The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-22

officials Of the government. varies hu. Nttle
from two hundred and forty thousand dollars year. At
the time he reazss above tia. profit
handsome reserve prost FOR himself ras printing os
neither hs Thirty third the rnrty fourth Congress
yet completed, but Ii for both 10 IN Of execution
Therefore, the aggregate of per cen.,gs named osiay
paid 70 tho ocias by tho sab actor wlo Is doing
tbs work the percentage that printing the prut
ng for the present Congress- aai pru,ng Of Dat
Office blanks which separsts from the Congressional
printing, ana amounts 20 Aboc ATTY tholeaat dollars per
year.
In the mater Of the binding OF Congress sad the depart
ments similar es,e Of facts has bosu founi TO exls
The Rouse bnang for the Thirty fourth Congress may se
taken al far iiusTstioa OF the manner ir which that
work has generally oeen executed. Thst binding was
contracted to be done at twenty two per cent e aan for
mer prces. The person conr acting (Tlams, OF ohio)
sold that contract reet to be DONE b, gen.
ueman of Washington for the consideration of twenty per
cent to be paid hin tue gross Of binding doos
and this sub contractor again sab let his coaSc:
her or third party, for the consideration -
os paid him Of -sal OF she pfoGss on tbs
doing Of the work, aiser the deduction of tho
twenty per cent 70 be paid the binder who bsi con
Tacted. Upon 0forma,,on witch th.s osmo,ttse
disposed TO question: believed that the tx ensy per
cent reserved by TIA; contractor 70 be paid h the
rst contractor has already amounted thirty three
Thousand dollars and second subconac.or has
received very considerable out of profits whch
have been made IN doing the work. after the pay Of
the twenty cent 70 the drst CONTRACTOR stipulated IN
his contract. Is Just 70 tie third party, second sub
contractor doing the ~ors 70 add that hs has been
satisfied with the residuaa u himself under his con.a,.
10 have felt impeed for what he receyed 70 do the
binding IN better manner han much Of that heretofore
done.
The committee say this particular Illustration has been
selected no: with view to ind fault with the nrst coa-
tractor but as apy showing the general praccs Of per-
assuming do the pablo work who themselves
for the most part mechanics but speculators obtain
tracts and mechanics 10 execute tbem under a
from the actual operatives Of large per cen:age
a. profit TO themselves
The gross amount Of binding for the Thirty third Con-
S53s 45s aud that for the Thirty fourth $365 o33
But; In addition the Congressional works. there large
amount of binding annually done for the several Exscu
tive departments and bureaus. The prices much
higher than ose established by Congress. rne
given out without syetem and with ie reg ard for
economy The binding for the departments and bureaus,
including the printed heads in instances foe the year
1857 amounted in gross To 81 $780, .nd will probably bs
about the same for the present year.
The committee have ssccrtsiued ths. the engraving for
Congress and the departments be done for fully thirty
three and third per cent less than is paid. The
w,od engraving for the Patent o,e report for 1857 may
be taken in illustration Of general manner. Those
cravings cost the government per page of thirty three aud
third inches SO 60 Tho person contracting lad large
part Of the work done in New York and thus he cold
suble his contract 10 second party At very large Dis
count from the price which he himself 10 receive from
the government; that second party again subtle: his
third party, who actually did tho work for SO
per page.
Inc cepmItec are ssrrei ha, the whole cos. Of the
engrsvng-the wood the drawing aud the e,sctroypiug
need and ought not 10 have been m,re than t& per
rage, while II cost the government S)2 To-
The whole amount CT the cost of engrav ngs hoeraphs
and electroiypes for the Thirty third Congress h ss2s5s
.s5 500 e. The saving o. but twenty per cen, these
large amounts, than which p,ssibe to have
made would have left with the government. Aygreg.,s
gone 70 contractors and SPECTATORS {, mer,o
ri9us srtlsans--o Of s237 ,342 81.
Abuses as TO the qusrty Of paper &c, llsewis
discovered.
The grand total of tho cos. OF printing binding
craving, hogrsphng and eecuo.yppg Of Congress sni
of the departments during the Thirty third Congress-
a%os, 'Ts psS sS foy ,se Congressional e for
the Thirty third Congress G39,ofo ot
Total. s,o25, ,s3I 81
Cost for the same during the rhrty fourth
congress 81
hsttt. 20
Total. oil 5s
Add 70 these large $3.50 600 per for
tonery the departments, the clerks Offices and folding
rooms, making $4,000 per Congress.
The Committee with 10 end the abuses in the pre-
sent system propose 10 establish bureaa for the cxecu
ton Of printing, binding, engraving, &c, the onicc Of
superintendent to be abolished. They satisfied that,
ba
generally be eone by this means, at saving Of n
least thirty or forty per cent to the government.
The report Of the minority OF the Committee Printing
proposes that ali the work connected with the printing
shall be given 10 the lowest bidder.
OCEAN STEAM NAIL EoUrEs BETWEEN fHg UNITED
STATES AND EUROPE
wNurSGroS, April II, 1858.
Mr. Florence, Of Pennsylvans, has given notice o his
intention 70 introduce bill to establsh certain post
routes between the United States and Europe, and 70 regu
LATE the transportation of the mails thereon and 10 reduce
the expense thereof"
The features Of tbs contemplated act peculiar. The
operation Of s general IN s nature totally isnoring pr
vAe contracts and WILL II beco mes las, place an ocean
mail service on the same basis the inland service And
ultmaum Of the bill that while provides for Eve
lines steamers Europe from different points Of the
United states reduces tho expenses Of tho NAL
service the amount Of possages carried, and Is be-
eved thai there will be 10 The United States
from this service ier This bill.
The lines 10 bs established are
Route Hrsi, or No. 1-from Philadelphia 10 Sorthsnp
ton, Enelan
Route Second, or No. 2.-rrom New York via soathanP
ton, to Bsvre, France.
Route Thtrd No, 3--From New YeSt 10 Glucrstadt
via Plymouth, Hsyre and RotterdAm.
Route I6syth, or No. 4-From New orleans, via Ia
vans, Bcrmuda fayh, and SAniander tSpnn), to Bor
dcasx, France
Ropc fvth, or No. 5.-Trom Norfolk, virginia, 10
Nantes, France.
The bill provides that the compensation 70 be paid to
each Bno Is Al Tho rate Of two dollars per mile, and the
tonnage Of the nIed ~ two thousand IONS,
ard the speed al not less than ten miles Al hour.
There also provision for The nstion Of fines and Pc
nates for failures TO depart and arrive a. the tine sp
n.nicd In the nschednlay BIZ inc ros Oflce Depart