Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-07
Congressional.
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mlttee on judiciary reported Dack Win an
amendment, the Senate bill providing for
the return of the re-captured Africans
There are now hundred and fifty of them
at Key West. The report requests that
the bill be passed at the earliest practical
Bile day.
Mr.. Smith of Va, did not want to force
them back into chains, but grant them the
privilege to stay in tn is country.
Mr.. Reynolds gave notice that he would
call up the bill next Monday.
The House resumed the subject of the
reform to public printing. E.L&>A IS
Mr.. Cobb said there ought to be change
of policy. Old Rats had crept into the
public crib and had got so cunning as to
hide themselves from public gaze.
Mr. Smith, of Va, said that Mr.. Cobb
might pass for an old rat himself, but GER
tainly he (Smitb) was not an old rat. He
had come to the conclusion to support the
bill for Government Printing Office. He
was sorry that Mr.. Haskins had spoken of
the President with so much passion and
and feeling. He could not hang a dog on
such testimony as that of Mr.. WENDELL
1t was bad taste to scatter partizan arrows
at the President in his attempt to degrade
him, when he (Haskins) for cause yet un-
explained, gave the contract for binding TO
friend at higher price than was offered
by responsible bidder. Besides Mr.. Has
kins had voted for Mr.. Defrees for Printer
after he had proposed to the Republican
caucus to give half the profits for partizan
purposes; and yet the gentleman stands
up here with a swagger and arraigns the
President for dividing the jobs, legitimate
ly within his gifts, among his gifts, among
his own friends instead of among his bitter
political enemies.
Mr.. Vallandigham spoke in favor of a
Public Printing Office
Mr.. Pryor spoke in the same way, and
complained of the President neglecting his
duty in not informing Congress that the
amount appropriated for post office blanks
was excessive, instead of parceling the sur
plus among partizan Presses.
A running debate ensued between Mes
SIS. Hine Caldwell and Burnet, in which
the latter maintained that the President
had no control of the matter, and that it
was the duty of Congres to correct any
corruptions. -
Mr.. Pryor in the course of his remarks
said that the evidence uncontroverted, that
the President said to the gentlemen who
executed the blanks, "Here are $4,000
for your services, and here are $4,000 to
be distributed between the Pennsylvania,
Argus and Medary's paper in Ohio.
Mr.. Burnet said if such testimony exis-
ted he had not seen it. He did not, how
ever, question it for he knew nothing at all
about it.
Mr.. Florence was in favor of the estab-
lishment of Government Printing Of
flee.
Mr.. Burnet expressed the hope that Mr..
Pryor, the next time he charged corruption
on the administration, would be better
informed as to facts.
Mr.. Pryor acknowledged his indebted
ness for the advice. Let the House order
committee and make him chairman, and
be would prove what he said.
Mr. Burnet said if the gentlemen accu-
sed the President he would vote for anoth-
er committee. If the corruption exists
let him be arraigned, impeached and dis
graced. If the gentleman desire to show
their zeal it would be better for them to
fire broadsides at the Republican party in
stead of getting up family squabbles.
Mr.. Pryor replied that he was fighting
on his own individual responsibility and in
defense of the interests of the people
He conceived it sound policy that the De-
mocracy should wash their hands of all
corruption. -
After further discussion, Mr.. Haskin
closed the debate, contending that the
President knew CT the profits of the Post
Office printing, aud stating that he would
vote against all schemes of extravaganza
and corruption coming from either Demo
Gratis or Republicans.
The bill for the establishment of gov
ernment printing Office passed-yeas,
1876; nays, Sc.
Mr.. Pryor made personal explanation.
In stating he had been approached he
should have stated that in 1851 he was
solicited to apply for portion of the sur
plus fund, but Indignantly repulsed the
proposition. rl Fl
The House went into Committee of the
Whole.
Mr.. Adams, of Mass, spoke against sla-
very and in favor of the Republican party.
The Post Office Appropriation bill for
the ensuing year being under consideration,
Mr.. Colfax moved various and relrenching
propositions, reducing the pay of route
agents from $1,000 to $500, and reducing
the per centage of post masters whose of
fees yield over $500 postage per quarter
about 10 per cent, and repeating that sec,
tion allowing the Postmaster General to
give extra pay to postmasters over theil
salary without dcision.
Adjourned. ~
SENArE.-Mr. Slidell, from the Commit
tee to investigate corruptions in public
printing, made majority report to the ef-
feet that any moneys paid by Wendall
were in accordance with a bargain, and if
he paid for any political purposes, it was
entirely voluntary,aud without the knowl-
edge of any officers of the Government
The report condemns the present system
of printing as the worst that could have
been adopted; exonerates the Presisent
from any knowledge of the matter, reflects
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