The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-28
have been prsssy Constantly engaged IN i

o." ~, nave oeen pretty constantly engaged
Q. Do you publish 40 Congressional Globe A. Yes,
9 VIVA. IL paid for THAR A. am paid seven dollars
fishing them in the Daily Cgoos, and then I au pad
Blk ooIaIs Wr long sssston and three dollars
ry when he quantity iSs Of matter
allowed cent IN Yong Of
excess and when exceeds fifteen hundred pages III a
short session the allowance il made When com
menced printing the debates and for several years after,
they did not average much four twenty tive
hundred psges long session ard one thousand
for short session. but they gradually session
after and told members Congress- that could
sand no more than three thousand pages long session.
and fifteen hundred pages short session the rates
was paid The debates ran up as high as thirty eight
stand III but under an aoWunce Of one cent for every
I'VE Of the excess over three thousand pages can
How much did that excess amount TO at the last long
sessiony A. DO got recoiIect but II was very long
session. and think the debates three hous and eight
over ten thouaapd dollars for each house; but do not
ecoect the precise number Of copies taken and there
ore cannot give the exact amount There has only been
Do you recolect the aggregate Of publishing tho
ebsies for the long session Of the Thirty fifth Cougeess
am paid at intervals during the session 70.
eporting the debates, and not In the lump. cannot
therefore, remember what received but think 1t was
,bout sS7 5o0fo each Housen all SIS Ooo Add 70 that
o,a amount would be sos o0o The Senate pays me,
'des SHY three cents volume for binding the Congr
;icnol Globe.
O. That the for the whole session. A. For the
whole session exclusive Of publishing tue Daily Glob
@. You think that is the cosY A. think II is about IT,
make the estimate from memory.
10 understand you to say that you are paid besides
lnat, y 90 column for reporting and publishing the
"a SO Of that 81 SO TO the reporters The remaining So
does not pay for the composition of work In Duly
GtNe have made statement Of the matter in my pa
per. lose about 1000 on tina Daily GLOBE but make
up my loss when the debates corrected and published
Do you do the Senate printing and the printing for
the executive departmen,sf A. Yes, sir
Q. How long have you been engaged in t9 A. Since
Gensia 8 election; he made an agreement with
O. What are the terms OF your conarac. with b
for doiDg the Senate and executive printing fdo the
see that II is done right; pay him one-thrd
Has he any responsibility connected with the doing
any instructions or hire any Of the employed IT.
he ia Interested In seeing that the well, be-
csnse be 10 responsible for that.
Q. You furnish the materially A. furnish everything;
determined to haoe the work, and made the pro.
position TO Bowman that would 90 II for tTo thirds the
amount paid BY the government Tor doing II may lose
beat Wendell, who once, when was bidding for
work put in bid three mills under mine after mine was
exposed; published Wendell and all who connected
with the matter nj tine time 10 doing the printing at the
rate 1t which have undertaken 70 do IT, my calculation
that w NOT maks or lse more than 8 900 and the
wear ana tear OF the materials; put in the bid willing
that Wendell should know II, and try TO do for that
he could.
o. You were determined to have the vorkp A. Yss
sir.
O. About how much are the profits on the Congressional
Globe in book foru2 A. I do not know. have never
kept profit and loss account. Az it stands get
fair profit, and more, believe The cent that 10
paid for every i've psgs OF excess over the number OF
pages have mentioned IL paid only for what printed
when they exceed three thousand pages for oog session.
and fifteen hundred pages for . short one.
form are usually published Il e.cS session Of Congress-
A. About thirteen thousand
Q. And you are paid how much per column for thoses
A. am paid 81 30 per column BY Congress for publishing
the debates in the Daily Glooe, and an not paid after,
wards BY the column. am paid IS copy for the book
thousand and % copy for the short session, for fifteen
hundred pages and cent for every I've pages
There three sessions Ia the Thirty fourth Congress-
but the session short session. and did not
charge full prices for that George W. Jones told that
would not take H. though the law auhorized me 70 do 3d.
charged the debates q the extra session Of
the number Of allowed for the long session. and
ceived ore cent for every Ave pages.
State the io6t the publication Of the Congressional
GlobS A. The profit the greatly reduced by
cheaper book puoished in the world than II; pay my
nen higher prices than they are paid anywhere else In
this cry or ia this section q the eounry pay them ten
gresaiona printing because they have 70 work hard
good excellent priners taking into consideration the
and machinery, ought to make, think, twenty
y five per cent on the capital have invested SIS 900
iC1g Ee680h ana 6Oout Sfo,VO IOr snort session.
Q. Per sDDuDs A. Yes, air; on long session.
@ How much have yoa invested 10 your establishment
A. About 600 or $4,000; but about thirty forty
thousand doars Of is needed print the debates
Does that include your buidsogy Yes. sir; ouild-
ing ana materials last fall for s7oOoo and
suppose have put in $50 GOO or $40, 900 since
Q. How many presses have you? A. Eighteen, and
two more coming; expec, one here to day
Q. How many men do you employ, on average, dur
ing session OF CongreesY A. really do not kno~.
suppose have eighty ninety printers but there
perhaps, two hundred persons employed In the Office
about the printing business Probably have one hun
dred printers.
DO you co any dry pressing in your establishment
Q. What is the cost Of dry presspgg A. lido not know
We have just commenced ii within tue last three moatns
think cost me 50 500 70 fit up my pressing room
made calculation the oher day that Il would cost me
$S,0e0 but when examined into the matter found that
one bill amounted TO $500 or $500 moro than thought
would.
O. Are your reporters paid anything besides Whist you
pay themY A. The Houses sometimes vote them extra
compensation when 1t is voted In the pages.
@ How much usuallyY A. Usually $500.
@ Apiece A. Yes, sir. Some sessions has not been
voted but usually IL has
O. Are you acquainted with the rates paid BY Congress
lot pp %hs, printing A Yes si,; very we'd
or too low? lind state particularly those which you think
too high and those Shich you think tor low. A. pub
and most OF It IN the morning when my paper making
up for press, which B You could perhaps examine
me better after reading that article
q. You will please my question. A. In word,
the composition too low and The work the long
numbers is too high.
Q. TIE composition e too los? A. Yes, sir.
q. Wba, Is allowed for the small plea? A. A dollar
page PLAIN work and dollar and q nsIf page rulod
work. That s tight
Q. That is rcmunerAtive? A. Tina. IL lust about right
page OF small plea consists OF sixteen hundred
How about the BREWER A. Tue BREWER per page,
that s to back H. contains twenty eight hundred ems Tue
law allows s, SO for twenty eight hundred ems brewer
plain and 50 Tor BREWER rule figure Both prices
considerably too low.
Q What ought the prices paid to bep A. I have stated
In the article 10 which | alluded pretty much what
thought ought to be. One dollar seventy ve cents
ought to be PAID for BREWER page plain wsrk two
dollars and half page, at least, for ruled work
How ~ TO nonpsricl' A. Three dollars and seventy.
I've cents allowed for every 200 ems nouparei,
except on the government or department. work
Is that too low? A. Yes, sir fixed the prices TOO;
there Was no necessity then for using that kind OF type
except for notes and rule bring the rule work in
page chen would in in other type II ought
10 be 81 so page OF rule work. :
y Are there any other kinds Of type used? A. There
are no other kinds Of type used In Congress printing ex
cept the English. :"