the Committee OF the Wnole on
the Stste of the Union.
and interesting. -. A.. A.,
The Committee say, among other things, that the
Public Printer elected by the NNAllld Congress ana
the Public Printer Of the Senate oi the M, NJ Va .n
C",eless contracted. each one respectively with an
otA.T OF third party, to do the required workreSeiV
ing each 20 hiiusef large percentage, which was as
oct It ward or profit for simply taking, under sns
name e Public Printer the printing of Congress ana
suh e,tpr IL 10 another-nether of them having done
any portion of the work himself. Toe PuOilc frInIer
elected by the House for the ANAlNth congress
(Xendel6 did the quired House printing himself
and in addition, subcOntractor under the Senate
P,n.er did the printing Of the Senate for that Com
ore,r as he did all of the printing for the Public PINT
e-s OF both the Senate and House of the NAAllld
Core,ess and is now doing that for the Publc Print
ca II both the Senate and the House Of the present
Corpreos Moreover the same psry sub-contr~tor
pds~ the Senate and House officials, Is printing tue
-Oace blanks as sub contractor for the person
having that ccntIact , -, -, o...... 49,,
IRE percentage paid TO the su6-contractor above
rsn,;ond 10 the various printers-emolumenf OF their
me- s;Tecure Offices amounts Al present TO ABOUT
tmen,v thousand dollars per north. A3a ths ncuaes
no h'i1wance of percentage upon the HouSe printing
g.. Ne yXYIVth Copgress-tte suo-contractor men
tS,,;cn,s (Wenden as public printer OF that BODY,
6o:rp hat work for himself es principal ana SO pen
saved spy payment for privilege. mo saoss s;Ouu'
SO pad as stated percentage or Donus Io[
NV I've rArty now doing the pubic prinuhg iol ae :
1f tLa t,oyernment varies but llttle rom S-V'VVV
vssT At the same time he reszes over ana ao0ve .
ibst vast profit handsome reserve for himself ue
n-;rting of neither the XXXllld nor the ANAiN th
fo-c,es is vet completed, but that for both Is IN
course execution Therefore, the aggregate OF per-
certsge named as being paid to the officials by the
0ntractor who is doing the work Is the percent.
aee u that printing, on the printing Tor the present
Cergrees and on the printing OF Post-Othce oanAs,
hicb a separate from the Congressional printing ana
90, n,s 10 about $4,000 per year
\, The matter OF the binding OF Congress and tue
De- rents similar stat, OF facts has been found to
exisf The House binding for the NNAlVth Con-
NAV be taken as fair illustration OF the man
Ssr in which that work has generally been executed
MAJ ling was contracted to be done at twenty-five
cfr less ia an former prc.s The person contract
10 fVams tf Ohio sCld that contract, or relet the
vok 10 be done 10 gentleman OF Washington Tor the
conG. rat;op Of twenty per cent 10 be paid him on
IL o-s ,ircurt f binding done and this sub-con'
t,sct aga;, suh.et bis contracts 10 another party,