The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-21

A. In every instance recoe three or four but thew
would saw esys hs sIS ny ana
snd We would 60 70 Mr. Smith, the Chairman o.
The House Com nittee; do not remember ever drawing
sboa. il: as testified before they were differences Of
opinion a. 70 the construction OF the law endisg 10
any par tculsr personal quarrel
TIE TRANSFER or LIE tuSIoN TO BowMAS-REAsoys WHY
have you not stated to several parties tina. your
chief reason for transferring the U~o~ 70 Bownan was
70 ". num- out 2. inc Superntendents oice, where no
wss In your wayY A may have so stated, but raca
bling convsrsaaon OF that kind Ia somewhat different
from tesmony taken here under oath; 10 my letter.
fret thought OF transferring the Union Afsor-
wards, was rather gratided TO have B,wmau
removed. 70 DO candid about Il, for I deemed him
totally unit In every respect hive ead before and
there is as much difference between Of his tsmpsra
ent and men OF mine a. between daylight and darkness
printing and elecsoneered as thought improperly vita
OF Congress 70 prevent tho ordering Of extra
that anxious 10 pubsh the largest number beiey
Ing that tho diffusion Of intelligence among the peo
pie Was conducive to tho public welfare, and 1t was
perhaps, the most important consideration With mo
there Ia no qestiou Of Ar. BowmAn's integrity in
formal appeal to the Committee OF ths HouSs OF Reprs
senAtves and do not Gall 70 mind any instance alluded 70
by Mr.. Nichols In his Testimony.
THR PROFITS ON CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING
@ In Mr. Hearts testimony he stated that in the Con-
gressonA printing, whore tho number only were
larger numbers were ordered can you state pretty nssr
y what the proportion OF the amount or Of The cost ar
the Congressional printing for documents In which the ord
binary number are Issued and for other documen for
which anger numbers are ssued2 A. On ordinary mum.
bers should think the profit would shout rs per
OPEN the extra numbers the profits run from 50 TO rs
per cent taking the past ak years. should think
SIKH or one'afh was that for which ordinary numbers
were Issued and four hs fve-sixths for extra
numbers.
Q. Mr.. Gurley desires me TO ask you some questions
relating to the binding What is tho cost Of binding
quArcs and oc.avosS What Is worth to bind quartos
and what octavoss A. should th!ak fair price, II the
binding Is given ont Is J: Is, would be twelve and
state that had the binding Of the past Congress
House at ten cents for octsvos and foyfvs cents
at the price, does not pay for tAe trouble aud
attention ana the capital have had eighteen cents for
octavos heretofore.
Q How came you to take the binding at lower rates
than were fixed by lAw2 A. was appointed binder at
twelve and half cents and commenced the work at that
three mills while proceeding with IT, the com mittee
allowed that must do il less than that or give Il TO him.
and DIT Of rivalry and opposition induced me to continue
OF little opposition
O. Has there been q Adherence Ia the character and
quality Of this binding at different ues when the prices
diheredf A. There has; as the prioe has been de-
the of the Sad1 has kept
graceful; ia impossible to do the work. IS ought to
be done, for ten cents, in my utgmua inferior stock
generally would be tlghsed 10 its workmanship
Q Whose business is - inspect and to see that this
Printing; and have heard great many complains;
recoect an instance when there quite largo batch
OF work rejected; but owing to persussons and inu
ences was managed TO slip through; do not conceive
that the work be done At less than the prices have
stated, and dol tjasoe; can be done but it will be
done on tho principle Of poor Pay poor prcaching. 4
Ought 10 be PASSED by the Superintendent when Il
is badly dones A. Think have known where
had been would not have received ii fer
my reputation sake.
O. You may state when and under whose superintend
snoe this occurred A. am not positive, but think II
was under Mr.. SeamAn's pcrintcnderce i
wXNDKILs STATEMENT OF THE TOTAL cosrcs PRINTING
IND BINDING CONGRESS HsrKcUuvE DEPART
rRNIs FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
Average profit