The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-01
House OF Representative.

WASHINGTON, teb ~, 1853.
Mr.. REAGAN, (adm Of Texas made personal explana.
Sion relative to dialogue between himself and Mr. Bryan
his colleague involving question of veracity After the
colloquy had been continued time this morning,
Mr. Reagan asked whether Mr. Bryan intended to mpute
disKonorable motives TO him. So then they would know
where they stand
Mr. BRYAN (adnn Of Texas, in reply said, among other
things if his colleague aggreved no knew where he
could right the wrong He should not shelter himself
under any constitutional provision Of his State lie
responsible here and elsewhere for what he said.
Mr. REAGAN charged his colleague with having sought
10 place him in the light of not being good Southern
man; but he (Reagan) had always protested to be
tonal man. repudiang all sectional heresies and fanat
rsm whether coming from the North South He would
resist all violations Of the moral statute law to
build up political sectional parties. He had once gone
through the ordeal and was ready again 10 meet the
people OF Texas on this ISSUE
There WAS much excitement prevailing during this col
1oquy.
The House took up Naval Appropriation bill, and
concurred Mr. Sherman's amendment. reducing the ap
hemp rom s. iod 600 TO 81 900 0Oo by i22 against 49,
The amendment reducing the appropriations OF 81 1e2
900 for the navy yards to only 81 100000 was con-
Cured in by IS majority.
The bill was then passed.
TIE REISSUE TREASURY NOTES.
Mr.. Pmurs of No from the Committee on Ways and
Means leave report bill TO revive for years
the act authorizing the Treasury notes
ODJecuOnS were male, Wuen M. ruelpB mUVcu BUS
pension Of the rules.
Not carried-93 against 108.
TIE MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr. PHELPS moved 70 go into Committee ofthe Whole
the Miscellaneous Appropriation bill.
Mr. CovoDx, (opp) of Pa, inquired whether II would be
In order 70 otter tariff bill rs an amendment TO that bs
The sPRAKKR replied that the Chairman Of the Commit
leo Of the Whole the State Of the Union would have 10
determine that question: as 1t would come before him.
Mr.. Phelps motion was agreed to.
Nm, Mr. p q ws o ssso out the
Apnn thop of lrp nd which
motion, after debate, was rejected
Mr.. REILLY, (adm) Of Pa, offered an amendment,
At twenty minutes past eleven the committee rose and
reported the bill, with amendments, TO the House.
PUBLIC PRINTING
Mr.. GEO: TAYLOR, adm Of N. Y. from the commit.
zee 70 p0 Inc nads rSe
committee say that tho books are so ncggently and
loosely kept that IL ia impossible TO arrive any definite
knowledge Of the business done in the Office. The
counts instances appear balanced when such
not the Considerable have been collected
the under the direction OF the present superinend
ent The certificates issued for engraving and litho-
graphing do agree with the accounts kept by the
ties who did tho work. They exhibited their books and
swore that they had paid for all the work DONE
Their books show the amounts received by them; yet
appears that certificates were parties
greater amounts than appear on the books In
there difference OF $4,000 and in another OF over
$4,000, the difference being against the government The
paper do not agree Several hundred
unaccounted for The committee say" In fact there ap
pears have been singular fatality about tho books.
Vhe Accounts connected Will tHcso motterS Dut
few of them could be explained and none entirely
satisfactory" They unanimously report that the
the purpose OF compelling all the contractors 10 pay
way for their contracts; that this the general
belief among the contractors and the payment for the
contracts either IN the way Of loans, commission per
centsge general as the belief The contractors
found necessary employ certain agents Washington
70 attend 10 their business, and had 70 pay them largely
before they got general thing they say they
did know that Mr. Seaman Interested In the matter
but that they got work until after they employed par
all led In
employ the agents. although they had no previous
acquaintance with them The paper contractors employ
which they paid him about three and a half
per cen:um The printer employed ga csr. ~, to
printer received for doing nothing from $4,000
% $1,000 per .nn num-. The sns.svers ,,u and md
public printer to act Is agent to look after their interests
and receive the money 70 be paid The committee report
shey between s35 900 and $45 900 into his hands
eouie So 600 into the hands Of others and about
direct TO Seaman, which last sum was given by way Of
loans, still remaining unpaid. small portion was paid
in.,ee found two or three agreements 70 pay money
direct for contracts, two In favor Of Mr. Seaman and one
in favor Of the printer, but found the one including the
largest broken Of the refusal Of Of the
paper contractors. In the second the money
paid not 70 the printer but 10 other parties not known 10
ccntum account OF hthographug the Com
mttee could not ascertain whether II was
cd for all contracts going through Nj scam4's Of
nee The committee say that the testimony in tho
forces them 70 tho conclusion that some Intimate and
confidential relation existed between Mr. and tho
principal parties involved, and that they gno.
rant Of the action of each other From inc
facts found the committee feel constrained submit se
following resolution for the consideration Of the House,
Resolved That A. q sesman late Superintendent Of Public
e: sf% sss
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Resolved That the testimony this be certified to by
Of 1s g. s q and sent
Adjourned ~ ''' '''''''' u '''"''''