The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27


pubic PRIMER or printess 70 b. made out and rem
oesta 70 hm heretofore under the provisions OF
o %ss0s ~ iSsS Seb s'sp: v 70 printing Of the
me Law TO- be put Out ey contrast 70 the lowest
biooer, and before oersf, ing tho same to the
aggregate such account 60 rendered. toe
forty per centsm and tho residue shall be by
me Public Printer, or printers N tu compensation for
This resolution shall take effect from the passage
thsse0. JOHN b. HASKIN
JOHN ". KlLlLNGER,
JOHN WOOD,
GEO. " PALMER,
DANIEL sOMES
The following ere the names Of the oomntsec and the
nest important portions Of the tssumssy:-
!: B. aa.k.,N Y, Ch'ma David cIsptoa, Ala.
Geo w. Palmer, n Y. II Jones Maine.
IA EtDundsop, Va PB FUuke, III.
!ces ". KnhDser, Penn Johs Wood, Peaa
TESTIMONY or CORNELIUS WENDELL.
q We're you she printer de fas Of se last Congress
Q Who vas elected printer Of that Housss A. James
q You ae Tho printer Of the House until you are ~.
p.sedeos A That ~ Tho custom; l hold Over until ~.
he vas elcOssd pssntsr Of the Thirty nnh ooasess'
Q Do be ever perform the duties Of thu. ofnoss A.
@ When did you commence performing tho duties Of
printer TO the Houses A. Immediately o. hA election
WIN yoS BE- KIND enough Y s..s 2 q ooncss ~s a.
printer Dc Jacto Is between you and NJ s,eed~aa: The
printer eject u the rD'ry h CoDgressf A Ispuated
that where he received dollar printing
cot SIXTY lo0r oents q for dong the work. Afterwards
thai asiaoeeuest Ne. SET aside and gave him stpu.
lated sum spo took the chances. He very ANXIOUS
for money and bought him out entirely.
Be kpd enough 70 state about What time you bought
bm OBJ q mey tor stipulated sunni He wAs eifcted
10 DEC. nosr, and in May following. think gave him
O. How much WAS thar A. thirty four thousand dol.
@ That the whole bonus you paid him for selling
out TO ou the right OF printer to the Houses No.
subs queruy 70 hat about ysas, rather than have q
in The House about the matter pad him 500 Il
WAS black mail operation with him. he threatened 70
ftsgD and n AXE mus generally.
@ Woe any other psrues interested with yos In the
profits Of the printing his elecloEs A. Yes cir; Mr..
A. d BaDss, Mr. Warrington Mel an Judge Walker, aud
some two three otherss who held minor Interests.
q DO you Know what their several interests werea A.
understood that Mr. Banks interest was bali, Mr.
McI9 ne tbrd ano Juoee Walker think nioS med
me ibat be had quarter interest
O HAD Mr. seeeman, at the time OF his election, any
facies here 10 Washington tor the work which tho pub
lie printer would be compelled 70 dor A. None whatever
Wire you the Printer Of the Thirty fourth CDgressS
A. wss elected Printer Of the Tulry fourth CoOgress
paid curing the Thirty fourth Congress- for the printing
cone for the Hou,e Representatives, A. tthiok ~as
about ss30,Uo6 I'm hot pcsve WAS some considerA
@ eau you state from recolleron the prohY A Wei.
ooulo Lot come very pear H. from the fact that ~ss
cob the 81 Dae and Exc Gu i've work, binding all
eeter, and kept distinct account OF the proAt should
imagine the profit ran near forty i've Gems
Q Forty Ave cents on the ooiars A. Yes, STR.
. Canyon siaie the aggregate amount paid for the
print De OF the Bouse during the Tbu, ilh Congress?
A. II tife soc Co., think about $2l2 600 II
q Can You tell wba. was the net profit on the work
dcre for the Thirty fifth CopeFcsss A. think
The ntiebbor hood Of forty cents
Q. are you Going the printing for the present House Of
REPRESENTATIVES A. Messrs EaglHh Larcombe are do
Ing the work my office.
@ Who is Going the printing for the Senator A. Mr.
Bow man.
upon the printing done for the Senator Do you the
pIots OF Senate printer A. understand Mr.. Rives
gives BIN tbMiy three and third per cent.
rg durlrg Thirty four Congreess A. II about
$fO0Sll: think hundred and four hund rod
and i've thousand dollars TWAS trife over one hun
ursd tboutand.
@ VIA, is the actual profit Of Mr. Rves after paying
THIS thirty three ana third per cent on the gross
QUESTION BY Mr. sod you 70 say that tho
profits oil The Senate printing were onehird AL Of which
Mr. hyss pays Mr. sowan1 90 no, think he ges
cd very matt tally under The new law.
Question by Mr.. somee-i want 70 know what the net
profits now ares A. am Informed that Mr. Rves teeu
fed before committee Of the Senate that he gave Bow
thirty three and bro per cent OF the gross amount
but that be could lot make IT, and that bis object IN doing
that to break Wendell down; 30 have been told BY
tie reporter Of the sepate committee in speaking OF pro-
fits geD, must bear in mind that ought 70 be cal
sisDce give the Senate, House and Executive printing
biDdipg and, with the facilities have for DONG the
work should cay the profits would range about dfty
the dollar all ax0und-le6g interest In invest
meDt, perhaps.
The chsrnaD-i am anxious to get that, for the rea
son that in be report we make shall probably show the
1be wness-My original TIVE stment was $i83 400, but
must ALLOW from twelve 70 fifteen per cent for wear
and tear, and keeping such an Establishment In good
order.
O You nerd seme actual capital besidess A. Yes,
twenty five, thirty, or forty thousand dollars Tor the
payment Of bands.
q How many bands you avevsges A. / think there
have been as many as over four hundred on the pay roll
when the work was at its height
@ Does your esinblt bment do the printing and bind
pRg have done every Thing ibere-,he printing and
binding for the Executive Department, the printing for
both bouses and the binding for the House OF Represen
atves for the last two years bave done the extr bind
ing and also The regular binding for the Clerks Office.
q Who dots the Iost Office blank printing! A Mr..
Gowel dt up 10 the time OF tue election OF Mr. Bow
man; Mr. Jewttt, OF Buffalo, does for Mr. Bowman
4 Woo Las the contract for cong that works A. his
done by contract il s under the Law which gives
ii 10 the printer elected by either house.
you secoiect the aggregate amount paid for print
De Post tce blanks ing the Thirty tn Congresss A.
/ link il averaged about sc, COO per year
Do you know the profit On that TO the person who
Was by the government for doing the work. One
half, cir.
@ Yousay the work was done by Mr. orowell' A. He
tool q sub contract
O. wheye does he liver A. In New Jersey
@ Was the work dore theref A. II was done In New
York wouid that Crowel had been the
for the work for think twelve years. under the sw Of
1852 the contract be then held out and the work
yerieo UNDER that aw to the printer Of Congress.
Question by Mr.. Fouke.-Whch printer A. The printer
OF either House as The Of the printing
y connected with the organ OF the President Judge
Nicboon then cdited the Cnton and be got it, was the
business OF Nicholson at that time and made sub
contract with Crowe, under which he did the work
Nicholson
Question BY the Chairman Had Rice the printing Of
the Post Office blanks curing the Thirty fifth Congress-
A. vas given HIM for period Of about four MONTHS
but made no alteration In the arrangement managed
it, He never lifted Bpger.
Q H.w much bonus did Rice receive for parting With
bis interest in that contract to your A. He received
forty three cents on the DOLLAR from me.
Hsd aDy o,ber parties interest in the profits Of the
Post Office bsnk cortfsct2 A. About four five
after Rice received the contract the order revoked
and reverted to Harris Senate printer whom had
already purchased out, as had Mr. Steadpan, ana fell
into my hanes hui the profits Of that printing was e
the disposal Of the President and under his direction Mr.
Rces per cenaee was reduced and Mr. Severns Of tho
fhilsdephia Argus, bad for q session portion.
hats vs.ngS A suk h.t~ a..