Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06

, | Lean, Judge Walker. ami some two or three 9th
crs, who held miHor Interests.
O. DO you know what their several interests
were2 A. I understood that Mr. Banks iatercs
was one half Mr.. McLeans one-thirl an Judg,
Walker, I think, informed me that be had guar
ter interest.
q. Had Mr.. Steedman, at the time of his elec
dion, any facilities here in Washington for the
work which the public printer would be compelled
% 10; 4. None whatever.
Q, Wore You tho Printer of the Thirty-fourtL
Congress [ was elected Prime of the Thirty
f,u th Congress.
q. Can You state from recollection tho amount
of mon " paid during the Thirty fourth Congress
! for the printing one for the House Of Hcprescnt
atives3 4. / think it was about S23o, 800; [ am
not positive; it was some considerable sum over
! S2DJ,0@0.
z. Can You state from recollection the profit .
| 4. Well, could not come very near IT. from the
! fact that [ was doing the Senate and Executive
| work, binding and all together and kept no dis
tinct account Of the profit; / should imagine the
profit ran near forty-fve cents.
Q. F0rty-Gye cent, on the dollar 4. Yes,
sir.
q. Can you state the aggregate amount paid
! ',r the printing of the House during the Thirty
! fiji Congress Ii was trife over S20o,0l0i /
/ think about $4,000, if my memory serves me;
/ have an these figures 60 q cent.
q. Can You tell me what was the net profit on
the work done for the Thirtv-dlth Congress A..
! ] think it ran in the ncigh5orhooi Of forty
! cents.
q. Arc You doing the printing for the present
! House of Representatives A Messrs En-
! gish Larcombe are doing the work at my Of
fee
Q. Who is doing the printing for the Senate p
a. Mr.. Rives.
@. Who is the printer of the Senate A..
George W. Bowman.
q. Do You know the profits received by Mr.
f,.v--14v rrl9r +lp rrntiur done flT the Senate p
Do You know the profits of the Senate printer A.
I understand Mr.. RiveS gives him thir,y-three
and a third per cent.
q DO you know the aggregate cost of the SEM
a.e printing during the Thirty-iourth Congress
s.. Tt was about Sl0O, 900: l think, one hundred
.rl four or one hundred and five thousand dal-
lars Il was q trife over one hundred thousand
O. What is the actual profit Of Mr.. Rivc- after
paving this thirty-hrce and third per cent on the
gross amount A. l do not think he can make
cent.
Question by Mr. Somcs-I understand you to
say that The profits Of the Senate printing were
0ne-tLird, an of which Mr.. Biyes pays Mr.. Bow
an. 4. 7 do not think he gets that under the new
law. The profits have been diminished very ma
terialy under the new law.
Question bv Mr. Somes-l want % know what
the net profits now are A. I am informed taat
Mr Riyes testified before a committee Of the Sem
ate that he gave Bowman thirtv-tlTce and third
per cent of the gross amount but tllt lie c1niI not
make it, and that his object in doing that was %
break Wendell down So / have been told boy the
reuorter of the Senate committee in speaking of
profits, gentlemen must bear in mind that II ought
10 be calculated upon the aggregate amount of
work done for instance give me the Senate,
House and Executive printing and binding, and
with the facilities I have for doing the work !
should say the profits would range about fifty cents
ou the dollar all arouud-less interest In invest
neut. perhaps. My original investment was
Sl-3 400 but we must allow from twelve 10 fifteen
Der cent for wear and tear and keeping such
establishment in good order
q. You need some actual capital besides A.
Yes. sir twenty-five, thirty. or forty thousand
dollars for the payment of hands.
d. How many hands do yoG average s.. ] !
thiak there have been as many as over four mum /
dreI onlLe pay ron when the work was at lts !
height
q. Does your establishment do the printing
and binding A. [ have done everything there /
the printing and binding of the Executive De-
partment. tho printing for both Houses, and the
binding for the House ot Representatives., Tor the
last two wears have done the extra binding
and also the regular biuing tr the Clerks Office.
d. Who does the Post Office blank printing A.
Nr Croweu did it up 10 the time Of the election Of
Mr. Bowman now Mr Jewett Of Buffalo, does
il for Mr. Bowman.
%. Who has the contract FOR doing that work
A II Is not done bv contract il is done under
ll,, r -ob ri,es II 10 the printer elected bv ei-
ther house
q Do Won recollect the aggregate amonut paid
I'm. i'm, post Office blanks during the Thirty
fGf Congross2 A I think il averaged about
s40 00O per year.
d. Do YOU know the profit oa that 20 the person
who was Maid bv the government by doing them
work ? A. Ope-haIf. sir.
o. You saw the work was done by Mr.. Crowell
A. He took sub-contract
o. Who're doe. he live A. To New Jersey.
o. Was the work done there A 1t was done
in New York. would state that Crowel had
boen me contractor for the work for think twelve
then held ran out, and the work reverted under
that law to the printer OF Congress
Question by Mr.. touke.-N men printer u
The printer Of either House as the suPeilnIeut-
est of the printing might give It. Iie uld E'o IL
to the printer most generally connecteu VIZ" 1no
organ of the President. Judge Nlehsisou VneH
edited the Jaion, and he got It, was the 'usl-
ness man Of Nicholson az that tiilo, anu t.'-
sub-contract with Croweii' unaer "Hi0n nc ui' 'i0
work for Nicholson.
Question by the Chairman--Had not hlce tne
printing of the Post Office blanks during tne lHlI-
ty-ffth Congress A. IL was gwen nm lol a pe
riod of about four months, but II naue no ai'eid-
ticn in the arrangement. managed 1t. lie never
/ lifted finger.
Q. How much bonus did Rice receive ior part
I ing with his interest IN that contract 10 you a.
He received torty-three cents on the ooliar lIom
me =. Il,
Q. Had any other parties an interest IN me
/ profits Of the Post Office blank contract About
four or five months after Rice received the con
/ tract the order was revoked, and 1t reverted 70
Harris, as Senate printer, whom had ALREADY
purchased out, as hal MI .>OedUnIai' az ~
into my hands but the prohs oi tna' PIin'iIs
left at the disposal Of the President ana uhueI
his direction Mr. Rices per centage was reduced
and Mr. Seyerns, OF the fhliad'lPhla d'g"S' N"u
! for a session portion,
q. What portion 4. think l paid hlm De
tween five and SIX thousand dollars
O Was there any condition affixed to vour doing
the work Of the Tbirty-ffth Congress by which
Won were 10 own and conduct the Government or
,gan. the Constitution A. No. sir.
o. That was vo untary enterprise A. Yes,
sir The editor Of the organ is generally supposed
10 command the patronage of the President There
is a good deal of this work at the disposal of the
/ president-say an aggregate Of Sl00, 900 year,