The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-23

secure the government from imposition; but
your committee have reason to believe that it is
not sufficiently guarded in its provisions An ex
animation of the paper in the public store has shown
that little attention had been given to the weight
and color of the paper furnished under some of the
contracts. When the samples which the law re-
ouires the Superintendent to keep, were demanded
i, was found that they had been used as waste pa
per or for ether purpose. This, doubtless, was
am oversight in the late Superintendent, rs one of
the clerks informed your committee that the sam
pies were in the Office until about the time OF the
appointment of your committee, and we're then
thrown aside as the contracts had been filled.
In that particular your committee are unanimous.
y of the opinion that further checks and safe guards
are required both in the purchase and in the of
the paper for public printing. The present mode Of
supply is open to great abuses and there are few
no sufficient checks to correct them.
The hs 81 psPs, S6 s
Oh for the Thirty fourth Congress $50 1913 Ga. In
addition, the paper for the departmental printing
amounted to considerab BILE sum, about si6l 209 05,
during the period of the Thirty fourth Congress.
RYrORrING CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Your committee was also instructed by the reso-
luton Of December Is, to inquire into the cost of
the Publication Of the Congregational Globe
the proceedings and debates of Congress,
Mr.. Rlves. He gets 81 so per column for the re-
ports. which are published in the form of a daily
paper and laid on the desks of the members on the
following day.
quarto form, Of which Congress orders IL 6s copies
for the use Of members. There was formerly paid
sixty cents per volume for binding the same, but
now seventyfve cents are paid for binding per vo-
lume. There are usually six volumes to each Con-
gress-four for the long and two for the short SEES
sion. In addition to the amount paid per column for
reporting the proceedings Congress has usually made
an allowance to the reporters; and as further evil
dence of their great liberaty they resolved on the
18th day of August 1856 to give Mr.. Rves one cent
for excess for every five papers of the Congressional
Globe and appendix over three thousand pages for
the long session, and the same for all over fifteen
hundred pages for the short session. This gratuity
amounted to sl2,655 80 for the Thirtyfourth Con
gress.
The proprietor Of the Congressional Globe has
further benefit at the public expense. He is permit
ted to send his paper whether in single sheet or in
bound volumes, by mail without charge.
In this singular mail facility there seems to be no
spe.soma GloSs FOR the thirty Congress was
$l76462 0S; for the Thirty third Congress it
sls660l "a, to 1904 1865 % for the Thirty-fourth
Congress. This is exclusive of the binding, which
amounted to s32 500 2S for the Thirty second Con-
gress to $50 939 for the Thirty third Congress- and
to $50 ,939 for the Thirtyfourth Congress
Mr.. Rives now has the contract for binding, and
therefore receives annually for the Globe about
S257 904 2S which is the gross amount paid for the
Thirty fourth Congress
responsible party in this city has offered to sup
ply the Globe in the same style in which it Is now
furnished at reduction of $50 900 per annum, and
to give ample security for the fulfilment of his
tract.
The attention of your committee has been called
to the annual expenses of advertising the mail let
tngs in the papers in this city. They propose TO
limit the advertisement to paper in this city,
whereby from thirty to thirtyfve thousand dollars
can be annually saved.
Your committee beg leave to submit the following
tabular statement of the cost of the printing bind
ing paper and engraving of Congress and of the
departments and of the amount paid for the Con
grtssionoi Globe. Table A" shows the costs of the
Thirtythrd Congress; " b" that of the Thirty
fourth Congress. and G." the amount paid for the
Congressional Globe -