The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-01
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WASHINGTON, May 3Ist-SENATE Sill
dell, from the committee - investigate cor
( ruptlons III public printing, made Il major
ity repor:, to the effect that any MONIES paid
Wendell were in accordance with a bargain,
and if he paid any for political purposes
it was entirely voluntary and without the
knowledge of any Of the officers of the
Government.
The report condemns the present system
of printing as the worst that could have
I been adopted reflects severely on Wendelrs
/ testimony; exOnerates the President from
! any knowledge Of the matter, and concludes
! With IL resolution that the committee be in
/ structed TO inquire into the exp@diency OF
providing for the printing being done by
contract or otherwise.
! King made minority report, to the effect
that the testimony shows clearly that large
Sums have been paid to the Printer for The
support Of party papers, and to influence
elections, aud that the payments SO made
were known aud asscnted 10 by the Presi-
dent. The minority agree to the resolution
appended to the majority report.
Mr. Anthony thea urged a complete re-
form in the public printing. He thought
that the newspapers that could not support
themselves were of no use to amy party,
and that the Printer 10 the Senate, having
violated the law by transferring the print
ing, the Office should be declared va
cant The subject was postponed TIL to-
morrow S executive session.
Dixon presented the credentials of Mr..
Foster, re-rltcted tor six years from Connec-
tcu:.
HoUsE.- Yalanlingham spoke in favor
of ii public printing office.
Pryor spoke in the same way, aud COM
planned that the President neglected his
duty, III not Informing Congress thnt the
amount appropriated tor Post Office blanks
was excessive instead of parcelling surplus
among pArtIsans Of the press.
running debate cnsued between him
and Burnett in which the latter maintained
that the President had no control of the
matter and that il was the duly OF Congress
To correct any corrupti0ns.
Pryor in tie course Of his remarks said
that the evidence was uncontrovcrled that
the President said TO the gentleman who
executed the blanks, here are $50. 600 for
your services and here are S2O 600 TO he
distributed between The IenHsyioauian, Ar-
gus, and Mcdarys paper in Ohio.
Burnett said if such testimony existed he
had not seen it. He did not however ques- |
tion it, for he knew nothing about it, He
then argued against the government offices
and in favor of reducing the present rates
of printing.
Florence was in favor OF the establish +
ment of joint printing office, the contract I
having proved Il failure and because it T
would render the business independent of I
the corruption and the Administration
would be better informed Of the facts
Pryor acknowledged his Indebtedness FOR /
the advice. Let the House order com
mittee and make him chairman, and he |
would prove what he said.
Burnett said if the Senate acquiesced To
the President, he would vote for another /
committee if the corruption existed. Let I
him be arraigned, impeachcd, and disgraced. /
If the gentlemen desire TO show their zeal, |
it would be better for them TO fire broadsides I
at the Republican party, instead of getting t
up family squabbles.
Pryor replied. He was f9hting on his |
own individual responsibility, and in de
fense of the interests of the people lie |
considered it good policy that the Democ-
racy should wash their hands of ali corrup-
ton.
After further discussion, IIaskins closed +
the debate, contrndine that the President /
knew of the profits OF the T. @. printing.
aud stating that he would vote against all /
schemes OF eNtravHystHce aud corruption,
coming from either Democrats or RepubI-
cauS.
The hill for the establishment of gov
ernlnen. printing Office pasSed-l20 against
Sc
The House went into committee
Albums Of Mass, spoke against slavery
and in favor OF the Republican party