Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-02-12


The amount of printing ordered for the SD
and 3ith Congresses was as follows:
SD Democratic Congress, S2,S00,O 900
3lth Congress, Dem Senate,
Repub Housc,) 100000
si.1oO,OOO
Four millions and half for printing, near
ly, by two Congrcsscs-being ouc-ffth Of the
entire expenses Of government thirty years
ago Well might this deficiency bill provoke
debate, as it did nor is il strange that the
debate elected strange facts. Among these
was the fact that three poris, ordered by the
SD Congress cost 81 500, 900, or nearly as
much as all the printing ordered 10y the saith :
and moreover, that these three works are
practically of little value This revelation
came out in this ways sundry Democrats had
bazed away at the enormous waste of money
on useless printing, and attempted to shift
the responsibility from the Democratic major
ity to the Republican minority Whcreupon,
Mr. Cragin Of n. H., practical printer, and
member of the Committee on Printing at the
last Congress. came OUT with the statement
above quoted, from the official documents
no ''o',S were 1n"' '"''o" ''"S' ''''''"'"l
!, inc uoo''' ''n' as 20 ''' Young "us"
the question was put ON the passage of the
bill, sundry Democrats undertook, the expert
',''i'' VI 'o'.i's 'B''''' ''' "' ''P,' ''' ny
'''''' 'o',','''''''' trusting ',''' '''0 ~
J'"' "ou'' 'o'' ''' w. an" ',''' ,'' '1'''' ''''
i''''''' 'ou'u '".n "Po" '"e H'P'o''' "'-
no""c' inns printing oN'F'''sanco' ana charge
'"' '''P '"S,0,'''! upon ."' n'puO"'"'S II
So n"PP'nco' however 'n'' inc hoPuoS' were
"i'' AWAKE almost 10 ma" 'n'y '0''a a.
H'.'S' '"e ol''' anu mus TINS measure OF inc
administration was "eioo''a 10y a large ma
Jor''y' lhey Will now beg the money in
some new FORM doubtless; but ! think they
cannot get without taxing esponsiolhty.
a word or two on TINS BOOK business It
gives tcmensuns Joos-not always to the
printers or Paper-makers- or oooA-1inders-
'I'nN 'na' 'hey do not always get eNtraord'-
nary ProntS--oot TO inc P''''e'7"s' the md
diemen' VINO stand between the honest work
man. and farm out the work on the allowance
oil large commissions to themselves. by this
process tue Government as cheated and
placement or ia'orltes' pocket the spoils' or
contribute 1t to the "'''''"efr"g J""d' with
"hicn TO control the elections. twas stated
IN the House by DEMOCRAT ass "A matter Of
oommendauon' that one OF the Democratic
candidates Tor printer to the House contrbut-
ed very Literally $4,000 for the election
OF Mr. buchanan ms liberal gentleman
nao oeeh DONG the printing for Congress
ne inference is ia'r that he "od made or err
P''''" To "'"'' enormous proh's out OF the
"o' ''u"'en' printing.
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s'''''''''''s' arc inc I"cl"c H.
NV 'o'''' '0'',''''' ''''' i'o'"''on7' an" Naval
''NI'u'''o" 'o' astronomer purposes All
navy '"'" us' o"' no' one copy OF
'','''" wv! navy '''N o'oo'eu' beyond
Wv ''"''''0' '"''0'en' 'o' 'No7o VINO are actN-
In ','''' "'" ~ P'''' ''Ol'''''' 'oi
'''', "''' ny way vi reference instead OF
,.,., 'P''' WIZ 0'u''o' /''
''' WIN " ','' results I'el me
P'-'o''' navy i'e''.eo J0''y
XIV. VI ''' ~" 'o'' oi N"'.ro'u reports
r"'n IVY '"'''' quota Ior "ua'' why to
'"'o"5 d. Pop''"''oh exceeding one
'''''' va ''''''5''u P'OI'o' could give one
rJ w Wv" --o00 p'''o''s' no" pch'AclaI
n '', no '""'' nave IL nut VINO
''"'' ~ 'i9 '"."y 0"' ma" ont OF LOW !
y '"' "'9 ,o'0'"c-none Oh inc pre-
~ '''','''1'' 0'''" y, some Out not an
'a'0 "''' ''o preceding 'o'unes' ana
''' """' '"' '',' ''' '"''' S''' lhe'e !
.'"'" 'uPPy anu ''''" now many nave Tor
"' F"''''' VI ioi 'nouS"nu persons oil my
~ ''''',"'''' V''i' VI ""o" would supply
.0"''' WY" Bi''' pleasure " n.y. the
''''' 10 '"aV inns ms 8"'ucan' supply is really
''0 P"'''' o0"0'''' ""''o 10 inc member 1t
- " p's' anu pi"Bue' ana nothing else 1t
s"o' nun no pressure 10 sratiy one constltu-
o'''' "''e" ''e must oe certain tna' teh' TWEEN
~ d nunoreu' OF thousand whom he equal
!! es'eouls' ana would equally serve II he
eo'''''' WIN charge nj" with neglect or iavor-
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